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Analysis: Parcel Tax Would Fund Not Only Teacher Compensation, but Also Police and Fire

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 05, 2018
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Analysis: Parcel Tax Would Fund Not Only Teacher Compensation, but Also Police and Fire

The teacher compensation gap has emerged as one of the key issues in our community. The Vanguard and oth ...

The teacher compensation gap has emerged as one of the key issues in our community. The Vanguard and others are concerned that the wage level for teachers has fallen well below that of neighboring an ...

July 05, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Why is the Board Giving the Upper Administration Another Pay Increase?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 29, 2018
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Commentary: Why is the Board Giving the Upper Administration Another Pay Increase?

Last week, three board members (Alan Fernandes abstained and Bob Poppenga was not there) voted to give th ...

Last week, three board members (Alan Fernandes abstained and Bob Poppenga was not there) voted to give the upper administration a 3.5 percent ongoing pay increase retroactive to July 1, 2017. In addi ...

June 29, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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With Little Other Choice, Legislature and Governor Capitulate to the Beverage Industry

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 29, 2018
| (13) Comments

With Little Other Choice, Legislature and Governor Capitulate to the Beverage Industry

A deal that will have far-reaching implications indeed passed in the form of AB 1838 and was signed into ...

A deal that will have far-reaching implications indeed passed in the form of AB 1838 and was signed into law by a reluctant Governor Brown. On the surface, the bill bans cities and counties from crea ...

June 29, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Analysis: How a Deal between the Soda Industry and the Legislature Could Impact Our Schools Parcel Tax

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 26, 2018
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Analysis: How a Deal between the Soda Industry and the Legislature Could Impact Our Schools Parcel Tax

Try to follow this stream of events carefully. Last Thursday, Davis School Board Member Alan Fernandes a ...

Try to follow this stream of events carefully. Last Thursday, Davis School Board Member Alan Fernandes announced an effort to put a majority-vote parcel tax on the ballot. In order to even get it on ...

June 26, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Letter: Continue the DHS Choral Program

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: June 24, 2018
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Letter: Continue the DHS Choral Program

By Dan Wolk (Delivered initially during public comment on Tuesday). As many of you know, I am a product o ...

By Dan Wolk (Delivered initially during public comment on Tuesday). As many of you know, I am a product of the Davis schools and in particular its stellar music program. I participated in music in el ...

June 24, 2018
| by Vanguard Administrator

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DTA President Pushes Back on Administrative Pay Increases

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: June 23, 2018
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DTA President Pushes Back on Administrative Pay Increases

By Dianna Huculak At the end of the school year, educators in our district received an email from Directo ...

By Dianna Huculak At the end of the school year, educators in our district received an email from Director of secondary education Troy Allen, which among other things, told us that our students would ...

June 23, 2018
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Fernandes Seeks Citizens’ Initiative for Majority Parcel Tax

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 22, 2018
| (55) Comments

Fernandes Seeks Citizens’ Initiative for Majority Parcel Tax

Alan Fernandes, looking to fund teacher compensation increases, is attempting to place a citizens' initia ...

Alan Fernandes, looking to fund teacher compensation increases, is attempting to place a citizens' initiative on the ballot that would enable the district to pass a majority parcel tax of $365 on the ...

June 22, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Declining Quality of Life in Davis?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 18, 2018
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Declining Quality of Life in Davis?

This spring I unwittingly took a tour of other communities as my daughter seemed to alternate between gym ...

This spring I unwittingly took a tour of other communities as my daughter seemed to alternate between gymnastics competitions and soccer tournaments. What I learned isn’t that reassuring – Davis is a ...

June 18, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Joe DiNunzio Becomes Second Candidate for Davis School Board

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: June 15, 2018
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Joe DiNunzio Becomes Second Candidate for Davis School Board

(From Press Release) - Long time Davis resident Joe DiNunzio has declared his candidacy for the Davis Sch ...

(From Press Release) - Long time Davis resident Joe DiNunzio has declared his candidacy for the Davis School Board on the November 2018 ballot. “There is no bigger responsibility or priority for the c ...

June 15, 2018
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Letter: Is Trustee Flexibility Wrong Approach?

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: June 08, 2018
| (16) Comments

Letter: Is Trustee Flexibility Wrong Approach?

By Kristen Townsend Wallman Is it responsible to build a swimming pool in your backyard if you can’t affo ...

By Kristen Townsend Wallman Is it responsible to build a swimming pool in your backyard if you can’t afford to fix your home’s leaky roof? Most homeowners would probably say, no. Yet, with $443 millio ...

