Thursday, May 8, 2008
Plight of school counselors
Looming state budget cuts have pushed district officials to consider eliminating the elementary counseling program completely, as well as cutting counselors at middle and high schools.Vista USD negotiates lower price for magnet high school
The Vista Unified School District officials and the company it hired to build a new magnet high school campus in eastern Oceanside have come up with a new agreement to knock $2.5 million from the cost of the project, officials said Wednesday.ENCINITAS: District orders school to disprove allegations or face restructuring
If the Encinitas Union School District's only charter school can't disprove recent allegations of fiscal mismanagement by May 30, the district may order the removal of its administrators or revoke its charter, district officials said Wednesday.Novato school trustees reinstate $800,000 in programs
With the governor's revised budget looming and budget-cut numbers fluctuating, the Novato Unified School District Board of Trustees agreed to restore nearly $800,000 in programs from parcel tax revenue.Eureka schools will be split by grade level
After numerous budget meetings and several restructuring plans, the Eureka City Schools Board of Education approved a budget plan Wednesday night that would move all sixth grade students to one school, despite protests from public and some board members.Paradise schools hiring at the top, while firing below
After eliminating about 25 staff positions Tuesday, Paradise Unified School District's board of trustees approved a new assistant superintendent and a brochure to advertise for a new superintendent.Budget cuts start at the top in Chico schools
The triad at the top of Chico Unified School District willingly gave up their most recent raise, stating they want to lead by example.San Ramon Valley schools hire new superintendent
The San Ramon Valley school board has hired San Juan Unified School District Superintendent Steven Enoch to replace retiring Superintendent Rob Kessler.Ex-schools tech manager arrested
A former Los Gatos school district manager was arrested Saturday on suspicion of felony grand theft, in connection with missing technology equipment that prompted a scathing state audit.Capistrano district wants layoff exception for 13 teachers
A handful of teachers who work at low-performing elementary schools in the Capistrano Unified School District could bypass the seniority system by which more than 250 educators are to be laid off, a possibility that is sending shockwaves through an already traumatized school community.Districts face tough searches for new superintendents
Two of the region's largest school districts are looking for new leaders to navigate them through these tough times. On Wednesday, San Juan Unified Superintendent Steven Enoch confirmed that he will leave at the end of June for a position in the East Bay. Two months ago, Sacramento City Unified Superintendent Maggie Mejia said she will leave the district when her five-year contract expires, also at the end of June.School's charter could be revoked
Problems keeping track of attendance and money at a charter school for children at North County Indian reservations could lead to its closure if they're not fixedCoronado schools want Bonsall's Felix
Coronado Unified School District trustees intend to hire Bonsall schools chief Jeffrey Felix as their next superintendent.Budget cuts mean fewer campus police, bigger classes
South County high school trustees eliminated campus police, raised class sizes, reduced the special-education aide corps and put off payments to its retiree health care fund in chopping $11.8 million from the budget this week.No decision yet on school closure
The La Mesa-Spring Valley School District's board of trustees is being urged by parents, teachers, community members and district officials to decide as soon as possible whether to close Spring Valley Elementary School.Dean suspected of concealing evidence in sex case
The dean of students at a South Los Angeles school is under investigation by police for allegedly concealing evidence that one of his colleagues, former Assistant Principal Stephen Thomas Rooney, had a sexual relationship with a student.Teacher evaluations too lax, educators say
More than half of teachers believe it's too difficult to weed out ineffective teachers who have tenure, and nearly half say they personally know such a teacher, according to a survey released Tuesday evening by the Education Sector, a nonpartisan think tank.Lawyer blames school in shooting of gay Oxnard student
As 14-year-old Brandon McInerney prepares to be arraigned today in the slaying of 15-year-old Lawrence "Larry" King at E.O. Green Junior High School in Oxnard, his lawyer is advancing a defense that at least partly blames school officials for the tragedy.S.F. teachers to get reprieve - layoffs off
San Francisco school officials said Wednesday that they will rescind all 535 teacher layoff notices they mailed in March, based on a commitment from the Board of Supervisors to give up to $20 million to help fill the school district's budget gap.Santa Monica teacher held in abuse case was investigated in '06
A Santa Monica middle school teacher who allegedly molested five of his female students was investigated by police, but not charged, in connection with the same crime in 2006, officials said Wednesday.
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