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Education Headlines
Thursday, June 20, 2013
Conejo School District accepts bid for surplus property
The Conejo Valley Unified School District's Board of Education accepted a $3.286 million bid for surplus property it owns in the Rancho Conejo Industrial Park in Thousand Oaks.Moorpark schools fill budget gap with general fund money
The Moorpark Unified School District on Tuesday adopted a budget for the next fiscal year, with questions raised by board members on whether the district should have to share the cost with the city for a full-time school police officer.Trustees optimistic of state's budget share
Lodi Unified officials expressed optimism in the district's financial outlook for the first time since 2007, as trustees approved a 2013-14 fiscal year spending plan of $224 million - roughly $8 million above last year's general fund.Azusa and Covina-Valley school districts react to new state budget guidelines
Covina-Valley and Azusa Unified are planning to adopt their budgets at meetings next week but key changes to the state's education budget will make a big impact in those communities once the bill is signed by Gov. Jerry Brown and it goes into effect July 1.Greenfield school trustees allege violation
Claims of a Brown Act violation by the Greenfield Union School District board of trustees has resulted in a do-over in the hiring of a new director.Ontario-Montclair School District may halt busing
The Ontario-Montclair school board will choose between buses and computers at its meeting Thursday night. At issue is almost $900,000 the district plans to divert from its budget to busing a relative handful of students.Coachella school board meeting emptied after shouting match
The Coachella Valley Unified School District board briefly emptied a public board meeting Tuesday night following a shouting match between a union representative, a former board member and disgruntled parents who hope to recall the current school board.Fresno Unified Superintendent Michael Hanson to get $200,000 in back pay
After five years of forgoing extra salary perks, Fresno Unified School District's superintendent will get back $200,000 in pay he's turned down since 2008, raising questions with some about whether he ever intended to give up the money.Horizon charters are renewed unanimously despite complaints
Western Placer Unified's school board on Tuesday night voted unanimously to renew the charters of Horizon Charter School and Partnerships for Student-Centered Learning, according to district officials.River Delta Unified chooses superintendent from Woodland
River Delta Unified named Don Beno superintendent at its regular board meeting Tuesday night. Beno was assistant superintendent of human resources for Woodland Joint Unified. He will replace River Delta Superintendent Rick Hennes, who is retiring.School board declines food fund review
A San Diego school board member on Tuesday unsuccessfully sought an independent review of the district's cafeteria funds by county education officials, even as the state cracks down on the program.Land sales, bigger classes for SD schools
Trustees for the San Diego Unified School District are set to vote next week on a $1.2 billion operating budget for the 2013-14 school year that calls for selling off surplus property, raising class sizes and eliminating hundreds of jobs through attrition.New SD superintendent shuffles staff
When incoming Superintendent Cindy Marten takes her new job as the head of San Diego Unified on July 1, she will have arranged the central office just the way she wants it. The school board on Tuesday night unanimously approved Marten's reorganization plan, which she said puts the needs of children and classrooms at the center of district operations as she seeks to create a quality school in every neighborhood.Alvord board to interview superintendent candidates
The Alvord Unified School District board has special meetings Thursday and Friday to interview and then discuss top applicants for superintendent.LAUSD passes guidelines for Parent Trigger, seeks changes in state law
Following a ruckus over the use of the Parent Trigger law at two Los Angeles Unified schools, the board set guidelines Tuesday for to better deal with efforts to handle the takeover and transformation of low-achieving campuses.Transgender school bill under fire from conservatives
Conservatives are crying foul over a bill that would allow transgender students to use the bathrooms and locker rooms of the gender they identify with, rather than the sex they were born into.Hayward school trustees approve contract with Stanley Dobbs as interim superintendent
Hayward school trustees early Thursday took the final step in hiring Stanley Dobbs as interim superintendent, unanimously approving a one-year contract.Pleasanton teachers, school district reach contract agreement
The school board and the teachers association have agreed to a new contract just weeks before their previous deal was set to expire.Camp: Guess how much we invest in our students
In the course of a public K-12 education, how much money will be invested in the average California student? How much does a basic, public K-12 education actually cost? Do you know? Can you guess?LAUSD spending $30 million to buy 30,000 iPads for students
The Los Angeles Unified board Tuesday approved a $30 million contract to buy iPads for 30,000 students, the first phase in an ambitious plan to equip every pupil with a tablet computer within the next 14 months.San Diego Unified hopes to feed 600,000 with summer meal program
San Diego officials hope to feed more than 600,000 kids with their free summer lunch program this year. San Diego Unified is a partner in the Summer Fun Café program, which hands out free lunches to students who would otherwise not be able to afford them during the summer.San Diego teacher prep programs dismiss new ratings
A report from the National Council on Teacher Quality and U.S. News withheld its highest marks, three or more out of four stars, from all but 9 percent of the 1,200 teacher preparation programs reviewed for the first time by the council. Just four California programs got the council's highest rate including the University of California-San Diego's program for future high school teachers. But instead of lauding the top rating, the University of California criticized the report's methods.
Wednesday, June 19, 2013