SCHOOLS & KIDS Suggestions for PUSD School Board to consider tonight I cannot attend tonight's school board meeting. However, I've read many comments for and against support of the parcel tax. Myself, I have mixed feelings about it. I am a pare... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Concerned Parent, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood, on Feb 24, 2009 at 2:53 pm There have been 35 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 15, 2009 at 10:05 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Big decisions to be made at tonight's board meeting The Pleasanton Unified School District board will face two hot issues tonight: budget cuts and a parcel tax.
Read the full story here http://www.pleasantonweekly.com/news/s... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Pleasanton Weekly Online, on Feb 24, 2009 at 1:41 pm There have been 20 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 15, 2009 at 10:06 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS The PUSD spin on solar panels and what they didn't tell you PUSD has a category called Budget FAQs. Below is a question regarding solar panel installations and PUSD's response. The question, which I'm beginning to wonder if it was ed... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by John, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood, on Feb 24, 2009 at 11:26 am There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 2, 2009 at 10:34 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS School Board - are they representing views of Pleasanton residents A number of posts have noted concerns about the School Board - past and present.
My question is, do you feel the current school board (Arkin, Grant, Hintzke, Kernan and Ott) ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Jennifer, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood, on Feb 23, 2009 at 2:05 pm There have been 46 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 1, 2009 at 7:53 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS A taxing situation The time for the school district to deal with the budget crisis has come. On Tuesday night, the board will identify reductions to popular programs as well as deciding whether ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Pleasanton Weekly Online, on Feb 22, 2009 at 3:47 pm There have been 6 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 24, 2009 at 9:47 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Axis welcomes spacious, new behavioral health facility Health specialists yesterday celebrated the long-awaited grand opening of cushy, new offices and meeting rooms for Axis Community Health.
Read the full story here http://www.... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Pleasanton Weekly Online, on Feb 20, 2009 at 10:46 am There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Feb 20, 2009 at 10:46 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS School board moves Tuesday's parcel tax debate to Amador Valley High The Pleasanton school district announced late today that the school board's meeting next Tuesday on deciding if it will ask voters to approve a parcel task will be held in the... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Pleasanton Weekly Online, on Feb 19, 2009 at 7:52 pm There have been 60 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 24, 2009 at 9:59 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS A taxing situation The time for the school district to deal with the budget crisis has come. The state budget was finalized Thursday morning, and now on Tuesday the board will identify reduction... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Pleasanton Weekly Online, on Feb 19, 2009 at 3:32 pm There have been 97 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 23, 2009 at 9:42 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Statewide Impacts of Budget Cuts to K-12 Schools This is based on the Governor's proposal to cut $9.7 billion from the revenue limits of K-12 school districts, using figures provided by the California Dept. of Finance.
Of... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Karen, a resident of the Birdland neighborhood, on Feb 18, 2009 at 12:19 pm There have been 29 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 23, 2009 at 8:57 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Amador moves on to D.C. in 'We the People' civics competition Amador Valley High School's competition civics team will be competing at the nationwide level of the "We the People" competition after an impressive win last Friday.
Read th... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Pleasanton Weekly Online, on Feb 14, 2009 at 8:02 pm There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 16, 2009 at 12:16 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS School board delays cuts, for now While no reductions were made at Tuesday night's school board meeting, the deadline to make cuts and put a parcel tax on the ballot are nearing.
Read the full story here htt... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Pleasanton Weekly Online, on Feb 11, 2009 at 4:51 pm There have been 188 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 28, 2009 at 10:09 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Board to identify $8.7M in school cuts tonight While debate continues over a possible parcel tax, the school board must identify $8.7 million in reductions to maintain a balanced budget. Some items on the list of potential... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Pleasanton Weekly Online, on Feb 11, 2009 at 9:55 am There have been 15 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 20, 2009 at 7:17 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Getting a head start on spring cleaning Fifth graders from Ms. Ferreira's Walnut Grove Elementary School class recently took part in a service learning assignment. Teams of five students partnered to perform a proje... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Pleasanton Weekly Online, on Feb 11, 2009 at 9:04 am There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 11, 2009 at 5:27 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS What cuts for top administrators of PUSD Simple question: What cuts are the top administrators of PUSD taking for themselves?
