Friday, May 8, 2009
Ojai superintendent departing
The superintendent of the Ojai Unified School District accepted a job Thursday to lead an elementary school district in northern San Diego County.Firm pushed for protests of Stockton USD
Two days after Stockton Unified dropped its multimillion-dollar Success For All reading program, employees of the program's Baltimore-based foundation sent e-mails to principals, school staff and parents encouraging them to protest the decision.Teachers agree to furlough days
Members of the Lake Elsinore teachers union voted overwhelmingly to take three unpaid furlough days to save the jobs of co-workers.Students at two Chino Valley schools face extended school year
Some students at two Chino Valley schools will have to attend classes until Aug. 4 because days this school year were considered too short. Fourth- and fifth-graders at Rolling Ridge Elementary School in Chino Hills and Dickson Elementary School in Chino will have to attend 37 more days of school.Schools riding another declining budget wave
Whether or not voters shoot down the May 19 propositions -- a recent poll shows all but one failing -- schools are likely to face additional budget cuts.Contra Costa County school board backs off reversing top administrators' pay
The county school board president clashed angrily with the elected county superintendent over pay raises Wednesday, but failed to win the support of fellow trustees.Antioch school board conducting superintendent's review
The Antioch school board has called in an outside facilitator to coordinate the annual performance evaluation for the district's superintendent. The result of the review will determine whether the board will extend Superintendent Deborah Sims' contract an additional year. Her contract currently expires at the end of the 2010-11 school year.Martinez council mulling school district's request for aid
Skittish city leaders, worried that Martinez may have to help bail out the state, are waiting until after the May 19 special election to decide whether to give the school district a cash donation.St. HOPE turnover concerns Sacramento schools
Sacramento City Unified School District administrators are concerned that turnover in leadership at St. HOPE Public Schools could jeopardize the nonprofit group's financial stability.Early retirement offer to teachers called successful
After a rush of teacher retirements this week, the San Diego Unified School District is calling its golden handshake offer a success.Modesto schools get word out faster
When an emergency happened at a Modesto City school, it could take up to eight hours to get word to parents through an automated phone call system.Now, officials can spread the word in a matter of minutes.District will close Muncy
Trustees finalized an advisory committee recommendation and voted 5-0 on Thursday night to close Muncy Elementary School this fall. The vote ended two months of speculation for Muncy and Stanislaus Elementary students, parents and staff. Both schools were considered for closure.LAUSD seeks input from parents for school report cards
Los Angeles Unified School District officials will launch the second phase of a district accountability program on Friday, seeking parents' comments about the schools their children attend.
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