SCHOOLS & KIDS
"President Obama's address to students"
The following has been posted on the PUSD website:
Web Link
"President Obama's address to students
There have been some questions from families ... |
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on Sep 8, 2009 at 1:22 am by To Alee, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
It's the Administrations Fault for Pleasanton Middle School being in probation
I think that the real story on the notification on Pleasanton Middle School fallen into program improvement is what steps the administration took after receiving the notice of... |
What was the plan |
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on Mar 3, 2011 at 10:50 pm by Just Saying..., a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Too Much Homework?
There has been a lot of press over that last few years about kids getting too much homework. The new documentary (Race to Nowhere) seems to imply the same thing (I haven't see... |
letsgo |
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on Apr 30, 2010 at 9:55 pm by To all parents, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Quality of education could be at stake with cuts
Community members gathered again Tuesday night to ask questions, express concerns and offer possible solutions regarding the $6.9-million school budget shortfall.
Read the... |
Editor |
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on Jan 30, 2010 at 4:31 pm by mannyman, a resident of the Birdland neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
PLEASE POST YOUR IDEA, GREAT OR SMALL, HOW WE CAN IMPROVE THE DISTRICT.
Pleasanton Community,
I have read great ideas/suggestions from this community for months now. Whether we wanted the vote to turn out this way or not, here we are. Let's g... |
GREAT IDEAS! |
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on Jun 9, 2009 at 10:18 am by Ann Martin, a member of the Amador Valley High School community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Gatetree gets their way
Great job Gatetree curcle neighbors! You successfully nagged your way to force the school district to turn down the speakers in the stadium. You have effectively made the new... |
What the heck |
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on Oct 10, 2008 at 3:00 pm by Stacey, a resident of the Amberwood/Wood Meadows neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
PTA Council circulating petition
While the budget challenges facing the school district is holding steady for now, a petition to lower the super majority requirement for a parcel tax is picking up steam.
Re... |
Editor |
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on Jun 10, 2010 at 1:51 pm by Dark Corners of Town, a resident of the Country Fair neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Hostile School Board
I saw the last school board meeting on tv and I was outraged at the behavior of the divisiveness being created. This meeting is where the board votes on who will be the board... |
outraged mother |
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on Dec 22, 2009 at 8:31 am by Interesting, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
API scores up again
Pleasanton Unified School District schools continue to excel well above the state's standard, according to Academic Performance Index (API) rankings released today by the Cali... |
Editor |
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on Sep 20, 2009 at 11:47 am by Chris H., a resident of the Downtown neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
President's address in Pleasanton schools tomorrow causing a stir
President Obama will address students tomorrow in a live broadcast to participating classrooms, which has stemmed debates throughout the country.
Read the full story here htt... |
Editor |
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on Sep 8, 2009 at 10:20 pm by Fred, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Letter: Superintendent, school board bungled Measure G
Dear Editor,
Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, August 7, 2009, 12:00 AM |
Editor |
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on Aug 15, 2009 at 5:15 pm by Kathleen Ruegsegger, a resident of the Vintage Hills Elementary School neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Pleasanton schoool district revises plan for special education students
The Pleasanton school district decided Tuesday night to look at providing better services for special needs children -- and save itself some money in the bargain.
Read the fu... |
Editor |
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on Sep 6, 2012 at 4:12 pm by Kathleen Ruegsegger, a resident of the Vintage Hills Elementary School neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Inequities on the School Board
If the PUSD School Board chooses to put a parcel tax measure on a future ballot, can that decision be valid considering that one member's Pleasanton residency remains a topic ... |
Taxation without representation? |
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on Jan 4, 2010 at 8:55 pm by Stacey, a resident of the Amberwood/Wood Meadows neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
March on Main Street
I'm thinking about a protest or something else (legal) on Main Street to protest the cuts to elementary schools (they're getting the brunt of the cuts). Anyone agree? It wou... |
just wondering |
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on Jan 27, 2010 at 1:35 pm by Stacey, a resident of the Amberwood/Wood Meadows neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
how step and column salaries work for Pleasanton teachers
I want to summarize some basic facts about step and column salaries for teachers. Since teachers do not receive bonuses, their salaries are raised in one of two ways. The firs... |
Sandy |
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on May 9, 2009 at 8:45 am by anon reply, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
PUSD to layoff 25 FTE Classified employees
The very last agenda item on the 4/12 board meeting is to layoff 25 classified employees.
So, how are the PUSD and union negotiations coming?
Or is this more of the cut jobs... |
Start Afresh |
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on Apr 14, 2011 at 12:45 pm by Parent of a student, a resident of the Val Vista neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
No on E signs - where to get them
Where can I get a No on E sign? Are they available or do I have to take someones Yes on E sign and write No over the Yes.
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Tim |
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on Apr 1, 2011 at 10:12 pm by Sam, a resident of the Oak Hill neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Banquet groups leaving Castlewood due to labor strife
Two major Pleasanton organizations have cancelled their annual luncheons at Castlewood Country Club so that their participants don't have to cross picket lines set up by locke... |
Editor |
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on Apr 19, 2010 at 9:22 pm by Foothill Parent, a resident of the Del Prado neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Board gets budget back on track, for now
School Board members were pleased to certify their budget as positive Tuesday night -- a sign of a balanced budget -- for the first time in a year and a half.
Read the full s... |
Editor |
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on Mar 31, 2010 at 1:53 pm by Pati, a resident of the Downtown neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Why I can't give up S & C
I don't expect a sympathetic ear by posting this here, but I feel compelled to tell you the honest truth from one teacher's perspective. My husband worked in the private sect... |
PUSD teacher |
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on Jun 1, 2009 at 7:53 am by another nurse, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
API scores edge higher
The California Department of Education released the API (Academic Performance Index) scores this morning, showing the Pleasanton Unified School District has slightly improved ... |
Editor |
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on May 27, 2009 at 4:27 pm by A Lydiksen Mom, a member of the Lydiksen Elementary School community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Time for a Measure G Town Hall before the June 2 vote?
With three weeks to go before the June 2 vote, and with all the new fiscal troubles at the state level that are projected by PUSD to greatly negatively impact school finances,... |
Carl |
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on May 17, 2009 at 9:31 pm by resident, a resident of the Castlewood neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Save Pleasanton Schools - campaigning with fiction?
Save Pleasanton Schools posted a video of a KPIX news clip at the top of their home page. And on Sunday e-mailed a link to that clip to all of their supporters.
This news c... |
tax revolt 2 |
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on May 15, 2009 at 3:54 pm by Jim, a resident of the Pleasanton Valley neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Column
Longtime school board member Pat Kernan has been taking it on the chin lately in both the media and at a recent school board meeting where school activist Julie Testa asked th... |
Editor |
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on Aug 1, 2008 at 11:56 am by Julie, a member of the Foothill High School community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Happy Furlough Days!
Summer vacation starts early in Pleasanton. What a joke.
Pay cuts do not equal time off from the job. You can slice it anyway you want...time off from work should be unpaid... |
Unpaid Furlough days = 5 day weekend |
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on Jun 7, 2010 at 7:28 pm by Nice but, a resident of the Avila neighborhood |
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