Friday, February 22, 2008
Vista schools will tap 133 for potential layoffs
Vista Unified School District officials will let 133 district employees know that they may be laid off this year. The district's board of trustees reluctantly decided on the move at a heavily attended meeting Thursday night.Escondido USD board OKs retirement bonus
Escondido Union School District employees who notify the district by March 26 of their plans to retire before the next school year are eligible for a one-time bonus under a plan approved by trustees Thursday night.Chico USD board tables vote on portion of developer fees
Representatives of Chico's business and construction community, who waited through hours of Chico Unified School District's board of trustees meeting, got what they asked for just before midnight Wednesday. The board voted unanimously to table a vote on whether or not to begin charging developer fees to new commercial and industrial construction. The issue will be brought back at the board's March 26 meeting.Students consumed recalled beef
More than a third of the 143 million pounds of California beef recalled last week went to school lunch programs, with at least 20 million pounds served, officials with the U.S. Department of Agriculture said Thursday.Acalanes district plans to cut jobs
Even in the Acalanes Union High School District, in one of the wealthiest parts of Contra Costa County, layoffs are inevitable. The district will cut 46 positions -- including 20 full- or part-time teachers -- to close a $2.5 million budget hole under the governor's proposed state budget.School board to offer buyout for teachers, adminstrators
The Orange Unified School District board Thursday night approved offering a buyout plan to longtime teachers and administrators – a plan criticized by some for potentially padding the retirement benefits of Superintendent Thomas Godley.401 teachers to be warned of possible job cuts
The Chula Vista Elementary School District board approved a resolution this week to warn 401 classroom teachers that their jobs may be eliminated at the end of the school year.Column: Payroll nightmare shows district's cracks
If there were any lingering doubt that the LAUSD had become irreparably broken, the mess with teachers' tax forms ought to put it to rest.Educators go to Orosi to learn program
Educators from places such as Clovis and Central Unified said they wanted to learn from the best -- so they came to this tiny farming community Thursday. They were in the Cutler-Orosi area to observe classrooms and speak with teachers participating in the Advancement Via Individual Determination program (AVID), which helps poor students navigate their way into four-year universities.Official urges new rules for cutting California's dropout rates
The incoming leader of the state Senate said Thursday that he wants to overhaul California's programs for reducing the number of high school dropouts, calling it a top legislative priority.Meat is a mystery to schools
Officials at Chino and other school districts around the country have little clue where the food supplied through the National School Lunch Program comes from. After this week's largest-ever recall of beef -- nearly 50 million pounds of which went to schools nationwide -- officials are nervous about the quality of the U.S. Department of Agriculture food that they have no choice but to trust.
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