by Nicholas von Wettberg Come November, Davis voters will have a school parcel tax on the ballot of $620 ...
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School Board Decides On $620, Eight-Year Parcel Tax
School Board Decides On $620, Eight-Year Parcel Tax
by Nicholas von Wettberg Come November, Davis voters will have a school parcel tax on the ballot of $620 annually for eight years. At a special meeting on Tuesday morning, the Davis Joint Unified Scho ...
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Board Split Over Amount for School Parcel Tax
Board Split Over Amount for School Parcel Tax
By Nicholas von Wettberg Davis voters can expect to see a revised school parcel tax on the November gener ...
By Nicholas von Wettberg Davis voters can expect to see a revised school parcel tax on the November general election ballot. Residents have relied on supplemental funding to assist their schools for t ...
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School Board Unanimously Appoints Bowes as the New Superintendent
School Board Unanimously Appoints Bowes as the New Superintendent
The Davis School Board was unanimous in voting to appoint John Bowes as the next Superintendent of the Da ...
The Davis School Board was unanimous in voting to appoint John Bowes as the next Superintendent of the Davis Joint Unified School District. The school board hired a consulting firm to conduct a nation ...
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Dr. John Bowes Identified as Finalist for Superintendent
Dr. John Bowes Identified as Finalist for Superintendent
On Monday, the school district released the name of Dr. John Bowes, currently the Assistant Superintenden ...
On Monday, the school district released the name of Dr. John Bowes, currently the Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources at the Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District (PVPUSD), as their p ...
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Has DJUSD Found Its Superintendent?
Has DJUSD Found Its Superintendent?
While the board has not finalized a hire, it appears that the school board has found a new superintendent ...
While the board has not finalized a hire, it appears that the school board has found a new superintendent, and the only thing we know is that he is not from the local school district. A press release ...
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Board Takes Further Look into Closing Achievement Gap
Board Takes Further Look into Closing Achievement Gap
By Nicholas von Wettberg At its regular meeting on Thursday, the Davis Joint Unified School District (DJU ...
By Nicholas von Wettberg At its regular meeting on Thursday, the Davis Joint Unified School District (DJUSD) Board of Education heard the third in a series of presentations from district schools about ...
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Heavy-Handed Approach on Applause at School Board Meetings?
Monday Morning Thoughts: Heavy-Handed Approach on Applause at School Board Meetings?
The school board subcommittee has made quick work on a recommendation to limit audience applause at schoo ...
The school board subcommittee has made quick work on a recommendation to limit audience applause at school board meetings. They recommend adding the following language to public comment direction: “I ...
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Board Hears Report on Achievement Gap at Junior High Level
Board Hears Report on Achievement Gap at Junior High Level
By Nicholas von Wettberg When addressing ways of closing the student achievement gap, there is the cons ...
By Nicholas von Wettberg When addressing ways of closing the student achievement gap, there is the constant reminder that no singular program or curriculum exists, which would fix longtime dispariti ...
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Sunday Commentary II: Is the District’s AIM Revamp a Failure?
Sunday Commentary II: Is the District’s AIM Revamp a Failure?
One of the big debates that occurred on Thursday night at the school board meeting is the extent to which ...
One of the big debates that occurred on Thursday night at the school board meeting is the extent to which the AIM changes can be considered a failure. In the course of her discussion, some of which he ...
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School Board Doesn’t Increase Number of AIM Strands
School Board Doesn’t Increase Number of AIM Strands
After lengthy discussion by the school board in the face of parent complaints on the elimination of the N ...
After lengthy discussion by the school board in the face of parent complaints on the elimination of the North Davis AIM strand, the board voted 3-2 to put 66 incoming AIM qualified fourth-graders at W ...
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AIM Numbers Continue to Shrink, Lottery Instituted
AIM Numbers Continue to Shrink, Lottery Instituted
The final AIM numbers are in, according to a brief presentation on Thursday night by interim superintende ...
The final AIM numbers are in, according to a brief presentation on Thursday night by interim superintendent Kevin French. He said, "Retesting is completed. Families of students who qualified for AIM w ...
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Fernandes and Archer Discuss AIM Reform and Achievement Gap
Fernandes and Archer Discuss AIM Reform and Achievement Gap
In the aftermath of the implementation of AIM reforms enacted in November, with a recent update showing a ...
In the aftermath of the implementation of AIM reforms enacted in November, with a recent update showing a loss of diversity in the program as well as concerns about the ongoing achievement gap and eff ...
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Praises Sung for Roberson Era
Praises Sung for Roberson Era
By Nicholas von Wettberg A proper send off was bestowed upon Davis Joint Unified School District (DJUSD) ...
By Nicholas von Wettberg A proper send off was bestowed upon Davis Joint Unified School District (DJUSD) Superintendent Winfred Roberson at Thursday’s Board of Education meeting. Roberson, who will st ...
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Monday Morning Thoughts II: Is Race or Diversity a Red Herring?
Monday Morning Thoughts II: Is Race or Diversity a Red Herring?
The school district, in a way, has a conundrum. On the one hand, as they finally made clear to the commun ...
The school district, in a way, has a conundrum. On the one hand, as they finally made clear to the community, they expected that the changes enacted in November would reduce the size of the AIM progra ...
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Sunday Commentary: How Committed Are We to a Diverse AIM Program?
Sunday Commentary: How Committed Are We to a Diverse AIM Program?
I don’t think I was the only one who was surprised to hear out of the mouth of Dr. Jann Murray-Garcia the ...
I don’t think I was the only one who was surprised to hear out of the mouth of Dr. Jann Murray-Garcia the idea that race was a “red herring” in the discussion about AIM (Alternative Instructional Mode ...
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Board Tackles AIM Identification, Names Kevin French Interim Superintendent
Board Tackles AIM Identification, Names Kevin French Interim Superintendent
by Nicholas von Wettberg Discussions over the ever-controversial AIM (Alternative Instructional Model) pr ...
by Nicholas von Wettberg Discussions over the ever-controversial AIM (Alternative Instructional Model) program occupied much of the agenda for Thursday’s Davis Joint Unified School District (DJUSD) Bo ...
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School Board Acting on Assumption Superintendent is Leaving
School Board Acting on Assumption Superintendent is Leaving
Board Also Receives Update on Later Start By Nicholas von Wettberg At its most recent meeting, Thursday n ...
Board Also Receives Update on Later Start By Nicholas von Wettberg At its most recent meeting, Thursday night, the Davis Joint Unified School District (DJUSD) Board of Education received a progress re ...
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Board Responds To Later Start Plan Update
Board Responds To Later Start Plan Update
By Nicholas von Wettberg The Davis Joint Unified School District (DJUSD) moved one step closer to impleme ...
By Nicholas von Wettberg The Davis Joint Unified School District (DJUSD) moved one step closer to implementing a later start policy for its junior and senior high schools. At their most recent meeting ...
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School Board Pushes Forward Later Start Plan
School Board Pushes Forward Later Start Plan
By Nicholas von Wettberg Moments after holding its annual reorganization meeting, with an election of off ...
By Nicholas von Wettberg Moments after holding its annual reorganization meeting, with an election of officers, the Davis Joint Unified School District (DJUSD) Board of Education was briefed on effort ...
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In Their Own Words – Barbara Archer’s Remarks on AIM
In Their Own Words – Barbara Archer’s Remarks on AIM
By Barbara Archer I want to clarify my point on the data point, what I was saying is of course we want to ...
By Barbara Archer I want to clarify my point on the data point, what I was saying is of course we want to collect data over multiple years. I’m positive that it might be impossible to examine data and ...