Wednesday, February 27, 2008
District OKs emergency contact system
The Hueneme School District board has agreed to buy an automated notification system that allows schools to send personalized telephone messages to thousands of parents and employees within minutes. The move came two weeks after a fatal shooting at E.O. Green School.District spent $532,123 in lawsuit
After spending $532,123 over two years to fight a wrongful termination lawsuit, the Oxnard Union High School District has settled the case for $150,000.Stockton USD meeting gets heated over budget
As Stockton Unified School District's trustees met into the night Tuesday, the most intriguing aspect of the night was what went unspoken. It involved a heated six-minute exchange during the meeting between Trustee William Ross and board President Daniel Castillo. Ross sought to put what he called "emergency" items onto the agenda. Castillo and Stockton Unified legal counsel Marie Nakamura shot him down, saying Ross had not followed proper procedure.Truancy a major issue for schools
Tuolumne and Calaveras county schools are losing hundreds of thousands of dollars each year due to student absences. Summerville High students have a 94 percent attendance rate. If the enrollment had not dropped 50 students this year, and had all students come to school, the school would have received $201,000 more than it has, said Tonya Roberts, chief business official.San Marcos USD to send pink slips to 120 employees
During an emotional meeting Tuesday night, San Marcos Unified School District officials recommended sending pink slips to nearly 120 employees -- everyone from teachers to bus drivers -- in an effort to reduce a projected $9 million budget deficit in the upcoming school year.Temecula Valley district officials roll out hard budget numbers
When Tuesday's special session on the school district's budget began, the mantra of board trustees was "Everything is on the table" in attempting to slice $10.4 million in anticipated spending in the next fiscal year. By the end of the evening, at least one item was considered safe: class-size reductions.At least 50 to get layoff notices in Novato school district
Students, teachers and staff made their voices heard Tuesday as the Novato Unified School District board of trustees outlined potential cuts, including layoffs, if Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's slashing budget proposal for California schools is approved. District superintendent Jan La Torre-Derby said more than 50 certificated and classified positions will need to be eliminated and layoff notices would be in the mail March 15, the date required by California law to allow teachers to look for new employment.Fontana district facing cuts
It is not a matter of if, but how many job cuts are coming to the school district. At a recent school board meeting, Superintendent Jane D. Smith said the next public session will be a time to discuss the "ugly, horrible things" that the school board will be forced to do. Smith said officials are scrambling to "spread the pain" across the Fontana Unified School District.Willows school board OKs cuts
Impassioned pleas and difficult decisions ended with a 3-2 vote Monday night to reduce Willows Unified School District's budget and issue at least nine layoff notices.Panama district ratifies union contract
Board members with the Panama-Buena Vista Union School District ratified a contract Tuesday night with the union that represents its food service and clerical staff and aides. The contract passed on a unanimous vote.Bakersfield City SD anticipates loss of $19 million
Deep cuts for the Bakersfield City School District could lead to the elimination of three administrator positions, an undisclosed number of teachers and staff, money for materials, $1 million in special education and $200,000 in transportation.San Juan cuts summer school courses
The San Juan Unified School District trustees approved a controversial plan Tuesday night to slim down summer school offerings beginning this year.San Marcos school board hears list of recommended cuts
Grim-faced school board members listened to San Marcos Unified School District Superintendent Kevin Holt present a list of recommended cuts Tuesday to reduce part of a projected $9.1 million deficit for the upcoming year.Two school districts considering big cuts
Facing huge state budget cuts, school administrators in Oceanside and Carlsbad are recommending deep reductions – including closing two schools in Oceanside and laying off 185 people in Carlsbad.Trustees vote to buy out contract of schools chief
In a move that angered many teachers and parents, a bitterly divided Del Mar school board bought out Superintendent Tom Bishop's contract last night, ending his decade of leadership in the highly regarded elementary district.Teachers: 'We want everybody to come out'
Keep any potential cuts away from the classroom. That's the message educators hope to send to the San Leandro Unified School District Board of Education at its meeting Thursday, when trustees are scheduled to discuss budget issues.Oakland school institutes green program, cuts trash bill
On Tuesday, the children at Glenview Elementary School in Oakland started sorting their lunch waste (under the guidance of adult supervisors): cardboard trays in one place, liquids in another, recyclables in one bin, trash in another. They are expected to save hundreds of dollars a month in waste management fees.Schwarzenegger details plans for reforming troubled districts
At a Sacramento elementary school Wednesday, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger will announce his plans to whip into shape 97 California school districts that have failed to meet test score requirements set by the federal No Child Left Behind law.First layoffs since '77 eyed for Elk Grove schools
Teachers, classified workers and library technicians in the Elk Grove Unified School District may face layoffs this fall because of the state's fiscal crisis.Mayor appoints superintendent of instruction
Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, moving to improve struggling campuses that are taking part in his high-profile and high-stakes school reform effort, has tapped a veteran San Diego educator to take charge of instruction at those schools.Dems to detail governor's cuts in schools, health
Senate Democrats mapped out a 10-week budget strategy on Tuesday that will emphasize the impact of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's proposed cuts to health care and education.
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