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Thursday, June 21, 2012
Desert Sands Unified School District Superintendent plans to retire
Desert Sands Unified School District Superintendent Sharon McGehee will retire next year. McGehee will leave the district Jan. 31, she said Tuesday during the district's Board of Education meeting.Fresno Unified approves hiring of consultants to track absenteeism
Fresno Unified trustees on Wednesday approved a contract with a Northern California consulting firm to track student absences and analyze chronic absenteeism.Chico school board to discuss budgt; additional facilities for Inspire tonight
Tonight, the Chico Unified School District board will be asked to approve a nearly $100 million budget for the coming year, and to approve an effort to provide Inspire School of Arts and Sciences with a nicer temporary home.LAUSD administrators union OK's tentative 10-day furlough deal
The union representing Los Angeles Unified's principals and other non-school administrators became the latest to reach a tentative agreement to take up to 10 unpaid days as a way to save jobs, officials announced today.Galt elementary school district will provide rural bus service only
Only students living outside city limits will receive bus service to and from school, under a plan approved by the Galt Joint Union Elementary School District board on Wednesday.Fensterwald: Another report urges changing API
A report this week from a Washington think tank bolsters Senate President pro Tem Darrell Steinberg’s call for significantly revising the state’s primary accountability measure, the Academic Performance Index. Now, if Gov. Jerry Brown would only read it…Legislature reallocates $50 million Brown wanted for charter schools
The move, which stands in conflict with the governor’s revised May spending plan, also came as something of a surprise to charter advocates, who complained this week they had been led to believe the money would be included in the Legislature’s main budget plan.Big Oak Flat district OK's spending plan
Big Oak Flat-Groveland Unified School District will be able to meet its financial obligations for the next three years, according to projections in its 2012-13 fiscal year budget. However, the district will go into deficit spending unless a statewide tax initiative passes a vote in November.Somis parents, teachers hope to revive closed charter school
A group of teachers and parents is trying to save Somis Academy, a charter school that was closed this month by the governing district.Wednesday, June 20, 2012