Thursday, February 28, 2008
Schools chief looks back on his tenure
Tom Bishop, the departing schools chief for the Del Mar Union School District, began yesterday to sift through a decade of work and memories after the school board voted 3-2 on Tuesday to buy out his contract.Trustees receive proposal for cuts
About 2,000 students might soon have to find rides to elementary and middle schools in the San Marcos Unified School District. Students in middle school could lose an after-school sports program, and some class sizes could get bigger.District eyeing state budget
The school district has a chance to weather the state's huge budget shortfall without dispatching "pink slips" to teachers and other employees. Lori Rhodes, the Redlands Unified School District's new superintendent, delivered that news to school board members on Tuesday night while outlining her plans to trim district spending.Valley schools face threat
Six Monterey County school districts are facing possible state sanctions - in one district's case, severe sanctions - for continuously failing to meet required goals under the No Child Left Behind Act.Escondido district looks to trim costs
Increasing kindergarten class sizes, limiting the number of middle school assistant principals and counselors to one at each site, and eliminating more than a dozen program support positions were among cost-saving recommendations presented to Escondido's elementary school district trustees Wednesday night.Carlsbad school district approves plans to cut 187 jobs
Carlsbad school district trustees laid out plans Wednesday night for widespread employee layoffs and the elimination of popular class-size reduction programs. Planning for the worst, policymakers in the Carlsbad Unified School District unanimously --- and reluctantly -- approved a resolution to eliminate 187 full-time jobs.Three San Joaquin districts told to improve
Three San Joaquin County school districts are among the 97 in California that received improvement recommendations Wednesday from Gov. Arnold Schwarzengger because of their consistent inability to meet federal No Child Left Behind standards.Modesto schools likely face sanctions
The Modesto City High School District and 37 other California school districts face moderate sanctions for repeatedly falling short of test targets set by the federal No Child Left Behind law, Gov. Schwarzenegger said Wednesday.Lagunitas district targeted over refusal to force testing
Tired of being penalized for their refusal to comply with requirements for standardized testing, Lagunitas School District officials say they may refuse federal funding rather than accept state sanctions.School district says budget needs $2.5 million cut
With the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District facing a $5 million operating deficit next year and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger proposing a cut in education spending, the district will need to make some budget reductions. Assistant Superintendent Mike Matthews presented an initial proposal at last Thursday's Board of Education meeting. The $2.5 million reduction plan includes the cutting of teaching and administrative positions.Clovis Unified OKs 1.5% bonuses in lieu of raises
Clovis Unified, faced with hefty budget cuts in the next school year, will hand out a one-time 1.5% bonus to employees this year in lieu of a regular raise.573 Santa Ana teachers to receive layoff notices
Up to 573 Santa Ana Unified teachers will receive layoff notices next month and the cash-strapped district may also increase dozens of elementary and high school class sizes from 20 to 30 or more students.Three East Bay districts land on state watch list
Three East Bay school districts - Oakland, Berkeley and San Lorenzo - are among 97 statewide that face corrective actions under a reform plan recently announced by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.Scholastic funding concerns voiced at rally
People gathered in front of Chico High School Wednesday afternoon to talk about how upset they are at the governor. Teachers, parents, union representatives, board members and students listened while speaker after speaker expressed dissatisfaction with a state budget proposal that would cut education funding.State proposes sanctions for local troubled schools
Nearly 100 school districts, including 11 in Kern County, may have to change their curriculum after failing to meet federal No Child Left Behind goals for at least five years.573 Santa Ana teachers to receive layoff notices
Up to 573 Santa Ana Unified teachers will receive layoff notices next month and the cash-strapped district may also increase dozens of elementary and high school class sizes from 20 to 30 or more students.Teachers decry cuts
San Bernardino County teachers and administrators spewed a litany of adjectives toward Sacramento on Wednesday at a news conference denouncing Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's proposed $4.8 billion cut to the state's education budget.Stay in school, ride in a tank
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has a new rewards program for schoolkids: Stay in school, take a tank for a spin. The Republican governor is bringing home an Austrian army tank he loaned the Motts Military Museum in Columbus, Ohio, and he said Wednesday he plans to use it to drive around inner-city children who do well in school, say "no" to drugs and avoid gangs in the Los Angeles area.School districts to get help
Offering ambitious rhetoric, but relatively few dollars, the governor and education officials Wednesday unveiled their plan to improve 97 school districts that face the stiffest sanctions for failing to meet federal academic improvement targets.L.A. Unified consultant under scrutiny of D.A.'s watchdog
The Los Angeles County district attorney's Public Integrity Unit is reviewing whether a high-level consultant for the Los Angeles Unified School District's building program engaged in a conflict of interest.'Tragic proportion' of dropouts prompts panel ideas
A panel of educators, researchers and politicians on Wednesday announced 15 recommendations for reducing the state's serious and entrenched dropout problem. The exact dropout tally is not known because the state does not have an adequate data collection and reporting system.
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