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Board to Hear Recommendation for Parcel Tax

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: June 01, 2016
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Board to Hear Recommendation for Parcel Tax

By Nicholas von Wettberg According to a recent follow-up telephone survey of 400 likely Davis voters, ove ...

By Nicholas von Wettberg According to a recent follow-up telephone survey of 400 likely Davis voters, over half of those polled were in support of a $960 parcel tax for improvements in Davis Joint Uni ...

June 01, 2016
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Dr. John Bowes Identified as Finalist for Superintendent

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 31, 2016
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Dr. John Bowes Identified as Finalist for Superintendent

On Monday, the school district released the name of Dr. John Bowes, currently the Assistant Superintenden ...

On Monday, the school district released the name of Dr. John Bowes, currently the Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources at the Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District (PVPUSD), as their p ...

May 31, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Heavy-Handed Approach on Applause at School Board Meetings?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 16, 2016
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Heavy-Handed Approach on Applause at School Board Meetings?

The school board subcommittee has made quick work on a recommendation to limit audience applause at schoo ...

The school board subcommittee has made quick work on a recommendation to limit audience applause at school board meetings. They recommend adding the following language to public comment direction: “I ...

May 16, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Board Hears Report on Achievement Gap at Junior High Level

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: May 09, 2016
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Board Hears Report on Achievement Gap at Junior High Level

By Nicholas von Wettberg When addressing ways of closing the student achievement gap, there is the cons ...

By Nicholas von Wettberg When addressing ways of closing the student achievement gap, there is the constant reminder that no singular program or curriculum exists, which would fix longtime dispariti ...

May 09, 2016
| by Vanguard Administrator

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My View: Were AIM Opponents Intimidated by Audience Applause?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 07, 2016
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My View: Were AIM Opponents Intimidated by Audience Applause?

Two weeks ago, AIM parents, angry and frustrated by decisions made by the district – and perhaps with the ...

Two weeks ago, AIM parents, angry and frustrated by decisions made by the district – and perhaps with the poor communication by the administration regarding the placement of the AIM program, its remov ...

May 07, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Survey Gauges Support Level for Parcel Tax

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: April 27, 2016
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Survey Gauges Support Level for Parcel Tax

By Nicholas von Wettberg In its commitment to responsible fiscal planning, and to offset average support ...

By Nicholas von Wettberg In its commitment to responsible fiscal planning, and to offset average support through the state’s educational funding system, the Davis Joint Unified School District (DJUSD) ...

April 27, 2016
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Sunday Commentary II: Is the District’s AIM Revamp a Failure?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 24, 2016
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Sunday Commentary II: Is the District’s AIM Revamp a Failure?

One of the big debates that occurred on Thursday night at the school board meeting is the extent to which ...

One of the big debates that occurred on Thursday night at the school board meeting is the extent to which the AIM changes can be considered a failure. In the course of her discussion, some of which he ...

April 24, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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School Board Doesn’t Increase Number of AIM Strands

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 23, 2016
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School Board Doesn’t Increase Number of AIM Strands

After lengthy discussion by the school board in the face of parent complaints on the elimination of the N ...

After lengthy discussion by the school board in the face of parent complaints on the elimination of the North Davis AIM strand, the board voted 3-2 to put 66 incoming AIM qualified fourth-graders at W ...

April 23, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Poppenga Throws Name in for Second Run at DJUSD Board

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: April 23, 2016
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Poppenga Throws Name in for Second Run at DJUSD Board

Bob Poppenga, a faculty veterinarian and animal and food safety scientist at UC Davis, is announcing his ...

Bob Poppenga, a faculty veterinarian and animal and food safety scientist at UC Davis, is announcing his bid for a seat on the Davis school board in the upcoming November general election. He ran for ...

April 23, 2016
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Board Policies Are Squeezing the Life out of AIM

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: April 20, 2016
| (77) Comments

Board Policies Are Squeezing the Life out of AIM

by Debbie Nichols-Poulos This spring, only 82 students qualified for the fourth-grade AIM program, almost ...

by Debbie Nichols-Poulos This spring, only 82 students qualified for the fourth-grade AIM program, almost half of previous years. This lower number was due to the elimination of private testing and th ...

