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Letter: People of Color Repressed by a Decision-Making Body

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: July 05, 2020
| (3) Comments

Letter: People of Color Repressed by a Decision-Making Body

By Tracy Tomasky Discussions following the school board’s decision to fill Dr. Pickett’s seat exposed man ...

By Tracy Tomasky Discussions following the school board’s decision to fill Dr. Pickett’s seat exposed many deep feelings. As I listen, I grow increasingly frustrated that people of color are again rep ...

July 05, 2020
| by Vanguard Administrator

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With Apologies to Alan Fernandes

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 05, 2020
| (18) Comments

With Apologies to Alan Fernandes

Over the last few days, I have written on numerous occasions that the school board is all-white and have ...

Over the last few days, I have written on numerous occasions that the school board is all-white and have expressed concern about the board being tone deaf on their appointment process. What I did not ...

July 05, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Voters Could Put School Board Appointment to a Vote

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 04, 2020
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Voters Could Put School Board Appointment to a Vote

If voters are angry about the appointment process, they have the option of petitioning it and put it to a ...

If voters are angry about the appointment process, they have the option of petitioning it and put it to a vote in November. For the second time in a row, the Davis School Board replaced the only woma ...

July 04, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: The School Board Has Made a Huge Mistake

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 03, 2020
| (55) Comments

Commentary: The School Board Has Made a Huge Mistake

In a lot of ways this is going to be an unfair indictment of the majority on the school board. They ende ...

In a lot of ways this is going to be an unfair indictment of the majority on the school board. They ended up making a decision on May 21, four days before a revolution started. It was a financial de ...

July 03, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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School Board Narrows the Selection Down to Six to Replace Cindy Pickett

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 26, 2020
| (8) Comments

School Board Narrows the Selection Down to Six to Replace Cindy Pickett

The school board did not lack for quality replacements for Cindy Pickett on Thursday. They were able to ...

The school board did not lack for quality replacements for Cindy Pickett on Thursday. They were able to quickly narrow the field of 15 down to 6. On a night when her colleagues honored her, and when ...

June 26, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Pickett Reflects on Her Short Tenure on the Board

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 25, 2020
| (1) Comment

Pickett Reflects on Her Short Tenure on the Board

Tonight Cindy Pickett gets to do something most officeholders do not get to do—preside over the meeting i ...

Tonight Cindy Pickett gets to do something most officeholders do not get to do—preside over the meeting in which her replacement is filled. June 30 is her last day, and, while she is not voting on he ...

June 25, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Davis School Board to Fill Vacancy Left by Cindy Pickett – 15 People Apply

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 24, 2020
| (15) Comments

Davis School Board to Fill Vacancy Left by Cindy Pickett – 15 People Apply

Davis - Cindy Pickett has announced she will vacate her seat effective next Tuesday, June 30. On Thursda ...

Davis - Cindy Pickett has announced she will vacate her seat effective next Tuesday, June 30. On Thursday of this week, the school board will be acting to fill out her term, which expires at the end ...

June 24, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Poppenga Discusses Decision Not to Run for Re-Election

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 22, 2020
| (1) Comment

Poppenga Discusses Decision Not to Run for Re-Election

Davis - Bob Poppenga, a one-term school board member elected in 2016, announced last week that he would n ...

Davis - Bob Poppenga, a one-term school board member elected in 2016, announced last week that he would not be seeking a new term. He becomes the second board member to announce they are leaving—last ...

June 22, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: Too Soon? As the COVID Numbers Climb Again, We Face a Tough Call This Fall

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 14, 2020
| (191) Comments

Sunday Commentary: Too Soon? As the COVID Numbers Climb Again, We Face a Tough Call This Fall

Yolo County – The numbers are creeping up here in Yolo County, although 252 cases may not seem like a ton ...

Yolo County – The numbers are creeping up here in Yolo County, although 252 cases may not seem like a ton. But consider that for a several week period we were getting two new cases a day or less, and ...

June 14, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Board of Education and Superintendent Statement on Racial Injustice

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: June 05, 2020
| (2) Comments

Board of Education and Superintendent Statement on Racial Injustice

The following message was posted earlier this week... This spring has been difficult for our entire commu ...

The following message was posted earlier this week... This spring has been difficult for our entire community, as our daily life has changed so dramatically from what we could have imagined just a few ...

June 05, 2020
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Local Education Then and Now

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 25, 2020
| (120) Comments

Monday Morning Thoughts: Local Education Then and Now

With the resignation of Cindy Pickett announced effective July 1, when the board meeting again, next week ...

