Fountain Valley's School Budget Crisis: What Would You Do?

With the Fountain Valley School District facing a $2 million budget shortfall, officials have been forced to make some tough decisions, the most drastic of which involves the potential closure of the Moiola K-8 campus in Fountain Valley.

If attendence at Tuesday night's public hearing is any indication, there is widespread outcry for an alternative solution that doesn't involve closing one of our local schools. But what should that solution be? Fountain Valley Patch wants to know what you would do differently.

Fountain Valley Patch is dedicated to being your local platform of choice for putting our heads together to solve problems. Here's some information to get you started:

The history, as reported by Fountain Valley Patch

Raw data from the district

School site use efficiency data

District enrollment vs. out of district transfers

School closure criteria

2010-11 enrollment residents vs. non-residents

School closure rankings

So what should be done? Let your voice be heard in the comments section below, on our Facebook page, and by using the hashtag #FVSDBudgetCrisis on Twitter.