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Response to Crisis: Initial Discussion

Posted on January 21, 2009 by admin

Last night staff presented its initial analysis of the cost reduction and revenue enhancement opportunities developed in the Board’s December brainstorming session. Many members of the public and the teaching staff attended the meeting, which was held in the Central … Continue reading →

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The House Is On Fire

Posted on December 13, 2008 by admin

At this past Thursday’s Board meeting we reviewed the updated financials for the next three years. It’s bad. Very bad. I was on the Board during the District’s “financial crisis” in the 2002-2003 school year. That crisis was essentially home-grown; … Continue reading →

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Eric Von der Porten, RIP

Posted on December 7, 2008 by admin

I’ve been putting off writing this entry because, well, because I never would have thought in a million years that I would need to write it. Eric passed away last Tuesday.

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Throw the Rascals Out!

Posted on June 9, 2008 by admin

Last Thursday’s public comment period had a number of interesting moments while teachers were chastising us for not putting a bigger compensation proposal on the table. But there was one moment that stood out in my mind as surreal. Which … Continue reading →

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Who Do Trustees Represent?

Posted on June 9, 2008 by admin

Last Thursday on my way into the Board meeting I had a brand new experience: crossing a picket line. There were a good number of District teachers outside the building protesting and picketing the District’s failure to put forward an … Continue reading →

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The Un-COLA*

Posted on May 31, 2008 by admin

* with apologies to 7-Up, and whoever owns the relevant intellectual property. There’s been a lot of talk lately about teacher compensation and cost of living adjustments (COLAs). I’d like to clarify a few misconceptions. When most people here the … Continue reading →

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Welcome!

Posted on May 7, 2008 by admin

It’s been almost a year since I last talked about the San Carlos school district and Board. And that was on a different site in a galaxy far away… Part of the reason I was on hiatus was that I … Continue reading →

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