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Fiscal Realities
The Board, superintendent and middle school principals received a lengthy email from supporters of the orchestra program today (they’re concerned it may be trimmed). I wrote a lengthy reply which I was planning on editing into better shape for a … Continue reading
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And Now the Fun Begins, Unfortunately
As expected, Governor Brown called off talks with Republicans in the Legislature about trying to get a tax extension package put before voters to complement the spending cuts he’s put together. You can read about it in this Sacramento Bee … Continue reading
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Reversing Some Cutbacks: Thanks, SCEF!
At last night’s meeting the Board unanimously approved two recommendations made by staff. The first will add back one hour per day of librarian technician time at each site during the current school year. The second reinstated the funding cut … Continue reading
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We Have a Deal
After more months than I expected, the District and the San Carlos Teachers Association reached an agreement on contract terms. The SCTA approved the tentative agreement last week, and last night the Board voted unanimously to ratify it. You can … Continue reading
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Teachers Approve Settlement, Board to Ratify
The Board will vote on ratifying a contract settlement with our teachers at this Thursday’s meeting. The agreement, which was approved by the teachers late last week, completes the negotiation cycle for the 2009/2010 school year, and allows everyone to … Continue reading
Fact Finding Panel Report Issued
The District and the teachers union, the San Carlos Teachers Association (SCTA), have been unable to reach a mutually-acceptable agreement on contract terms this year. The District needs to reduce costs and/or increase revenues by $2.85 million for the 2010/2011 … Continue reading
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Letter to the Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal ran an article today entitled “Lehman’s Ghost”, which focused on the continuing fallout from the Lehman bankruptcy and how it is negatively impacting public agencies in San Mateo County. You may recall that, collectively, public agencies … Continue reading
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Starting the 2010/11 Budget Process In Earnest
Last Tuesday night the Board held a special workshop meeting to begin discussing how we should structure the 2010/11 budget given the terrible fiscal environment the District is facing. We were fortunate to have leaders of many of our key … Continue reading
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Governor Proposes to Protect Education Funding…Not!
By now you’ve probably heard how Governor Schwarzenegger is claiming he will protect education spending, and balance California’s state budget by reducing other areas of spending.
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December 11, 2009 Board Meeting
At last night’s Board meeting Carrie Du Bois was finally released from her sentence of being Board President. Actually, Carrie did a great job as President in the last year, and we all chose to recognize that by giving her … Continue reading
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