It’s Time To Slow Down On AIM Changes
By Debbie Nichols Poulos I’m frustrated, disillusioned, and sad. As a parent and teacher experienced with both…
Analysis: School District Should Be Wary of Voter Angst
In the months following the volleyball scandal, the community seemed to have lost trust in the school…
Sunday Commentary: Did the Superintendent Successfully Thread the Needle on AIM?
There are people who will undoubtedly want an even smaller AIM and there are those who will…
Superintendent Recommends Same AIM Proposal with Phased-in Qualification Scores
Late on Friday, the DJUSD Superintendent released the new staff report on the proposed AIM program. As…
Change is Good–As Long As the Changes Are Too
By Chuck Rairdan Despite the stream of well-informed, first-hand testimonials of numerous community members — including past…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Could Universal Preschool Be a Key to the Achievement Gap?
First, I want to applaud the DJUSD School Board for prioritizing the achievement gap at their last…
Analysis: Ways to Get to Five Votes on AIM Reform?
It was interesting going back over all five of the school board members’ comments from last week’s…
In Their Own Words: Alan Fernandes
The Vanguard will be publishing the comments of each of the five school board members on the…
In Their Own Words: Tom Adams
The Vanguard will be publishing the comments of each of the five school board members on the…
In Their Own Words: Madhavi Sunder
The Vanguard will be publishing the comments of each of the five school board members on the…
In Their Own Words: Barbara Archer
The Vanguard will be publishing the comments of each of the five school board members on the…
Sunday Commentary: Why Is Reporter Attempting to Further Polarize the AIM Issue?
The AIM issue has definitely had some polarizing moments. There were certainly times when the rhetoric from…
In Their Own Words: Susan Lovenburg
The Vanguard will be publishing the comments of each of the five school board members on the…
Commentary: Does District Really Need to Cut AIM Program in Half?
There has been a lot made about process in the issue of AIM program changes. From the…
Live Blogging from School Board on AIM
We are about ten minutes away from the start of the school board meeting with a discussion…
Commentary: Does AIM Proposal Make Necessary Changes or Go Too Far?
To me the biggest problem that Tobin White identified and that the current AIM proposal fixes is…
Sunday Commentary: AIM Proposal Will Fall Short of Consensus
Early this week the word started to emerge that the superintendent had put together an AIM proposal…
Superintendent Recommends a 98th Percentile, 63 Student, Two Classroom AIM Program
On Thursday, September 17, 2015, the DJUSD School Board will hear staff’s recommendations on changes to the…
Analysis: Is a School Parcel Tax in Real Jeopardy?
Following yesterday’s column, the Vanguard received an interesting email from a resident. In it they predict that…
Sunday Commentary: Board Misses Chance to Forge Consensus on GATE/AIM
On Thursday, Board President Alan Fernandes pitched the idea of forming a board subcommittee that might be…