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Does anyone know why our district has so much debt compared to other districts?
I heard from a friend that our district carries 18-20% debt while most other districts carry 3-4%.
Why is this? What is that debt for? Is this the cause of the financial prob... |
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on Feb 4, 2010 at 9:12 pm by an old mom, a resident of the Country Fair neighborhood |
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San Ramon Budget Update
An update on the San Ramon Valley School District negotiations:
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resident |
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on Feb 3, 2010 at 10:45 pm by resident, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Change in Teachers' Education: article
This article talks about change in teachers' education:
Web Link |
Resident |
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on Oct 22, 2009 at 11:49 am by Disillusioned, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Great Weather We Are Having, Eh?
Hey Frank, you are right, we are being shut down. So this thread will not use the "t" word. Either Jeb and his staff are filtering out all of us "bad people" talking about t... |
resident |
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on Apr 6, 2009 at 9:33 am by anon, a resident of another community |
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Does anybody know if this applies to Pleasanton?
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Resident |
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on Apr 1, 2009 at 8:55 pm by Disagree w/B, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Worth reading: Obama, taking on unions, backs teacher merit pay
Web Link
By PHILIP ELLIOTT, Associated Press Writer Philip Elliott, Associated Press Writer – 47 mins ago
Featu... |
Resident |
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on Mar 11, 2009 at 11:52 am by No Remorse, a resident of Dublin |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
An interesting opinion about the teacher firings in Rhode Island
This opinion was posted on CNN. It is about the Rhode Island teachers firings:
Web Link
Inters... |
Rhode Island Teacher Firings |
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on Mar 8, 2010 at 11:31 am by guess what, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Senior Pictures $700??
I read in another thread that senior pictures cost $700. What??!! Why? Can't we take our own pictures and submit them? I have a friend who's good with a camera. |
Rhonda |
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on Oct 15, 2010 at 10:42 am by Stacey, a resident of the Amberwood/Wood Meadows neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Pleasanton Drivers-The Anti-Heroes
This morning I was waiting on Main St. to make a right turn onto Del Valle Parkway. I had a green light but I had to wait because there were kids in the crosswalk, one on a ... |
Rhonda |
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on Feb 5, 2009 at 7:35 pm by Katie, a member of the Amador Valley High School community |
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Teen Drug Overdose This weekend
I am hearing that there was Amador students partying in Ruby Hill this weekend and one was taken by ambulance to the hospital because of a drug overdose. Does anyone know wha... |
Rich |
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on Mar 12, 2009 at 3:22 pm by mary, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Senior Ditch Day
So, unfamiliar with this. Is it really a dear, old AVHS tradition? |
Ricky |
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on Sep 21, 2010 at 5:23 pm by senior, a member of the Amador Valley High School community |
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RE: Building community takes a village
I applaud Margaret Fuquea's courageous letter to the editor in today's Pleasanton Weekly. I too am considered a second class citizen because of my relationship, yet I pay the... |
Ro |
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on Apr 4, 2009 at 6:31 pm by Sandy, a resident of the Mohr Park neighborhood |
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California Will Be Conservative Afterall READ:
Topic: (&KIDS)
This should make the conservatives PROUD! Does this make sense?
Who is goint to bail out the hospitals when they become overfilled with children and elderly? ... |
Rose |
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on Jun 8, 2009 at 9:07 pm by Bobby, a resident of the Del Prado neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Senior Cut Day
Senior parenst should have received a call from Jim Hansen, Amador Principal , last night asking that Senior parents do not allow their senior to cut on Monday. Traditionally... |
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on May 20, 2011 at 9:55 am by Roseann Edge, a member of the Amador Valley High School community |
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Youth Sports
My experience with youth sports in Pleasanton is not a positive one. Baseball is controlled by parent group cliques who hand chose their children's teams. All Star teams are ... |
Rosemary |
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on Aug 25, 2008 at 2:12 pm by Jeb Bing, editor of the Pleasanton Weekly |
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IN SPITE of existing parcel tax, Dublin increases class sizes
This is information provided on PUSD FAQs page:
Which districts around us receive funding from a parcel tax? How much is it, and what do they use it for?
Dublin: $96/par... |
Ruby D |
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on Mar 14, 2009 at 10:58 pm by Julie, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
THE SOLUTION -- MEASURE H
Measure G was poorly marketed and badly written. Something closer to San Ramon's measure C would be more likely to win here. Someone suggested a priority survey, and that so... |
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on Jun 5, 2009 at 2:03 am by Diana, a member of the Hart Middle School community |
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Pleasanton Has Some of the Best Schools in the State
We are seeing a lot of posts on these forums attacking the teachers and schools. They say that by defeating Measure G we can improve the quality of our schools by forcing cha... |
Russell |
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on May 3, 2009 at 1:02 pm by Vicky, a resident of the Bridle Creek neighborhood |
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PUSD Hiring Back District Office Administrators
Here we go again. Last week the board did not approve the hiring back of at least 6 District Office Administrators, including a newly created position that really is the Publi... |
Ruth |
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on Jul 2, 2009 at 8:55 am by Dark Corners of Town, a resident of the Country Fair neighborhood |
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No casino at AV Grad Night?
Heard that the AV Grad Night celebration this year will be minus the popular Casino section.
What's up with that? |
S. Cremecheese |
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on Apr 21, 2009 at 10:33 pm by S. Cremecheese, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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Looking to Make Change in our Community
Hello everybody,
My name is Sabari Somanathan and I am a Sophomore at Amador Valley High School looking to make real change in the Pleasanton community, namely the School D... |
Sabarigirish Somanathan |
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on Apr 6, 2013 at 3:41 pm by nancy s., a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Alternative Education Programs with PUSD
Tonights Board report failed to give us a picture of who the students are that make up the enrollment of the Alternative Programs with PUSD. How many of the students in the a... |
Sally |
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on Jul 19, 2011 at 8:50 am by p-town mom and teacher, a member of the Amador Valley High School community |
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Want to Be Informed www.pleasantonparceltaxinfo.com
The more I've been reading about the parcel tax on the blogs, the more old PW stories I read, the more I have to agree,
Measure G is No - No Good for what's wrong with P... |
Sam |
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on Apr 17, 2009 at 10:34 am by Mary, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Measure E - Expensive Out of Town Consultants Funding AND Running Campaign
The Support Pleasanton Schools campaign has just filed their expense reports with Alameda County and their single largest contributor is an out of town consulting firm from El... |
Samantha |
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on Apr 26, 2011 at 5:54 pm by Nomad, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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Halloween --- Costume Ideas
Hi. anyone have any quick and easy ideas for Halloween costumes? It's tomorrow and I have no ideas for my ten year old son. thank you :-) |
Samantha |
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on Oct 30, 2007 at 2:14 pm by Cindi, a resident of the Mission Park neighborhood |