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Report on School Climate Finds Cause For Concern

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: January 09, 2016
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Report on School Climate Finds Cause For Concern

By Nicholas von Wettberg Growing up, there is always that one teacher, coach, or instructor we considered ...

By Nicholas von Wettberg Growing up, there is always that one teacher, coach, or instructor we considered our favorite, maybe because of the subject they taught, or particular sport they coached. Perh ...

January 09, 2016
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Board Responds To Later Start Plan Update

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|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 To Hear Status Report On Later Start Program

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: December 15, 2015
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School Board To Hear Status Report On Later Start Program

By Nicholas von Wettberg After a month-long break, the Davis Joint Unified School District (DJUSD) School ...

By Nicholas von Wettberg After a month-long break, the Davis Joint Unified School District (DJUSD) School Board will meet later this week at the City Hall Community Chambers for the final time of the ...

December 15, 2015
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Board Hopes LCAP Will Help Narrow the Achievement Gap

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: November 21, 2015
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Board Hopes LCAP Will Help Narrow the Achievement Gap

By Nicholas von Wettberg The Davis Joint Unified School District (DJUSD) Board of Education was missing t ...

By Nicholas von Wettberg The Davis Joint Unified School District (DJUSD) Board of Education was missing two of its elected members for Thursday night’s meeting at the City Hall Community Chambers, but ...

November 21, 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
| by David Greenwald

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In Their Own Words: Susan Lovenburg’s Comments on AIM

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: November 11, 2015
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In Their Own Words: Susan Lovenburg’s Comments on AIM

By Susan Lovenburg I also had some notes from the schools I visited, I will just say briefly it was Da Vi ...

By Susan Lovenburg I also had some notes from the schools I visited, I will just say briefly it was Da Vinci, Willet, King High and North Davis. I think all of the issues that were surfaced in those c ...

November 11, 2015
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In their Own Words: Tom Adams’s Remarks on AIM

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: November 10, 2015
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In their Own Words: Tom Adams’s Remarks on AIM

By Tom Adams What is before the board? Before the board is improving the AIM identification process. The ...

By Tom Adams What is before the board? Before the board is improving the AIM identification process. The previous system was not consistently administered, not equitable, and not always reliable in it ...

November 10, 2015
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In Their Own Words – Barbara Archer’s Remarks on AIM

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|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

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|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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Vanguard Commentary: What a Vote to Approve AIM Changes Means for DJUSD

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 05, 2015
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Vanguard Commentary: What a Vote to Approve AIM Changes Means for DJUSD

There is little doubt of the immediate outcome of tonight’s discussion on GATE/AIM. Those who wish to cha ...

There is little doubt of the immediate outcome of tonight’s discussion on GATE/AIM. Those who wish to change the program have the votes to do so if they choose. That was clear when the board voted 4-1 ...

November 05, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Analysis: School District Should Be Wary of Voter Angst

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 03, 2015
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Analysis: School District Should Be Wary of Voter Angst

In the months following the volleyball scandal, the community seemed to have lost trust in the school dis ...

In the months following the volleyball scandal, the community seemed to have lost trust in the school district. For some it was the failure of the school district to recognize the inherent conflict of ...

November 03, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Does Revised Proposal Clarify Differentiated Instruction?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 02, 2015
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Does Revised Proposal Clarify Differentiated Instruction?

On June 4, the Davis School Board passed a motion 4-1 that, in part, “(directed) the Superintendent to ha ...

On June 4, the Davis School Board passed a motion 4-1 that, in part, “(directed) the Superintendent to have staff review and recommend assessment protocols to be implemented in screening students begi ...

November 02, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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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
| (18) Comments

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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Coverage of AIM Lacking

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 30, 2015
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Coverage of AIM Lacking

by Mona Siegel I attended the Davis school board meeting on Sept. 17 hoping to be won over by the plan th ...

by Mona Siegel I attended the Davis school board meeting on Sept. 17 hoping to be won over by the plan that district staff was presenting regarding the AIM program and differentiation in Davis schools ...

September 30, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Could Universal Preschool Be a Key to the Achievement Gap?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 28, 2015
| (16) Comments

Monday Morning Thoughts: Could Universal Preschool Be a Key to the Achievement Gap?

First, I want to applaud the DJUSD School Board for prioritizing the achievement gap at their last meetin ...

First, I want to applaud the DJUSD School Board for prioritizing the achievement gap at their last meeting. But the achievement gap is a vexing problem that exists statewide and beyond. It is more pro ...

September 28, 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
| (51) Comments

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: Alan Fernandes

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 24, 2015
| (4) Comments

In Their Own Words: Alan Fernandes

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, Madhavi ...

September 24, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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In Their Own Words: Tom Adams

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 23, 2015
| (24) Comments

In Their Own Words: Tom Adams

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. Yesterda ...

September 23, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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