Monday Morning Thoughts: The School Board Race, Nancy Peterson and Jose Granda
A week from tomorrow (Tuesday) the voters will get their official say in who the next three…
Sunday Commentary: School Board Appointment Gives Fernandes a Free Seat
At the outset, I want to make this clear this is not about Alan Fernandes. In fact,…
Julie Crawford: Moves Forward, Back Doing What She Loves
It is 7 am in mid-July, but the Davis High School girls’ volleyball players are working hard…
Sunday Commentary: The Need For Tenure in the Wake of Vergara
The past month has seen a low-level court (in Vergara vs. California) throw out tenure, basically arguing…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
District Prepares For Appeal as New Information Casts Doubt on Previous Reports
The school district’s appeal meeting will take place on Thursday, March 13, not in community chambers where…
