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Monday Morning Thoughts: School District Being Forced to Go to District Elections

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 20, 2019
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Monday Morning Thoughts: School District Being Forced to Go to District Elections

On Thursday, the board listened to a presentation from attorney David Soldani, who argued that the distri ...

On Thursday, the board listened to a presentation from attorney David Soldani, who argued that the district had little choice but to approve a resolution moving the district to a system whereby each m ...

May 20, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Parents, Students and Community Leaders Come Before the Board Pushing for Ethnic Studies

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 17, 2019
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Parents, Students and Community Leaders Come Before the Board Pushing for Ethnic Studies

Two weeks ago, Melissa Moreno spoke to the Davis School Board about the need for ethnic studies during th ...

Two weeks ago, Melissa Moreno spoke to the Davis School Board about the need for ethnic studies during their discussion of the LCAP (Local Control and Accountability Plan). At the time, both the boar ...

May 17, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Concern Raised about Lack of Ethnic Studies at DJUSD

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 09, 2019
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Concern Raised about Lack of Ethnic Studies at DJUSD

Last week Melissa Moreno, speaking as a parent and community member, was watching the DJUSD discussion of ...

Last week Melissa Moreno, speaking as a parent and community member, was watching the DJUSD discussion of the LCAP (Local Control and Accountability Plan). She became concerned when a slide placed “e ...

May 09, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Board Discusses Alternatives to Parcel Tax

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 04, 2019
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Board Discusses Alternatives to Parcel Tax

On Thursday, the Davis Joint Unified School Board had an informational item ahead of a potential June vot ...

On Thursday, the Davis Joint Unified School Board had an informational item ahead of a potential June vote to place a parcel tax on a 2020 ballot. Associate Superintendent Matt Best calculated that t ...

May 04, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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LCAP Plan Called Out for Lack of Addressing Latino Students, Ethnic Studies

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 03, 2019
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LCAP Plan Called Out for Lack of Addressing Latino Students, Ethnic Studies

During public comment on Thursday during the Davis School Board meeting, Melissa Moreno, elected to the Y ...

During public comment on Thursday during the Davis School Board meeting, Melissa Moreno, elected to the Yolo County Board of Education (but speaking , as a parent and community member, not in her offi ...

May 03, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Join Us on Thursday for a Discussion of Autism and Davis Schools

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 09, 2019
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Join Us on Thursday for a Discussion of Autism and Davis Schools

On February 14, the Vanguard ran a story on Aaron Wright, his daughter, and his experience in Davis Schoo ...

On February 14, the Vanguard ran a story on Aaron Wright, his daughter, and his experience in Davis Schools trying to provide an education for a child with autism. Aaron Wright just came out with a ne ...

April 09, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Board Approves Polling, Moves Forward in Parcel Tax Consideration Process

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 06, 2019
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Board Approves Polling, Moves Forward in Parcel Tax Consideration Process

On Thursday night, the Davis School Board approved the next step in their consideration process – polling ...

On Thursday night, the Davis School Board approved the next step in their consideration process – polling to determine levels of public support for a potential parcel tax that would fund teacher compe ...

April 06, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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School Board to Discuss Improving Employee Compensation

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 04, 2019
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School Board to Discuss Improving Employee Compensation

The parcel tax subcommittee of Alan Fernandes and Joe DiNunzio have been meeting regularly since January ...

The parcel tax subcommittee of Alan Fernandes and Joe DiNunzio have been meeting regularly since January to discuss ways to close the employee compensation gap most likely through the placement of a n ...

April 04, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Parcel Tax Subcommittee Eyes April Board Check-In, Plus Evening Discussion Meeting

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 15, 2019
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Parcel Tax Subcommittee Eyes April Board Check-In, Plus Evening Discussion Meeting

The latest meeting of the Parcel Tax Subcommittee did not break a lot of new ground on Thursday afternoon ...

The latest meeting of the Parcel Tax Subcommittee did not break a lot of new ground on Thursday afternoon, however, they did set two important meetings for April as they move toward what they hope wil ...

March 15, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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If We Are An Average Funded District, Why Do We Have a Compensation Gap?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 23, 2019
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If We Are An Average Funded District, Why Do We Have a Compensation Gap?

Answer: We Aren’t Average Funded On Friday, the parcel tax subcommittee of Alan Fernandes and Joe DiNunzi ...

Answer: We Aren’t Average Funded On Friday, the parcel tax subcommittee of Alan Fernandes and Joe DiNunzio met and listened to a budget presentation by Bruce Colby. The take-away point is that when w ...