April 20, 2016
| by Vanguard Administrator

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My View: Will Anger and Discontent Pose a True Threat to the Parcel Tax?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 09, 2016
| (124) Comments

My View: Will Anger and Discontent Pose a True Threat to the Parcel Tax?

With the release of the final numbers of the AIM program, the reduction of the program to two classrooms, ...

With the release of the final numbers of the AIM program, the reduction of the program to two classrooms, the possible return of the lottery, anger and discontent once again rose to the surface. The n ...

April 09, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Board Addresses Achievement Gap at Latest Meeting

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: April 09, 2016
| (1) Comment

Board Addresses Achievement Gap at Latest Meeting

By Nicholas von Wettberg Under California’s current student-weighted educational funding policy ...

By Nicholas von Wettberg Under California’s current student-weighted educational funding policy, known as the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF), the Davis Joint Unified School District (D ...

April 09, 2016
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Fernandes and Archer Discuss AIM Reform and Achievement Gap

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 24, 2016
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Fernandes and Archer Discuss AIM Reform and Achievement Gap

In the aftermath of the implementation of AIM reforms enacted in November, with a recent update showing a ...

In the aftermath of the implementation of AIM reforms enacted in November, with a recent update showing a loss of diversity in the program as well as concerns about the ongoing achievement gap and eff ...

March 24, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Lovenburg Talks about AIM Reform and the Achievement Gap

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 22, 2016
| (11) Comments

Lovenburg Talks about AIM Reform and the Achievement Gap

In the aftermath of the implementation of AIM reforms enacted in November, with a recent update showing a ...

In the aftermath of the implementation of AIM reforms enacted in November, with a recent update showing a loss of diversity in the program as well as concerns about the ongoing achievement gap and eff ...

March 22, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Praises Sung for Roberson Era

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: March 20, 2016
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Praises Sung for Roberson Era

By Nicholas von Wettberg A proper send off was bestowed upon Davis Joint Unified School District (DJUSD) ...

By Nicholas von Wettberg A proper send off was bestowed upon Davis Joint Unified School District (DJUSD) Superintendent Winfred Roberson at Thursday’s Board of Education meeting. Roberson, who will st ...

March 20, 2016
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Board Chooses Search Firm, Welcomes Interim Superintendent

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: March 10, 2016
| (13) Comments

Board Chooses Search Firm, Welcomes Interim Superintendent

By Nicholas von Wettberg Finalizing the next step in its quest for a new Superintendent, the Davis Joint ...

By Nicholas von Wettberg Finalizing the next step in its quest for a new Superintendent, the Davis Joint Unified School District (DJUSD) Board of Education agreed to a contract for the consultant serv ...

March 10, 2016
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Board Advances Past Go in Superintendent Search

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: February 14, 2016
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Board Advances Past Go in Superintendent Search

by Nicholas von Wettberg The development of an ad-hoc Superintendent Search Firm Committee will be the fi ...

by Nicholas von Wettberg The development of an ad-hoc Superintendent Search Firm Committee will be the first step for the Davis Joint Unified School District (DJUSD) Board of Education in its process ...

February 14, 2016
| by Vanguard Administrator

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School Board Acting on Assumption Superintendent is Leaving

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|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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School Board Meeting Focused On Budget Update

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: January 25, 2016
| (14) Comments

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
| by Vanguard Administrator

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School Board To Receive Budget Report Update

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: January 19, 2016
| (21) Comments

School Board To Receive Budget Report Update

By Nicholas von Wettberg The Davis Joint Unified School District (DJUSD) Board of Education is scheduled ...

By Nicholas von Wettberg The Davis Joint Unified School District (DJUSD) Board of Education is scheduled to meet this Thursday and part of the presentation portion of the agenda includes a district-le ...

January 19, 2016
| by Vanguard Administrator

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