The Vanguard has scanned a mailing from each of the four school board candidates and will now commentate upon them. All of these comments relate only to the material and should not be construed as endorsement or lack of support.
I have to start off with Richard Harris because he gives me such good material. Richard Harris 
who has raised – at least according to the last release – by far the most money, spends that money by essentially photocopying the Davis Enterprise endorsements and then writing a message on it: “I’d appreciate your vote! Thanks Richard Harris.”
A couple of things immediately come to mind besides the sheer audacity of the effort. For one thing, he sent us photocopies of the newspaper article rather than trying to incorporate it into a flier. But you would think Mr. Green Schools would have printed it on recycled paper–right? If he did, it does not indicate it on the flier.
Second, I notice that it says, “Reprinted with permission from the Davis Enterprise.” So now the Davis Enterprise is not only giving endorsements but allowing their articles to be used as campaign materials. I do have to give Richard Harris credit here, after all, who would not want to use the Davis Enterprise Endorsement as a campaign material. Moreover, at least he asked permission to reprint the Davis Enterprise article, unlike one of his opponents, Susan Lovenburg who copied and pasted articles into her website without seeking permission (which has now been taken down as of this morning).
Speaking of Lovenburg, did she have to pay for the free props in Harris’ piece, the headline reads “Cast votes for Harris, Lovenburg.” I hope this is somehow marked down as an in-kind donation.
On to Susan Lovenburg’s actual piece. Half page postcard with statements from Former Superintendent of Schools Delaine Eastin,
Former Davis School Board Member Marty West, and current Mayor Pro Tem and Former Davis School Board Member Ruth Asmundson. Fairly classic design. Two thoughts here in form of critique. When we read the quotes, it did not sound like Marty West or Ruth Asmundson. It sounded like someone else wrote the quotes and Marty West and Ruth Asmundson signed on. It happens all the time in politics, and maybe I am wrong here. It just struck me, I cannot remember the last time Asmundson used the word “pinnacle.”
The only other critique I have, is that I know she selected these three because they are all “school” people. However, Susan Lovenburg is also endorsed by Davis City Councilmember Lamar Heystek. Putting someone on her mailer like Councilmember Heystek balances out the endorsements and gives progressives someone they can relate to. I know, he is not a former school board member, but I believe the piece would have been stronger with a quote from Councilmember Lamar Heystek.
Then we have Joe Spector. 
Joe Spector is not going middle of the road. He is flat out going for the Progressive Vote with this piece. It is a letter signed by Dick Livingston and Former Davis Major Ken Wagstaff. Joe Spector comes out with a strong message clearly tailored for the Progressive wing of the city: keep Valley Oak School Open, preserve Nugget Fields, Close the Achievement Gap, Keep Developer, Lobbyist, and Outside-of-Davis money out of this election.
I wonder who that last line was aimed at…
The most intriguing aspect of the flier is the message at the bottom: “Recommended by Davis Teacher’s Association Political Action Committee and Representative Council.” Originally, Joe Spector was endorsed by the Davis Teachers Association, but after the long ordeal, the DTA has rescinded their endorsements of Joe Spector and Susan Lovenburg. The DTA has decided to endorse no one in the school board race. So Joe Spector is left with that “recommended” statement.
Finally, we have Bob Schelen. Somehow
Bob Schelen was able to get the endorsement of the Democratic Party in both Yolo County and Davis without Richard Harris, a long time political operative and member of the Democratic Party. Bob Schelen is the only endorsed candidate.
Not only that, but because the Democratic Party endorsed both Measure P and Measure Q, Bob Schelen gets to be on a slate card paid for by… the Davis Democratic Club and sent out to all of the households.
I do not know how he was able to get that accomplished. But that might be the political coup of the year so far. So all of the people in this town who do not even know that there is a school board election, but they are Democrats and they vote in every election will look at this and vote for Bob Schelen. Unbelievable.
My one critique of the piece is the quote from Lyle Smith, who is the campaign manager for Bob Schelen. The quote itself is good, but Bob Schelen has major endorsements from Jack O’Connell, Superintendent of Public Instruction, Lt. Governor John Garamendi, several of the County Supervisors, School Board President Jim Provenza, City Councilmembers… Come on, you have to put a big name there not your campaign manager.
This was just the first round of fliers, there will be much more to come. The Vanguard will examine some of the more interesting future mailers as they emerge during the course of the campaign in our poor unsuspecting and beleaguered mailboxes.
—Doug Paul Davis reporting
Editor,
When you made the statement,” I know I could be wrong here”, you are most likely correct. Having the nice but clueless Lamar Heystek back any agenda is the kiss of death.
Editor,
When you made the statement,” I know I could be wrong here”, you are most likely correct. Having the nice but clueless Lamar Heystek back any agenda is the kiss of death.
