Wednesday, July 2, 2008
Search for county schools chief begins
Ventura County school officials began advertising this week to recruit the next county superintendent, requiring all applications be submitted online, where they will not be subject to any immediate public review.Lodi Unified's new chief 'overwhelmed'
Cathy Nichols-Washer was appointed superintendent of Lodi Unified School District on Tuesday night, becoming the first woman to hold that post in the district's 44-year history.Senator calls yearbook incident 'blatant racism'
State Sen. Gloria Romero wants Charter Oak High School to immediately correct racially offensive names of Black Student Union members in its yearbook, calling the incident "blatant racism."VISTA: Eagles Peak loses three more administrators
Three top administrators at Eagles Peak Charter School lost their jobs this week, marking the latest in a series of leadership changes at the large charter school.OCEANSIDE: Deputy superintendent leaves school district for Anaheim
Jose Banda, Oceanside Unified School District's second in command, has resigned to take a job as a school district superintendent in Anaheim.ENCINITAS: School district to dip into reserves to cover expenses
Class sizes will stay small in kindergarten through third-grade and teachers won't receive layoff notices, but the Encinitas Union School District will need to dip into its reserves to cover expenses in the coming year, officials said this week.S.B. County schools' chief Fischer retiring
San Bernardino County Schools Superintendent Herb Fischer announced Tuesday he is retiring from his post Aug. 30.Forest Ranch Charter School slated to open
Successful in meeting some difficult requirements in a very short amount of time, the founders of Forest Ranch Charter School are ready to hire teachers to begin educating students in September. On Monday, representatives of the charter school finalized an agreement with Chico Unified School District officials, showing they met all the conditions set out by the board of trustees June 9, when given a conditional approval on their charter petition.Cupertino school district on lookout for enrollment scofflaws
The Cupertino Union School District has changed its proof of residency requirements and is hiring a firm to investigate suspected cases of falsifying residency.Schools chiefs report for duty
Steve Stavis is one of four new leaders taking over public school districts and offices in the South Bay and Fremont. Others are Superintendent Richard Whitmore in Los Gatos Union School District and Superintendent Charles Weis at the Santa Clara County Office of Education. Milt Werner becomes interim superintendent at the Fremont Unified School District in Fremont.Elk Grove schools chief puts hold on administrator raises
Elk Grove Unified School District Superintendent Steven M. Ladd pulled a controversial recommendation to give raises to five upper managers off the table at Tuesday night's board meeting.School's out (of cash)
Thousands of students in the county won't take classes this summer, school officials say, because districts don't have money to run them.
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