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 |
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... |
Todd |
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on Feb 14, 2009 at 6:47 pm by Ceaser, a resident of the Vineyard Avenue neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Why is the Foothill HS driveway backwards?!
Foothill HS has obviously been around for quite a few years and I've always read about the horrific traffic and accidents that occur around the school. But am I the only pers... |
Baffled |
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on Aug 30, 2009 at 11:07 am by Baffled, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Pleasanton school board appropriates $2.4 million to add sections, maintain class size
The Pleasanton school board voted Friday evening to undo $2.4 million of the cuts it made earlier this year after better-than-expected budget numbers from Gov. Jerry Brown's M... |
Editor |
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on Jun 7, 2011 at 6:29 am by Kathleen Ruegsegger, a resident of the Vintage Hills Elementary School neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Elementary Schools in Pleasanton
Hi,
We are going to enroll our child in a pleasanton elementary school this year. We have looked at schools and they all seem great. I don't think the API scores tell the... |
AD |
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on Jan 29, 2011 at 8:02 pm by Me Too, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
GATE Plan Flawed
Everyone is talking about cutting administrators. I agree! Look at the GATE plan or the school site plans. How much money out of those plans goes to pay district office adm... |
Peter |
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on Jun 1, 2008 at 5:12 pm by Steve, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Measure G Consulting Firm-Who Paid For It?
In an editorial in The Pleasanton Weekly (June 5, 2009) Jeb Bing writes, "...a mostly quiet opposition defeated a well-financed and organized comapaign run by an outside co... |
Wendy |
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on Jun 15, 2009 at 3:10 pm by Pepe La Pew, a resident of the Downtown neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Nominal change predicted for student enrollment
A demographer's report shows Pleasanton Unified School District enrollment numbers will provide little relief for the high schools as only a nominal decline is expected in com... |
Editor |
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on Jan 10, 2008 at 12:48 pm by aaron, a resident of the Highland Oaks neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Parcel Tax 2 - Fact or Fiction?
Recent writers to the Town Square have repeatedly stated that there is no parcel tax. True. As long as the PUSD Board of Trustees have not approved such action, this claim can... |
Dark Corners of Town |
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on Dec 29, 2009 at 8:06 pm by MK, a resident of the Vintage Hills Elementary School neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Teens say pressure leads to cheating, drug use, depression
A recent panel to address the causes of teen stress came up with a simple answer to who's responsible for pushing kids to overwork themselves.
Read the full story here http:/... |
Editor |
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on Jan 16, 2011 at 10:38 am by Mary, a resident of the Birdland neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Driving cross country
The first day of traveling we drove through Pennsylvania. There was not much to look at out the window so Jenny and I read books, colored, and watched (twice!) the first seaso... |
Editor |
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on Mar 23, 2008 at 9:17 am by Martha Grill, a resident of the Bridle Creek neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Honesty in the Dollars for Parcel Tax
I would like all of the school parent organizations in Pleasanton to disclose on this thread how much money was donated to the Save Our Pleasanton Schools Committee. I have he... |
paula |
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on Mar 15, 2009 at 9:49 pm by Jeb Bing, editor of the Pleasanton Weekly |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Three incumbents announce candidacy for school board seats
All three incumbent Pleasanton school board members have confirmed they will seek reelection this fall as their terms expire, although only Valerie Arkin and Chris Grant had f... |
Editor |
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on Sep 11, 2012 at 2:22 pm by Mark, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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Class of 2008
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Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, June 6, 2008, 12:00 AM |
Editor |
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on Aug 7, 2008 at 4:46 am by Another Gatetree Resident, a member of the Amador Valley High School community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Letter: Vote No on D
Dear Editor,
Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, May 14, 2010, 12:00 AM |
Editor |
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on May 20, 2010 at 12:01 pm by sknywench, a member of the Amador Valley High School community |
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
FHS teacher Daniel Bradford accuses Pleasanton PTA Council President of teacher bashing
Here's what Daniel Bradford wrote:
I've had a belly full of the teacher-bashing that goes on in the Pleasanton Weekly. No, it's not "outside agitators" who are doing the ba... |
PTA member |
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on Feb 11, 2010 at 3:24 pm by Cholo, a resident of Livermore |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
High School Registration Nightmare
Has any else experienced the scheduling nightmare that we have with respect to our children getting their class schedules and having them so messed up that the kids (expeciall... |
Seriouslyfolks |
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on Aug 24, 2009 at 12:46 pm by amadormom, a resident of the Downtown neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
2 Pleasanton school board members receive Masters in Governance certificates
Two members of the Pleasanton school board have just completed the California School Boards Association (CSBA) Masters in Governance program.
Read the full story here http://... |
Editor |
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on Apr 8, 2012 at 10:06 pm by Roger, a resident of the Pleasanton Meadows 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
Teens take interest in politics, too
As the November election approaches, Pleasanton residents await the opportunity to vote Nov. 6. But those 18 and older are not the only ones interested -- this town has quite ... |
Editor |
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on Oct 7, 2012 at 8:53 am by Pete , a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
List of top 1500 U.S. High Schools
I came across a Newsweek article that is from June 8, so I'm not sure if it's already been discussed/looked at, but I figured I'd post it if people didn't get a chance. The ar... |
PToWN94566 |
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on Jul 1, 2009 at 7:12 pm by Cholo, a resident of Livermore |
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... |
Roseann Edge |
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on May 20, 2011 at 9:55 am by Roseann Edge, a member of the Amador Valley High School community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Middle School Dances or Fun Events
I am wondering how many parents and students would prefer that middle schools have a fun event, (whatever, carnival-like fair, a Field Day type event, a Boardwalk like they ... |
Nancy |
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on Jun 10, 2009 at 11:03 pm by Taylor, a resident of the California Reflections neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Survey about Male Teachers; K-12th grade
I'm currently doing some research about K - 12th grade male educators.
1 a) If your child/children currently has or use to have a male teacher, does/did it bother you?
1... |
College Student |
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on Aug 31, 2010 at 1:04 pm by Tad, a resident of the California Reflections neighborhood |
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