Editor,
When you made the statement,” I know I could be wrong here”, you are most likely correct. Having the nice but clueless Lamar Heystek back any agenda is the kiss of death.
Editor,
When you made the statement,” I know I could be wrong here”, you are most likely correct. Having the nice but clueless Lamar Heystek back any agenda is the kiss of death.
“Having the nice but clueless Lamar Heystek back any agenda is the kiss of death.”
Wow
“Having the nice but clueless Lamar Heystek back any agenda is the kiss of death.”
Wow
“Having the nice but clueless Lamar Heystek back any agenda is the kiss of death.”
Wow
“Having the nice but clueless Lamar Heystek back any agenda is the kiss of death.”
Wow
School Board elections are about as exciting as watching paint dry…or talking about the many smells of Woodland. Meaning, not very.
School Board elections are about as exciting as watching paint dry…or talking about the many smells of Woodland. Meaning, not very.
School Board elections are about as exciting as watching paint dry…or talking about the many smells of Woodland. Meaning, not very.
School Board elections are about as exciting as watching paint dry…or talking about the many smells of Woodland. Meaning, not very.
“…keep …Outside-of-Davis money out of this election.”
Yes, I got this one…in my Solano County mailbox.
“…keep …Outside-of-Davis money out of this election.”
Yes, I got this one…in my Solano County mailbox.
“…keep …Outside-of-Davis money out of this election.”
Yes, I got this one…in my Solano County mailbox.
“…keep …Outside-of-Davis money out of this election.”
Yes, I got this one…in my Solano County mailbox.
Interesting stuff. I can’t believe Harris put that mailer out!
Interesting stuff. I can’t believe Harris put that mailer out!
Interesting stuff. I can’t believe Harris put that mailer out!
Interesting stuff. I can’t believe Harris put that mailer out!
Councilmember Lamar Heystek is intelligent and respectful of his colleagues. He is NOT clueless. On the contrary, he is the most knowledgable and professional of the five councilmemers.
Lovenburg was not wise to leave him out.
Liberal Voter
Councilmember Lamar Heystek is intelligent and respectful of his colleagues. He is NOT clueless. On the contrary, he is the most knowledgable and professional of the five councilmemers.
Lovenburg was not wise to leave him out.
Liberal Voter
Councilmember Lamar Heystek is intelligent and respectful of his colleagues. He is NOT clueless. On the contrary, he is the most knowledgable and professional of the five councilmemers.
Lovenburg was not wise to leave him out.
Liberal Voter
Councilmember Lamar Heystek is intelligent and respectful of his colleagues. He is NOT clueless. On the contrary, he is the most knowledgable and professional of the five councilmemers.
Lovenburg was not wise to leave him out.
Liberal Voter
Yesterday I received a mailer from Lovenburg with a statement of endorsement from former School Board member and Republican Assembly candidate John Munn.
I assume these pieces were only sent to registered Republicans. She must be targeting the small, but not insignificant, conservative vote.
Yesterday I received a mailer from Lovenburg with a statement of endorsement from former School Board member and Republican Assembly candidate John Munn.
I assume these pieces were only sent to registered Republicans. She must be targeting the small, but not insignificant, conservative vote.
Yesterday I received a mailer from Lovenburg with a statement of endorsement from former School Board member and Republican Assembly candidate John Munn.
I assume these pieces were only sent to registered Republicans. She must be targeting the small, but not insignificant, conservative vote.
Yesterday I received a mailer from Lovenburg with a statement of endorsement from former School Board member and Republican Assembly candidate John Munn.
I assume these pieces were only sent to registered Republicans. She must be targeting the small, but not insignificant, conservative vote.
having wandered through more than a few of these flyers myself, i have to give the davis vanguard serious props for the series of interviews that you did about a week ago. such a contrast, between the utterly content-free committee-speak of these flyers (yeah yeah, of course you “believe in the value of public schools,” i get it, you’re running for school board) and the far more concrete responses to your questions here.
having wandered through more than a few of these flyers myself, i have to give the davis vanguard serious props for the series of interviews that you did about a week ago. such a contrast, between the utterly content-free committee-speak of these flyers (yeah yeah, of course you “believe in the value of public schools,” i get it, you’re running for school board) and the far more concrete responses to your questions here.
having wandered through more than a few of these flyers myself, i have to give the davis vanguard serious props for the series of interviews that you did about a week ago. such a contrast, between the utterly content-free committee-speak of these flyers (yeah yeah, of course you “believe in the value of public schools,” i get it, you’re running for school board) and the far more concrete responses to your questions here.
having wandered through more than a few of these flyers myself, i have to give the davis vanguard serious props for the series of interviews that you did about a week ago. such a contrast, between the utterly content-free committee-speak of these flyers (yeah yeah, of course you “believe in the value of public schools,” i get it, you’re running for school board) and the far more concrete responses to your questions here.