February 23, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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District Looks at Revamping Its Career Technical Education Program

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 22, 2019
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District Looks at Revamping Its Career Technical Education Program

The Davis School Board on Thursday evening heard a presentation on how to revamp its flagging Career Tech ...

The Davis School Board on Thursday evening heard a presentation on how to revamp its flagging Career Technical Education (CTE) program. Over the next few months they hope to get the program far enoug ...

February 22, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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What Happens When Your Child Has Autism in Davis? Davis Schools Not As Accommodating As We Would Think

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 14, 2019
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What Happens When Your Child Has Autism in Davis? Davis Schools Not As Accommodating As We Would Think

Author Talks About His Experience Getting Services for His Autistic Daughter at DJUSD Aaron Wright just c ...

Author Talks About His Experience Getting Services for His Autistic Daughter at DJUSD Aaron Wright just came out with a new book, Daisy Has Autism, a memoir of his experience with his daughter and the ...

February 14, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Family Friend Reveals More Details about the Death of Max Benson

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: February 08, 2019
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Family Friend Reveals More Details about the Death of Max Benson

In fact according to the documents filed by the California Department of Education, Max was physically re ...

In fact according to the documents filed by the California Department of Education, Max was physically restrained for one hour and forty-five minutes. Prone face down restraints are known to be danger ...

February 08, 2019
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Parcel Tax Subcommittee Fleshes Out Plan to Vote on Parcel Tax for 2020 by June

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 02, 2019
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Parcel Tax Subcommittee Fleshes Out Plan to Vote on Parcel Tax for 2020 by June

The parcel tax subcommittee will have a series of efforts to outreach to the community between now and a ...

The parcel tax subcommittee will have a series of efforts to outreach to the community between now and a mid May to early June vote on putting the parcel tax on the ballot for November 2020 – although ...

February 02, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: Need to Examine Student Restraint Guidelines

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 27, 2018
| (8) Comments

Guest Commentary: Need to Examine Student Restraint Guidelines

By Gloria Partida On November 28th 13 year old Max Benson, who had a diagnosis of autism, died while bein ...

By Gloria Partida On November 28th 13 year old Max Benson, who had a diagnosis of autism, died while being held in a prone restraint at the non public school he attended. These sterile facts tell litt ...

December 27, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Community Members Gather to Remember 13 Year Old Davis Boy Who Died After Being Restrained By School

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 21, 2018
| (14) Comments

Community Members Gather to Remember 13 Year Old Davis Boy Who Died After Being Restrained By School

Parents, friends of the family and community members are demanding answers after a Davis teen, 13 year ol ...

Parents, friends of the family and community members are demanding answers after a Davis teen, 13 year old Max Benson died on November 28 after he was subjected to a restraint by a teacher at privatel ...

December 21, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Board Acknowledging Errors, Pulls Back on Name Change, Will Find Another Way to Honor Dr. Dolcini

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 21, 2018
| (10) Comments

Board Acknowledging Errors, Pulls Back on Name Change, Will Find Another Way to Honor Dr. Dolcini

On Thursday night, the meeting going late into the evening, but the board got out in front of the issue a ...

On Thursday night, the meeting going late into the evening, but the board got out in front of the issue and stated at onset that they would not be changing the name of North Davis Elementary to honor ...

December 21, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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New Board Members Sworn in During Long School Board Meeting on Thursday

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 21, 2018
| (1) Comment

New Board Members Sworn in During Long School Board Meeting on Thursday

On Thursday night, two new school board members - Cindy Pickett and Joe DiNunzio were sworn into office f ...

On Thursday night, two new school board members - Cindy Pickett and Joe DiNunzio were sworn into office for the first time and Tom Adams was sworn-in for his second term. ...

December 21, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Board to Decide on Renaming Issue at North Davis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 20, 2018
| (21) Comments

Board to Decide on Renaming Issue at North Davis

After a week of pushback, the school board tonight after installing newly elected board members Cindy Pic ...

After a week of pushback, the school board tonight after installing newly elected board members Cindy Pickett and Joe DiNunzio will take on a heated issue of whether to rename North Davis Elementary ...

December 20, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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My View: With School Renaming Issue, District Once Again Fails Local Civics 101

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 15, 2018
| (20) Comments

My View: With School Renaming Issue, District Once Again Fails Local Civics 101

Mary Ellen Dolcini was a great person, she was a great principal at North Davis Elementary School and she ...

Mary Ellen Dolcini was a great person, she was a great principal at North Davis Elementary School and she certainly is deserving of being honored by this district and is certainly not deserving of hav ...

December 15, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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