Friday, December 7, 2007
Trustees OK criteria to close schools
The Conejo Valley Unified School District board has unanimously decided to approve primary criteria and a blind scoring system to determine which elementary schools to possibly close in 2009.Bond focus of Stockton USD forum
Ellen Old was one of a group of teachers sharing their opinions Thursday night at a forum held by the Stockton Unified School District to answer questions about its $464.5 million bond proposal, which will need 55 percent approval for passage in 60 days.Report documents past problems at charter school
A county report released this week says poor judgment and lax oversight led to several problems at North County's largest charter school, where allegations of money mismanagement, nepotism and conflicts of interest erupted into an ugly power struggle last year. The controversy at Vista-based Eagles Peak Charter School has since subsided; the massive academy split into two separate schools in early 2007.Teachers, Eureka district reach tentative agreement
A contract for Eureka City Schools teachers might be finalized as soon as late December, after months of negotiations, informational picketing and sounding off at school board meetings.Kern HSD may face suit over input dispute
A couple are considering litigation against the Kern High School District for what they believe was a violation of California open-meeting law.Bus service likely to roll into district
The San Ramon Valley school board heard this week that six to eight schools likely will be part of a new school bus service, but it was clear several issues -- including parents' buy-in -- must be addressed before buses roll two years from now.Early OK on school closure advised
El Cerrito's Castro Elementary School could close as early as next year. West Contra Costa school district facilities staff will recommend next week that school board members authorize the closure of Castro next fall instead of delaying it for a year while officials continue with plans to build a 600-student middle school at the site, said Jeff Edmison, associate superintendent for operations.New high school site advised
Sacramento City Unified School District's new high school should be placed on the campus formerly occupied by Marian Anderson Elementary School, district staff members told trustees in a highly anticipated recommendation Thursday night.Blending of private, public schools creates divisions
What was touted as an innovative effort by the San Diego Unified School District to boost enrollment at a downtown campus has instead created bitter divisions between parents and teachers there.Two in three students deemed out of shape
The state released its latest round of scores for the California Physical Fitness Test yesterday, and they were barely better than last year's – which were also bad.High-tech fitness program showing results
As at any school, not all the kids at Sierra Vista Junior High are athletes. But with a new physical education program on campus that's no excuse to be out of shape. The newly remodeled school gym is filled with high-tech equipment that allows students to work out at their own levels and easily measure progress in weight-lifting and cardiovascular workouts.Santa Clara County public school leaders don't mirror ethnicity
The Mount Pleasant school district in East San Jose came under fire recently for not having a single Latino principal even though 74 percent of the students are Latino. But Mount Pleasant is hardly alone.
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