Opportunity Program applies for Community Day School designation

On Tuesday, January 16, the Fallbrook Union Elementary School District (FUESD) board of directors endorsed a move by the district to apply for Community Day School status for its existing Opportunity Program. If approved, the designation would result in an additional per-pupil funding of about $5,000, according to District Superintendent Janice Schultz in a presentation December 4.

The Opportunity Program, in existence since the mid-1990s, operates out of the Iowa Street School facility but is not part of its home school outreach. According to Assistant Superintendent Jim Whitlock, approval of...