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Monday Morning Thoughts: School District Being Forced to Go to District Elections

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 20, 2019
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Monday Morning Thoughts: School District Being Forced to Go to District Elections

On Thursday, the board listened to a presentation from attorney David Soldani, who argued that the distri ...

On Thursday, the board listened to a presentation from attorney David Soldani, who argued that the district had little choice but to approve a resolution moving the district to a system whereby each m ...

May 20, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Parents, Students and Community Leaders Come Before the Board Pushing for Ethnic Studies

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 17, 2019
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Parents, Students and Community Leaders Come Before the Board Pushing for Ethnic Studies

Two weeks ago, Melissa Moreno spoke to the Davis School Board about the need for ethnic studies during th ...

Two weeks ago, Melissa Moreno spoke to the Davis School Board about the need for ethnic studies during their discussion of the LCAP (Local Control and Accountability Plan). At the time, both the boar ...

May 17, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Concern Raised about Lack of Ethnic Studies at DJUSD

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 09, 2019
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Concern Raised about Lack of Ethnic Studies at DJUSD

Last week Melissa Moreno, speaking as a parent and community member, was watching the DJUSD discussion of ...

Last week Melissa Moreno, speaking as a parent and community member, was watching the DJUSD discussion of the LCAP (Local Control and Accountability Plan). She became concerned when a slide placed “e ...

May 09, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Excluding Out-of-District Transfers Won’t Save You from the Parcel Tax Increase

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 06, 2019
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Excluding Out-of-District Transfers Won’t Save You from the Parcel Tax Increase

All weekend I kept getting messages from people not wanting to pay for a parcel tax increase, arguing tha ...

All weekend I kept getting messages from people not wanting to pay for a parcel tax increase, arguing that we need to “right size” the school district or eliminate out-of-district transfers. I get th ...

May 06, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Board Discusses Alternatives to Parcel Tax

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 04, 2019
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Board Discusses Alternatives to Parcel Tax

On Thursday, the Davis Joint Unified School Board had an informational item ahead of a potential June vot ...

On Thursday, the Davis Joint Unified School Board had an informational item ahead of a potential June vote to place a parcel tax on a 2020 ballot. Associate Superintendent Matt Best calculated that t ...

May 04, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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LCAP Plan Called Out for Lack of Addressing Latino Students, Ethnic Studies

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 03, 2019
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LCAP Plan Called Out for Lack of Addressing Latino Students, Ethnic Studies

During public comment on Thursday during the Davis School Board meeting, Melissa Moreno, elected to the Y ...

During public comment on Thursday during the Davis School Board meeting, Melissa Moreno, elected to the Yolo County Board of Education (but speaking , as a parent and community member, not in her offi ...

May 03, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Join Us on Thursday for a Discussion of Autism and Davis Schools

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 09, 2019
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Join Us on Thursday for a Discussion of Autism and Davis Schools

On February 14, the Vanguard ran a story on Aaron Wright, his daughter, and his experience in Davis Schoo ...

On February 14, the Vanguard ran a story on Aaron Wright, his daughter, and his experience in Davis Schools trying to provide an education for a child with autism. Aaron Wright just came out with a ne ...

April 09, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: Ultimately the Voters Will Decide the Direction of DJUSD

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 07, 2019
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Sunday Commentary: Ultimately the Voters Will Decide the Direction of DJUSD

The Davis School Board has a difficult to decision to make. It is not one they are taking lightly as they ...

The Davis School Board has a difficult to decision to make. It is not one they are taking lightly as they have spent hours in meetings attempting to formulate a better understanding of the district’s ...

April 07, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Board Approves Polling, Moves Forward in Parcel Tax Consideration Process

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 06, 2019
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Board Approves Polling, Moves Forward in Parcel Tax Consideration Process

On Thursday night, the Davis School Board approved the next step in their consideration process – polling ...

On Thursday night, the Davis School Board approved the next step in their consideration process – polling to determine levels of public support for a potential parcel tax that would fund teacher compe ...

April 06, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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School Board to Discuss Improving Employee Compensation

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 04, 2019
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School Board to Discuss Improving Employee Compensation

The parcel tax subcommittee of Alan Fernandes and Joe DiNunzio have been meeting regularly since January ...

The parcel tax subcommittee of Alan Fernandes and Joe DiNunzio have been meeting regularly since January to discuss ways to close the employee compensation gap most likely through the placement of a n ...

April 04, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Parcel Tax Subcommittee Eyes April Board Check-In, Plus Evening Discussion Meeting

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 15, 2019
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Parcel Tax Subcommittee Eyes April Board Check-In, Plus Evening Discussion Meeting

The latest meeting of the Parcel Tax Subcommittee did not break a lot of new ground on Thursday afternoon ...

