Monday Morning Thought II: Is the School Parcel Tax Sacrosanct?
In the last few weeks, the subject of the need to renew the school parcel taxes in…
Guest Commentary: School Board’s AIM Decisions Create More Problems than They Solve
by Debbie Nichols Poulos In 2014, California’s Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) legislation redistributed state funding from…
A Perspective on Recent School Board Actions
By Robert Poppenga Last Thursday, as community member after community member spoke on the value of the…
Sunday Commentary: Thursday’s Public Comment Illustrates the Importance of Proper Process
It may be argued that Thursday’s public comment vindicates the school board’s vote on June 4, but…
District Hears Input on AIM, Firing of AIM Coordinator
At both the June 4 and June 18 meetings, it seemed that the majority of people from…
Actions by Board Demonstrate Gross Misunderstanding of GATE Identification Process
By Debbie Nichols Poulos The board’s recent actions to dismantle the AIM program demonstrate a gross misunderstanding…
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…
School Board Rejects VSA on Director for DJUSD AIM/ GATE Program
The DJUSD School Board voted 3-2 to reject the VSA (variable services agreement) of Deanne Quinn, who…
Board Should Reconsider AIM Motion
By Bob Poppenga Irrespective of how one views the AIM program, the process followed last Thursday should…
Researchers Disagree with Later Start Time Findings
Back in early February, the school board unanimously moved forward with a request to create an implementation…
Conflict of Interest: Did County Board of Education Member Violate Law in Participating in Charter Vote?
On February 17, 2015, the County Board of Education voted 4-1 against a staff recommendation and granted…
Research Suggests that Later Start Times Help High School Students
Last week, the Davis school board, led by President Alan Fernandes, took action to move the district…
Sunday Commentary: Will Later Start Times Fix the Problem of Lack of Sleep?
On Thursday night the DJUSD School Board received an update from the study group, Later School Start,…
Monday Morning Thoughts: How Fernandes Became President of SB; Innovation Park Calculations
Normally the nomination and election of officers is about as interesting as watching paint dry. However, as…
Monday Morning Thoughts: New School Board Takes Shape, And the Week Ahead
Last week we saw the election of three new school board members: Madhavi Sunder, Barbara Archer and…
My View: Why Does Granda Get a Free Ride?
It was supposed to be a “make nice” comment by the editor of the local paper in…
Analysis: Sunder’s Quick Rise to First and How She Got There
2014 marks an interesting year in which, both in the city council and school board races, a…
No Surprise in School Race: Sunder, Archer and Adams Cruise to Victory
Tom Adams and Barbara Archer were elected to the school board on Tuesday There was really…
