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Friday, March 14, 2014

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Ventura school officials prepare for computer testing

Beginning early next month, as many as 1,000 Ventura students each day will sit before computers and take a new standardized test. There will be another test during those six weeks for the Ventura Unified School District: whether the technology works.

Fewer teachers get layoff notices across Sonoma County

For the second year in a row, Sonoma County has seen a dramatic drop in the number of layoff notices issued to teachers whose jobs are vulnerable to being cut for the 2014-15 school year.

Alisal board debates security needs

In a much improved political climate, the Alisal Union School District Board of Trustees took care of business Wednesday night.

Galt Joint Union High School District remains on state's financial watchlist

Galt Joint Union High School District remains on a state Department of Education financial watch list due to its budget.

Extent of high-paid Centinela Valley superintendent Jose Fernandez’s self-imposed pay cut unclear

Two days after a raucous school board meeting where embattled Centinela Valley high school district Superintendent Jose Fernandez offered to cut his hefty compensation, it’s still unclear just what, exactly, he is giving up.

West Contra Costa school board approves harassment policies without reviewing new procedures

The West Contra Costa school board on Wednesday unanimously approved policies intended to help prevent harassment without asking to review or approve the procedures staff must follow to implement and enforce them.

Thursday, March 13, 2014

Kern HSD to revamp administrative structure, add job

The Kern High School District school board Wednesday voted to create a new assistant superintendent position that will blend instructional and business responsibilities.

Oxnard Union teachers say time now for pay hike

With increased state funding for schools expected in the next academic year, teachers and other employees in the Oxnard Union High School District think it’s time for a raise.

Trustees stay the course in pursuing Pacific View auction

Hundreds of emails and the personal pleas of more than a dozen speakers Tuesday night wasn’t enough to sway trustees in the Encinitas Union School District to delay the auction of the Pacific View School site.

Rialto school board appoints interim superintendent

Five days after the announced retirement of Superintendent Harold Cebrun, the school board appointed an interim replacement. Associate Superintendent of Business Services Mohammad Z. Islam has served as the 26,485-student district’s acting superintendent since Cebrun was placed on administrative leave in September.

Salinas schools switch on energy saving plans

In 1954, the landmark Supreme Court case of Brown vs. Board of Education struck a blow against racial discrimination in public schools. Also that year, the New York Giants swept the Cleveland Indians in four games to win the World Series. And in Salinas, most of the windows at Roosevelt Elementary School were installed.

Woodland schools saw dramatic growth under retiring superintendent

Debra LaVoi read a student essay on the solar system, asked questions about “Cat in the Hat” and watched fifth-graders take a math test at the Science and Technology Academy in Knights Landing last week. It was the third school the Woodland Joint Unified superintendent had visited before lunch.

Schools’ financial health improving

In a coincidence, the state Department of Education mentioned Yucaipa-Calimesa Unified on a list of school districts in financial jeopardy at the same time district trustees signed off on an updated report that suggests its financial health is improving.