Analysis: School Board Rushes to Unanimous Decision to Appoint Fernandes
With three amply qualified candidates, it appeared the school board could not go wrong as they embarked…
School Board Appointment Candidates Respond to Vanguard Questions
Today at 4 pm, the school board will meet to decide who they will appoint to the…
Fact Check: Opt-Out Rates Overstated by Proponents of Measure P
In their argument for Measure P, Sue Greenwald and Mark Siegler in their op-ed last week argued,…
Board Selects Archer, Fernandes, Sunder as Finalists
Despite fears that it would go deep into the night, the process to whittle the applicant field…
Response to DJUSD Regarding Montessori Charter Petition
(Editor’s note: the following is the formal response by Jonathan Feagle to the school district staff’s recommendation…
District Recommends Denying Montessori Charter Petition
On March 6, 2014, Jonathan Feagle submitted a petition and supporting documentation to the Davis Joint Unified…
DJUSD Rolls Out Strategic Plan
(Editor’s note: the following is a press release from the school district) Plan is foundation for reducing…
Election Digest: Beronio Earns Bar Endorsements; Delaini Endorsed by Cabaldon
West Sacramento Mayor Christopher Cabaldon Endorses Larenda Delaini for Superior Court Judge Larenda Delaini, candidate for Yolo…
Election Digest: Updates from Several Campaigns
Sunder Focuses on Big Picture for Schools Multiple families rallied in support of Davis school board candidate…
My View: School District Couldn’t Have Intentionally Devised Worse Investigation System
The good news is that Board President Gina Daleiden has put a review of the district’s complaint…
Analysis: District Complaint Process Lacks Oversight and Transparency
Late last week, the Davis Joint Unified School District finally released four years of data on internal…
Teacher Tenure
by Blair Howard In the past few months, the Vergara v. California suit has been making headlines. …
Granda and Poppenga Add Names to the List of Candidates
Bob Poppenga seeks school board seat Bob Poppenga, a parent of two, an active parent volunteer, a…
Election Digest: Poll Shows Dodd Ahead; School Board Events and More
Dodd Poll Shows Dodd Ahead in Assembly Race Good news to share — a poll conducted…
Analysis: District Releases More Comprehensive Data on Complaint Investigations
Examination of Documents Show Law Firm Associated with School District’s Attorney Has Investigated Three Complaints Per School…
Archer Announces for Four Year DJUSD Board Seat; First Candidate for Appointment Emerges
On Wednesday, Barbara Archer, longtime community volunteer and PR professional, announced that she will seek a four-year…
Vanguard Commentary: School Board Needs to Restore Community Trust
Last night, not surprisingly, the school board took what they deemed to be the path of least…
DJUSD Board Looks to Set Policies to Fill Vacancy
It has been a month since Nancy Peterson stunned colleagues and the community when she left the…
Athletic Director Foster Speaks to Vanguard
In the list of administrative vacancies provided to the Vanguard from Matt Best, the Assistant Superintendent of…
My View: Peterson Pulls No Punches, Lands No Blows
It was expected to be a routine meeting of the school board. So much so that the…