Bob Schelen is endorsed by California State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O’Connell, Lois Wolk, Jim Provenza, Helen Thomson, Mariko Yamada, Yolo County Public Guardian Cass Sylvia, Councilmembers Lamar Heystek and Stephen Souza, Former Congressman Vic Fazio, Former Yolo County Supervisor Betsy Marchand and on and on. There must be a good reason that all these people a backing him.
Bob Schelen is endorsed by California State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O’Connell, Lois Wolk, Jim Provenza, Helen Thomson, Mariko Yamada, Yolo County Public Guardian Cass Sylvia, Councilmembers Lamar Heystek and Stephen Souza, Former Congressman Vic Fazio, Former Yolo County Supervisor Betsy Marchand and on and on. There must be a good reason that all these people a backing him.
Bob Schelen is endorsed by California State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O’Connell, Lois Wolk, Jim Provenza, Helen Thomson, Mariko Yamada, Yolo County Public Guardian Cass Sylvia, Councilmembers Lamar Heystek and Stephen Souza, Former Congressman Vic Fazio, Former Yolo County Supervisor Betsy Marchand and on and on. There must be a good reason that all these people a backing him.
Bob Schelen is endorsed by California State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O’Connell, Lois Wolk, Jim Provenza, Helen Thomson, Mariko Yamada, Yolo County Public Guardian Cass Sylvia, Councilmembers Lamar Heystek and Stephen Souza, Former Congressman Vic Fazio, Former Yolo County Supervisor Betsy Marchand and on and on. There must be a good reason that all these people a backing him.
dear god, as if reading the blurbs on the flyers isn’t mind-numbing enough, we get reprints online as well. lovely.
dear god, as if reading the blurbs on the flyers isn’t mind-numbing enough, we get reprints online as well. lovely.
dear god, as if reading the blurbs on the flyers isn’t mind-numbing enough, we get reprints online as well. lovely.
dear god, as if reading the blurbs on the flyers isn’t mind-numbing enough, we get reprints online as well. lovely.
I haven’t received any mail from anyone, having just moved and my address is not on people’s mailing lists. I visited all of the websites and found this out after reading the blog. So it was just a comment, not a reprint. Sorry to numb your mind further than it already is.
I haven’t received any mail from anyone, having just moved and my address is not on people’s mailing lists. I visited all of the websites and found this out after reading the blog. So it was just a comment, not a reprint. Sorry to numb your mind further than it already is.
I haven’t received any mail from anyone, having just moved and my address is not on people’s mailing lists. I visited all of the websites and found this out after reading the blog. So it was just a comment, not a reprint. Sorry to numb your mind further than it already is.
I haven’t received any mail from anyone, having just moved and my address is not on people’s mailing lists. I visited all of the websites and found this out after reading the blog. So it was just a comment, not a reprint. Sorry to numb your mind further than it already is.
Campaign Watcher,
Bob Schelen is a good candidate for school board. He is good because of where he stands on issues not because of the people that endorse him. Some of the people that endorse him are simply status quo without having really done much in the community.
I plan to vote for him.
Campaign Watcher,
Bob Schelen is a good candidate for school board. He is good because of where he stands on issues not because of the people that endorse him. Some of the people that endorse him are simply status quo without having really done much in the community.
I plan to vote for him.
Campaign Watcher,
Bob Schelen is a good candidate for school board. He is good because of where he stands on issues not because of the people that endorse him. Some of the people that endorse him are simply status quo without having really done much in the community.
I plan to vote for him.
Campaign Watcher,
Bob Schelen is a good candidate for school board. He is good because of where he stands on issues not because of the people that endorse him. Some of the people that endorse him are simply status quo without having really done much in the community.
I plan to vote for him.
Bob Schelen was the only candidate who answered a series of questions posted on Davis Wiki:
http://daviswiki.org/November_2007_Election/School_Board/Questions_to_candidates
Bob Schelen was the only candidate who answered a series of questions posted on Davis Wiki:
http://daviswiki.org/November_2007_Election/School_Board/Questions_to_candidates
Bob Schelen was the only candidate who answered a series of questions posted on Davis Wiki:
http://daviswiki.org/November_2007_Election/School_Board/Questions_to_candidates
Bob Schelen was the only candidate who answered a series of questions posted on Davis Wiki:
http://daviswiki.org/November_2007_Election/School_Board/Questions_to_candidates
Thank you Don. Bob Schelen’s answers are very informative and good, just as I expected.
However, there is a person on the Wikki that ought to be censored unless she / he states who they are.
Thank you Don. Bob Schelen’s answers are very informative and good, just as I expected.
