SCHOOLS & KIDS
Pleasanton school board to look at restoring programs, new savings from union, management concessions
At tonight's Pleasanton school board meeting, members will be looking at possible programs to restore, made possible by concessions from the teacher's union, donations from th... |
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on May 27, 2012 at 2:57 pm by i\'ve had enough , a resident of the Downtown neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Pleasanton school board to hear latest state funding estimates at tonight's meeting
The Pleasanton School board will get an update on the latest financial news from the state at its meeting tonight. The update has been scheduled to take only about five minute... |
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on Oct 13, 2012 at 6:50 am by Resident, a resident of the Bridle Creek neighborhood |
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What is an "instructional coach?" and why is PUSD funding instructional coaches rather than real teachers?
I have been following the thread on PUSD.
It used to be that every time a buddy of a superintendent or administrator "retired," the "retired" person somehow magically ended... |
Boondoggle |
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on Feb 21, 2013 at 11:33 pm by Kathleen Ruegsegger, a resident of the Vintage Hills Elementary School neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
All Star Baseball in Pleasanton is a joke
Has anyone else experience the "Has Been Dad" factor when it comes to All Stars in this town? The Board picks the All Star coach before the All Stars are even selected. The Ha... |
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on Dec 11, 2012 at 11:27 am by Russ, a resident of the Pleasanton Valley neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Pleasanton Police Parked Near Schools?
What is the deal with Pleasanton Police Department having Pleasanton police in patrol cars sitting for hours on the side of the road or in parking lots appearing to be doing a... |
Nothing Better to Do? |
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on Apr 9, 2013 at 1:25 pm by anonymous, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
UPDATE: Person killed by train was Amador student
The teen killed by a train early this morning is being identified as a junior at Amador Valley High School, pending a coronor's official report, and is said to have committed ... |
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on Feb 26, 2010 at 10:40 pm by Sam, a member of the Amador Valley High School community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Pleasanton Teachers Receive 2.7% Pay Raise
After a year of complaining about voluntarily taking a pay cut, the teachers union has succeeded in negotiating an across the board 2.77% pay raise for all teachers. Teachers ... |
Start Afresh |
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on May 5, 2011 at 11:55 am by Start Afresh, a resident of the Country Fair neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
PUSD Illegal cash-out bond refunding
At the 3/22 PUSD school board meeting, a citizen raised concerns about trusting PUSD with more taxpayer funds (via Measure E parcel tax) because PUSD used an illegal method to... |
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on Apr 1, 2011 at 9:31 pm by Arnold, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Elderly Care Facility in neighborhood
The home located at 6839 Singletree Court is being turned into a State ran elderly care facility. This will no doubt lower our already deflated property values even more and ... |
Joseph S DeRossett |
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on Dec 3, 2007 at 4:33 pm by Edna Giannotti, a resident of another community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Parcel Tax 2
I received a leaflet from the PUSD talking about a new local school funding measure saying that:
"After consequtive years of budget shortfalls, there is little to cut but ... |
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on Jan 21, 2011 at 5:11 pm by Start Afresh, a resident of the Country Fair neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Village High student commits suicide
A 16-year-old student at Village High School committed suicide Wednesday evening, according to the school district.
Read the full story here Web Link... |
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on Jan 3, 2011 at 4:39 am by julee, a resident of the Las Positas neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Is Pleasanton boring?
For the past several weeks, there have been posts under other topics where comments have been made by teens that there is nothing to do in Pleasanton.
If you are a teenag... |
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on Mar 25, 2010 at 5:29 pm by teenager, a member of the Amador Valley High School community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
AVHS Mob scene
Did anyone else notice the "mob scene" of about 100 or more kids leaving AVHS after school today? Both sides of Santa Rita Rd. were filled with marching students, who at firs... |
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on Mar 10, 2013 at 3:31 pm by iwasthere, a resident of the Deer Oaks/Twelve Oaks neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Parcel tax opponents speak out at board meeting
For the first time, opponents of Measure E, the parcel tax to benefit Pleasanton schools, have spoken out against it at a school board meeting. Tuesday night, opponents David ... |
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on Apr 2, 2011 at 9:15 pm by Voting no, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Afternoon Recess Eliminated at Hearst, Lydiksen, Mohr and Fairlands for Grades 1 through 3 Staggered Reading
Grades 1st, 2nd and 3rd used to have a morning and an afternoon recess.
Most schools still have a morning and afternoon recess. Under Staggered Reading, Early and Late Sta... |
Staggered Reading Chaos |
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on Sep 28, 2012 at 9:52 pm by Yep, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
shocking behavior at Amador Football Game
Wow! What a surprise! We are somewhat new to the area and thought we would check out the Amador High School football game tonight as it was the last home game of the season.... |
A surprised spectator |
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on Nov 6, 2007 at 3:40 pm by Jeb Bing, editor of the Pleasanton Weekly |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Pleasanton School District Salaries Now Online
The Bay Area News Group has just put a database online that lists out the salaries, pensions costs, and other income for all employees of the Pleasanton Unified School Distric... |
Information |
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on Feb 6, 2013 at 9:22 pm by Member, a resident of the Downtown neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Staggered Start
How are other schools handling the staggered start for K-3rd? Initially the district said that "at minimum" playground supervision would be offered. Now that doesn't appear ... |
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on Sep 6, 2012 at 2:49 pm by Glitches in the system, a resident of the Birdland neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Schools mourn death of seventh-grader
The school community is mourning the death of a young teenager and asking parents to keep a close eye on their children over the next few days. The 13-year-old took his own li... |
Editor |
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on May 2, 2011 at 3:30 pm by Sunshine, a resident of the Del Prado neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Anyone see the Mr. Foothill contest at FHS?
Did anyone see or hear about the Mr. Foothill contest at FHS last Wednesday night? It was full of sexual undertones, gay innuendos and racial content. There were two administr... |
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on Mar 10, 2010 at 12:52 am by fhs senior, a resident of the Ruby Hill neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Congress Prepared to Cut Funding to We The People Programs
Greetings Community Members,
As of this moment Congress has excluded several civic education programs run by the federal government including the CloseUp Program that takes... |
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on Feb 25, 2012 at 2:22 pm by doesnt matter anymore, a resident of the Amador Estates neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
500 jam Valley Community Church for pro-parcel tax rally
More than 500 joined a rally Sunday sponsored by the newly-formed Save Pleasanton Schools organization to support the $233-a-year parcel tax that the school board has placed o... |
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on Mar 16, 2009 at 11:32 pm by Kiko, a resident of the Val Vista neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
The Secret PUSD Lawsuits: Zangle v. Pleasanton Unified School District
I am wondering why lawsuits are filed against Pleasanton Unified School District that never seem to appear on the PUSD agendas. Are they intentionally hiding these lawsuits f... |
Yet Another Lawsuit |
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on Jul 11, 2012 at 6:35 pm by A concerned parent, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
In defense of Step and Column
Now that the PUSD School Board has taken the important step of placing a local school funding measure before the voters of Pleasanton, it is inevitable that the issue of Step ... |
Trevor Knaggs |
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on Feb 27, 2011 at 10:30 pm by concerned parent, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
A Teachers View of Salary Concessions: Just Say No
This email was sent to me as a cut/paste from a friend. I believe it is important that all sides get their points of view across.
Good morning one and all.
I’d like to... |
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on Jul 4, 2010 at 11:47 am by kfs, a resident of the Del Prado neighborhood |
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