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Proposed Parcel Tax Language Comes Forward for School Board

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 03, 2019
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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
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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

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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

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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

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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
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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

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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

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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

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Board Discusses Alternatives to Parcel Tax

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 04, 2019
| (21) Comments

Board Discusses Alternatives to Parcel Tax

On Thursday, the Davis Joint Unified School Board had an informational item ahead of a potential June vot ...

On Thursday, the Davis Joint Unified School Board had an informational item ahead of a potential June vote to place a parcel tax on a 2020 ballot. Associate Superintendent Matt Best calculated that t ...

May 04, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: Ultimately the Voters Will Decide the Direction of DJUSD

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 07, 2019
| (1) Comment

Sunday Commentary: Ultimately the Voters Will Decide the Direction of DJUSD

The Davis School Board has a difficult to decision to make. It is not one they are taking lightly as they ...

The Davis School Board has a difficult to decision to make. It is not one they are taking lightly as they have spent hours in meetings attempting to formulate a better understanding of the district’s ...

April 07, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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School Board to Discuss Improving Employee Compensation

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 04, 2019
| (11) Comments

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
| (4) Comments

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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Parcel Tax Subcommittee Fleshes Out Plan to Vote on Parcel Tax for 2020 by June

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 02, 2019
| (14) Comments

Parcel Tax Subcommittee Fleshes Out Plan to Vote on Parcel Tax for 2020 by June

The parcel tax subcommittee will have a series of efforts to outreach to the community between now and a ...

The parcel tax subcommittee will have a series of efforts to outreach to the community between now and a mid May to early June vote on putting the parcel tax on the ballot for November 2020 – although ...

February 02, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: District Begins Discussion of Possible Parcel Tax to Close Teacher Compensation Gap

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 18, 2018
| (14) Comments

Sunday Commentary: District Begins Discussion of Possible Parcel Tax to Close Teacher Compensation Gap

On Thursday, the school board took the first step in what figures to be a long two-year process to obtain ...

On Thursday, the school board took the first step in what figures to be a long two-year process to obtain the funding needed to close the teacher compensation gap. The school board agreed to formally ...

November 18, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: School Board Should Put Regular Parcel Tax on the Ballot

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 09, 2018
| (66) Comments

Monday Morning Thoughts: School Board Should Put Regular Parcel Tax on the Ballot

We need to recognize as a community that we are facing the most serious threat to our quality of life in ...

We need to recognize as a community that we are facing the most serious threat to our quality of life in Davis that we have probably ever faced. The fact is that we do not have the current level of r ...

July 09, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Why is the Board Giving the Upper Administration Another Pay Increase?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 29, 2018
| (26) Comments

Commentary: Why is the Board Giving the Upper Administration Another Pay Increase?

Last week, three board members (Alan Fernandes abstained and Bob Poppenga was not there) voted to give th ...

Last week, three board members (Alan Fernandes abstained and Bob Poppenga was not there) voted to give the upper administration a 3.5 percent ongoing pay increase retroactive to July 1, 2017. In addi ...

June 29, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Fernandes Seeks Citizens’ Initiative for Majority Parcel Tax

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 22, 2018
| (55) Comments

Fernandes Seeks Citizens’ Initiative for Majority Parcel Tax

Alan Fernandes, looking to fund teacher compensation increases, is attempting to place a citizens' initia ...

Alan Fernandes, looking to fund teacher compensation increases, is attempting to place a citizens' initiative on the ballot that would enable the district to pass a majority parcel tax of $365 on the ...

June 22, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Teachers Agree to Tentative Contract Settlement

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 07, 2018
| (3) Comments

Teachers Agree to Tentative Contract Settlement

It was just last week when about 200 teachers packed into community chambers demanding a contract settlem ...

It was just last week when about 200 teachers packed into community chambers demanding a contract settlement – on Tuesday that will actually happen. According to an agreement document, signed by Deput ...

March 07, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Analysis: Teachers Seek Equal Solution to Unequal Pay Gap

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 06, 2018
| (30) Comments

Analysis: Teachers Seek Equal Solution to Unequal Pay Gap

The teacher compensation gap is real and many teachers, particularly the younger and least experienced t ...

The teacher compensation gap is real and many teachers, particularly the younger and least experienced teachers, are really disadvantaged by it. But the district’s data show that this gap is not uni ...

March 06, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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My View: Teacher Lack of Support for Parcel Tax Perplexing

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 03, 2018
| (25) Comments

My View: Teacher Lack of Support for Parcel Tax Perplexing

The numbers seem pretty clear, the teachers have been working hard for the last several months to rally t ...

The numbers seem pretty clear, the teachers have been working hard for the last several months to rally the community to the idea that there is a compensation gap in the district. That teachers are d ...

March 03, 2018
| by David Greenwald

| (25) Comments

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