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Board Split Over Amount for School Parcel Tax

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: June 11, 2016
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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

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The Importance of School Parcel Taxes

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: April 15, 2016
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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
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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

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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

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School Board To Receive Budget Report Update

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: January 19, 2016
| (21) Comments

School Board To Receive Budget Report Update

By Nicholas von Wettberg The Davis Joint Unified School District (DJUSD) Board of Education is scheduled ...

By Nicholas von Wettberg The Davis Joint Unified School District (DJUSD) Board of Education is scheduled to meet this Thursday and part of the presentation portion of the agenda includes a district-le ...

January 19, 2016
| by Vanguard Administrator

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District To Present LCAP Progress Report At Upcoming Board Meeting

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: November 16, 2015
| (1) Comment

District To Present LCAP Progress Report At Upcoming Board Meeting

By Nicholas von Wettberg California’s ever-challenging task of narrowing the achievement gap has been rep ...

By Nicholas von Wettberg California’s ever-challenging task of narrowing the achievement gap has been reprioritized, and is now the primary responsibility of the state’s educational stakeholders. The ...

November 16, 2015
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Analysis: School District Should Be Wary of Voter Angst

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 03, 2015
| (26) Comments

Analysis: School District Should Be Wary of Voter Angst

In the months following the volleyball scandal, the community seemed to have lost trust in the school dis ...

In the months following the volleyball scandal, the community seemed to have lost trust in the school district. For some it was the failure of the school district to recognize the inherent conflict of ...

November 03, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Local Control Funding Formula and the Parcel Tax

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 26, 2015
| (40) Comments

Monday Morning Thoughts: Local Control Funding Formula and the Parcel Tax

Back in 2013, Governor Jerry Brown signed into law the funding model for school finances known as Local C ...

Back in 2013, Governor Jerry Brown signed into law the funding model for school finances known as Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF). As many know, the idea behind LCFF was to support underperformin ...

October 26, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Will DJUSD Redevelop Their District Headquarters?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 19, 2015
| (6) Comments

Will DJUSD Redevelop Their District Headquarters?

A letter from back in August from DJUSD Superintendent Winfred Roberson to the neighbors let them know th ...

A letter from back in August from DJUSD Superintendent Winfred Roberson to the neighbors let them know that the school district is considering the redevelopment of the school district’s administrative ...

October 19, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts II: Yesterday I Touched the Parcel Tax Third Rail

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 07, 2015
| (10) Comments

Monday Morning Thoughts II: Yesterday I Touched the Parcel Tax Third Rail

Yesterday in my analysis on the need for compromise on GATE and my argument that a subcommittee might hav ...

Yesterday in my analysis on the need for compromise on GATE and my argument that a subcommittee might have been the way to go, I wrote, “From my perspective, that (a divided vote on AIM) is not in the ...

September 07, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thought II: Is the School Parcel Tax Sacrosanct?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 13, 2015
| (29) Comments

Monday Morning Thought II: Is the School Parcel Tax Sacrosanct?

In the last few weeks, the subject of the need to renew the school parcel taxes in 2016 keeps coming up. ...

In the last few weeks, the subject of the need to renew the school parcel taxes in 2016 keeps coming up. When angry parents a few weeks ago threatened either to vote against the parcel taxes or to wor ...

July 13, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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My View II: Anyone Else Perplexed on the Grande Property Deal?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 06, 2014
| (11) Comments

My View II: Anyone Else Perplexed on the Grande Property Deal?

I have to admit I was pretty stunned to see that the school district sold the Grande property for $5.5 mi ...

I have to admit I was pretty stunned to see that the school district sold the Grande property for $5.5 million, the same amount they had originally agreed to sell the property for back in 2005, before ...

December 06, 2014
| by David Greenwald

| (11) Comments

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Wolk’s Bill Would Help DJUSD Reverse Lawsuit’s Impact on Funding

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 07, 2014
| (2) Comments

Wolk’s Bill Would Help DJUSD Reverse Lawsuit’s Impact on Funding

Legislation to help K-12 school districts throughout California, including Davis Joint Unified School Dis ...

Legislation to help K-12 school districts throughout California, including Davis Joint Unified School District, provide for their communities’ educational needs earned passage from the State Senate on ...

May 07, 2014
| by David Greenwald

| (2) Comments

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Analysis: Teachers Agree to Pay Increase, But Big Issues Still Remain

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 17, 2014
| (126) Comments

Analysis: Teachers Agree to Pay Increase, But Big Issues Still Remain

Firefighters Starting Salary Higher Than Teachers Ending Salary - Late last week, Assistant Superintenden ...

Firefighters Starting Salary Higher Than Teachers Ending Salary - Late last week, Assistant Superintendent Matt Best and Davis Teachers Association lead negotiator Frank Thomsen issued a statement in ...

February 17, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Real Concerns About Teacher Benefits Driving Push for Pay Increase

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 10, 2014
| (177) Comments

Commentary: Real Concerns About Teacher Benefits Driving Push for Pay Increase

While I still believe that the school district – which has passed five parcel taxes since 2007 – is in be ...

While I still believe that the school district – which has passed five parcel taxes since 2007 – is in better fiscal condition than the city overall, and that it is the city’s turn to attempt to turn ...

February 10, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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My View II: Now Is Not Time For a Teacher Pay Raise

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 08, 2014
| (181) Comments

My View II: Now Is Not Time For a Teacher Pay Raise

2007 to 2012 entailed six long and hard years for the school district. During that time, the voters of D ...

2007 to 2012 entailed six long and hard years for the school district. During that time, the voters of Davis stepped up in 2007, 2008, 2011 and twice in 2012 to either renew or pass new parcel taxes. ...

February 08, 2014
| by David Greenwald

| (181) Comments

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My View: District Blinks on Measure E

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 19, 2013
| (31) Comments

My View: District Blinks on Measure E

In August the school board, in the wake of the Borikas v. Alameda Unified School District decision, decid ...

In August the school board, in the wake of the Borikas v. Alameda Unified School District decision, decided to preemptively and unilaterally make major changes to the parcel tax. According to a statem ...

October 19, 2013
| by David Greenwald

| (31) Comments

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