With the resignation of Cindy Pickett announced effective July 1, when the board meeting again, next week, the board is expected to outline a process for appointing a successor to the board. The succ ...

May 25, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: DJUSD and Measure R/J

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: May 19, 2020
| (38) Comments

Guest Commentary: DJUSD and Measure R/J

By Mario Salvagno In order to maintain existing schools and operations, DJUSD imports 650 of their studen ...

By Mario Salvagno In order to maintain existing schools and operations, DJUSD imports 650 of their students from surrounding towns. The number continues to increase and may grow by an additional 1,000 ...

May 19, 2020
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Pickett to Step Down from School Board at the End of June

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 15, 2020
| (4) Comments

Pickett to Step Down from School Board at the End of June

Cindy Pickett was elected only about 18 months ago, but on Thursday on Facebook and Twitter she announced ...

Cindy Pickett was elected only about 18 months ago, but on Thursday on Facebook and Twitter she announced she had accepted a position as DePaul University’s Associate Provost for Diversity, Equity and ...

May 15, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Measure G Completes Its Stunning Victory, Provenza Headed to a Run-Off

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 09, 2020
| (10) Comments

Measure G Completes Its Stunning Victory, Provenza Headed to a Run-Off

Many believed from the start that Measure G, the parcel tax measure for Davis Joint Unified that will fun ...

Many believed from the start that Measure G, the parcel tax measure for Davis Joint Unified that will fund teacher compensation increases, could win a narrow victory—as defined under current state law ...

April 09, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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COVID-19 Updates: County Extends Shelter in Place, Launches Dashboard, State Cancels School Year

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 02, 2020
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COVID-19 Updates: County Extends Shelter in Place, Launches Dashboard, State Cancels School Year

Schools Now Shift to Distance Learning On Tuesday, DJUSD announced that DJUSD schools would remain closed ...

Schools Now Shift to Distance Learning On Tuesday, DJUSD announced that DJUSD schools would remain closed through May 1. However, even that date seemed optimistic—and indeed, on Wednesday, State Supe ...

April 02, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Board Member Fernandes Reacts to Surprising Change in Measure G’s Results

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 30, 2020
| (24) Comments

Board Member Fernandes Reacts to Surprising Change in Measure G’s Results

With an Inflator Built into the Measure, Teacher Compensation Should Track with Other Districts With perh ...

With an Inflator Built into the Measure, Teacher Compensation Should Track with Other Districts With perhaps between 1000 and 1500 ballots left to go, Measure G is now at 67.3 percent of the vote and, ...

March 30, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: Measure G Is a Reminder That We Need to Count All of the Votes

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 29, 2020
| (3) Comments

Sunday Commentary: Measure G Is a Reminder That We Need to Count All of the Votes

Publicly many were putting on a brave face—we need to count all of the votes. Privately, however, most c ...

Publicly many were putting on a brave face—we need to count all of the votes. Privately, however, most conceded what we believed—Measure G, the parcel tax that would add $3 million for teacher compen ...

March 29, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Analysis: Measure G on Verge of Stunning Victory

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 28, 2020
| (43) Comments

Analysis: Measure G on Verge of Stunning Victory

From the start until now Measure G has never been in the position of exceeding the two-thirds threshold. ...

From the start until now Measure G has never been in the position of exceeding the two-thirds threshold. And yet, with one more round of vote counts to go, it now appears poised to pass, as the lates ...

March 28, 2020
| by David Greenwald

| (43) Comments

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Measure G Gets Close; Voluntary Is Impractical

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 16, 2020
| (5) Comments

Monday Morning Thoughts: Measure G Gets Close; Voluntary Is Impractical

As it turns out in the last 4000 or so ballots counted, Measure G did get a surge, going to 69.2 percent, ...

As it turns out in the last 4000 or so ballots counted, Measure G did get a surge, going to 69.2 percent, but that still left the ballot measure at 66.3 percent or about 155 votes shy of the two-third ...

March 16, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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My View: Tough Call but the Right Call on Schools – Here’s Why

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 14, 2020
| (20) Comments

My View: Tough Call but the Right Call on Schools – Here’s Why

This week began with a call by me for a calm and cautious approach, but events unfurled rapidly and chang ...

This week began with a call by me for a calm and cautious approach, but events unfurled rapidly and changed the calculus of what such an approach looked like. Shutting down schools, limiting public e ...

March 14, 2020
| by David Greenwald

| (20) Comments

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