Parcel Tax for Employee Compensation Will Need a Lift to Get Passed
A poll released by DJUSD shows that passage of a parcel tax at the level of $198…
Board Discusses Alternatives to Parcel Tax
On Thursday, the Davis Joint Unified School Board had an informational item ahead of a potential June…
Sunday Commentary: Ultimately the Voters Will Decide the Direction of DJUSD
The Davis School Board has a difficult to decision to make. It is not one they are taking lightly as they have spent hours in meetings attempting to formulate a better understanding of the district’s finances.
School Board to Discuss Improving Employee Compensation
The parcel tax subcommittee of Alan Fernandes and Joe DiNunzio have been meeting regularly since January to discuss ways to close the employee compensation gap most likely through the placement of a new parcel tax for employee compensation on a future 2020 ballot.
Parcel Tax Subcommittee Eyes April Board Check-In, Plus Evening Discussion Meeting
The latest meeting of the Parcel Tax Subcommittee did not break a lot of new ground on…
Parcel Tax Subcommittee Fleshes Out Plan to Vote on Parcel Tax for 2020 by June
The parcel tax subcommittee will have a series of efforts to outreach to the community between now…
Sunday Commentary: District Begins Discussion of Possible Parcel Tax to Close Teacher Compensation Gap
On Thursday, the school board took the first step in what figures to be a long two-year…
Monday Morning Thoughts: School Board Should Put Regular Parcel Tax on the Ballot
We need to recognize as a community that we are facing the most serious threat to our…
Commentary: Why is the Board Giving the Upper Administration Another Pay Increase?
Last week, three board members (Alan Fernandes abstained and Bob Poppenga was not there) voted to give…
Fernandes Seeks Citizens’ Initiative for Majority Parcel Tax
Alan Fernandes, looking to fund teacher compensation increases, is attempting to place a citizens’ initiative on the…
Teachers Agree to Tentative Contract Settlement
It was just last week when about 200 teachers packed into community chambers demanding a contract settlement…
Analysis: Teachers Seek Equal Solution to Unequal Pay Gap
The teacher compensation gap is real and many teachers, particularly the younger and least experienced teachers, are…
My View: Teacher Lack of Support for Parcel Tax Perplexing
The numbers seem pretty clear, the teachers have been working hard for the last several months to…
Let’s Settle Now
By Dianna Huculak (Editor’s Note: Dianna Huculak, the DTA President read the following statement last night at…
Commentary: Both City and School District Should Be Concerned with Parcel Tax Poll
The Davis School District is looking toward a parcel tax as a way to fund increases to…
District to Evaluate Feasibility of Parcel Tax on Thursday
The school district commissioned a poll to determine interest in a parcel tax for employee compensation. The…
My View: Let’s Not Pretend Like Teacher Health Benefits Are Not Subpar
A Dunning column from earlier this week noted with sympathy teachers’ efforts to lobby the district with…
Commentary: Schools and City Face the Cost of Deferring
The city council on Tuesday and the school board in the coming weeks and months will face…
Hundreds of Teachers Take to Streets to Demand Better Pay, Benefits
Teachers took to the streets on Wednesday evening at three locations in Davis – Mace and Chiles,…
DTA President Speaks Out as Teachers Continue to Press Case to Close Wage Gap
At the last school board meeting before the break, during her presentation to the school board, Davis…
