Thursday, December 12, 2013
Ventura Unified gives workers 2 percent raises
After pay cuts in the past five years, all Ventura Unified School District</a> employees will get a 2 percent raise this year, the school board decided Tuesday night.Renaissance High in Long Beach to get $40 million renovation
A new auditorium may be in store for Renaissance High School for the Arts now that the Long Beach Unified School District has announced that the magnet school will undergo a $40 million renovation.East valley schools to get air filtration systems
New air filtration systems will be installed at three east valley schools to protect students from smoke that billows into their buildings from nearby farms where fires have been lit to protect crops from freezing temperatures.Fresno Unified Superintendent Hanson gets contract extension
Fresno Unified School District Superintendent Michael Hanson will get an extra year tacked onto his four-year contract after getting a positive review by the school board on Wednesday.Superintendent to retire from Capistrano Unified
Capistrano Unified School District superintendent Joe Farley – who is credited with quelling political rancor and unrest in the county’s second largest school district – announced Wednesday that he will retire June 30 at the end of his four-year contract.OC Dept. of Ed. workers picket over contract talks
About 12 employees picketed outside the Orange County Department of Education on Wednesday morning over contract negotiations.Alpine teachers' salaries to be cut
A decline in state funding because of lower enrollment and escalating costs for health benefits were reasons given by trustees from the Alpine Union School District board when they voted 5-0 on Tuesday to cut salaries and benefits of Alpine district teachers.Wednesday, December 11, 2013
Kern High School District puts AEDs on high school campuses
A year after a 15-year-old Centennial High School sophomore's heart stopped at school, the Kern High School District Tuesday began putting automated external defibrillators on all 18 of its high school campuses.At Simi Valley meeting, speakers fight to keep schools open
About 275 parents, teachers and students filled city hall Tuesday night, asking the Simi Valley school board not to close their schools.Long Beach teachers reach tentative agreement with district for pay raise
Long Beach teachers may be getting their first pay raise in more than five years. Last week the Teachers Association of Long Beach voted to accept an agreement with the Long Beach Unified School District for a 3 percent pay raise retroactive to July 1.Health officials say lead levels at Chino Valley schools are not toxic
Just because a child has consumed water with traces of lead from some Chino Valley Unified campuses, it doesn't mean it's deadly or even a cause for concern, health officials said Tuesday.Palm Springs Unified board to sell off surplus properties
The Palm Springs Unified School Board voted unanimously Tuesday night to sell off four surplus properties, including the school district headquarters and an 80-acre land parcel next to Rancho Mirage High School.Charter schools surge in state, nation
San Diego Unified is experiencing more growth in charter-school enrollment than any other district in California — and the second-highest rise in the nation, according to a new report.West Contra Costa trustees may decide on new ballot measure
West Contra Costa trustees will meet Wednesday to review results of a recent voter survey and decide whether and when to pursue a new tax measure.Google Chromebooks get the nod over iPads in some South Bay schools
While Los Angeles Unified and other school districts have stirred admiration and consternation with plans to put iPads in the hands of students, some South Bay schools are favoring a less expensive option: the Google Chromebook.Tuesday, December 10, 2013
Tracy Unified, union reach deal
A tentative contract agreement raising salaries by more than 2 percent has been reached between the Tracy Unified School District and the union representing classified employees such as custodians, bus drivers and food service workers following a year of negotiations.Claremont Unified approves surplus property sale to homebuilder
The Claremont Unified School District made $18.88 million from the sale of an approximately 9.7-acre surplus property site recently.Return of school bus service requested after death in Rancho Cucamonga
Concerned parents at two schools located near the site where a pickup recently struck a girl and her younger brother, killing the girl, have begun two separate online petitions asking the Etiwanda School District to bring back bus service.Chino Valley Unified continues to test drinking water for lead contamination
Chino Valley Unified officials continue to test water samples at various school campuses after lead was recently detected in drinking water at a dozen school sites.School-based health clinics popping up in Valley districts
Federal Affordable Care Act dollars intended to support school-based health centers are bankrolling clinics that offer low or no-fee services to kids at several Valley districts.Modesto school board takes on funding changes, naming field for coach
Modesto City Schools board members got a primer on the state funding overhaul for education and took the first step toward renaming Beyer High’s varsity baseball field for longtime coach Paul Cornwell.New official leads technology initiative in West Contra Costa schools
Chief Technology Officer Mary Phillips joined the West Contra Costa school district last summer with one of the most important mandates facing schools nationwide: Improve education by bringing students and teachers up to date in learning technology.Teachers protest L.A. Unified's process for misconduct investigations
Critics say district's approach to misconduct allegations presumes guilt and results in dismissal for even small infractions.Adams: Community schools gaining traction under state’s new funding formula
Efforts to create full-service community schools that focus on serving the “whole child” with a wide array of services are gaining traction under the state’s new funding formula for schools.California schools fear losing millions for low-income students
Major California school districts fear they will be shortchanged millions of dollars in funding for their low-income students under new state rules requiring them to verify family incomes every year.
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