Tuesday, April 8, 2008
Funds handled properly, state says
The state Office of Public School Construction concluded Monday afternoon that the Manteca Unified School District properly handled $2 million in funding for multipurpose gymnasiums at Shasta and Neil Hafley elementary schools.Leadership changes leave Stockton USD in need of a plan
Stockton Unified School District Superintendent Jack McLaughlin will retire June 30. Chief Financial Officer Paul Disario's retirement the same day is expected to be approved at this evening's meeting of the district's Board of Trustees.'Dropout rates wrong'
School district officials dispute the results of a study that says three Baldwin Park schools rank among the state's 25 worst in terms of dropout rates.ESCONDIDO: Districts add Saturday classes
Several inland school districts are following the lead of one Escondido high school in trying to raise grades and increase attendance by opening their campuses up to students on Saturday.Chico USD administrators talk about possible school closures
With a budget hole that's still about $7 million deep, Chico Unified School District officials are looking for anywhere and everywhere to slash expenses, and the small schools at Forest Ranch and Cohasset are on the chopping block - again.150 Kern HSD staff members notified of possible job cuts
The Kern High School District board Monday agreed to notify about 150 classified employees this week that their jobs may be cut or reduced next year. The positions include secretarial staff and teachers' aides.VCUSD plans to save frog
The Vallejo school district will release a conservation plan for California red-legged frogs this week, marking the next step in long-awaited efforts to build a Hiddenbrooke elementary school.School district covets Cow Palace property
The Bayshore Elementary School District in Daly City is joining city officials in staking its claim to a portion of Cow Palace property.School pain, on tour
A neon-yellow school bus pulled up to Simpson Elementary School Monday afternoon. With the song "Cuts Hurt" - "Love Hurts" with different lyrics - playing, out emerged a group of bespectacled men and well-dressed officials. Leaders from the California Teachers Association arrived on the bus to protest $4.8 billion in education cuts Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has proposed to help close a $16 billion budget deficit.Schools chief gone, but bills keep coming
Colleen Wilcox hasn't been Santa Clara County's schools chief for more than five months, but the bills related to her forced departure are still coming due.
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