Tuesday, June 30, 2009
School board back in charge in Oakland
Six years after a state takeover, Oakland school officials Monday regained control of the district's destiny - a responsibility saddled with an $80 million debt, subpar test scores and bad blood with the teachers union.Natomas school board deflects blame in purchase of overpriced school site
Natomas Unified School trustees are defending district officials and blaming a lawyer and a real estate broker for the inflated price paid for a 41-acre school site.Pittsburg school district approves budget
After months of examining district priorities, Pittsburg school trustees approved a $76.3 million budget last week utilizing federal stimulus money and a voter-approved parcel tax to fill pending holes left by the state budget crisis.Templeton schools ban phones
Electronic devices must be off and out of sight during the school day at Templeton campuses starting this fall.Salinas City Elementary School District board OKs budget
In a unanimous vote tonight, the Salinas City Elementary School District Board of Trustees approved its budget for the upcoming school year without layoffs or reductions to student services.Bradley Union School District Board votes to keep small class size, program and aides
On June 25, the Bradley Union School District Board of Education vowed to continue its commitment to academic excellence regardless of the recent downturns in state funding for education. The board unanimously voted to approve hiring an additional teacher, keeping all instructional aides, and for the continuation of the arts and music program.Layoffs help Monterey County Office of Education balance budget
Slightly more than one-third of the 336 employees at the Monterey county Office of Education who received layoff notices in May will actually lose their jobs, an official said Monday. Special education teacher aides took the bulk of the job losses with 76. In all, 115 MCOE workers were eliminated.Cucamonga School District eliminates bus service
Students from the Cucamonga School District will have to rely on their own transportation when school starts in August.California to issue IOUs to vendors, local governments
With the state poised to issue billions in IOUs in lieu of cash this week, California's budget crisis could create serious headaches for some private vendors and local governments.
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