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	<title>On Assignment &#187; Clayton</title>
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		<title>MDUSD State Board of Education waiver request raises questions about current laws regarding charter conversion funding</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 May 2012 02:03:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Theresa Harrington</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The financial impact of Clayton Valley High’s charter conversion on the Mt. Diablo Unified School District has become a test case for the California State Board of Education. With a never-before-tried waiver request, Superintendent Steven Lawrence and supporters asked California trustees Wednesday to cover $1.7 million in costs the district must pay to the charter, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mt. Diablo district responds to Diablo View MS teacher arrest</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 02:35:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Theresa Harrington</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Students returning to Diablo View Middle School today were reassured by district officials that support is available to students and staff, as the community digests the news that a teacher has confessed to numerous sex crimes involving a former student. District officials will meet with parents at 6 p.m. to answer questions and address their [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Recap of MDUSD Clayton Valley HS charter cost meeting</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Nov 2011 22:14:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Theresa Harrington</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Since the Mt. Diablo school district never publicly noticed the meeting held Monday to discuss the possible impacts of a Clayton Valley High charter conversion, it&#8217;s unclear whether any minutes were taken or will be made public. I videotaped portions of the meeting and am posting links to the clips below. Unfortunately, the meeting was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MDUSD to discuss budget and charter&#8217;s possible financial impact on Monday</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/onassignment/2011/11/20/mdusd-to-discuss-budget-and-charters-possible-financial-impact-on-monday/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 02:32:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Theresa Harrington</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Clayton]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Contra Costa County]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mt. Diablo school district]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Clayton Valley HS charter petition]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As the Mt. Diablo school district prepares its budget report for December, it expects to take into consideration two possible events that could require cuts &#8212; a Clayton Valley High School charter conversion in 2012-13 and state &#8220;trigger&#8221; cuts due to lower-than-anticipated revenues. The district has already set aside $330/ADA or $10.7 million in a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Walnut Creek Councilman suggests Clayton Valley charter consider accepting less funding</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Nov 2011 02:22:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Theresa Harrington</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Clayton]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Clayton Valley HS charter petition]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Kish Rajan, a Walnut Creek City Councilman and Mt. Diablo school district parent, says the Clayton Valley High School charter committee should consider accepting less money from the district to create goodwill, if the trustees approve the charter Tuesday. Here’s a letter he submitted to the Times about this idea: &#8220;November 1, 2011 Dear Editor [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>113</slash:comments>
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		<title>State Senator, Assemblywoman and Walnut Creek Councilman urge quick resolution to Clayton Valley High charter issue</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/onassignment/2011/10/25/state-senator-assemblywoman-and-walnut-creek-councilman-urge-quick-resolution-to-clayton-valley-high-charter-issue/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 00:26:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Theresa Harrington</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Assemblywoman Susan Bonilla]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sen. Mark DeSaulnier]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today, state Sen. Mark DeSaulnier, D-Concord, Assemblywoman Susan Bonilla, D-Concord, and Walnut Creek City Councilman Kish Rajan sent the following letter to the Mt. Diablo school board regarding the Clayton Valley High charter petition: &#8220;October 25, 2011 The Honorable Gary L. Eberhart and Members of the Mount Diablo Unified School District Board 1936 Carlotta Drive [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MDUSD Board President disputes characterization of charter issue</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/onassignment/2011/10/22/mdusd-board-president-disputes-characterization-of-charter-issue/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Oct 2011 00:05:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Theresa Harrington</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Clayton]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Cheryl Hansen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Clayton Valley HS charter petition]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[As I mentioned in my previous blog, I was unable to reach Mt. Diablo district Superintendent Steven Lawrence, Board President Gary Eberhart or trustees Sherry Whitmarsh, Linda Mayo or Lynne Dennler before filing my story about the Clayton Valley High School charter effort, which appeared in today&#8217;s Times. I also did not speak to any [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Clayton City Council denounces MDUSD board&#8217;s conditional charter approval, mayor is heartened by community support</title>
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		<comments>http://www.ibabuzz.com/onassignment/2011/10/11/clayton-city-council-denounces-mdusd-boards-conditional-charter-approval-mayor-is-heartened-by-community-support/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2011 02:50:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Theresa Harrington</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[David Shuey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Laura Hoffmeister]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As the Clayton Valley High School charter petition has gathered steam in the community, the Clayton City Council has emerged as a strong force in favor of the conversion. Although city and school leaders have traditionally sought to maintain a positive working relationship for the good of the communities they both share, a schism has [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>17</slash:comments>
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		<title>Education reform advocate touts charter schools, online learning</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/onassignment/2011/10/11/education-reform-advocate-touts-charter-schools-online-learning/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2011 02:08:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Theresa Harrington</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Lance Izumi education reform]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many education reformers focus their attention on low-income schools with a high percentage of English language learners and students who are in ethnic minorities. But, Lance Izumi &#8212; an author and senior director for education at the Pacific Research Institute public policy think tank &#8212; says suburban campuses that don&#8217;t at first appear to fit [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Northgate principal enters Clayton Valley charter debate, Clayton Mayor responds to MDUSD board</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/onassignment/2011/10/11/northgate-principal-enters-clayton-valley-charter-debate-clayton-mayor-responds-to-mdusd-board/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2011 01:38:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Theresa Harrington</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Clayton]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[David Shuey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John McMorris]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As many of you have heard already, Northgate High School Principal John McMorris sent a message to his school community Monday, asking parents to come to tonight&#8217;s board meeting and express their concerns about the Clayton Valley High charter petition. McMorris&#8217; letter quickly made its way to charter supporters. Clayton Mayor David Shuey sent a [...]]]></description>
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