However, there is a person on the Wikki that ought to be censored unless she / he states who they are.
Thank you Don. Bob Schelen’s answers are very informative and good, just as I expected.
However, there is a person on the Wikki that ought to be censored unless she / he states who they are.
Thank you Don. Bob Schelen’s answers are very informative and good, just as I expected.
However, there is a person on the Wikki that ought to be censored unless she / he states who they are.
“Joe Spector is not going middle of the road. He is flat out going for the Progressive Vote with this piece.”
One of the things I respect about Joe Spector most is that he says exactly what he thinks, regardless of whether it will earn him votes or not. I’m sure he wants votes, but he doesn’t couch his language in meaningless political double-speak. He seems to be an original and clear-minded thinker. It’s flat-out easier to listen to him talk than it is most others running for political office. He doesn’t seem like “a politician.”
While I’m sure most of Joe’s vote will come, as David says, from “progressives” or from people who are personal friends of Joe and his family — that is always a factor in how people vote in local elections — not everyone of his voters falls into those camps. Certainly I don’t.
On the issue I care most about, improving the vocational education (CTE) system for kids who are not academically oriented, Spector seemed the best and clearest. Richard Harris was also quite strong in this area. Harris’s idea of bringing together local businesses and industry and getting their input on how CTE could work better to train kids for the jobs they have was excellent…. Neither of the other two candidates seemed strong or original in the CTE arena. It didn’t seem like they had given it as much thought, which, alas, is typical of most people who have served on our school board.
“Joe Spector is not going middle of the road. He is flat out going for the Progressive Vote with this piece.”
One of the things I respect about Joe Spector most is that he says exactly what he thinks, regardless of whether it will earn him votes or not. I’m sure he wants votes, but he doesn’t couch his language in meaningless political double-speak. He seems to be an original and clear-minded thinker. It’s flat-out easier to listen to him talk than it is most others running for political office. He doesn’t seem like “a politician.”
While I’m sure most of Joe’s vote will come, as David says, from “progressives” or from people who are personal friends of Joe and his family — that is always a factor in how people vote in local elections — not everyone of his voters falls into those camps. Certainly I don’t.
On the issue I care most about, improving the vocational education (CTE) system for kids who are not academically oriented, Spector seemed the best and clearest. Richard Harris was also quite strong in this area. Harris’s idea of bringing together local businesses and industry and getting their input on how CTE could work better to train kids for the jobs they have was excellent…. Neither of the other two candidates seemed strong or original in the CTE arena. It didn’t seem like they had given it as much thought, which, alas, is typical of most people who have served on our school board.
“Joe Spector is not going middle of the road. He is flat out going for the Progressive Vote with this piece.”
One of the things I respect about Joe Spector most is that he says exactly what he thinks, regardless of whether it will earn him votes or not. I’m sure he wants votes, but he doesn’t couch his language in meaningless political double-speak. He seems to be an original and clear-minded thinker. It’s flat-out easier to listen to him talk than it is most others running for political office. He doesn’t seem like “a politician.”
While I’m sure most of Joe’s vote will come, as David says, from “progressives” or from people who are personal friends of Joe and his family — that is always a factor in how people vote in local elections — not everyone of his voters falls into those camps. Certainly I don’t.
On the issue I care most about, improving the vocational education (CTE) system for kids who are not academically oriented, Spector seemed the best and clearest. Richard Harris was also quite strong in this area. Harris’s idea of bringing together local businesses and industry and getting their input on how CTE could work better to train kids for the jobs they have was excellent…. Neither of the other two candidates seemed strong or original in the CTE arena. It didn’t seem like they had given it as much thought, which, alas, is typical of most people who have served on our school board.
“Joe Spector is not going middle of the road. He is flat out going for the Progressive Vote with this piece.”
One of the things I respect about Joe Spector most is that he says exactly what he thinks, regardless of whether it will earn him votes or not. I’m sure he wants votes, but he doesn’t couch his language in meaningless political double-speak. He seems to be an original and clear-minded thinker. It’s flat-out easier to listen to him talk than it is most others running for political office. He doesn’t seem like “a politician.”
While I’m sure most of Joe’s vote will come, as David says, from “progressives” or from people who are personal friends of Joe and his family — that is always a factor in how people vote in local elections — not everyone of his voters falls into those camps. Certainly I don’t.
On the issue I care most about, improving the vocational education (CTE) system for kids who are not academically oriented, Spector seemed the best and clearest. Richard Harris was also quite strong in this area. Harris’s idea of bringing together local businesses and industry and getting their input on how CTE could work better to train kids for the jobs they have was excellent…. Neither of the other two candidates seemed strong or original in the CTE arena. It didn’t seem like they had given it as much thought, which, alas, is typical of most people who have served on our school board.
