Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Stockton USD prepares for summer friction
Superintendent Tony Amato said Monday that Stockton Unified officials plan to send letters by week's end to some parents with children in summer school, notifying them the district is retroactively shortening some of the programs by one or two weeks as part of its response to the California financial crisis.Schools face more money woes
Imagine deciding how much your family can afford to spend this month without having a clear picture of your income. Sound crazy? That’s just what local school districts are doing as they finalize budgets for the 2009-2010 school year.Chico USD board to consider budget with $4.7 million deficit
The proposal calls for $99.3 million in General Fund spending with $94.5 million in revenue. Both numbers are declines from the current year.Lone school closes, leaving big hole in little Knights Landing
Today is the last day of school for little Grafton Elementary in Knights Landing. Not the last day before summer break. It really is the last day.Paso special ed program may be brought in-house
Paso Robles Public Schools will bring its plan before the school board tonight. The idea is to take control of some classes and programs its special education students now use through the county Office of Education and move them into the district’s oversight.Irvine district weighs $7 million in last-minute cuts
Irvine Unified School District leaders faced with a sudden $7 million shortfall are weighing a series of last-minute cuts that would raise class sizes, lay off temporary teachers and eliminate adult education programs.Unions seek bigger role in charter schools
As the Obama administration pushes for more charter schools, a teachers' union is pushing for a bigger role in them.Murrieta Valley Unified school board mulls bus fee
The Murrieta Valley Unified school board will consider adding a transportation fee for students who participate in sports or other activities, adopt a budget for 2009-10 and discuss a proposal to add a behavioral specialist to work with students with autism during a meeting and workshop Thursday.Jurupa schools face another year of funding shortages
The Jurupa Unified School District board has adopted a $183,705,533 budget for 2009-10 that will be balanced through employee furloughs, teacher layoffs and federal stimulus funds.State freezes Alisal school district repair funds
The Alisal Union School District has suspended mold repairs at six schools until the state finds the money to pay for the maintenance.ABC school district may OK furloughs, school year reduction
The ABC Unified School District plans to implement furloughs and reduce its school year by one day to cope with reduced state revenue in the 2009-2010 fiscal year.Supreme Court victory for parents of disabled students
The Supreme Court strengthened the rights of parents of children with disabilities on Monday and dealt a potentially costly setback to cash-strapped public school districts across the nation.School district to consider options for Pacific View site
School officials in Encinitas are recommending the school district sit tight with its plan to ask the city to rezone a plot of land that once housed Pacific View Elementary School so it can be traded for a revenue-producing property somewhere else.L.A. schools: Bond program continues to be viable
The Los Angeles Unified School District's bond program continues to be viable even though it is being impacted by the current economic crisis, the LAUSD announced today.Bay Area girl suspended for videotaping unruly class
Allison Moore says she and her 15-year-old daughter complained for months about the chaotic environment in a Clayton Valley High School math class. By May 15, with less than a month left in the school year, the classroom atmosphere had not improved, Moore said. That morning, when students flicked the lights on and off and began a paper-ball fight with no intervention by their teacher, Moore's daughter caught the chaos on video with her cell phone.Murietta Valley Unified school board mulls bus fee
At a 7 p.m. meeting, the school board will consider approving a $50 fee for transportation for activities such as band, cheer and athletics.West County school board member mulling state Senate run
Freshman West Contra Costa school board member Tony Thurmond is mulling a run for state Senate. The Richmond resident filed the paperwork in May to form a "Tony Thurmond for Senate 2009 Exploratory Committee," giving him the authority to begin fundraising.
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