Wednesday, March 5, 2008
Parents plead for Conejo schools
While parents implored Conejo Valley Unified School District board members to keep their schools open, a district committee recommended closing two campuses by fall 2009.Escondido to issue layoff notices to 25 teachers
Twenty-five of Escondido's newest high school teachers will receive notices in the coming week that say they may be out of a job next year, after a unanimous decision by trustees Tuesday night.New Kentfield schools chief signs contract
The Kentfield School Board on Tuesday signed a Walnut Creek educator to a three-year contract to take over as superintendent effective July 1. Mary Jo Pettegrew, who works as director of curriculum for the Walnut Creek School District, will earn $160,000 a year; her salary will increase by 5 percent a year under terms of the agreement approved Tuesday.District readies for budget cuts
In the latest round of budget reductions, the Long Beach Board of Education on Tuesday voted to save nearly $20 million next school year by cutting summer school offerings, counselors and supplies, while raising fees for a wilderness camp.Dublin school board examines cuts, closing Nielsen
The Dublin school board Thursday is scheduled to discuss making more than $2 million in budget cuts for next year, including closing Nielsen Elementary.Paradise school district plans for staff reductions
At a meeting that was one of Superintendent Steve Jennings' last at Paradise Unified School District, the board of trustees Tuesday night took a first look at making cuts in staffing levels for next year and extended the school year to recoup days missed during snowy weather.Charter school's autonomy bid may lead to superintendent's recall
A board of directors - declared illegitimate by the county's superintendent - formed last summer to govern William Finch Charter School and still hopes to be able to govern the school. But to be able to gain autonomy, several of the board members believe Glenn County Superintendent of Schools Arturo Barrera will have to be recalled.Los Gatos school trustees set to put parcel tax on ballot
Confident that allegations of mismanagement have been put to rest, Los Gatos school trustees are poised to ask residents to renew a $290 annual parcel tax that supports elementary and middle schools.School trustees to vote on parcel tax
Confident that allegations of mismanagement have been put to rest, Los Gatos school trustees are poised to ask residents to renew a $290 annual parcel tax that supports elementary and middle schools.County's potential teacher losses may near 1,900
With at least eight school districts as yet undecided over how they will trim budgets in the face of the state budget crisis, at least 1,600 teachers already face potential layoffs across Orange County.Grant payout plan's origin cloudy
It's hard to tell how a controversial $2.5 million severance package for Grant Joint Union High School District managers came to be. The account offered by the district's lawyer differs from the one given by a school board member and a fiscal adviser who allegedly created the plan.Elk Grove board issues layoff notices for 217 school jobs
In a unanimous decision, the Elk Grove Unified School District board voted Tuesday night to issue 388 lay-off notices, representing 217 certificated and classified positions, following a recommendation by Superintendent Steven M. Ladd.Students, parents, staff come to terms with school closure
Last week, the governing board of the Menifee Union School District decided to close Menifee Elementary for one year as a cost-cutting measure to slash $10 million from its budget over the next two years in response to the governor's proposed budget cuts. The district chose to temporarily shut down Menifee Elementary, the district's oldest facility dating to 1952.Val Verde school board OKs bond measure
The Val Verde Unified School District board voted unanimously Tuesday in favor of placing the school district's first-ever school construction bond measure on the June 3 ballot.Dublin schools weigh budget
The Dublin school board Thursday is scheduled to discuss making more than $2 million in budget cuts for next year, including closing Nielsen Elementary.JROTC will stay at Fresno school
An appeal by cadets has saved the Army Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps at McLane High School in southeast Fresno.Assistant principal arrested on kidnapping, sex assault charges
A Watts middle school administrator, who had been removed from a previous school for allegedly brandishing a pistol at a parent, was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of kidnapping and sexually assaulting a 13-year-old, police said.
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