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School Board Gets an Earful from DTA President on Teacher Compensation

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 06, 2017
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School Board Gets an Earful from DTA President on Teacher Compensation

The issue of teacher compensation was not on the agenda last night for the school board meeting, but that ...

The issue of teacher compensation was not on the agenda last night for the school board meeting, but that didn’t stop a few dozen parents and teachers from coming to the meeting to speak during public ...

October 06, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Teacher Talks about Addressing the Teacher Compensation Gap

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 18, 2017
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Teacher Talks about Addressing the Teacher Compensation Gap

It has been nearly two weeks since teachers poured into the school board meeting, asking the school distr ...

It has been nearly two weeks since teachers poured into the school board meeting, asking the school district to address the compensation gap. The Vanguard spoke late last week with former DTA preside ...

September 18, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: How Did DJUSD Get into This Problem?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 11, 2017
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Monday Morning Thoughts: How Did DJUSD Get into This Problem?

One thing that has always troubled me with regard to the school district – it has never been the “right t ...

One thing that has always troubled me with regard to the school district – it has never been the “right time” to ask tough questions. The attitude has always seemed to be that we need the parcel tax, ...

September 11, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: Should the District Be Able to Reserve Affordables for District Employees?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 19, 2017
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Sunday Commentary: Should the District Be Able to Reserve Affordables for District Employees?

Last week a reader pointed us toward a potential issue of controversy. On Sunday, Davis Enterprise colum ...

Last week a reader pointed us toward a potential issue of controversy. On Sunday, Davis Enterprise columnist Bob Dunning wrote a column on the 41-unit development at Grande Village. Given its histor ...

March 19, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: Vote YES on Measure H to Continue Our Tradition of Investing in Our Schools and Our Community

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: October 28, 2016
| (7) Comments

Guest Commentary: Vote YES on Measure H to Continue Our Tradition of Investing in Our Schools and Our Community

By Martha Beetley, Debra Brayton, Nora Brazil, Greg Brucker, Elizabeth Campi, Ryan Davis, Joe DiNunzio, L ...

By Martha Beetley, Debra Brayton, Nora Brazil, Greg Brucker, Elizabeth Campi, Ryan Davis, Joe DiNunzio, Lori Duisenberg, Lucas Frerichs, Richard Harris, Hiram Jackson, Joy Klineberg, Jean Kridl, Meris ...

October 28, 2016
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Guest Commentary: Measure H, A Minimum $4,960 Commitment Why Vote No

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: October 27, 2016
| (62) Comments

Guest Commentary: Measure H, A Minimum $4,960 Commitment Why Vote No

By Jose J. Granda, PhD I appreciate the opportunity to have a dialog with your readers about this importa ...

By Jose J. Granda, PhD I appreciate the opportunity to have a dialog with your readers about this important issue to our community. It may take this article and perhaps others to fully discuss this i ...

October 27, 2016
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Explaining School Funding and the Need for a Local Parcel Tax

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 19, 2016
| (32) Comments

Monday Morning Thoughts: Explaining School Funding and the Need for a Local Parcel Tax

Reading a letter to the editor, I find the writer illustrates that the school funding formulas are increa ...

Reading a letter to the editor, I find the writer illustrates that the school funding formulas are increasingly complex and the public simply does not understand them. The writer referenced a Septembe ...

September 19, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Did the School Board Shoot Too Low?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 04, 2016
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Did the School Board Shoot Too Low?

There was an interesting point raised last week by Ron Glick, and captured by Nicholas von Wettberg in hi ...

There was an interesting point raised last week by Ron Glick, and captured by Nicholas von Wettberg in his article yesterday in the Vanguard, questioning the time of discussion on the amount of the pa ...

July 04, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Board Finalizes Parcel Tax Resolution before Break

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: July 03, 2016
| (11) Comments

Board Finalizes Parcel Tax Resolution before Break

By Nicholas von Wettberg At the Davis board of education special meeting on Wednesday, the public hearing ...

By Nicholas von Wettberg At the Davis board of education special meeting on Wednesday, the public hearing on the approval of the school parcel tax called for comment. Only one person inside the Commun ...

July 03, 2016
| by Vanguard Administrator

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School Board Decides On $620, Eight-Year Parcel Tax

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: June 29, 2016
| (27) Comments

School Board Decides On $620, Eight-Year Parcel Tax

by Nicholas von Wettberg Come November, Davis voters will have a school parcel tax on the ballot of $620 ...

by Nicholas von Wettberg Come November, Davis voters will have a school parcel tax on the ballot of $620 annually for eight years. At a special meeting on Tuesday morning, the Davis Joint Unified Scho ...