The latest meeting of the Parcel Tax Subcommittee did not break a lot of new ground on Thursday afternoon, however, they did set two important meetings for April as they move toward what they hope wil ...

March 15, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: Discussion Shows Need for District to Talk about Career Paths

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 24, 2019
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Sunday Commentary: Discussion Shows Need for District to Talk about Career Paths

The discussion on Thursday by the school board of the DJUSD Career Technical Education program (CTE) made ...

The discussion on Thursday by the school board of the DJUSD Career Technical Education program (CTE) made me realize that, instead of talking about CTE, the school district might want to re-think how ...

February 24, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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If We Are An Average Funded District, Why Do We Have a Compensation Gap?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 23, 2019
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If We Are An Average Funded District, Why Do We Have a Compensation Gap?

Answer: We Aren’t Average Funded On Friday, the parcel tax subcommittee of Alan Fernandes and Joe DiNunzi ...

Answer: We Aren’t Average Funded On Friday, the parcel tax subcommittee of Alan Fernandes and Joe DiNunzio met and listened to a budget presentation by Bruce Colby. The take-away point is that when w ...

February 23, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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District Looks at Revamping Its Career Technical Education Program

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 22, 2019
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District Looks at Revamping Its Career Technical Education Program

The Davis School Board on Thursday evening heard a presentation on how to revamp its flagging Career Tech ...

The Davis School Board on Thursday evening heard a presentation on how to revamp its flagging Career Technical Education (CTE) program. Over the next few months they hope to get the program far enoug ...

February 22, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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What Happens When Your Child Has Autism in Davis? Davis Schools Not As Accommodating As We Would Think

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 14, 2019
| (7) Comments

What Happens When Your Child Has Autism in Davis? Davis Schools Not As Accommodating As We Would Think

Author Talks About His Experience Getting Services for His Autistic Daughter at DJUSD Aaron Wright just c ...

Author Talks About His Experience Getting Services for His Autistic Daughter at DJUSD Aaron Wright just came out with a new book, Daisy Has Autism, a memoir of his experience with his daughter and the ...

February 14, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Board Asked to Examine Conditions at Da Vinci; Invest in Facility Upgrades

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 11, 2019
| (22) Comments

Board Asked to Examine Conditions at Da Vinci; Invest in Facility Upgrades

Parents, teachers and students from Da Vinci High School came forward during public comment on Thursday a ...

Parents, teachers and students from Da Vinci High School came forward during public comment on Thursday asking the board to put the long term facility needs on their agenda. At the end of public ...

February 11, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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My View: If We Want to Pass a Parcel Tax Closing Teacher Compensation Gap – We Need to Go Hyper-Transparent

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 09, 2019
| (13) Comments

My View: If We Want to Pass a Parcel Tax Closing Teacher Compensation Gap – We Need to Go Hyper-Transparent

For much of the past year, at least, I have operated on a simple thesis – Davis is going to run into a qu ...

For much of the past year, at least, I have operated on a simple thesis – Davis is going to run into a quality of life wall, if you will. My basic point is this – while this community remains a nice ...

February 09, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Family Friend Reveals More Details about the Death of Max Benson

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: February 08, 2019
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Family Friend Reveals More Details about the Death of Max Benson

In fact according to the documents filed by the California Department of Education, Max was physically re ...

In fact according to the documents filed by the California Department of Education, Max was physically restrained for one hour and forty-five minutes. Prone face down restraints are known to be danger ...

February 08, 2019
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Parcel Tax Subcommittee Fleshes Out Plan to Vote on Parcel Tax for 2020 by June

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 02, 2019
| (14) Comments

Parcel Tax Subcommittee Fleshes Out Plan to Vote on Parcel Tax for 2020 by June

The parcel tax subcommittee will have a series of efforts to outreach to the community between now and a ...

The parcel tax subcommittee will have a series of efforts to outreach to the community between now and a mid May to early June vote on putting the parcel tax on the ballot for November 2020 – although ...

February 02, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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“Not a Stop Gap” – Board Subcommittee Wants Permanent Solution to Compensation Gap, Educational Shortfall

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 25, 2019
| (6) Comments

“Not a Stop Gap” – Board Subcommittee Wants Permanent Solution to Compensation Gap, Educational Shortfall

Alan Fernandes continues to push for resources to solve the compensation gap On Thursday, Alan Fernandes ...

Alan Fernandes continues to push for resources to solve the compensation gap On Thursday, Alan Fernandes and Joe DiNunzio met as a subcommittee to discuss the roll out of a parcel tax. Alan Fernandes ...

January 25, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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