Comments on: MDUSD trustees differ on approach to county charter vote

By: Theresa Harrington

Theresa Harrington — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:49:17 +0000

Charter supporters are celebrating with the community on Saturday: http://bit.ly/yIG2wi

By: Theresa Harrington

Theresa Harrington — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:27:15 +0000

The CAC is reassuring special ed parents that the CVHS charter will continue to serve their students: http://mtdiablosped.blogspot.com/2012/02/cvhsc-will-provide-special-ed-services.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+MountDiabloUnifiedCommunityAdvisoryCommitteeOnSpecialEducation+%28Mount+Diablo+Unified+Community+Advisory+Committee+on+Special+Education%29

By: Doctor J

Doctor J — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:03:28 +0000

Everyone, including site administrators, is doing double duty, but only 5 select individuals got the “raises” for “increased responsibilities”, which was a slap in the face to everyone else in the district office and at school sites who also have taken on “increased responsibilities”. Lets not forget the site staffs who got hit with hour reductions too ! The Gang of Five kept their raises while others were being cut: Rolen’s $27,000 raise to run “transportation” being the largest and also the biggest boondoggle.

By: Theresa Harrington

Theresa Harrington — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:49:17 +0000

She got a very small raise compared to the other four and is not an administrator. Also, the superintendent’s previous administrative assistant’s job was eliminated, so the current secretary is ostensibly doing twice as much work.

By: Doctor J

Doctor J — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:46:33 +0000

Those are minutes ! You would think that with the Gang of Five raise she got, the Supt’s Secretary would try to emulate excellence in taking notes for the minutes. This is an excellent example.

By: Theresa Harrington

Theresa Harrington — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:25:35 +0000

I just posted an update with a link to the minutes from the Jan. 11 County Board meeting, at which trustees unanimously approved the CVHS charter with conditions: http://www.cccoe.k12.ca.us/supe/12mtgs/m120111.pdf

By: Theresa Harrington

Theresa Harrington — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 22:38:48 +0000

It looks like the Assembly has passed Bonilla’s bill, which is being called a “roadblock” to new charters: http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/2012/01/assembly-passes-bill-creating-roadblock-to-new-charter-schools.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter#mi_rss=Capitol%20Alert

Although Bonilla’s rep has said an amendment was being drafted that would address the funding issue, I don’t see any language about that in the amended version: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_1151-1200/ab_1172_bill_20120126_amended_asm_v95.pdf

By: Theresa Harrington

Theresa Harrington — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 19:54:18 +0000

The Contra Costa County Office of Education will discuss its MOU with the CVHS charter at about 6:20 p.m. Wednesday: http://www.cccoe.k12.ca.us/supe/12mtgs/ag120201.pdf

The board will also discuss the superintendent’s “Choose Civility Initiative,” summaries of legal expenses, membership dues and conference expenses for all programs across the agency, and English Learner support. I wonder if MDUSD would consider reviewing all legal expenses, membership dues and conference expenses for all programs across the district at a public meeting.

By: Theresa Harrington

Theresa Harrington — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 02:47:01 +0000

Anon: Do you know when he said that? I don’t have that in my notes, but my laptop battery died and my phone battery died, and I had to write my story while the meeting was still going on, so my notes are somewhat incomplete. I can also look at the video I shot.

By: Anon

Anon — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 02:12:37 +0000

TH 250 – do your notes from the county board hearing show that he mentioned northgate and concord high, and not yvhs? that was a red flag . . .