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…
Board Approves VSA As Nancy Peterson Speaks Out
Nancy Peterson spoke out passionately against rehiring Julie Crawford this morning at an unusual Friday morning board…
Vanguard Analysis: Community Deserves Answers from the School District
From the perspective of the Vanguard, the closure of the Julie Crawford matter, with the district last…
Analysis: District Prepared to Re-hire Crawford to Coach Girls Volleyball in Fall
In a move that will continue to fuel far more questions than answers, at least one portion…
Analysis: Lovenburg, Allen Tell Community to “Move On”
On Thursday night the Davis School Board voted 3-1 to uphold the district’s decision on not renewing…
Sunday Commentary II: District Needs to Restore Trust
Throughout this process, I have gotten a pretty clear impression that the district does not really have…
Teachers Too Want to Be Absent of Fear
by Blair Howard, Frank Thomsen, Cathy Haskell, Gail Mitchell, Tim Paulson, Ruthie Bowers and Connie Alexich The…
My View: The Lonesome Death of Reason and Proportionality
Should We Be Surprised by School Board Decision? – It was a long night on Thursday, sitting,…
Board Upholds Administrative Finding on Crawford; Will Not Reinstate
3-1 Vote Would Allow Julie Crawford to Reapply For the Fall – After four and a half…
School Board Hears Appeal for Julie Crawford (Audio of Public Comment)
The school board has now recessed from open session after hearing a number of speakers including volleyball…
My View: Peterson’s Demise Cause For Great Sadness, Reflection
Sadness. That was my reaction on Thursday last week when Nancy Peterson resigned from the Davis School…
Analysis: School Board Moves Meeting to Community Chambers; Debate Continues
After some behind the scenes concerns and deliberating, the school district has moved the open session portions…