Richard Harris was also quite strong in this area.
On the other hand, Rich, Richard Harris’es comments in the Enterprise (Friday) about the Valley Oak charter proposal completely disqualify him from the school board, IMO.
His implication that he might vote against it due to the fiscal impact on the district demonstrates a lack of understanding of the board’s role in a charter proposal, and his comments about a ‘shotgun wedding’ were insulting to the Valley Oak parents and staff.
Richard Harris was also quite strong in this area.
On the other hand, Rich, Richard Harris’es comments in the Enterprise (Friday) about the Valley Oak charter proposal completely disqualify him from the school board, IMO.
His implication that he might vote against it due to the fiscal impact on the district demonstrates a lack of understanding of the board’s role in a charter proposal, and his comments about a ‘shotgun wedding’ were insulting to the Valley Oak parents and staff.
Richard Harris was also quite strong in this area.
On the other hand, Rich, Richard Harris’es comments in the Enterprise (Friday) about the Valley Oak charter proposal completely disqualify him from the school board, IMO.
His implication that he might vote against it due to the fiscal impact on the district demonstrates a lack of understanding of the board’s role in a charter proposal, and his comments about a ‘shotgun wedding’ were insulting to the Valley Oak parents and staff.
Richard Harris was also quite strong in this area.
On the other hand, Rich, Richard Harris’es comments in the Enterprise (Friday) about the Valley Oak charter proposal completely disqualify him from the school board, IMO.
His implication that he might vote against it due to the fiscal impact on the district demonstrates a lack of understanding of the board’s role in a charter proposal, and his comments about a ‘shotgun wedding’ were insulting to the Valley Oak parents and staff.
Don, as you may recall from my column, I opposed the closure of Valley Oak. I put forward a viable financial solution to fully open Korematsu and keep V.O. operating, where the two schools would have shared one administration. That suggestion was not taken, of course.
While I support the V.O. charter school as a best available option for that neighborhood, I am not familiar enough with the financing to know if it will be a drain on the rest of the DJUSD (assuming that no kids who would have gone to other districts are attracted to V.O.). With three elementaries in operation in East Davis, each of which will have its own administrative costs (though I imagine they will be more streamlined at V.O.), it is a question in my mind if the money is there. I hope it is. If it works, it will prove that the conclusion of the school task force was wrong. What won’t be a problem is paying the teachers, as each student — whether he goes to Korematsu, Birch Lane or Valley Oak — will bring with him his ADA dollars. But the argument that was made by the task force, last year, was that there was not enough money to support three full-service elementaries east of J Street. We’ll just have to wait and see how it works out.
P.S. If I (or others of my ilk) had some control over how the money were spent, we would spend a lot less on administration at each campus and at the B Street headquarters. But reducing that waste seems completely off the table.
Don, as you may recall from my column, I opposed the closure of Valley Oak. I put forward a viable financial solution to fully open Korematsu and keep V.O. operating, where the two schools would have shared one administration. That suggestion was not taken, of course.
While I support the V.O. charter school as a best available option for that neighborhood, I am not familiar enough with the financing to know if it will be a drain on the rest of the DJUSD (assuming that no kids who would have gone to other districts are attracted to V.O.). With three elementaries in operation in East Davis, each of which will have its own administrative costs (though I imagine they will be more streamlined at V.O.), it is a question in my mind if the money is there. I hope it is. If it works, it will prove that the conclusion of the school task force was wrong. What won’t be a problem is paying the teachers, as each student — whether he goes to Korematsu, Birch Lane or Valley Oak — will bring with him his ADA dollars. But the argument that was made by the task force, last year, was that there was not enough money to support three full-service elementaries east of J Street. We’ll just have to wait and see how it works out.
P.S. If I (or others of my ilk) had some control over how the money were spent, we would spend a lot less on administration at each campus and at the B Street headquarters. But reducing that waste seems completely off the table.
Don, as you may recall from my column, I opposed the closure of Valley Oak. I put forward a viable financial solution to fully open Korematsu and keep V.O. operating, where the two schools would have shared one administration. That suggestion was not taken, of course.
While I support the V.O. charter school as a best available option for that neighborhood, I am not familiar enough with the financing to know if it will be a drain on the rest of the DJUSD (assuming that no kids who would have gone to other districts are attracted to V.O.). With three elementaries in operation in East Davis, each of which will have its own administrative costs (though I imagine they will be more streamlined at V.O.), it is a question in my mind if the money is there. I hope it is. If it works, it will prove that the conclusion of the school task force was wrong. What won’t be a problem is paying the teachers, as each student — whether he goes to Korematsu, Birch Lane or Valley Oak — will bring with him his ADA dollars. But the argument that was made by the task force, last year, was that there was not enough money to support three full-service elementaries east of J Street. We’ll just have to wait and see how it works out.