Are they being an example by cutting something that they get personally? Maybe they... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Todd, a resident of the Amberwood/Wood Meadows neighborhood, on Feb 9, 2009 at 11:00 pm There have been 53 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 14, 2009 at 6:47 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS BUSC and Rage Placement of local children in Div 1
Below is the criteria used for selecting boys for division 1. I think this is similar to Rage (correct me if wrong)
From the BUSC website:
Former and potential competitiv... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by SoccerParent, a resident of the Foothill Knolls neighborhood, on Feb 9, 2009 at 4:28 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Feb 11, 2009 at 12:33 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Amador's civics team places first in statewide championship on Constitution, Bill of Rights Amador Valley High School's competition civics team won the California state championship Friday at the statewide "We the People…" competition. It was the eighth time that Ama... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Pleasanton Weekly Online, on Feb 9, 2009 at 10:14 am There have been 13 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 17, 2009 at 10:45 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Guest Opinion The current discussion about the proposed parcel tax for schools in the Pleasanton Weekly thus far has me worried. For those homeowners who balk at paying a parcel tax to keep... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Pleasanton Weekly Online, on Feb 6, 2009 at 9:02 pm There have been 70 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 4, 2009 at 7:54 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS We the People - State Finals Sacramento
1st Place - Amador Valley High School
2nd place - Foothill High School
followed by the rest of the state. Congratulations Pleasanton!
Amador Valley's team wi... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Bob, a resident of the Pleasanton Meadows neighborhood, on Feb 6, 2009 at 5:35 pm There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 9, 2009 at 8:57 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Amador Valley and Foothill High School - We the People The California state semi-finals for the We the People constitutional debate was held Thursday in Sacramento. Only four teams advanced to Friday's final. The four schools ad... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Bob, a resident of the Pleasanton Meadows neighborhood, on Feb 5, 2009 at 8:55 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Feb 6, 2009 at 8:48 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Pot at PMS Has anyone heard that there were 7th graders caught doing pot and selling it at PMS this week? Apparently they are saying they got it from some high schoolers last week when ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Concerned Mom, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood, on Feb 5, 2009 at 6:44 pm There have been 21 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 23, 2009 at 2:03 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Shrinking Enrollment at Amador? Checking my child's "Zangle" GPA, I noticed in the last column that the class of 2011 started with 711 kids, dropped to 609, now up by 20 or so.
Where did these kids go? I... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by John Adams, a member of the Amador Valley High School community, on Feb 5, 2009 at 8:44 am There have been 6 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 8, 2009 at 7:01 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Residents share concern over parcel tax As the state continues to negotiate its budget, the Pleasanton Unified School District school board is listening to residents' concerns over the program cuts and a possible pa... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Pleasanton Weekly Online, on Feb 5, 2009 at 8:09 am There have been 148 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 9, 2009 at 8:20 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Obituaries Dunn B. Mangabay
Read the full story here http://www.pleasantonweekly.com/story.php?story_id=4673 posted Friday, October 17, 2008, 12:00 AM READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Pleasanton Weekly Online, on Feb 4, 2009 at 2:38 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Feb 4, 2009 at 2:38 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS School administrators' group calls state funding reductions too deep The Association of California School Administrators (ACSA) said yesterday that funding cuts to California schools that are being proposed by the state are too deep and could t... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Pleasanton Weekly Online, on Feb 4, 2009 at 12:14 pm There have been 39 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 8, 2009 at 4:16 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Stock Market Swoon Hammers Cal PERS. If the stock market does not recover, the California Pension Retirement System will demand more money from cities and counties.
Please read the Wall Street Journal article be... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Citizen Kane, a resident of the Vintage Hills Elementary School neighborhood, on Feb 3, 2009 at 6:43 pm There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 5, 2009 at 11:44 pm.
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