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Roberson Officially Resigns As Superintendent

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|Date: February 19, 2016
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Roberson Officially Resigns As Superintendent

By Nicholas von Wettberg Faced with the ever-challenging task of ensuring student success by means of an ...

By Nicholas von Wettberg Faced with the ever-challenging task of ensuring student success by means of an underfunded state education system, perhaps last on the list of needs for the Davis Joint Unifi ...

February 19, 2016
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School Board Acting on Assumption Superintendent is Leaving

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|Date: February 05, 2016
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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 ...

February 05, 2016
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Superintendent Roberson Believed to Have Accepted a Position with Glendale School District

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 28, 2016
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Superintendent Roberson Believed to Have Accepted a Position with Glendale School District

On Wednesday afternoon, Davis Joint Unified sent out a statement from Board President Madhavi Sunder, not ...

On Wednesday afternoon, Davis Joint Unified sent out a statement from Board President Madhavi Sunder, noting, “We have learned that Glendale Unified School District has released a statement indicating ...

January 28, 2016
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Is Superintendent Roberson Leaving?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 25, 2016
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Is Superintendent Roberson Leaving?

The school board met in closed session yesterday, Sunday, January 24, at 8 am to discuss the Superintende ...

The school board met in closed session yesterday, Sunday, January 24, at 8 am to discuss the Superintendent’s performance evaluation. The Vanguard was told by Board President Madhavi Sunder that there ...

January 25, 2016
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School Board Meeting Focused On Budget Update

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|Date: January 25, 2016
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School Board Meeting Focused On Budget Update

By Nicholas von Wettberg The January budget update was the main topic of discussion at Thursday’s Davis J ...

By Nicholas von Wettberg The January budget update was the main topic of discussion at Thursday’s Davis Joint Unified School District (DJUSD) Board of Education (BoE) meeting. Inside the City Hall Com ...

January 25, 2016
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Board Responds To Later Start Plan Update

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|Date: December 24, 2015
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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 ...

December 24, 2015
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School Board Pushes Forward Later Start Plan

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|Date: December 19, 2015
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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 ...

December 19, 2015
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Commentary: What Will New AIM Identification Process Mean For Diversity?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 12, 2015
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Commentary: What Will New AIM Identification Process Mean For Diversity?

Last Thursday, Tom Adams made the observation that the “single point of contention it seems at this point ...

Last Thursday, Tom Adams made the observation that the “single point of contention it seems at this point is – is it 96 or 98? To me that is the question.” To that point he added, “Keep in mind, this ...

November 12, 2015
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In Their Own Words – Barbara Archer’s Remarks on AIM

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|Date: November 09, 2015
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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 ...

November 09, 2015
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In Their Own Words: Madhavi Sunder’s Final Comments on AIM Proposal

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|Date: November 08, 2015
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In Their Own Words: Madhavi Sunder’s Final Comments on AIM Proposal

by Madhavi Sunder Our goal as trustees of the Davis school district is to give our children the best poss ...

by Madhavi Sunder Our goal as trustees of the Davis school district is to give our children the best possible education they can receive given the financial constraints that we face--an education that ...

November 08, 2015
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My View II: Where We Are Left on GATE

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 07, 2015
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My View II: Where We Are Left on GATE

The Davis Enterprise this week strangely ignited a side-issue on GATE/AIM – what was the initial purpose ...

The Davis Enterprise this week strangely ignited a side-issue on GATE/AIM – what was the initial purpose of the program? I find it interesting that the returning of the program to its initial purpose ...

November 07, 2015
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Davis School Board Unanimously Approves Revisions to AIM Program

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|Date: November 06, 2015
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Davis School Board Unanimously Approves Revisions to AIM Program

By Nicholas von Wettberg The parents stood in line, groups of four, awaiting the chance to voice their op ...

By Nicholas von Wettberg The parents stood in line, groups of four, awaiting the chance to voice their opinions about a hot button educational topic in the community of Davis, California. The time, no ...

November 06, 2015
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Sunday Commentary: Did the Superintendent Successfully Thread the Needle on AIM?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 01, 2015
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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 argue for a l ...

There are people who will undoubtedly want an even smaller AIM and there are those who will argue for a larger AIM, but on an issue as divisive as AIM has been for as long as it has been around, the p ...

November 01, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Superintendent Recommends Same AIM Proposal with Phased-in Qualification Scores

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 31, 2015
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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 th ...

Late on Friday, the DJUSD Superintendent released the new staff report on the proposed AIM program. As the report notes, “The recommendations presented remain consistent with those brought before the ...

October 31, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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School Board Prioritizes Achievement Gap During Retreat

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 27, 2015
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School Board Prioritizes Achievement Gap During Retreat

Late on Saturday afternoon, Superintendent Winfred Roberson sent an email to the Vanguard and the Enterpr ...

Late on Saturday afternoon, Superintendent Winfred Roberson sent an email to the Vanguard and the Enterprise, indicating, “We had a very positive and productive Board Retreat today.” He added, “The Bo ...

September 27, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Analysis: Ways to Get to Five Votes on AIM Reform?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 25, 2015
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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 school ...

It was interesting going back over all five of the school board members' comments from last week’s school board meeting on GATE/AIM. Given the late hour and the length of the meeting, there was a lot ...

September 25, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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In Their Own Words: Madhavi Sunder

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 22, 2015
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In Their Own Words: Madhavi Sunder

The Vanguard will be publishing the comments of each of the five school board members on the AIM program. ...

The Vanguard will be publishing the comments of each of the five school board members on the AIM program. We began with the comments of Susan Lovenburg on Sunday and Barbara Archer on Monday. Today we ...

September 22, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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My View: What is Best For Our Kids?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 19, 2015
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My View: What is Best For Our Kids?

In yesterday’s column, I laid out my continued concern about making changes that are not based on any sor ...

In yesterday’s column, I laid out my continued concern about making changes that are not based on any sort of educational research as to the best program. I’m referring specifically to the potential c ...

September 19, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Does District Really Need to Cut AIM Program in Half?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 18, 2015
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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 start to the end of ...

There has been a lot made about process in the issue of AIM program changes. From the start to the end of the meeting last night, the process has been baffling to me as an observer. It has been three ...

September 18, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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School Board VP Optimistic About New School Year

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: September 09, 2015
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School Board VP Optimistic About New School Year

By Madhavi Sunder The kids, teachers and staff are back in session in the Davis Joint Unified School Dist ...

By Madhavi Sunder The kids, teachers and staff are back in session in the Davis Joint Unified School District excited for a year of learning and growth. I feel optimistic that the coming year will bri ...

September 09, 2015
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