Thursday, June 4, 2009
Lodi Unified trustees order staff to get on with budget cuts
Lodi Unified School District budget decisions can no longer be based on student learning, Trustee Ken Davis told a room of 100 educators at Tuesday night's Board of Trustees meeting.Chino Valley District in search of interim leader
As the Chino Unified School District deals with a myriad of serious financial and operational challenges, it must also find a new leader to provide some direction. With the resignation of Superintendent Edmond Heatley effective at the end of the month, the district board on Monday voted 3-1 to allow interested district employees to submit applications to serve as interim superintendent.Surf City budget cut to keep sixth-graders in one class
Sixth-graders at four Huntington Beach middle schools will be staying in one classroom next year instead of rotating rooms by topics – a move that is expected to save the Ocean View School District $400,000, officials said.Bidding school a fond farewell
San Diego Unified officials said they will close North Park Elementary, and they are looking at whether to close other small elementary schools. The Del Mar Union School District also will study the possibility of closing a campus.Riverside schools' fitness-for-duty rules questioned
The union representing classified employees in the Riverside Unified School District is questioning the district's system for determining when injured employees can return to work.Parents of O.C. teen who killed himself file claim against school district
The parents of a 16-year-old high school student who committed suicide last month have filed a $3-million claim against his school district alleging that administrators and staff failed for years to intervene while their son was "relentlessly bullied."Layoffs rescinded at Knightsen School District
On the heels of learning money had been raised to save its newest elementary school, Knightsen School District has rescinded all teacher layoff notices passed out earlier this year, and brought back the music program part time.Orinda district closer to eliminating naturalist
Despite some opposition, the Orinda school board is moving forward with a plan to eliminate the district's part-time naturalist. The plan, which would slash Toris Jaeger's position at the Wagner Ranch Nature Area, is among many reductions the district is considering in the face of state budget cuts.News from state education chief is not good
California's public schools chief Jack O'Connell on Wednesday likened the governor's latest round of proposed state budget cuts to the "dismantling" of California's public education system.California budget committee targets governor's offices for cuts
A legislative budget committee delayed action on many of Schwarzenegger's proposals for cutting waste, and instead took an ax to operations managed by the governor. They voted to get rid of entire departments and agencies under his authority. The committee voted to eliminate the Secretary of Education office, an appointed position that exists to help the governor on school issues. .
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