SCHOOLS & KIDS
Fun Run, flash dance raises $60,000 in donations for Walnut Grove Elementary School
A surprise flash mob for Principal Jon Vranesh and a day of "Fun Runs" May 4 raised more than $60,000 in donations at Walnut Grove Elementary school in Pleasanton, it was repo... |
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on May 13, 2012 at 8:31 am by Congratulations!, a resident of the Castlewood neighborhood |
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Teaching P.E. one flashmob at a time
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Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, May 11, 2012, 12:00 AM |
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on May 11, 2012 at 6:06 pm by joanna, a resident of the Downtown neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Amador and Foothill Trailong Behind Dublin High School
How accurate is this? How can Amador and Foothill trail so far behind Dublin HS in CA/national ranking and in college readiness index? Please explain.
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on May 11, 2012 at 1:14 pm by Kathleen Ruegsegger, a resident of the Vintage Hills Elementary School neighborhood |
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U.S. News Best High Schools in 2012
Congrats to the Dublin school district.
But, we ALL know that the Tri-Valley schools should receive a slap on the back for job well done.
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on May 11, 2012 at 6:17 am by Lisa, a resident of the Laguna Oaks neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Community mourns loss of 13-year-old skateboarder
The school community and friends of a 13-year-old Livermore boy who was killed in a skateboarding accident Tuesday afternoon are mourning the loss of the young teen at his mid... |
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on May 10, 2012 at 9:37 pm by Suzanne, a resident of the Downtown neighborhood |
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Pleasanton school board to hold public hearing on proposed agreement with teachers union tonight
The Pleasanton School District has worked out a tentative agreement with its teachers union for the 2012-13 school year and will hold a public hearing on the agreement tonight... |
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on May 9, 2012 at 10:13 pm by Milton, a resident of the Ruby Hill neighborhood |
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School board agenda for Tuesday May 8 includes TA with APT
I was looking at the full board packet (famay082012.PDF) yesterday and saw a hopeful sign: the board will be considering the approval of a tentative agreement between the dist... |
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on May 8, 2012 at 9:38 am by Stacey, a resident of the Amberwood/Wood Meadows neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Has it come to this?
Seniors at Foothill High School and their parents were no doubt surprised earlier this month by a letter from John Dwyer, the school's principal, warning that if they didn't f... |
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on May 7, 2012 at 2:29 pm by Lisa, a resident of the Amberwood/Wood Meadows neighborhood |
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Amador Valley High band director named 'Teacher of Year'
The Pleasanton Unified School District announced yesterday that it has named Amador Valley High School band teacher Jonathan Grantham as its teacher of the year.
Read the ful... |
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on May 6, 2012 at 5:51 pm by Julie, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
PUSD superintendent review set for today in closed session
Pleasanton school Superintendent Parvin Ahmadi will get an annual review by the school board later today.
Read the full story here Web Link... |
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on May 3, 2012 at 9:15 pm by fact checker, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
How do you plan to vote on state taxes for schools?
Have you decided on how you are voting on the upcoming tax measures that say they will help schools? Are you going for Jerry Brown's tax measure (how much of this is really g... |
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on May 3, 2012 at 9:12 am by FedUpMom, a member of the Valley View Elementary School community |
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Pleasanton schools near districtwide mandates to improve minority test scores
Even as the Pleasanton school district deals with state-mandated improvement at schools, the district is looking at a new set of national standards that will radically change ... |
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on May 2, 2012 at 10:14 am by just a parent, a member of the Alisal Elementary School community |
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School board-City Council joint meeting canceled
The meeting of the Pleasanton City Council and Pleasanton school board scheduled for last night was canceled just 3-1/2 hours before the public meeting was to start.
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on Apr 26, 2012 at 9:48 pm by sj, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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In case of emergency info for 1st responders
My son plays football and baseball in Pleasanton, and over the past several years I've seen not only ambulances drive onto the field, but also a helicopter land to rescue an i... |
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on Apr 25, 2012 at 8:22 am by Jersey94566, a resident of the Downtown neighborhood |
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Pleasanton Middle School raises $9,000 for leukemia research
Pleasanton Middle School students raised more than $9,000 in donations before Spring break for leukemia research.
Read the full story here Web Link... |
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on Apr 23, 2012 at 11:45 am by Jim, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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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://... |
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on Apr 8, 2012 at 10:06 pm by Roger, a resident of the Pleasanton Meadows neighborhood |
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PUSD Discovery Program Being Eliminated-W/O Any Discussion
Can someone explain to me why the Discovery Program at Walnut Grove was just eliminated, yet parents just got a matter of fact letter saying it was ending?
Where were the s... |
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on Apr 3, 2012 at 11:21 am by Bird Parent, a resident of the Birdland neighborhood |
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What's the Real Skinny on Our Children Are Our Future?
I'm hearing more and more about this. Web Link
The ads say money stays in the district and is not lost in Sacramento. Too good to be true? O... |
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on Apr 2, 2012 at 10:48 pm by Nomad, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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PUSD School Board President-"Sorry Students - I Don't Believe You"
Just saw a repeat of the School Board meeting. They reviewed the results of a survey regarding Homework where they'd asked our city's children how much homework they had.
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on Mar 30, 2012 at 10:03 pm by crazy, a resident of the Downtown neighborhood |
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Pleasanton School District Violates State Fee Cap--being sued for charging illegal school impact fees
Pleasanton Unified is being sued in Alameda County Superior Court for not granting refunds to individual homeowners who have requested that Pleasanton Unified refund them for ... |
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on Mar 29, 2012 at 9:26 pm by Another PUSD Lawsuit, a member of the Foothill High School community |
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Letters
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Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, March 23, 2012, 12:00 AM |
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on Mar 28, 2012 at 10:36 pm by lazzboy, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Dublin High perform in Carnegie Hall
Dublin High School will represent the Tri-Valley as one of several Bay Area high schools chosen to perform in the 2012 New York International Music Festival.
Go Dublin Gae... |
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on Mar 21, 2012 at 10:00 pm by Jon, a resident of Dublin |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Birthday yields dog goodies
Kate Bierdeman, a seventh-grader at Hart Middle School, relaxed after her 13th birthday party for 15 friends at Campo di Bocce with the presents -- at her request the guests g... |
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on Mar 18, 2012 at 2:14 am by birthday gifts, a resident of the California Somerset neighborhood |
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Pleasanton school board OKs early retirement buyout plan
Teachers eligible for retirement will be offered an extra incentive to bow out early under a plan approved Tuesday night by the Pleasanton school board.
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on Mar 17, 2012 at 9:32 pm by Barton Parent, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Where can I donate money for music?
I want to make a donation to a fund that will help bring back the wonderful elementary strings and band program that we have here in Pleasanton. We have award winning program... |
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on Mar 16, 2012 at 5:47 pm by Jill, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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