Thursday, May 17, 2012
Butte school official says Brown's May revise extends uncertainty for districts
Although Gov. Jerry Brown's recent revised budget proposes changes in how school funding is determined, restores cash owed to schools and doesn't make further cuts, it isn't necessarily good news for kindergarten through 12th-grade education.District Attorney's Office reviews case of teacher accused of abuse
The Orange County District Attorney's Office is reviewing the case of an Orange teacher accused of physically abusing special-education students, officials said Tuesday.Twin Rivers school board candidate has criminal record
Twin Rivers Unified School District school board candidate John Berchielli has a lengthy criminal record, including felony convictions for child endangerment, setting booby traps, marijuana cultivation and welfare fraud.Sacramento City Unified enacts worst-case-scenario budget cuts
Fifteen months ago, Sacramento City Unified School District approved a worst-case-scenario budget that called for laying off 355 full-time teachers, principals, counselors and librarians, and cutting off sports, band, cheerleading, choir and drama. By June 1, 2011, however, the district got a reprieve because state income tax revenue spiked – blunting the cuts and letting sports and other activities survive.Atwater board OKs superintendent search
Controversy still swirls around the dismissal of school Superintendent Melinda Hennes.On split votes at a special meeting Wednesday night, board members approved a search for her replacement but rejected motions to remove Lena Mendoza as board president and delay the search until after November.Former FAME charter school CEO claims in suit that she's a scapegoat
The former CEO of the FAME charter school says she is being used as a scapegoat for the school's problems and that she faced "hostility and retaliation" from board members before she was removed from her position, according to a lawsuit filed in Alameda Superior Court.San Jose's East Side district names former teacher as superintendent
When the East Side Union High School District Board chose a new superintendent, it didn't have to go far. It tapped Chris Funk -- the current assistant superintendent for instruction in the neighboring San Jose Unified School District -- to oversee the largest high school district in Northern California, with 24,000 students.Moraga school district refinances bonds
Property owners will pocket $204 in total savings over nine years after the Moraga School District on Tuesday refinanced $8.2 million in facilities bonds.Fensterwald: Full-scale assault on tenure, dismissal laws
A nonprofit founded by a Silicon Valley entrepreneur has filed a sweeping, high-stakes lawsuit challenging state teacher protection laws.Much anticipated fed guide on restraint of disabled gets panned
New guidance from the U.S. Department of Education on the use of restraint and seclusion in schools has already drawn criticism from one leading advocacy group as being “too weak.Even with Brown's proposed tax, California could face chronic deficits
Even if voters approve Gov. Jerry Brown's proposal for higher taxes this fall, his ballot initiative would be only a partial solution to the state's chronic budget deficits.Wednesday, May 16, 2012
High school execs get a look at 'all the craziness'
Throughout Kern HSD -- one of just 10 districts chosen statewide by California School Employees Association to participate this year -- about 35 or so school administrators and district officials watched and learned from the classified school workers.School districts laying off more teachers
More than 100 Ventura County teachers have received final layoff notices, but that's fewer than some school districts had anticipated in March.Lodi Unified plans to put bond money to work on school renovations
Lodi Unified once planned to build a dozen new schools in north Stockton as the housing boom peaked . . . Now, Lodi Unified is focusing voter-approved bond money toward upgrades and renovations at its current schools.Support worker furloughs approved
Support workers in the Temecula School District have agreed to cut two days off their current work year to help balance the budget.Pomona middle school dark again after theives damage campus' electrical equipment
Classes will be out of session at Marshall Middle School again on Wednesday after thieves attempting to steal wiring from the campus earlier this week damaged the campus' electrical system.Pacific Grove school district mulls parcel tax
It's the third school district in Monterey County that's considering a parcel tax for this year, and yet another sign of how local districts are seeking alternatives to shrinking state and federal dollars.Crowd rallies against Desert Sands Unified teacher layoffs
Teachers, parents and students rallied at Desert Sands Unified School District's board room Tuesday in support of laid-off teachers. About 250 people joined the rally, many wearing pink “Save our Schools — Save our Students” T-shirts in honor of the 71 teachers who received final layoff notices, also called pink slips.Clovis West principal leaving for Santa Barbara
Ben Drati, Clovis West High School's principal the past four years, is leaving to become an assistant superintendent with the Santa Barbara Unified School District. In Santa Barbara, he will reunite with David Cash, who retired last May as Clovis Unified's superintendent. Cash took a job as Santa Barbara's superintendent the following month.Fresno Unified hires 2nd member of controversial Philadelphia team
The Fresno Unified School District has added another former member of a controversial communications team from Philadelphia. Fresno Unified's central office now includes two-thirds of the communications team that allegedly ran a propaganda machine for then-Philadelphia Superintendent Arlene Ackerman for almost a year until they stepped down amid a firestorm of controversy.Lawsuit attacks teacher tenure rules in low-income San Jose school district
Lawyers for seven schoolchildren from the South Bay and around California are suing the state and an East San Jose school district in an attempt to overturn five laws that they say violate their constitutional right to a fair education because they protect bad teachers.Families, teachers stunned by sudden closure of Oakland charter school
Civicorps Elementary, a charter school in North Oakland, is slated to close in June, after more than a decade on Alcatraz Avenue. The decision came suddenly last week, with little advance notice to staff members or parents, during a special meeting of its parent organization's governing board.Ramanathan: Persuade, not threaten, me to vote for your initiative, Governor
Like many Californians, the closer it gets to November, the more I’ll be thinking about that vote and what it means – just as I thought long and hard before voting in 2010 for Jerry Brown.Baron: Another strike at Transitional Kindergarten
Governor Brown isn’t giving up on efforts to curtail Transitional Kindergarten (TK), despite being rebuffed by both the Senate and Assembly subcommittees dealing with education funding. The May Revision budget plan, released Monday, seeks to make TK a voluntary program and use the savings to restore proposed cuts to state-funded preschool.Schools hiring fewer nurses, librarians
California is issuing fewer credentials for public school service positions such as librarians, school nurses and administrators, and its schools are employing fewer service staff, according to a recent report by the state Commission on Teacher Credentialing.
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