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Superintendent Updates Parents on AIM/ GATE Changes

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: July 03, 2015
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Superintendent Updates Parents on AIM/ GATE Changes

(Editor's Note: The following Communication was sent out by Superintendent Winfred Roberson to districts ...

(Editor's Note: The following Communication was sent out by Superintendent Winfred Roberson to districts parents). Dear DJUSD Parents, Guardians & Caregivers: I hope you are enjoying a pleasant su ...

July 03, 2015
| by Vanguard Administrator

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A Perspective on Recent School Board Actions

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: July 02, 2015
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A Perspective on Recent School Board Actions

By Robert Poppenga Last Thursday, as community member after community member spoke on the value of the AI ...

By Robert Poppenga Last Thursday, as community member after community member spoke on the value of the AIM program to their families, we learned again a simple truth: many families move to Davis becau ...

July 02, 2015
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Can We Bridge the GATE Divide?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 01, 2015
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Can We Bridge the GATE Divide?

We have primarily focused our reporting on the process issues related to how the Davis Joint Unified Scho ...

We have primarily focused our reporting on the process issues related to how the Davis Joint Unified School District's Board of Education made critical changes to the GATE/AIM program, first in the Ju ...

July 01, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Gate Coordinator Job Description

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 29, 2015
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Gate Coordinator Job Description

Editor's note: A reader requested we post a description of the duties of the GATE coordinator. This is v ...

Editor's note: A reader requested we post a description of the duties of the GATE coordinator. This is verbatim from the job description. On June 18, the DJUSD Board of Education voted 3-2 not to re ...

June 29, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: Thursday’s Public Comment Illustrates the Importance of Proper Process

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 28, 2015
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Sunday Commentary: Thursday’s Public Comment Illustrates the Importance of Proper Process

It may be argued that Thursday’s public comment vindicates the school board’s vote on June 4, but I would ...

It may be argued that Thursday’s public comment vindicates the school board’s vote on June 4, but I would strongly argue against that view. To me it illustrates why the public needs to be properly and ...

June 28, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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District Hears Input on AIM, Firing of AIM Coordinator

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 27, 2015
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District Hears Input on AIM, Firing of AIM Coordinator

At both the June 4 and June 18 meetings, it seemed that the majority of people from the public were in fa ...

At both the June 4 and June 18 meetings, it seemed that the majority of people from the public were in favor of changes to – if not the ending of – the self-contained AIM program. However, that change ...

June 27, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Letter: Quinn Made a Deal to Save DJUSD During Budget Crisis

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: June 25, 2015
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Letter: Quinn Made a Deal to Save DJUSD During Budget Crisis

By Laurie & Bob Rollins In Feb. of 2010, the district was suffering from budget cutbacks so they offe ...

By Laurie & Bob Rollins In Feb. of 2010, the district was suffering from budget cutbacks so they offered teachers a retirement incentive. At this time, Deanne Quinn spoke with Superintendent James ...

June 25, 2015
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Technology in Education: How Davis Avoided Common Pitfalls

Posted by flora
|Date: June 25, 2015
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Technology in Education: How Davis Avoided Common Pitfalls

by Jessica Chabot The goal of providing access to computer technology for teachers and students within sc ...

by Jessica Chabot The goal of providing access to computer technology for teachers and students within school districts is more complex than it would at first appear. There are multiple strategies by ...

June 25, 2015
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Actions by Board Demonstrate Gross Misunderstanding of GATE Identification Process

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: June 24, 2015
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Actions by Board Demonstrate Gross Misunderstanding of GATE Identification Process

By Debbie Nichols Poulos The board’s recent actions to dismantle the AIM program demonstrate a gross misu ...

By Debbie Nichols Poulos The board’s recent actions to dismantle the AIM program demonstrate a gross misunderstanding of GATE identified students and their educational needs. I can’t help but see thes ...

June 24, 2015
| by Vanguard Administrator

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School Board Rejects VSA on Director for DJUSD AIM/ GATE Program

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 19, 2015
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School Board Rejects VSA on Director for DJUSD AIM/ GATE Program

The DJUSD School Board voted 3-2 to reject the VSA (variable services agreement) of Deanne Quinn, who was ...

The DJUSD School Board voted 3-2 to reject the VSA (variable services agreement) of Deanne Quinn, who was the director of the DJUSD AIM/GATE program. A few years ago, Ms. Quinn had retired, and had be ...

