Cindy Pickett Announces Candidacy for Davis School Board
Pledges to Promote Trust, Transparency, and Mutual Respect (From Press Release) – Cindy Pickett announced her candidacy…
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 decision…
Sunder to Move, Leave the Board
On Thursday night, Board member Madhavi Sunder confirmed what many in the community had been suspecting –…
School Board Sees Disproportionality in Montgomery Program
“This is about race, this is about opting out of a school, and this is about segregation.”…
DTA President Speaks Out as Teachers Continue to Press Case to Close Wage Gap
At the last school board meeting before the break, during her presentation to the school board, Davis…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Board Prioritizing Closing Teacher Compensation Gap
The school board had a good discussion last week on the prospects for closing the compensation gap. …
Teachers and Parents Speak Out on Teacher Compensation Issues
In Friday’s article, the Vanguard covered the remarks of DTA President Dianna Huculak to the school board,…
School Board Gets an Earful from DTA President on Teacher Compensation
The issue of teacher compensation was not on the agenda last night for the school board meeting,…
Full Remarks by Superintendent Bowes on Teacher Compensation
(Editor’s notes: The following are the full written remarks from Superintendent John Bowes given regarding teacher compensation…
Sunday Commentary: This Is Not an Issue (Just) about AIM, It Is about (Lack of) Transparency
In many ways the current school board was elected in the wake of the Nancy Peterson scandal…
Vanguard Analysis: Rules Regarding Agendizing Items for School Board Meetings
Last Thursday, newly-elected school Boardmember Bob Poppenga asked for “some clarification” on the issue of “proposing an…
Dispute Arises Over School Board Agendizing Policies
Back in early February, Board Member Madhavi Sunder had requested a February hearing for the AIM program,…
Commentary: The Problem of Self-Fulfilling Prophecies with AIM
Beginning in the spring of 2015 and ending in the fall, AIM became one of the most…
Commentary: Can We Bridge the AIM Divide?
One of the reasons the Vanguard spent three articles in an attempt to unpack the AIM meeting…
Board Passes a Series of Motions on AIM
This is the third part of our coverage of Thursday evening’s school board discussion on AIM. School…
Public Remains Divided on the Future of AIM
The school board listened to about 90 minutes of public comment from around 25 people on Thursday…
Superintendent Recommends Ending AIM Program
On Thursday night, several board members told the Vanguard that they were caught off guard by a…
Commentary: Not Late Enough (Start)?
In the last few years, the Davis School District has been looking into ways to start classes…
Sunday Commentary: School Board Shows No Urgency to Fix AIM Shortcoming
A year ago, when the first round of AIM (Alternative Instructional Model) testing results came out, they…
Lovenburg Recognized by Board, Community
by Nicholas von Wettberg At the most recent Davis school board regular meeting, outgoing trustee Susan Lovenburg…