Monday Morning Thoughts: What the School Board Race Looks Like after the Archer Surprise
Many were surprised to learn that Barbara Archer has decided not to seek reelection for the school…
My View: What If Schools and School Funding Are Outside the Hands of Our School Board?
On Thursday, the school board took time out from its summer recess to hold a meeting that…
School Board to Accept Applications for Replacement to Sunder
On Thursday, the school board met for a total of 25 minutes, half of which was to…
Commentary: Big Question for the School Board is What They Will Do About Vacant Seat
A school board seat has become vacant as the result of Madhavi Sunder departing for a position…
Madhavi Sunder Says Goodbye at Her Final Meeting
It was the final meeting for Madhavi Sunder, who announced earlier in the spring that she would…
Sunder to Move, Leave the Board
On Thursday night, Board member Madhavi Sunder confirmed what many in the community had been suspecting –…
School Board Re-Evaluates Discipline Policy in Wake of Student Walk Out and Pending Actions Scheduled for the 20th
Sunder Questions Whether District May Not Be Consistent with Case Law for Student Protests While the district…
Board to Look at Discipline Policies Stemming from Student Walk Out
DJUSD attracted regional attention when the Sacramento Bee back in mid-March ran a story, “This district in…
LA Unified Encouraged Students to Participate in the 17-Minute Program, DJUSD Threatened to Punish Theirs
Statement by Board Trustee Madhavi Sunder (Madhavi Sunder, Board Trustee, made the following statement at March 15,…
My View: We Have Failed Montgomery, Montgomery Has Not Failed Us
Late on Thursday evening, the DJUSD School Board moved forward with proposed changes that would phase out…
District to Examine Discipline Policies after Complaints Following Student Walk Out
It was a story that drew attention across the community and across the region, as the Bee…
Threat to Harper Turns Out to Be a Hoax
On Friday, DJUSD sent out a notice to parents of Harper Junior High students that there was…
School Board Sees Disproportionality in Montgomery Program
“This is about race, this is about opting out of a school, and this is about segregation.”…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Board Prioritizing Closing Teacher Compensation Gap
The school board had a good discussion last week on the prospects for closing the compensation gap. …
School Board Focuses on Parcel Tax to Reduce Compensation Gap
The school board on Thursday night began to look at what it would take to make the…
District Effectively Eliminates Self-Contained AIM Classroom from Willet
Details at this time are murky, as the school district is offering only limited information on the…
Vanguard Analysis: Rules Regarding Agendizing Items for School Board Meetings
Last Thursday, newly-elected school Boardmember Bob Poppenga asked for “some clarification” on the issue of “proposing an…
Dispute Arises Over School Board Agendizing Policies
Back in early February, Board Member Madhavi Sunder had requested a February hearing for the AIM program,…
Commentary: Can We Bridge the AIM Divide?
One of the reasons the Vanguard spent three articles in an attempt to unpack the AIM meeting…
Board Passes a Series of Motions on AIM
This is the third part of our coverage of Thursday evening’s school board discussion on AIM. School…
