Monday Morning Thoughts: Why Only Four Candidates for School Board?
Four years ago, following the Nancy Peterson saga, there were three open school board seats, but a…
Commentary: Why I Applied for the School Board and a Whole Lot More
Thursday will definitely go down as one of the stranger days since I have been covering the…
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…
Three School Board Candidates File for November Election; Barbara Archer Does Not File
The biggest surprise on Friday was that Barbara Archer, who was elected to the school board in…
Adams to Run for Re-Election
Tom Adams has filed paperwork to run for a second term on the DJUSD School Board. He…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Give the Voters a Clean Choice for School Board
A comment by School Board Member Bob Poppenga has triggered some conversation. On Thursday, as the board…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Sunday Commentary: School Board Shows No Urgency to Fix AIM Shortcoming
A year ago, when the first round of AIM (Alternative Instructional Model) testing results came out, they…
District Has Spent Over $17 Thousand on Response to Office for Civil Rights Investigation
The Vanguard has learned that the Davis Joint Unified School District has $17,363.07 in legal fees pertaining…
Sunday Commentary: The Narrative is Part of the Problem with AIM
The Vanguard reported on Friday and Saturday that the OCR (Office for Civil Rights) was looking into…
Office For Civil Rights Opens Investigation into Whether AIM Program is Discriminatory
One of the biggest complaints about the changes to the AIM program was the drastic reduction in…
Board Split Over Amount for School Parcel Tax
By Nicholas von Wettberg Davis voters can expect to see a revised school parcel tax on the…
My View: Let’s Make Great Schools, the Case for a Higher Parcel Tax
Yesterday I found myself at an IEP (Individualized Education Program) for my nephew, whom we have raised…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Heavy-Handed Approach on Applause at School Board Meetings?
The school board subcommittee has made quick work on a recommendation to limit audience applause at school…
My View: Were AIM Opponents Intimidated by Audience Applause?
Two weeks ago, AIM parents, angry and frustrated by decisions made by the district – and perhaps…