P.S. If I (or others of my ilk) had some control over how the money were spent, we would spend a lot less on administration at each campus and at the B Street headquarters. But reducing that waste seems completely off the table.
Don, as you may recall from my column, I opposed the closure of Valley Oak. I put forward a viable financial solution to fully open Korematsu and keep V.O. operating, where the two schools would have shared one administration. That suggestion was not taken, of course.
While I support the V.O. charter school as a best available option for that neighborhood, I am not familiar enough with the financing to know if it will be a drain on the rest of the DJUSD (assuming that no kids who would have gone to other districts are attracted to V.O.). With three elementaries in operation in East Davis, each of which will have its own administrative costs (though I imagine they will be more streamlined at V.O.), it is a question in my mind if the money is there. I hope it is. If it works, it will prove that the conclusion of the school task force was wrong. What won’t be a problem is paying the teachers, as each student — whether he goes to Korematsu, Birch Lane or Valley Oak — will bring with him his ADA dollars. But the argument that was made by the task force, last year, was that there was not enough money to support three full-service elementaries east of J Street. We’ll just have to wait and see how it works out.
P.S. If I (or others of my ilk) had some control over how the money were spent, we would spend a lot less on administration at each campus and at the B Street headquarters. But reducing that waste seems completely off the table.
Bob Schelen is also the only candidate who submitted his status as Pro-Choice to Planned Parenthood Advocates of Mar Monte.
http://www.votingprochoice.org
Bob Schelen is also the only candidate who submitted his status as Pro-Choice to Planned Parenthood Advocates of Mar Monte.
http://www.votingprochoice.org
Bob Schelen is also the only candidate who submitted his status as Pro-Choice to Planned Parenthood Advocates of Mar Monte.
http://www.votingprochoice.org
Bob Schelen is also the only candidate who submitted his status as Pro-Choice to Planned Parenthood Advocates of Mar Monte.
http://www.votingprochoice.org
Will the Davis school board be appointing members of the Supreme Court? If not, what difference does it make whether candidates are pro-choice are not?
Will the Davis school board be appointing members of the Supreme Court? If not, what difference does it make whether candidates are pro-choice are not?
Will the Davis school board be appointing members of the Supreme Court? If not, what difference does it make whether candidates are pro-choice are not?
Will the Davis school board be appointing members of the Supreme Court? If not, what difference does it make whether candidates are pro-choice are not?
It makes a big difference if the school board candidates are pro choice or not.
This has been all over the news the last couple of weeks.
Social workers, counselors, and nurses are working with teens to provide them birth control if they need it.
In some places it has helped to severely cut down on the number of unplanned pregnancies.
There is a lot of discussion on this issue of course, because after a certain age kids will not need parental consent.
I would be interested in how the other three candidates stand on this issue.
It makes a big difference if the school board candidates are pro choice or not.
This has been all over the news the last couple of weeks.
Social workers, counselors, and nurses are working with teens to provide them birth control if they need it.
In some places it has helped to severely cut down on the number of unplanned pregnancies.
There is a lot of discussion on this issue of course, because after a certain age kids will not need parental consent.
I would be interested in how the other three candidates stand on this issue.
It makes a big difference if the school board candidates are pro choice or not.
This has been all over the news the last couple of weeks.
Social workers, counselors, and nurses are working with teens to provide them birth control if they need it.
In some places it has helped to severely cut down on the number of unplanned pregnancies.
There is a lot of discussion on this issue of course, because after a certain age kids will not need parental consent.
I would be interested in how the other three candidates stand on this issue.
It makes a big difference if the school board candidates are pro choice or not.
This has been all over the news the last couple of weeks.
Social workers, counselors, and nurses are working with teens to provide them birth control if they need it.
In some places it has helped to severely cut down on the number of unplanned pregnancies.
There is a lot of discussion on this issue of course, because after a certain age kids will not need parental consent.
I would be interested in how the other three candidates stand on this issue.
The Valley Oak charter shouldn’t really even be an issue in the upcoming election. If the organizers meet the state requirements the DJUSD board must ratify it.
Although she isn’t a supporter of the charter proposal, Susan Lovenburg has given accurate and appropriate answers: she will (paraphrasing) make sure that they followed the rules. I know that she came to support the Task Force closure decision, and I sense that she is not warm to the charter school proposal, but she has been careful in her statements on the subject.
But Harris stated that “the burden of proof is on the charter school proponents to show how the school district’s budget and programs will not be negatively impacted by opening a charter school.”
So far as I can tell, he is wrong, and I would hope that he would know better if he is running for school board. The budget impact is not relevant to the board’s consideration. If they cross their t’s and dot their i’s, the board ratifies the proposal. There are no other grounds for refusal.