June 19, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Board Should Reconsider AIM Motion

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: June 09, 2015
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Board Should Reconsider AIM Motion

By Bob Poppenga Irrespective of how one views the AIM program, the process followed last Thursday should ...

By Bob Poppenga Irrespective of how one views the AIM program, the process followed last Thursday should be concerning for everyone. If left unchallenged, it might be the MO for future decisions on c ...

June 09, 2015
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Did the School Board Violate Noticing Requirements When It Voted to Radically Alter GATE/AIM?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 06, 2015
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Did the School Board Violate Noticing Requirements When It Voted to Radically Alter GATE/AIM?

The school board voted 4-1 to pass a motion, at nearly midnight Thursday, that one school board member sa ...

The school board voted 4-1 to pass a motion, at nearly midnight Thursday, that one school board member says “effectively eliminates our GATE program as we know it.” Board Vice President Madhavi Sunder ...

June 06, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: An Economics Lesson at DJUSD Gone Wrong

Posted by Duane Wright
|Date: June 01, 2015
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Guest Commentary: An Economics Lesson at DJUSD Gone Wrong

by Duane Wright My son is in 6th grade at Birch Lane Elementary and right now they are doing a “parenting ...

by Duane Wright My son is in 6th grade at Birch Lane Elementary and right now they are doing a “parenting” unit. Part of this unit consists of the cutesy activity of carrying around a sack of flour fo ...

June 01, 2015
| by Duane Wright

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Analysis: The Overall LCFF Funding Scheme and How DJUSD Fares Under It

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 31, 2015
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Analysis: The Overall LCFF Funding Scheme and How DJUSD Fares Under It

Last week DJUSD Superintendent Winfred Roberson, in his Vanguard column debut, discussed the impact of Lo ...

Last week DJUSD Superintendent Winfred Roberson, in his Vanguard column debut, discussed the impact of Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) and LCAP (Local Control and Accountability Plan, part of the ...

March 31, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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A Discussion Of California School Funding

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: March 27, 2015
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A Discussion Of California School Funding

By Winfred B. Roberson, Jr. California School Funding History Most Californians over the age of 50 have a ...

By Winfred B. Roberson, Jr. California School Funding History Most Californians over the age of 50 have at least vague recollections of the 1968-1977-landmark case, Serrano vs. Priest I, II & III. ...

March 27, 2015
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Analysis: Nonverbal Tests for AIM Identification of Minority and Disadvantaged Students

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 24, 2015
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Analysis: Nonverbal Tests for AIM Identification of Minority and Disadvantaged Students

On Thursday night, the school district heard a critique of its use of TONI (Test of Nonverbal Intelligenc ...

On Thursday night, the school district heard a critique of its use of TONI (Test of Nonverbal Intelligence) by Professor Tobin White. His research finds that the students administered the TONI were “s ...

March 24, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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My View: Social Justice and AIM

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 21, 2015
| (46) Comments

My View: Social Justice and AIM

For a long time I have stayed relatively quiet on the issue of GATE/AIM. There have been a variety of rea ...

For a long time I have stayed relatively quiet on the issue of GATE/AIM. There have been a variety of reasons for that, but after watching the discussion on Thursday night, things have changed. The de ...

March 21, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Are AIM Students Being Overidentified? School Board Grapples with AIM Identification Issue

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 20, 2015
| (17) Comments

Are AIM Students Being Overidentified? School Board Grapples with AIM Identification Issue

While there were a number of procedural issues asked about the presentations on Tuesday night regarding t ...

While there were a number of procedural issues asked about the presentations on Tuesday night regarding the district AIM program, much of the hard questions focused particularly on the identification ...

March 20, 2015
| by David Greenwald

| (17) Comments

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Are Changes to GATE/AIM on the Way?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 19, 2015
| (11) Comments

Are Changes to GATE/AIM on the Way?

The DJUSD School Board tonight will see two presentations on the AIM Program, apparently at the request o ...

The DJUSD School Board tonight will see two presentations on the AIM Program, apparently at the request of board members who have provided two professors from UC Davis to present their findings regard ...

March 19, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Research Suggests that Later Start Times Help High School Students

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 13, 2015
| (14) Comments

Research Suggests that Later Start Times Help High School Students

Last week, the Davis school board, led by President Alan Fernandes, took action to move the district in t ...

Last week, the Davis school board, led by President Alan Fernandes, took action to move the district in the direction of implementing a policy that would adjust the start times for middle and high sch ...

February 13, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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