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Madhavi Sunder Says Goodbye at Her Final Meeting

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 22, 2018
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Madhavi Sunder Says Goodbye at Her Final Meeting

It was the final meeting for Madhavi Sunder, who announced earlier in the spring that she would be steppi ...

It was the final meeting for Madhavi Sunder, who announced earlier in the spring that she would be stepping down four months shy of the completion of her term to take a position at Georgetown Law Scho ...

June 22, 2018
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Joe DiNunzio Becomes Second Candidate for Davis School Board

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: June 15, 2018
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Joe DiNunzio Becomes Second Candidate for Davis School Board

(From Press Release) - Long time Davis resident Joe DiNunzio has declared his candidacy for the Davis Sch ...

(From Press Release) - Long time Davis resident Joe DiNunzio has declared his candidacy for the Davis School Board on the November 2018 ballot. “There is no bigger responsibility or priority for the c ...

June 15, 2018
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Letter: Is Trustee Flexibility Wrong Approach?

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: June 08, 2018
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Letter: Is Trustee Flexibility Wrong Approach?

By Kristen Townsend Wallman Is it responsible to build a swimming pool in your backyard if you can’t affo ...

By Kristen Townsend Wallman Is it responsible to build a swimming pool in your backyard if you can’t afford to fix your home’s leaky roof? Most homeowners would probably say, no. Yet, with $443 millio ...

June 08, 2018
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Cindy Pickett Becomes First Candidate for School Board

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 20, 2018
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Cindy Pickett Becomes First Candidate for School Board

On Friday night, Cindy Pickett became the first candidate to formally announce her candidacy for the Davi ...

On Friday night, Cindy Pickett became the first candidate to formally announce her candidacy for the Davis School Board. Ms. Pickett was introduced by sitting school board member Bob Poppenga. He exp ...

May 20, 2018
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Will the District Add a Pool to Davis High School?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 19, 2018
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Will the District Add a Pool to Davis High School?

The school board is still somewhat early in their facilities Master Plan process. Last fall, they author ...

The school board is still somewhat early in their facilities Master Plan process. Last fall, they authorized LPA Inc. architects to create an updated Facilities Master Plan for the Davis Joint Unifie ...

May 19, 2018
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Cindy Pickett Announces Candidacy for Davis School Board

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: May 11, 2018
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Cindy Pickett Announces Candidacy for Davis School Board

Pledges to Promote Trust, Transparency, and Mutual Respect (From Press Release) - Cindy Pickett announced ...

Pledges to Promote Trust, Transparency, and Mutual Respect (From Press Release) - Cindy Pickett announced her candidacy today for a seat on the Davis school board in the upcoming November 2018 general ...

May 11, 2018
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Sunder to Move, Leave the Board

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 04, 2018
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Sunder to Move, Leave the Board

On Thursday night, Board member Madhavi Sunder confirmed what many in the community had been suspecting – ...

On Thursday night, Board member Madhavi Sunder confirmed what many in the community had been suspecting – not only will she not seek a second term, but she will be leaving the community this summer. S ...

May 04, 2018
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Teacher Support for Interim DHS Principal Forces District to Postpone New Hire

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 20, 2018
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Teacher Support for Interim DHS Principal Forces District to Postpone New Hire

Thursday’s DJUSD Board meeting got off to a late start as more than 70 Davis High School teachers and oth ...

Thursday’s DJUSD Board meeting got off to a late start as more than 70 Davis High School teachers and others showed up during closed session to protest an outside hire of a new principal for DHS. Ten ...

April 20, 2018
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My View: We Have Failed Montgomery, Montgomery Has Not Failed Us

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 17, 2018
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My View: We Have Failed Montgomery, Montgomery Has Not Failed Us

Late on Thursday evening, the DJUSD School Board moved forward with proposed changes that would phase out ...

Late on Thursday evening, the DJUSD School Board moved forward with proposed changes that would phase out the English-only program at Marguerite Montgomery Elementary, and leave in its wake the Two-wa ...

March 17, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Let’s Settle Now

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: March 02, 2018
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Let’s Settle Now

By Dianna Huculak (Editor's Note: Dianna Huculak, the DTA President read the following statement last nig ...

By Dianna Huculak (Editor's Note: Dianna Huculak, the DTA President read the following statement last night at the Davis Joint Unified School Board Meeting). The Davis Teachers Association is pleased ...

