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Proposed Parcel Tax Language Comes Forward for School Board

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 03, 2019
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Proposed Parcel Tax Language Comes Forward for School Board

After what has been nearly a year of discussion about the parcel tax and an even longer discussion on the ...

After what has been nearly a year of discussion about the parcel tax and an even longer discussion on the concerns about the compensation gap for teachers, the district has come forward with draft lan ...

October 03, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Errors in Dunning Column Lead to Wrong Conclusions on City Demographics

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 12, 2019
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Commentary: Errors in Dunning Column Lead to Wrong Conclusions on City Demographics

In a column that appeared in the Sunday, September 1, paper, Bob Dunning writes that he sent a note to Ma ...

In a column that appeared in the Sunday, September 1, paper, Bob Dunning writes that he sent a note to Mayor Pro Tem Gloria Partida “asking what she thinks about our sudden move to district elections. ...

September 12, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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DJUSD Goes through Its Own Process for District Elections

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 05, 2019
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DJUSD Goes through Its Own Process for District Elections

Because the school district proactively decided to address the issue of district elections, it has enable ...

Because the school district proactively decided to address the issue of district elections, it has enabled them to dictate the pace a bit more than the city, which has responded to a letter by Matt Re ...

September 05, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: School District Needs to Be More Transparent in Posting of Documents Ahead of Meetings

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 05, 2019
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Commentary: School District Needs to Be More Transparent in Posting of Documents Ahead of Meetings

It was interesting watching the school board meeting last week. The proposal by the school district to m ...

It was interesting watching the school board meeting last week. The proposal by the school district to make changes to the Da Vinci program, including the potential movement of the preschool, was pla ...

June 05, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: DJUSD Moves to District Elections for Board Trustees

Posted by Grace Bassett
|Date: May 25, 2019
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Guest Commentary: DJUSD Moves to District Elections for Board Trustees

by Grace Bassett The board's decision to adopt district elections and move away from at-large elections o ...

by Grace Bassett The board's decision to adopt district elections and move away from at-large elections of future board members feels rushed, preemptive, and primarily motivated by 1) fear of losing p ...

May 25, 2019
| by Grace Bassett

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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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School Board to Discuss Improving Employee Compensation

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 04, 2019
| (11) Comments

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

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 21, 2018
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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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Parents and Teachers Unhappy with the Proposed Name Change of North Davis Elementary

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 13, 2018
| (29) Comments

Parents and Teachers Unhappy with the Proposed Name Change of North Davis Elementary

Last week it was announced that the district was approached by a community member representing a group of ...

Last week it was announced that the district was approached by a community member representing a group of individuals looking to change the name of North Davis Elementary to that of late former princi ...

December 13, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Newly Elected Board Members Talk About the Challenges of Education at Chamber Luncheon

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 06, 2018
| (6) Comments

Newly Elected Board Members Talk About the Challenges of Education at Chamber Luncheon

On Wednesday at the monthly Chamber luncheon, the three newly elected school members spoke about the scho ...

On Wednesday at the monthly Chamber luncheon, the three newly elected school members spoke about the school district and educational issues. Tom Adams was re-elected on November 6 with Cindy Pickett ...

December 06, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Pickett, DiNunzio, Moreno All Cruise to Wins; Adams Re-Elected, and Measure M Easily Passes

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 07, 2018
| (24) Comments

Pickett, DiNunzio, Moreno All Cruise to Wins; Adams Re-Elected, and Measure M Easily Passes

As it turned out there were no close calls locally on Tuesday night. That was expected in the DJUSD scho ...

As it turned out there were no close calls locally on Tuesday night. That was expected in the DJUSD school board race. Chris Legal, beset by legal troubles, and not running a campaign or even respon ...

November 07, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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The Year of the Woman of Color in Davis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 27, 2018
| (10) Comments

The Year of the Woman of Color in Davis

Back in June, when Gloria Partida became the first Latina elected to the Davis City Council, she not only ...

Back in June, when Gloria Partida became the first Latina elected to the Davis City Council, she not only won, but finished first and in two years will be the Mayor of Davis. In acknowledging the “his ...

August 27, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Why Only Four Candidates for School Board?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 27, 2018
| (10) Comments

Monday Morning Thoughts: Why Only Four Candidates for School Board?

Four years ago, following the Nancy Peterson saga, there were three open school board seats, but a total ...

Four years ago, following the Nancy Peterson saga, there were three open school board seats, but a total of seven candidates vying for those seats. That doesn’t even include the two-year seat when Al ...

August 27, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Why I Applied for the School Board and a Whole Lot More

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 17, 2018
| (23) Comments

Commentary: Why I Applied for the School Board and a Whole Lot More

Thursday will definitely go down as one of the stranger days since I have been covering the news in Davis ...

Thursday will definitely go down as one of the stranger days since I have been covering the news in Davis starting in July 2006. The upshot: we have a race for school board (sort of), a new appointee ...

August 17, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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