June 29, 2016
| by Vanguard Administrator

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School Board to Determine Amount of Parcel Tax to Put on Ballot

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 28, 2016
| (43) Comments

School Board to Determine Amount of Parcel Tax to Put on Ballot

At a special meeting today at 8:30 am, and continuing to a Wednesday night meeting, the school board must ...

At a special meeting today at 8:30 am, and continuing to a Wednesday night meeting, the school board must approve a tax resolution by June 30 in order for the Yolo County Elections Office to place the ...

June 28, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Analysis: School Board to Hold Two Special Meetings This Week to Decide the Parcel Tax

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 27, 2016
| (11) Comments

Analysis: School Board to Hold Two Special Meetings This Week to Decide the Parcel Tax

Currently, the school district relies on the approximately $9.5 million dollars from the parcel tax to su ...

Currently, the school district relies on the approximately $9.5 million dollars from the parcel tax to supply about 12 percent of district funding. Under the LCFF (Local Control Funding Formula), DJU ...

June 27, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Board Awaits Chance to Set Parcel Tax

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: June 19, 2016
| (36) Comments

Board Awaits Chance to Set Parcel Tax

By Nicholas von Wettberg Diplomas have been passed out to all the proud graduates of Davis Joint Unifi ...

By Nicholas von Wettberg Diplomas have been passed out to all the proud graduates of Davis Joint Unified School District (DJUSD) schools. The district’s board of education, fresh off their hiring o ...

June 19, 2016
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Board Split Over Amount for School Parcel Tax

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: June 11, 2016
| (134) Comments

Board Split Over Amount for School Parcel Tax

By Nicholas von Wettberg Davis voters can expect to see a revised school parcel tax on the November gener ...

By Nicholas von Wettberg Davis voters can expect to see a revised school parcel tax on the November general election ballot. Residents have relied on supplemental funding to assist their schools for t ...

June 11, 2016
| by Vanguard Administrator

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My View: Let’s Make Great Schools, the Case for a Higher Parcel Tax

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 04, 2016
| (101) Comments

My View: Let’s Make Great Schools, the Case for a Higher Parcel Tax

Yesterday I found myself at an IEP (Individualized Education Program) for my nephew, whom we have raised ...

Yesterday I found myself at an IEP (Individualized Education Program) for my nephew, whom we have raised since birth, at Marguerite Montgomery Elementary School. Eight people were in the room – sever ...

June 04, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Board to Hear Recommendation for Parcel Tax

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: June 01, 2016
| (81) Comments

Board to Hear Recommendation for Parcel Tax

By Nicholas von Wettberg According to a recent follow-up telephone survey of 400 likely Davis voters, ove ...

By Nicholas von Wettberg According to a recent follow-up telephone survey of 400 likely Davis voters, over half of those polled were in support of a $960 parcel tax for improvements in Davis Joint Uni ...

June 01, 2016
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Survey Gauges Support Level for Parcel Tax

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: April 27, 2016
| (55) Comments

Survey Gauges Support Level for Parcel Tax

By Nicholas von Wettberg In its commitment to responsible fiscal planning, and to offset average support ...

By Nicholas von Wettberg In its commitment to responsible fiscal planning, and to offset average support through the state’s educational funding system, the Davis Joint Unified School District (DJUSD) ...

April 27, 2016
| by Vanguard Administrator

| (55) Comments

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The Importance of School Parcel Taxes

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: April 15, 2016
| (6) Comments

The Importance of School Parcel Taxes

by Bob Poppenga I have served on the Davis school district’s Parcel Tax Oversight Committee for the past ...

by Bob Poppenga I have served on the Davis school district’s Parcel Tax Oversight Committee for the past two years. The committee is charged with ensuring that the district spends parcel tax monies in ...

April 15, 2016
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Monday Morning Thoughts II: Why It Might Be Easier to Vote Down a Parcel Tax Than Change the School Board

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 11, 2016
| (22) Comments

Monday Morning Thoughts II: Why It Might Be Easier to Vote Down a Parcel Tax Than Change the School Board

On Saturday, the Vanguard column noted that the frustration over the state of the AIM program has once ag ...

On Saturday, the Vanguard column noted that the frustration over the state of the AIM program has once again brought the whispers back about mounting an opposition to the parcel tax. Many have pushed ...

April 11, 2016
| by David Greenwald

| (22) Comments

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School Board Meeting Focused On Budget Update

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: January 25, 2016
| (14) Comments

School Board Meeting Focused On Budget Update

By Nicholas von Wettberg The January budget update was the main topic of discussion at Thursday’s Davis J ...

By Nicholas von Wettberg The January budget update was the main topic of discussion at Thursday’s Davis Joint Unified School District (DJUSD) Board of Education (BoE) meeting. Inside the City Hall Com ...

January 25, 2016
| by Vanguard Administrator

| (14) Comments

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