School closures ‘back on the table’ after CUSD parcel tax fails Zoe Morgan/Town Crier File Photo Montclaire Elementary School in Los Altos reopened last month, above. Its district faces substantial financial challenges. The Cupertino Union School District will once again consider permanently closing schools, along with a host of other impactful cuts, after voters rejected a parcel-tax proposal from the district last week. Measure A would have levied a $398 annual tax on each parcel of land within CUSD’s boundaries, raising an estimated $14 million annually for the cash-strapped district. It needed two-thirds approval to pass but received only 59.34% support, as of the ballots counted by Monday afternoon (May 10) – more than 7 percentage points shy of the required margin.