SCHOOLS & KIDS Parents scrambling for preschools as Adventure Time announces it will close Thursday Having just opened in June 2008, Adventure Time preschool located on the Pleasanton school district's headquarters grounds will close its doors for good on Thursday.
Read the... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Pleasanton Weekly Online, on Apr 28, 2009 at 9:02 am There have been 8 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 5, 2009 at 7:17 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Amador takes 3rd place in 'We the People' competition in Washington, D.C. Amador Valley High School finished third in the national "We the People" competition in Washington, D.C., trailing the first place winner East High School of Denver and runner... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Pleasanton Weekly Online, on Apr 28, 2009 at 8:44 am There have been 20 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 5, 2009 at 1:30 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Measure G - vote by mail ballot Something that might interest both sides - it appears even if you're registered to vote by mail for the general elections you have to re-submit the request for the special ele... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Pleasanton Parent, a resident of the Pleasanton Meadows neighborhood, on Apr 27, 2009 at 11:23 pm There have been 12 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 28, 2009 at 10:12 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS How is measure G being communicated to property owners How is measure G being communicated to property owners that are not residents of Pleasanton? Is this an instance of taxation without representation - as they may not be regis... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Pleasanton Parent, a resident of the Pleasanton Meadows neighborhood, on Apr 27, 2009 at 10:49 pm There have been 6 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 29, 2009 at 3:40 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS What makes this different than a prior year educational "budget crisis"? Hi all
I think a critical question is what makes this different than a prior year educational "budget crisis"?
1) Simply the sheer amount of the state's revenue shortfal... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Tony E., a resident of the Pleasanton Meadows neighborhood, on Apr 27, 2009 at 9:26 pm There have been 28 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 29, 2009 at 8:39 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS REQUIRED READING All voters considering the Measure G proposal in June and the State measures in May should go to the Howard Jarvis web site at www.hjta.org for some required reading that goes... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Joe, a resident of the Downtown neighborhood, on Apr 27, 2009 at 11:47 am There have been 14 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 27, 2009 at 8:17 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS We Don't Need No Yellowbelly Parcel Tax! I've had it with people in this town putting spoiled kids before true American anti-tax values! Sorry, but why should I pay some liberal parcel taxes for the spoiled, latte-dr... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Buford, a resident of the Birdland neighborhood, on Apr 27, 2009 at 10:25 am There have been 22 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 30, 2009 at 9:29 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Harvest Park chorus takes 2nd place in national music festival in Anaheim Harvest Park Middle School has been awarded second place for mixed chorus Friday at the national Music in the Parks Festival at Anaheim, it was announced Sunday.
Read the ful... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Pleasanton Weekly Online, on Apr 27, 2009 at 8:54 am There have been 9 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 30, 2009 at 9:47 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS PUSD SHOULD SUPPORT PLEASANTON BUSINESSES Last week the Pleasanton City Council approved lending PUSD 1.2 million via a revolving loan.
I can't speak to the soundness of this action - sounds an awful lot like using... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Ann Martin, a member of the Amador Valley High School community, on Apr 27, 2009 at 8:49 am There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 27, 2009 at 6:35 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Amador again moves to finals in 'We the People' competition Amador Valley High School is advancing to the championship round of the 2009 "We the People" national finals tomorrow in Washington, D.C., it was announced tonight.
Read the ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Pleasanton Weekly Online, on Apr 27, 2009 at 8:17 am There have been 16 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 29, 2009 at 1:02 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS How to obtain records from PUSD After submitting an earlier post, I realized that some of you might like to see PUSD records for yourself.
There is a specific form you can complete and turn in at the PUSD o... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Ann Martin, a member of the Amador Valley High School community, on Apr 27, 2009 at 12:39 am There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 27, 2009 at 9:15 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS $188k IS SOLAR PANEL COST - so far When I first heard of (and confirmed) the error made by PUSD which required relocating the FHS solar panels at a cost of $100K, I contacted the School Board Trustees and asked... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Ann Martin, a member of the Amador Valley High School community, on Apr 27, 2009 at 12:26 am There have been 17 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 28, 2009 at 6:13 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS The ballot language mapped to specific programs for Measure G I thought it might be helpful to list those specific programs and dollar amounts Measure G's projected $4.6 million / year would fund.
