Thursday, February 7, 2008
District to reassess school closures
The Conejo Valley Unified School District board has decided to redo the process of selecting finalists for elementary school closures in fall 2009, changing the criteria after hearing from scores of concerned parents.Focus now on Stockton USD projects
The principal of the Walton Special Center spent part of Wednesday speaking with parents of some of the youngest, most medically fragile students at the Stockton Unified School District's facility for the severely disabled. And Whitesides was able to tell those parents that because of Tuesday's easy victory of the district's $464.5 million bond, their children - some of whom will attend the school until they are 22 - will spend the coming years in a greatly improved environment.School bond measure passes by a nose
A $31.46 million bond measure to fund construction of two elementary schools and a middle school in the Menifee area squeaked out a narrow victory in Tuesday's election, based on figures released Wednesday.Novato schools chief pushes cuts, hiring freeze
Novato's schools chief has proposed a series of moves to cut costs, including a hiring freeze, curbing overtime and reducing energy costs.Four magnet schools on horizon
Four new magnet schools designed to give students more than just the basics in their education come to the Ontario-Montclair School District just as it grapples with declining enrollment and a dwindling budget.Upland schools bond approved
School district campuses and classrooms will soon receive funding for substantial improvements. The general-obligation bond Measure K passed after receiving 60.14 percent of the vote in Tuesday's primary, according to the San Bernardino County Registrar of Voters Office.Eureka board OKs raise amid looming state budget cuts
In a 4-1 vote, the Eureka City Schools governing board agreed to a teachers' contract and received a standing ovation from a room overflowing with teachers, students and community members.Paradise schools to improve snow day response
Although not ready to decide how many days to add onto Paradise Unified School District's school year, Superintendent Steve Jennings is ready to discuss how to react differently on future snow days.School gym closed, deemed unsafe
The large gymnasium at San Ramon Valley High School was unexpectedly shut down Tuesday night and will be demolished because it is seismically unsound.OC educators rally against proposed state school cuts
About 70 parents, teachers and other educators on Wednesday said proposed state budget cuts could trim $500 million from Orange County's schools, forcing them to increase class sizes, cut music and the arts, eliminate after school programs and lay off teachers.Extensive school plan gets approval
Poway Unified's ambitious plan to overhaul the district's 24 oldest schools will be completed now that voters have approved Proposition C, a $179 million school bond measure.Bond measure passes
Cajon Valley Union School District voters passed a $156.5 million bond measure by a wide margin Tuesday, jumpstarting a new round of major construction in the 27-school district.Proposed state budget cuts prompt S.B. County school districts to plan
A ballooning state deficit, proposed cuts to education funding and declining enrollment have local districts considering reducing teachers and staff and looking at doing away with class-size reduction.Patterson schools curtail spending
With budget cuts looming, Patterson Joint Unified School District announced Wednesday that it is freezing spending on all nonessential materials and might cut 30 staff positions.Voters give California schools high marks
Despite a tanking economy, Californians agreed to pull out their checkbooks to support their schools, overwhelmingly supporting local education tax measures up and down the state on Super Tuesday.
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