Then the board deals with the changed circumstances, including any financial impact. So they are back where they started in terms of solving the enrollment issues, but voting against the VO charter is not one of the options for dealing with that. The teachers and parents, in moving forward with a charter petition, have removed Valley Oak from the list of options. Maybe it will be a net boon to the district as a magnet school; maybe it will end up costing the district ADA money. Nobody knows. But that is not a consideration in assessing his role as a board member.
From the Valley Oak Charter web page (http://vocharter.org/)
“How could DJUSD keep the charter from being approved?
The District can deny a charter under two sets of circumstances, one substantive, and one technical:
Substantive reasons:
1. The educational program of the charter is unsound and poorly crafted.
2. The people seeking the charter are not likely to be able to provide the services detailed in it.
Technical reasons:
1. There is an insufficient number of signatures on the charter.
2. The elements of the charter are not comprehensively described, or that it does not make affirmations regarding compliance with the law in regard to discrimination, not charging tuition, not being sectarian, etc.
Given the track record of Valley Oak in its historic, numbers-validated provision of services to the Valley Oak neighborhood, any denial of the charter by DJUSD would very likely be overturned by the State Board of Education, in the opinion of our advisor from CTA.”
You can find the criteria online, and I consider it very unlikely that the teachers putting this together will fail to present a valid, sound education plan.
Other than that, if the board denies, it will be overturned on appeal. If Richard Harris has visited the VO web site, or spoken to an adviser on education issues, he is aware of this.
So his comments were either gratuitous or mis-informed. In either case, it doesn’t bode well for his performance as a board member.
The Valley Oak charter shouldn’t really even be an issue in the upcoming election. If the organizers meet the state requirements the DJUSD board must ratify it.
Although she isn’t a supporter of the charter proposal, Susan Lovenburg has given accurate and appropriate answers: she will (paraphrasing) make sure that they followed the rules. I know that she came to support the Task Force closure decision, and I sense that she is not warm to the charter school proposal, but she has been careful in her statements on the subject.
But Harris stated that “the burden of proof is on the charter school proponents to show how the school district’s budget and programs will not be negatively impacted by opening a charter school.”
So far as I can tell, he is wrong, and I would hope that he would know better if he is running for school board. The budget impact is not relevant to the board’s consideration. If they cross their t’s and dot their i’s, the board ratifies the proposal. There are no other grounds for refusal.
Then the board deals with the changed circumstances, including any financial impact. So they are back where they started in terms of solving the enrollment issues, but voting against the VO charter is not one of the options for dealing with that. The teachers and parents, in moving forward with a charter petition, have removed Valley Oak from the list of options. Maybe it will be a net boon to the district as a magnet school; maybe it will end up costing the district ADA money. Nobody knows. But that is not a consideration in assessing his role as a board member.
From the Valley Oak Charter web page (http://vocharter.org/)
“How could DJUSD keep the charter from being approved?
The District can deny a charter under two sets of circumstances, one substantive, and one technical:
Substantive reasons:
1. The educational program of the charter is unsound and poorly crafted.
2. The people seeking the charter are not likely to be able to provide the services detailed in it.
Technical reasons:
1. There is an insufficient number of signatures on the charter.
2. The elements of the charter are not comprehensively described, or that it does not make affirmations regarding compliance with the law in regard to discrimination, not charging tuition, not being sectarian, etc.
Given the track record of Valley Oak in its historic, numbers-validated provision of services to the Valley Oak neighborhood, any denial of the charter by DJUSD would very likely be overturned by the State Board of Education, in the opinion of our advisor from CTA.”
You can find the criteria online, and I consider it very unlikely that the teachers putting this together will fail to present a valid, sound education plan.
Other than that, if the board denies, it will be overturned on appeal. If Richard Harris has visited the VO web site, or spoken to an adviser on education issues, he is aware of this.
So his comments were either gratuitous or mis-informed. In either case, it doesn’t bode well for his performance as a board member.
The Valley Oak charter shouldn’t really even be an issue in the upcoming election. If the organizers meet the state requirements the DJUSD board must ratify it.
Although she isn’t a supporter of the charter proposal, Susan Lovenburg has given accurate and appropriate answers: she will (paraphrasing) make sure that they followed the rules. I know that she came to support the Task Force closure decision, and I sense that she is not warm to the charter school proposal, but she has been careful in her statements on the subject.
But Harris stated that “the burden of proof is on the charter school proponents to show how the school district’s budget and programs will not be negatively impacted by opening a charter school.”
So far as I can tell, he is wrong, and I would hope that he would know better if he is running for school board. The budget impact is not relevant to the board’s consideration. If they cross their t’s and dot their i’s, the board ratifies the proposal. There are no other grounds for refusal.
