Friday, April 17, 2009
North Stockton school locked down twice in 1 day
Pulliam Elementary School on Presidio Way in north Stockton went on lockdown twice Thursday.More cuts for school districts likely
San Joaquin County school districts, many of which have trimmed their spending through layoffs and campus closures over recent months, are being discouraged from reversing those decisions and warned that once California's budget is finally resolved, it could leave them with even less money than they are counting on now.School district suggests furloughs
Lake Elsinore school trustees are suggesting employee furlough days as a way to avoid most teacher layoffs in the district.School district cuts instructional aides
Trustees in the Escondido Union School District on Thursday agreed to eliminate dozens of instructional assistant positions and again heard from library technicians asking the board to reconsider cutting their hours.New Vista USD campus will open late, officials say
The Vista Unified School District will not be able to open its new magnet high school in August as planned, district officials said Thursday.Schools chief to leave Claremont
Schools Superintendent David E. Cash will become superintendent of schools in the Central Valley community of Clovis on July 1. The news was announced Wednesday on the Web site of the Clovis Unified School District. There was no mention of it on the Claremont Web site, and school board members could not be reached for comment Thursday.Hamilton High staff faces more cuts
Precautionary school layoff notices will go out to several classified employees in the wake of a budget deficit caused by cuts in state funding.Sacramento City school district to close four schools
Sacramento City Unified trustees voted Thursday night to close four schools despite anguished testimony from a number of parents.District reinstates 8th grade graduation ceremonies
Eighth-grade graduations are back on in the Panama-Buena Vista Union School District - at least less expensive and grandiose ones.Saddleback district ordered to pay $1.4 million to contractor
The Saddleback Valley Unified School District has been ordered to pay about $1.4 million to a construction company and its attorneys for a troubled renovation project at a special education school, the culmination of a two-year legal battle that the victorious party called an "unfortunate waste" of precious school fundsEx-Orange County school trustee guilty of ketchup theft
An Orange County jury has convicted an eccentric former school board trustee known for espousing conspiracy theories of stealing a bottle of ketchup from a college dining area. The jury found Steve Rocco guilty of misdemeanor petty theft today after less than a day of deliberation.Alvord teachers plead for jobs to be saved
More than half of Twinhill Elementary School teachers received preliminary layoff notices, first-grade teacher Lynn Bosquez told the Alvord Unified School District board Thursday night as she pleaded for the district to find ways to save money and jobs.Pittsburg considers charging for team trips
Pittsburg High School student-athletes may be asked to pay to play. Last week, Pittsburg school district trustees and athletic department officials discussed charging set fees to athletes for transportation to road events.
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