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Tuesday, July 30, 2013

Adult ed returning to Sonora High

Sonora Union High School District will restart its adult education program after a one-year hiatus that narrowed options for older students seeking high school diplomas.

New Bassett Unified superintendent starts job with 48 years of post-retirement health care

Superintendent Jose Reynoso's contract, approved in a 3-2 vote July 18, includes a stipulation that upon retirement the district will provide two years of health benefits to both Reynoso and his spouse for every year the 54-year-old served as an administrator. Reynoso had 24 years of qualified time before accepting the position.

Irvine schools facing growth pains

When it comes to elementary school student populations, how big is too big? Stonegate Elementary will put this question to the test the next school year when its student body is projected to grow to nearly 1,200 students – up from about 975 students a year ago.

San Jose school district's labor dispute heads to fact-finding

Negotiations between the Evergreen School District and its teachers union have been halted, with the two sides preparing to submit their arguments to a fact-finding panel.

Parents to weigh in on how school districts spend new funds

A new report out Monday by the State’s Legislative Analyst spells out accountability measures school districts must meet under California’s new funding formula, which gives district with lots of low-income or English-learning students more money - and more control over how to spend it.
Monday, July 29, 2013

District to take huge hit to wallet

California's recently adopted system for funding public education is expected to dramatically reduce a financial windfall that has been enjoyed in recent years by New Jerusalem Elementary School District in rural Tracy.

Alisal intends to drop Youth Orchestra Salinas

The Alisal Union School District Board of Trustees faces a serious culture clash when it convenes its meeting Wednesday night.

Fontana Unified school board members see more cooperation

"You could feel a difference when you walked into the room," said Kathy Binks, a 25-year veteran of the school board. She was referring to the first Fontana Unified school board meeting after a recall election ousted Leticia Garcia and Sophia Green.