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Monday Morning Thoughts: Local Education Then and Now

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 25, 2020
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Local Education Then and Now

With the resignation of Cindy Pickett announced effective July 1, when the board meeting again, next week ...

With the resignation of Cindy Pickett announced effective July 1, when the board meeting again, next week, the board is expected to outline a process for appointing a successor to the board. The succ ...

May 25, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: DJUSD and Measure R/J

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: May 19, 2020
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Guest Commentary: DJUSD and Measure R/J

By Mario Salvagno In order to maintain existing schools and operations, DJUSD imports 650 of their studen ...

By Mario Salvagno In order to maintain existing schools and operations, DJUSD imports 650 of their students from surrounding towns. The number continues to increase and may grow by an additional 1,000 ...

May 19, 2020
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Board Member Fernandes Reacts to Surprising Change in Measure G’s Results

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 30, 2020
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Board Member Fernandes Reacts to Surprising Change in Measure G’s Results

With an Inflator Built into the Measure, Teacher Compensation Should Track with Other Districts With perh ...

With an Inflator Built into the Measure, Teacher Compensation Should Track with Other Districts With perhaps between 1000 and 1500 ballots left to go, Measure G is now at 67.3 percent of the vote and, ...

March 30, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: Measure G Is a Reminder That We Need to Count All of the Votes

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 29, 2020
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Sunday Commentary: Measure G Is a Reminder That We Need to Count All of the Votes

Publicly many were putting on a brave face—we need to count all of the votes. Privately, however, most c ...

Publicly many were putting on a brave face—we need to count all of the votes. Privately, however, most conceded what we believed—Measure G, the parcel tax that would add $3 million for teacher compen ...

March 29, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Measure G Gets Close; Voluntary Is Impractical

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 16, 2020
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Measure G Gets Close; Voluntary Is Impractical

As it turns out in the last 4000 or so ballots counted, Measure G did get a surge, going to 69.2 percent, ...

As it turns out in the last 4000 or so ballots counted, Measure G did get a surge, going to 69.2 percent, but that still left the ballot measure at 66.3 percent or about 155 votes shy of the two-third ...

March 16, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: How and Why the School Board Put Forth the Parcel Tax to the Voters

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: February 13, 2020
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Guest Commentary: How and Why the School Board Put Forth the Parcel Tax to the Voters

By Joe DiNunzio At the invitation of the Davis Vanguard, the following article is a rather detailed overv ...

By Joe DiNunzio At the invitation of the Davis Vanguard, the following article is a rather detailed overview of the process the Davis Joint Unified School District (DJUSD) undertook during 2019 that l ...

February 13, 2020
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Analysis: Will Measure G Pass?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 23, 2020
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Analysis: Will Measure G Pass?

Going into the election for the parcel tax, polling indicated that a $200 parcel tax would be right on th ...

Going into the election for the parcel tax, polling indicated that a $200 parcel tax would be right on the cusp – it got to about 65 percent support, adding in leaners, which would leave it just short ...

January 23, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Davis Teachers Do Deserve Better – That’s Why District Is Seeking More Funding

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 21, 2020
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Commentary: Davis Teachers Do Deserve Better – That’s Why District Is Seeking More Funding

Gregg Cook has been pushing this point for over a year now – opposing the parcel tax, and arguing for alt ...

Gregg Cook has been pushing this point for over a year now – opposing the parcel tax, and arguing for alternatives. Unfortunately it is a flawed analysis, as we shall see. He writes: “There is no que ...

January 21, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Measure G Campaign Explains Why We Need Another Parcel Tax – Part II

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 13, 2020
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Measure G Campaign Explains Why We Need Another Parcel Tax – Part II

Last week the Vanguard sat down with two school board members, Joe DiNunzio and Alan Fernandes, as well a ...

Last week the Vanguard sat down with two school board members, Joe DiNunzio and Alan Fernandes, as well as Victor Lagunes, the DTA president, to talk about the need for another parcel tax that would a ...

January 13, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Parcel Tax Team Sits Down to Talk as Campaign Roars into Action Down the Quick Stretch – Part I

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 08, 2020
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Parcel Tax Team Sits Down to Talk as Campaign Roars into Action Down the Quick Stretch – Part I

Here we are, exactly a week into the New Year and yet, in less than two months, California will vote not ...

Here we are, exactly a week into the New Year and yet, in less than two months, California will vote not only in the presidential primary, but also on a host of local measures – including, for Davis, ...

