SCHOOLS & KIDS
Water leak damages main office at Mohr Elementary
A water leak discovered Sunday at Mohr Elementary School will keep the main office closed until well after the start of the school year Aug. 25.
Read the full story here ht... |
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on Aug 5, 2010 at 2:35 pm by Anne, a resident of the Del Prado neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
PMS Concert band earns top honors at Music in the Arts Festival
The Pleasanton Middle School Concert Band earned top honors at the Music in the Parks Festival earlier this month at Great America.
Read the full story here Web Link... |
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on May 21, 2010 at 10:04 am by Cholo, a resident of Livermore |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Furlough Days, Kids Club & YMCA
May 28 and June 1 are furlough days for Pleasanton schools. In an email parents have been told Kids Club and the YMCA will also be closed. As these are self supporting progr... |
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on May 18, 2010 at 2:35 pm by what?, a resident of the Del Prado neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Race to Nowhere Screening
18 St Elizabeth Seton Church, Pope John Paul II Activity Center, Pleasanton, CA
Date and Time
May 18, 2010 - 7:00pm
City
Pleasanton
Type of Event
Screening
Venue
S... |
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on May 12, 2010 at 1:14 pm by Liz Anya, a resident of the Downtown neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
State schools chief puts California back in 'Race to the Top' competition
California's State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O'Connell said today that the state would continue its efforts to improve student achievement and will seek federa... |
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on Apr 30, 2010 at 11:27 pm by Alice, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Amador Friends of Music to host band fundraiser Saturday
How about a Saturday evening that includes dinner, dancing, raffles and games along with musical entertainment?
Read the full story here Web Link... |
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on Mar 24, 2010 at 5:03 pm by Question, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
PUSD board accepts teachers union contract
While the school board approved a contract with the teachers' union Tuesday night, one that would save the district nearly $4.6 million, the decision was not without controver... |
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on Mar 2, 2010 at 7:10 am by Get smart, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Opportunity for Girls in Grades 7-10 and their Parents
Hi,
I just heard about this and thought I'd pass it along. Looks great!
February 27th 2010
Dare 2B Digital, a Conference on Careers for Young Women using Computing Tech... |
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on Feb 10, 2010 at 9:19 am by LK, a resident of the Mohr Park neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
PUSD Community Forum Q&A available
Q&A from the Jan 5 PUSD community forum is available here:
Web Link |
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on Jan 13, 2010 at 8:08 am by resident, a resident of the Downtown neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Money for nothing - PUSD getting theirs?
I saw a tv spot on this company and how they are saving or recycling millions of taxpayer dollars for San Jose schools. I hope PUSD is already doing this. Web Link... |
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on Jan 5, 2010 at 7:10 am by resident, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School Board President Campaign promise
Following is one of Chris Grant's key campaign promises:
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Fiscal Responsibility-Maintain a Balanced Budget & Reserves, Provide Fiscal Ov... |
Promises, promises |
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on Dec 20, 2009 at 9:05 pm by Stacey, a resident of the Amberwood/Wood Meadows neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
This weekend - Program at Stanford for students in Grades 7-12
There is an AWESOME program happening THIS WEEKEND at Stanford University for students in grades 7-12. Classes range from cooking to calculus (there really is something for e... |
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on Oct 7, 2009 at 2:54 pm by Karen, a resident of the Birdland neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
PUSD Board of Trustees meeting 9/22 7 pm
The next Board meeting is this Tuesday. Note the entire 08-09 unaudited financials are in the posted materials.
See agenda items 14.4 and 14.5 where PUSD is borrowing from ... |
Dark Corners of Town |
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on Sep 21, 2009 at 9:50 am by Alex, a resident of another community |
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... |
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on Sep 7, 2009 at 1:19 pm by Nancy, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Hearst Elementry Shut Down due to MOLD, the Day before start of school!!
Hearst Elementry Shut Down due to MOLD, the Day before start of school!!
This makes NO sense at all to find elevated levels of mold, ONE day prior to the start of school an... |
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on Aug 25, 2009 at 6:43 pm by toxicmoldtruth, a resident of the Amador Estates neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
U.S. education secretary is expected to withhold millions of CA Educational Grant Funds
California threatened with loss of funds if it doesn't use test scores in evaluating teachers
Justin Sullivan / Getty Images
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan has sing... |
Teacher |
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on Aug 12, 2009 at 3:48 pm by Sandy, a resident of the Mohr Park neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
More auctions
The Independent wrote an article about the ILPS campaign the other day. Did anyone see it? 7/16 on page 5 I believe.
There are more auctions listed at
Web Link... |
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on Jul 28, 2009 at 10:33 pm by Cholo, a resident of Livermore |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Letter: Did you vote 'yes' on Measure G?
Dear Editor,
Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, July 17, 2009, 12:00 AM |
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on Jul 17, 2009 at 8:30 am by Additional information, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
COMMENTARY: Band director Moorefield signs off tonight at Foothill commencement
If you're among the fortunate in the graduation program tonight at Foothill High School, you'll also be among those applauding Bob Moorefield, the school's noted band director... |
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on Jun 16, 2009 at 10:52 pm by Curious, a resident of the Foothill Knolls neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Will PUSD Cut CSR?
The ball is in the School Board Trustees' court now.
The State has given them flexibility in CSR rules and other categorical funding so CSR is not an "all or nothing" progr... |
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on Jun 3, 2009 at 10:06 am by Agree with Chatty Chad, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Measure G - 58 to 41 % so far....
Measure G - Pleasanton USD
Completed Precincts: 23 of 42
YES 6,199 58.42%
NO 4,412 41.58% |
so far... |
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on Jun 2, 2009 at 8:19 pm by so far, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
If G wins and if G fails.
Will all be forgotten or is this board going to be full of "Ha, Ha, Ha, you lose loser!" or "Told you so we won, child haters!" comments? Will the PW site be almost abandoned ... |
Wondering |
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on May 31, 2009 at 6:23 pm by resident, a resident of the Birdland neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Births
Ryan Pierce and Katherine Grace Schmalz
Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, May 29, 2009, 12:00 AM |
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on May 30, 2009 at 2:04 pm by unclehomerr.., a resident of the Downtown neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Foothill band director marches on after 41 years
Hundreds are expected to celebrate the 41-year musical legacy of Foothill High School's only band director Bob Moorefield, as he retires this year.
Read the full story here ... |
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on May 27, 2009 at 9:52 am by Rick, a resident of the Parkside neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
We could stand to take a few notes from Livermore's School District
This Article was written by Patricia Koning, The Independent
Despite the increasingly bleak news about the State budget, administrators at the Livermore Valley Joint U... |
Proud of Livermore |
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on May 24, 2009 at 10:12 pm by Yes on G, a resident of another community |
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