Last week, Alameda Unified School District released the 2024-25 Parcel Tax Program reports. The two reports—a comprehensive staff report and a shorter letter from the Parcel Tax Oversight Committee—provide details on revenues and expenditures for Measures B1 and A, an overview of the district’s parcel tax program, and details of the Oversight Committee’s work.
As 2024-25 was the last school year in which Measures B1 and A were in effect, the staff report also provides information on the cumulative impact of the measures since 2011, when Measure B1’s predecessor (Measure A-2011), took effect.
Measure E, which took effect in July 2025, replaced and renewed Measures B1 and A. The two measures had garnered about $24 million per year since 2020.
Since 2011, however, AUSD’s parcel taxes have contributed more than $229 million to the district. This revenue has directly supported staff and programs that serve AUSD students and has supplemented the insufficient funding we receive from the state and federal governments. The revenue has also provided a bulwark in that funding which, in addition to other factors, have hit some neighboring states particularly hard in recent years.
“AUSD would not be what it is today if not for the significant contributions of our local taxpayers,” Superintendent Pasquale Scuderi said in a press release issued on Friday, May 15. “For more than two decades, the Alameda community has voted to support Alameda students by supplementing the insufficient funding provided by our state and national governments. We are extremely grateful for the community’s generosity and trust.”
Like Measure A-2011, Measure B1, and Measure A-2020, the 2024 Measure E mandates a citizen oversight committee. Such committees are required under law for facility bonds. But they are unusual for parcel taxes.
“AUSD includes oversight committees in their tax measures to ensure transparency and accountability,” Board President Ryan LaLonde said in the press release. “As a board, we very much appreciate the time and expertise that our community members provide to our parcel tax program. We know that our oversight and reporting are vastly improved by these contributions.”
Both the staff and committee’s reports were presented at the May 12 Board of Education meeting and are available on the AUSD Parcel Tax Program webpage.
Susan Davis is the Senior Manager of Community Affairs for the Alameda Unified School District. Reach her at [email protected].