January 08, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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My View: School Board Had Limited Options on Parcel Tax

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 04, 2020
| (35) Comments

My View: School Board Had Limited Options on Parcel Tax

Before the school board put the parcel tax on the ballot, they did something very unusual – they had a su ...

Before the school board put the parcel tax on the ballot, they did something very unusual – they had a subcommittee meet for about six months to discuss the options, go over the finances, and understa ...

January 04, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Ballot Arguments for School Parcel Tax

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 02, 2020
| (61) Comments

Ballot Arguments for School Parcel Tax

With the city council election joining the school board in moving to the fall, the biggest question on th ...

With the city council election joining the school board in moving to the fall, the biggest question on the March ballot – basically two months away now – will be whether voters will approve the school ...

January 02, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Proposed Parcel Tax Language Comes Forward for School Board

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 03, 2019
| (65) Comments

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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District Comes Forward with Language for a Permanent $198 Parcel Tax

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 18, 2019
| (52) Comments

District Comes Forward with Language for a Permanent $198 Parcel Tax

Two weeks ago, the DJUSD School Board approved in concept the placement of a $198 parcel tax on the ballo ...

Two weeks ago, the DJUSD School Board approved in concept the placement of a $198 parcel tax on the ballot that would close the teacher compensation gap. They asked for district staff to come back wi ...

September 18, 2019
| by David Greenwald

| (52) Comments

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My View: Parcel Tax Proposal Ultimately Falls Short

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 07, 2019
| (4) Comments

My View: Parcel Tax Proposal Ultimately Falls Short

On Thursday, the DJUSD school board did what was long-expected – they voted 5-0 to ask staff to come back ...

On Thursday, the DJUSD school board did what was long-expected – they voted 5-0 to ask staff to come back with language for a new parcel tax. We don’t have most of those details yet, but we do know o ...

September 07, 2019
| by David Greenwald

| (4) Comments

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School Board to Put $198 Parcel Tax on the Ballot

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 06, 2019
| (66) Comments

School Board to Put $198 Parcel Tax on the Ballot

For much of this year, the school board led by subcommittee Alan Fernandes and Joe DiNunzio examined the ...

For much of this year, the school board led by subcommittee Alan Fernandes and Joe DiNunzio examined the DJUSD finances, looked at potential ways to cut costs and increased revenues, and wound up with ...

September 06, 2019
| by David Greenwald

| (66) Comments

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Sunday Commentary: Is the End Nigh – the End of Great Schools in Davis?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 30, 2019
| (29) Comments

Sunday Commentary: Is the End Nigh – the End of Great Schools in Davis?

In 2007, the DJUSD school board put a parcel tax on the ballot for renewal. It was the same amount they ...

In 2007, the DJUSD school board put a parcel tax on the ballot for renewal. It was the same amount they had been doing for well over a decade – $100. It was my first time covering the schools and li ...

June 30, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: What Should the District Do?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 10, 2019
| (30) Comments

Monday Morning Thoughts: What Should the District Do?

The school board has a tough call to make. The polling that came back is right in the gray area, as we h ...

The school board has a tough call to make. The polling that came back is right in the gray area, as we have noted in previous commentaries. On the one hand, right now, 65 percent of likely voters in ...

June 10, 2019
| by David Greenwald

| (30) Comments

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My View: Parcel Tax Should Be Pursued, but We Need to Address Other Issues

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 08, 2019
| (46) Comments

My View: Parcel Tax Should Be Pursued, but We Need to Address Other Issues

If you look at the polling numbers released by the school district you arrive at a very simple conclusion ...

If you look at the polling numbers released by the school district you arrive at a very simple conclusion – they are where they were a year ago and, given what we are asking, they are considerably low ...

June 08, 2019
| by David Greenwald

| (46) Comments

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Parcel Tax for Employee Compensation Will Need a Lift to Get Passed

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 06, 2019
| (23) Comments

Parcel Tax for Employee Compensation Will Need a Lift to Get Passed

A poll released by DJUSD shows that passage of a parcel tax at the level of $198 per parcel is close to, ...

A poll released by DJUSD shows that passage of a parcel tax at the level of $198 per parcel is close to, but not exceeding, the two-thirds threshold needed for passage. All the polled parcel taxes ar ...

June 06, 2019
| by David Greenwald

| (23) Comments

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