June 08, 2018
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Cindy Pickett Becomes First Candidate for School Board

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 20, 2018
| (3) Comments

Cindy Pickett Becomes First Candidate for School Board

On Friday night, Cindy Pickett became the first candidate to formally announce her candidacy for the Davi ...

On Friday night, Cindy Pickett became the first candidate to formally announce her candidacy for the Davis School Board. Ms. Pickett was introduced by sitting school board member Bob Poppenga. He exp ...

May 20, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Will the District Add a Pool to Davis High School?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 19, 2018
| (9) Comments

Will the District Add a Pool to Davis High School?

The school board is still somewhat early in their facilities Master Plan process. Last fall, they author ...

The school board is still somewhat early in their facilities Master Plan process. Last fall, they authorized LPA Inc. architects to create an updated Facilities Master Plan for the Davis Joint Unifie ...

May 19, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Cindy Pickett Announces Candidacy for Davis School Board

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: May 11, 2018
| (1) Comment

Cindy Pickett Announces Candidacy for Davis School Board

Pledges to Promote Trust, Transparency, and Mutual Respect (From Press Release) - Cindy Pickett announced ...

Pledges to Promote Trust, Transparency, and Mutual Respect (From Press Release) - Cindy Pickett announced her candidacy today for a seat on the Davis school board in the upcoming November 2018 general ...

May 11, 2018
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Sunday Commentary: District Should Come Clean on DHS Principal Situation

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 06, 2018
| (1) Comment

Sunday Commentary: District Should Come Clean on DHS Principal Situation

Two weeks ago something remarkable happened – with the district having informed DHS teachers of their dec ...

Two weeks ago something remarkable happened – with the district having informed DHS teachers of their decision to hire outside candidate Lee Fleming as the new principal, the teachers rose up and said ...

May 06, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Sunder to Move, Leave the Board

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 04, 2018
| (4) Comments

Sunder to Move, Leave the Board

On Thursday night, Board member Madhavi Sunder confirmed what many in the community had been suspecting – ...

On Thursday night, Board member Madhavi Sunder confirmed what many in the community had been suspecting – not only will she not seek a second term, but she will be leaving the community this summer. S ...

May 04, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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In Full Reverse by Superintendent, McHale Now Recommended for DHS Principal

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 03, 2018
| (12) Comments

In Full Reverse by Superintendent, McHale Now Recommended for DHS Principal

Two weeks ago DJUSD was set to hire outside candidate Lee Fleming from San Diego County as the next princ ...

Two weeks ago DJUSD was set to hire outside candidate Lee Fleming from San Diego County as the next principal of Davis High. But that was before teachers from DHS protested the hire. Roughly 70 teac ...

May 03, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Parents Complain about Bullying at Cesar Chavez, Call for Full-Time School Counselor

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 30, 2018
| (19) Comments

Parents Complain about Bullying at Cesar Chavez, Call for Full-Time School Counselor

Parents at Cesar Chavez are talking a “mean girls phenomena” where their children, some in the third grad ...

Parents at Cesar Chavez are talking a “mean girls phenomena” where their children, some in the third grade, others as early as first grade, are being bullied at school. Aside from concerns about the i ...

April 30, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: District in Hot Water over DHS Principal Hire

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 29, 2018
| (1) Comment

Sunday Commentary: District in Hot Water over DHS Principal Hire

Two weeks ago, the DJUSD School Board delayed approving the decision on the hiring of a new principal at ...

Two weeks ago, the DJUSD School Board delayed approving the decision on the hiring of a new principal at Davis High after 70 teachers showed up at a closed session meeting to protest the selection by ...

April 29, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Students and Parents Call for Bilingual Education at Harper

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 25, 2018
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Students and Parents Call for Bilingual Education at Harper

Lito Hanson spoke to the school board last Thursday, flanked by about eight of his 6th grade classmates a ...

Lito Hanson spoke to the school board last Thursday, flanked by about eight of his 6th grade classmates at Montgomery Elementary. They called on the district to provide a continuation of their two-wa ...

April 25, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Teacher Support for Interim DHS Principal Forces District to Postpone New Hire

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 20, 2018
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Teacher Support for Interim DHS Principal Forces District to Postpone New Hire

Thursday’s DJUSD Board meeting got off to a late start as more than 70 Davis High School teachers and oth ...

Thursday’s DJUSD Board meeting got off to a late start as more than 70 Davis High School teachers and others showed up during closed session to protest an outside hire of a new principal for DHS. Ten ...

April 20, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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