March 02, 2018
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DTA President Speaks Out as Teachers Continue to Press Case to Close Wage Gap

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 28, 2017
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DTA President Speaks Out as Teachers Continue to Press Case to Close Wage Gap

At the last school board meeting before the break, during her presentation to the school board, Davis Tea ...

At the last school board meeting before the break, during her presentation to the school board, Davis Teachers Association President Dianna Huculak read a letter from the Willet teachers: “Students ar ...

December 28, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Board Prioritizing Closing Teacher Compensation Gap

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 20, 2017
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Board Prioritizing Closing Teacher Compensation Gap

The school board had a good discussion last week on the prospects for closing the compensation gap. For ...

The school board had a good discussion last week on the prospects for closing the compensation gap. For those who want the board to go outside the box – I don’t see it. I think we are looking at an ...

November 20, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Teachers and Parents Speak Out on Teacher Compensation Issues

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 07, 2017
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Teachers and Parents Speak Out on Teacher Compensation Issues

In Friday's article, the Vanguard covered the remarks of DTA President Dianna Huculak to the school board ...

In Friday's article, the Vanguard covered the remarks of DTA President Dianna Huculak to the school board, but a few dozen people also spoke on Thursday with dozens more packed into community chambers ...

October 07, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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School Board Gets an Earful from DTA President on Teacher Compensation

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 06, 2017
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School Board Gets an Earful from DTA President on Teacher Compensation

The issue of teacher compensation was not on the agenda last night for the school board meeting, but that ...

The issue of teacher compensation was not on the agenda last night for the school board meeting, but that didn’t stop a few dozen parents and teachers from coming to the meeting to speak during public ...

October 06, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Parents and Community Members to Push for Teacher Pay Equity

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 05, 2017
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Parents and Community Members to Push for Teacher Pay Equity

While the issue of teacher pay will not be officially on the school board agenda tonight, a group called ...

While the issue of teacher pay will not be officially on the school board agenda tonight, a group called Parents for Equity for Davis Teachers is organizing a community push for teacher pay equity. Th ...

October 05, 2017
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Remarks by DTA President on Teacher Compensation

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: September 14, 2017
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Remarks by DTA President on Teacher Compensation

By Dianna Huculak Behind me are 80 black balloons, which represent the teachers that have resigned or tak ...

By Dianna Huculak Behind me are 80 black balloons, which represent the teachers that have resigned or taken leaves of absences to never return over the past 3 years. These were 80 colleagues, friends ...

September 14, 2017
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Open Letter to Davis Parents: Come to Support Teachers on October 5

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: September 13, 2017
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Open Letter to Davis Parents: Come to Support Teachers on October 5

By Davis Teachers Association Parents and supporters of Davis students: We need your voice now in our eff ...

By Davis Teachers Association Parents and supporters of Davis students: We need your voice now in our efforts to provide stability, sustainability and student success of Davis schools. Show your suppo ...

September 13, 2017
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Full Remarks by Superintendent Bowes on Teacher Compensation

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: September 12, 2017
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Full Remarks by Superintendent Bowes on Teacher Compensation

(Editor's notes: The following are the full written remarks from Superintendent John Bowes given regardin ...

(Editor's notes: The following are the full written remarks from Superintendent John Bowes given regarding teacher compensation at Thursday night's school board meeting). Building the Best DJUSD Team ...

September 12, 2017
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Vanguard Analysis: Rules Regarding Agendizing Items for School Board Meetings

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 09, 2017
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Vanguard Analysis: Rules Regarding Agendizing Items for School Board Meetings

Last Thursday, newly-elected school Boardmember Bob Poppenga asked for “some clarification” on the issue ...

Last Thursday, newly-elected school Boardmember Bob Poppenga asked for “some clarification” on the issue of “proposing an agenda item.” He said, “In looking at the bylaws the process seems to me to b ...

May 09, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Dispute Arises Over School Board Agendizing Policies

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 06, 2017
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Dispute Arises Over School Board Agendizing Policies

Back in early February, Board Member Madhavi Sunder had requested a February hearing for the AIM program, ...

Back in early February, Board Member Madhavi Sunder had requested a February hearing for the AIM program, but was overruled on a 3-2 vote by her colleagues, with Bob Poppenga joining her on the short ...

May 06, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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