Then the board deals with the changed circumstances, including any financial impact. So they are back where they started in terms of solving the enrollment issues, but voting against the VO charter is not one of the options for dealing with that. The teachers and parents, in moving forward with a charter petition, have removed Valley Oak from the list of options. Maybe it will be a net boon to the district as a magnet school; maybe it will end up costing the district ADA money. Nobody knows. But that is not a consideration in assessing his role as a board member.
From the Valley Oak Charter web page (http://vocharter.org/)
“How could DJUSD keep the charter from being approved?
The District can deny a charter under two sets of circumstances, one substantive, and one technical:
Substantive reasons:
1. The educational program of the charter is unsound and poorly crafted.
2. The people seeking the charter are not likely to be able to provide the services detailed in it.
Technical reasons:
1. There is an insufficient number of signatures on the charter.
2. The elements of the charter are not comprehensively described, or that it does not make affirmations regarding compliance with the law in regard to discrimination, not charging tuition, not being sectarian, etc.
Given the track record of Valley Oak in its historic, numbers-validated provision of services to the Valley Oak neighborhood, any denial of the charter by DJUSD would very likely be overturned by the State Board of Education, in the opinion of our advisor from CTA.”
You can find the criteria online, and I consider it very unlikely that the teachers putting this together will fail to present a valid, sound education plan.
Other than that, if the board denies, it will be overturned on appeal. If Richard Harris has visited the VO web site, or spoken to an adviser on education issues, he is aware of this.
So his comments were either gratuitous or mis-informed. In either case, it doesn’t bode well for his performance as a board member.
The Valley Oak charter shouldn’t really even be an issue in the upcoming election. If the organizers meet the state requirements the DJUSD board must ratify it.
Although she isn’t a supporter of the charter proposal, Susan Lovenburg has given accurate and appropriate answers: she will (paraphrasing) make sure that they followed the rules. I know that she came to support the Task Force closure decision, and I sense that she is not warm to the charter school proposal, but she has been careful in her statements on the subject.
But Harris stated that “the burden of proof is on the charter school proponents to show how the school district’s budget and programs will not be negatively impacted by opening a charter school.”
So far as I can tell, he is wrong, and I would hope that he would know better if he is running for school board. The budget impact is not relevant to the board’s consideration. If they cross their t’s and dot their i’s, the board ratifies the proposal. There are no other grounds for refusal.
Then the board deals with the changed circumstances, including any financial impact. So they are back where they started in terms of solving the enrollment issues, but voting against the VO charter is not one of the options for dealing with that. The teachers and parents, in moving forward with a charter petition, have removed Valley Oak from the list of options. Maybe it will be a net boon to the district as a magnet school; maybe it will end up costing the district ADA money. Nobody knows. But that is not a consideration in assessing his role as a board member.
From the Valley Oak Charter web page (http://vocharter.org/)
“How could DJUSD keep the charter from being approved?
The District can deny a charter under two sets of circumstances, one substantive, and one technical:
Substantive reasons:
1. The educational program of the charter is unsound and poorly crafted.
2. The people seeking the charter are not likely to be able to provide the services detailed in it.
Technical reasons:
1. There is an insufficient number of signatures on the charter.
2. The elements of the charter are not comprehensively described, or that it does not make affirmations regarding compliance with the law in regard to discrimination, not charging tuition, not being sectarian, etc.
Given the track record of Valley Oak in its historic, numbers-validated provision of services to the Valley Oak neighborhood, any denial of the charter by DJUSD would very likely be overturned by the State Board of Education, in the opinion of our advisor from CTA.”
You can find the criteria online, and I consider it very unlikely that the teachers putting this together will fail to present a valid, sound education plan.
Other than that, if the board denies, it will be overturned on appeal. If Richard Harris has visited the VO web site, or spoken to an adviser on education issues, he is aware of this.
So his comments were either gratuitous or mis-informed. In either case, it doesn’t bode well for his performance as a board member.
Also, and while I *extremely* doubt this is the case for Davis, pro-choice candidates for school board are highly unlikely to want to teach ID/creationism, and they are much more friendly towards contraception education and general sex-ed.
Also, and while I *extremely* doubt this is the case for Davis, pro-choice candidates for school board are highly unlikely to want to teach ID/creationism, and they are much more friendly towards contraception education and general sex-ed.
Also, and while I *extremely* doubt this is the case for Davis, pro-choice candidates for school board are highly unlikely to want to teach ID/creationism, and they are much more friendly towards contraception education and general sex-ed.
Also, and while I *extremely* doubt this is the case for Davis, pro-choice candidates for school board are highly unlikely to want to teach ID/creationism, and they are much more friendly towards contraception education and general sex-ed.