Valley Oak Charter Passes Signature Threshold
The Valley Oak Charter School has now passed the signature threshold for both teachers and parents. According…
School Board Receives Full Explanation of Truancy Policies
SchoolsIt was a meeting in stark contrast to the previous board discussion on the issue of truancy. The meeting was such a stark contrast to the point where people were openly shaking their heads wondering why the original meeting in September had to go as poorly as it did.
To her credit, Pam Mari, Davis Joint Unified School District Director of Student Services admitted that the previous conversation did not go as well as was hoped. However, she suggested that communications have drastically improved.
Guest Commentary: YES On Q for Quality Schools in Davis
8,400 students600 classrooms Tomorrow’s doctors, teachers, mechanics, physicists, inventors, musicians, farmers, scientists, entrepreneurs, authors, leaders … On…
Analysis: Clear Choices for Davis Voters on Valley Oak in School Board Election
Back on October 19, 2007, ironically the same day that the Davis Enterprise ran a front page…
WINTERS RESIGNS FROM SPECTOR CAMPAIGN
After nearly a week of silence on the matter, Don Winters, campaign Manager for Joe Spector’s School…
School Board Candidates Discuss Key Issues At Diversity Forum
The first question asked pertained to the Boy Scouts of America. The Boy Scouts of America (BSA)…
Students Claim Envelope Stuffing Never Actually Happened
Just yesterday people on the Vanguard were suggesting that the school board race was about as exciting…
School Board Campaign Fliers–‘Tis the Season
The season was late arriving, but now it is no longer safe to open your mailbox. Actually,…
Commentary: Davis’ Support for Schools and Libraries
The polling has closed on the non-scientific, non-random sample poll on the Vanguard for Measures P and…
Davis Teachers Angry at Contract Offer from School District
Last year, Davis teachers were given a 6.5% pay increase that many felt was long overdue. To…
Davis Teachers Association Backs Off Endorsements
Back in September, it appeared that the Davis Teachers Association had endorsed school board candidates Joe Spector…
Commentary: Large Money Raised in School Board Elections
Richard Harris Amasses a Stunning Amount of Money in Campaign Funds The financial records were released on…
School Board Candidates Debate Career Technical Education
Last night the four candidates running for the Davis Joint Unified School Board engaged in a candidates…
Commentary: School District and Community Still Deciding How to Deal with Truancy Issue
In an effort to foster inter-jurisdictional cooperation, many of the local jurisdictions have “2 by 2” meetings…
Valley Oak Charter School Meeting
Last night around 60 people including parents of Valley Oak Students, current students, former students, community leaders,…
Valley Oak Charter Proposal Moves Forward
The Vanguard talked with Bill Storm, a science teacher at Valley Oak who is involved heavily with…
Student Perspectives on the Truancy Issue
During the course of this discussion on the truancy sweep and the crackdown on provisional drivers with…
Truancy Issue: Getting Some Answers
As we continue with our look into the Davis Joint Unified School District and other jurisdiction’s truancy…
Commentary and Analysis: Looking Closer at the Truancy Issue
This is part of a continuing examination of the Davis Joint Unified School District truancy issue. On…
School Board Not Informed About Changes in Truancy Policy
Apparently in May of last year, the Davis Joint Unified School District in actions to a large…