My View II: Where We Are Left on GATE
The Davis Enterprise this week strangely ignited a side-issue on GATE/AIM – what was the initial purpose…
Davis School Board Unanimously Approves Revisions to AIM Program
By Nicholas von Wettberg The parents stood in line, groups of four, awaiting the chance to voice…
School Board Prioritizes Achievement Gap During Retreat
Late on Saturday afternoon, Superintendent Winfred Roberson sent an email to the Vanguard and the Enterprise, indicating,…
Analysis: Ways to Get to Five Votes on AIM Reform?
It was interesting going back over all five of the school board members’ comments from last week’s…
In Their Own Words: Barbara Archer
The Vanguard will be publishing the comments of each of the five school board members on the…
My View: What is Best For Our Kids?
In yesterday’s column, I laid out my continued concern about making changes that are not based on…
Commentary: Does District Really Need to Cut AIM Program in Half?
There has been a lot made about process in the issue of AIM program changes. From the…
Sunday Commentary: Board Misses Chance to Forge Consensus on GATE/AIM
On Thursday, Board President Alan Fernandes pitched the idea of forming a board subcommittee that might be…
Board Majority Rejects Subcommittee on AIM
One of the ideas that has been floated about this summer is the idea of creating a…
District Moving to Modify Board Policy on Suspension and Expulsion
Under current Education Code, the law allows for home suspension for students in grades 4-12 who have…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Why Wasn’t 2014 School Board Election About GATE?
The supporters of the current GATE/AIM program have complained repeatedly that the proposal to change the GATE/AIM…
Part Two of Public Comment on GATE
On Friday, we had two reports on Thursday’s DJUSD School Board meeting. We presented the comments by…
Both Sides of AIM/GATE Debate Turn Out for Special July Meeting – Public Comment
Part Two – 45 Public Comments The public came out and expressed thanks and criticism to the…
Both Sides of AIM/GATE Debate Turn Out for Special July Meeting
Part One – Board Comments Civic engagement does not end when the school year ends, and, to…
Commentary: A Board Elected to Heal the Wounds Should Not Instead Divide the Community
It is perhaps easy to forget just how much the events of the winter of 2014 divided…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Differences of Opinion on Top Administrative Salaries, VSA
We are starting to see differentiation occurring among the school board members. It started with the June…
My View: Board Majority Dances on the Brink of Trouble with AIM Decisions
Last fall, every candidate for the school board vowed, in the aftermath of the volleyball scandal and…
Monday Morning Thoughts: More on the Brown Act, Board Views on GATE, And Why the Motion Passed
We have kept the focus on the GATE/AIM issue on the potential Brown Act violation. The Brown…
Did the School Board Violate Noticing Requirements When It Voted to Radically Alter GATE/AIM?
The school board voted 4-1 to pass a motion, at nearly midnight Thursday, that one school board…
Sunday Commentary II: Davis’ Streets Are Treacherous
At Tuesday night’s council meeting, four members of the council unanimously approved the B Street parking changes….