Small Class Sizes: $2,000,000
Counse... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Tony E., a resident of the Pleasanton Meadows neighborhood, on Apr 26, 2009 at 10:37 pm There have been 34 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 29, 2009 at 12:04 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Measure G information at www.savepleasantonschools.org Hi all
I'm Tony, a member of the Committee to Save Pleasanton Schools.
We, in the group, have been greatly impressed with the many
dialogues going on here at the PW blog ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Tony E., a resident of the Pleasanton Meadows neighborhood, on Apr 26, 2009 at 10:31 pm There have been 38 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 2, 2009 at 12:23 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS "We the People...." team going into finals tomorrow in DC! An update from Washington DC: The Amador Valley High School "We the People..." Competition Civics Team, representing the state of California, is one of the Top 10 teams after ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by AV, a member of the Amador Valley High School community, on Apr 26, 2009 at 6:51 pm There have been 13 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 28, 2009 at 2:23 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Livermore Parcel tax - from 5 years to 10 years Livermore passed a parcel tax measure in November 2004 at $120/parcel beginning July 2005. That parcel tax was renewed in November of 2008 for an additional five years with a... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by NO ON G, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood, on Apr 26, 2009 at 3:09 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 26, 2009 at 4:04 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Parcel taxes don't have an expiration date There are two things that keep being said in these blogs - one is that other communities that passed a parcel tax aren't having a budget crisis, and a belief that Measure G is... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by NO ON G, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood, on Apr 26, 2009 at 2:10 pm There have been 37 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 29, 2009 at 7:36 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Letter: Speak for those who are too young to vote Dear Editor,
Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, April 3, 2009, 12:00 AM READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Pleasanton Weekly Online, on Apr 26, 2009 at 11:20 am There have been 12 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 26, 2009 at 10:30 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Would Sarah Palin support Measure G? We've seen many postings both pro and against Measure G on this forum. The issue has tended to have a local focus (understandably). But it might be instructive to ask what p... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by observer, a resident of another community, on Apr 25, 2009 at 11:42 pm There have been 15 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 27, 2009 at 2:13 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS negotiating teachers' contracts I have done some homework about the process for negotiating teachers' contracts. According to the CTA, school districts and teachers' unions are required to negotiate a new co... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Sandy, a resident of the Mohr Park neighborhood, on Apr 25, 2009 at 4:25 pm There have been 20 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 26, 2009 at 3:11 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS The need to freeze salaries Russell seemed to have some difficulty finding articles about school districts freezing salaries so...
Following are some articles about school districts proposing salary fre... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Pleasanton Resident, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood, on Apr 25, 2009 at 3:57 pm There have been 18 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 28, 2009 at 2:04 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS GOOGLE SCHOOL DISTRICTS FREEZING TEACHER SALARIES I did a google search of "school districts freezing teacher salaries," and what I found was page after page of articles about school districts across the country instituting w... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Pleasanton Resident, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood, on Apr 25, 2009 at 1:42 pm There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 25, 2009 at 3:48 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS The Superintendent's Memo Hey, I found a copy online! Web Link
Here's what I find funny.
1) Statement #6: “Our District is receiving eno... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Stacey, a resident of the Amberwood/Wood Meadows neighborhood, on Apr 24, 2009 at 8:43 pm There have been 6 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 25, 2009 at 12:35 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS It's been a full week and PUSD hasn't applied for Federal stimulus dollars yet? On this CDE website Web Link anyone can search for districts that have sent applications in to obtain money from the State Fiscal ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Stacey, a resident of the Amberwood/Wood Meadows neighborhood, on Apr 24, 2009 at 7:41 pm There have been 29 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 29, 2009 at 12:32 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Save Pleasanton Schools' Three Page Ad in Today's Weekly What can I say but "wow". I don't mind "community members" (some apparently aren't even Pleasanton residents and it is questionable about the age of some) endorsing Measure G... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Stacey, a resident of the Amberwood/Wood Meadows neighborhood, on Apr 24, 2009 at 10:03 am There have been 26 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 27, 2009 at 12:46 pm.
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