Guest Commentary: DJUSD Moves to District Elections for Board Trustees
by Grace Bassett The board’s decision to adopt district elections and move away from at-large elections of…
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 district…
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…
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…
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,…
Board Discusses Alternatives to Parcel Tax
On Thursday, the Davis Joint Unified School Board had an informational item ahead of a potential June…
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 Yolo…
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…
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 have spent hours in meetings attempting to formulate a better understanding of the district’s finances.
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 to determine levels of public support for a potential parcel tax that would fund teacher compensation increases.
School Board to Discuss Improving Employee Compensation
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 new parcel tax for employee compensation on a future 2020 ballot.
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…
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…
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 DiNunzio…
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…
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 came…
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 asking…
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…
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 restrained for one hour and forty-five minutes. Prone face down restraints are known to be dangerous because they can impede a person’s ability to breathe.
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…