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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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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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Monday Morning Thoughts: What the School Board Race Looks Like after the Archer Surprise

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 13, 2018
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Monday Morning Thoughts: What the School Board Race Looks Like after the Archer Surprise

Many were surprised to learn that Barbara Archer has decided not to seek reelection for the school board ...

Many were surprised to learn that Barbara Archer has decided not to seek reelection for the school board seat she first won in 2014. In an interview with the local paper, she did not offer much in th ...

August 13, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Three School Board Candidates File for November Election; Barbara Archer Does Not File

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 11, 2018
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Three School Board Candidates File for November Election; Barbara Archer Does Not File

The biggest surprise on Friday was that Barbara Archer, who was elected to the school board in 2014, did ...

The biggest surprise on Friday was that Barbara Archer, who was elected to the school board in 2014, did not file papers for re-election by the 5 pm deadline on Friday. That means there are two open ...

August 11, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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DiNunzio Files and Becomes Candidate for School Board

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: August 11, 2018
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DiNunzio Files and Becomes Candidate for School Board

(From Press Release) - Davis resident and parent Joe DiNunzio became an official candidate in the race fo ...

(From Press Release) - Davis resident and parent Joe DiNunzio became an official candidate in the race for the Davis School Board after filing with the Yolo County Elections office this past Wednesday ...

August 11, 2018
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Adams to Run for Re-Election

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 10, 2018
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Adams to Run for Re-Election

Tom Adams has filed paperwork to run for a second term on the DJUSD School Board. He was first elected t ...

Tom Adams has filed paperwork to run for a second term on the DJUSD School Board. He was first elected to the board in November 2014, and has worked for the California Department of Education in Sacr ...

August 10, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Pickett Officially Files for Candidacy in School Board Race; Will Not Seek Interim Appointment

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: August 08, 2018
| (1) Comment

Pickett Officially Files for Candidacy in School Board Race; Will Not Seek Interim Appointment

(From Press Release) - Cindy Pickett, an associate professor of psychology at UC Davis, became the secon ...

(From Press Release) - Cindy Pickett, an associate professor of psychology at UC Davis, became the second official candidate for the Davis school board in the November election. She filed at the Yol ...

August 08, 2018
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Give the Voters a Clean Choice for School Board

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 06, 2018
| (9) Comments

Monday Morning Thoughts: Give the Voters a Clean Choice for School Board

A comment by School Board Member Bob Poppenga has triggered some conversation. On Thursday, as the board ...

A comment by School Board Member Bob Poppenga has triggered some conversation. On Thursday, as the board was deciding on a process to select a replacement trustee for Madhavi Sunder, Mr. Poppenga sta ...

August 06, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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School Board to Accept Applications for Replacement to Sunder

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 03, 2018
| (8) Comments

School Board to Accept Applications for Replacement to Sunder

On Thursday, the school board met for a total of 25 minutes, half of which was to figure out how to fill ...

On Thursday, the school board met for a total of 25 minutes, half of which was to figure out how to fill a vacancy. Given the timing of Madhavi Sunder’s resignation, the board could not by law leave ...

August 03, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Big Question for the School Board is What They Will Do About Vacant Seat

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 02, 2018
| (2) Comments

Commentary: Big Question for the School Board is What They Will Do About Vacant Seat

A school board seat has become vacant as the result of Madhavi Sunder departing for a position at Georget ...

A school board seat has become vacant as the result of Madhavi Sunder departing for a position at Georgetown Law School and forgoing the final five or six months of her four-year term. The seat is sc ...

August 02, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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My View: Adding School Resource Officers on Campus Not a Good Idea

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 07, 2018
| (9) Comments

My View: Adding School Resource Officers on Campus Not a Good Idea

The parcel tax proposal puts many in this community into a quandary. On the one hand, the school distric ...

The parcel tax proposal puts many in this community into a quandary. On the one hand, the school district is disadvantaged by LCFF (Local Control Funding Formula) funding which has in part, even with ...

July 07, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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