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PUSD to review additional trustee-boundary draft mapThe Pleasanton Unified School District's Board of Trustees is set for a fourth public hearing on options for new map boundaries...
Original post made on Feb. 24, 2022Last comment by Done, on Feb 24, 2022 at 10:00 am | 1 comment | 2808 Views
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Enrollment down 700 students at Pleasanton Unified over past five yearsPleasanton Unified School District has lost approximately 700 students over the past five years, particularly at the elementary...
Original post made on Feb. 10, 2022Last comment by Former PUSD Family, on Feb 17, 2022 at 10:22 am | 10 comments | 3679 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Fee increases give Horizon and STEAM Preschool needed boost, but future still unclearThe long-running Horizon Early Education Center and STEAM Preschool raised attendance fees nearly six months ago, but it...
Original post made on Feb. 3, 2022Last comment by PUSD Citizen, on Feb 3, 2022 at 11:40 am | 1 comment | 3568 Views
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Declining enrollment = declining revenueFollowing a two-year stretch of leniency, Tri-Valley school districts face a potentially significant drop in revenue next...
Original post made on Jan. 28, 2022Last comment by Pleasanton Parent, on Jan 29, 2022 at 8:51 pm | 6 comments | 4856 Views
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Pleasanton Unified cabinet given crash course on interest-based bargainingThe Pleasanton Unified School District Board of Trustees recently received a crash course on a new approach to navigating...
Original post made on Jan. 26, 2022Last comment by KathleenRuegsegger, on Jan 27, 2022 at 11:21 am | 5 comments | 2081 Views
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PUSD reviews proposed trustee area boundariesThree different maps proposed for use in future Pleasanton Unified School District trustee board elections were given an...
Original post made on Jan. 12, 2022Last comment by dknute, on Jan 12, 2022 at 12:28 pm | 2 comments | 5238 Views
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Tri-Valley students will be provided no-cost at-home COVID testsAll four Tri-Valley school districts received COVID-19 antigen home test kits to provide students returning to school after...
Original post made on Jan. 5, 2022Last comment by Pleasanton Parent, on Jan 6, 2022 at 11:53 am | 2 comments | 5366 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Pleasanton Unified and APT prepare for more negotiationsThe Pleasanton school board marked their final meeting of 2021 by holding two public hearings on upcoming negotiations with...
Original post made on Dec. 23, 2021Last comment by Wow, on Dec 28, 2021 at 8:49 pm | 4 comments | 4647 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Pleasanton school board approves 4.5% pay raise for classified workersPleasanton Unified School District's classified staff members received a 4.5% salary increase for the 2021-22 school year,...
Original post made on Dec. 15, 2021Last comment by Jimmy The Jet, on Dec 15, 2021 at 1:00 pm | 4 comments | 5530 Views
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Where to put new homes? Pleasanton officials plan special Housing Element meetingWith several thousand new units of housing being assigned to Pleasanton's sixth cycle Housing Element update, officials are...
Original post made on Nov. 29, 2021Last comment by KG, on Dec 1, 2021 at 5:58 pm | 3 comments | 6196 Views
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School board ratifies new contract between Pleasanton Unified and teachers unionMonths of tense negotiations between the Pleasanton Unified School District and the Association of Pleasanton Teachers came...
Original post made on Nov. 24, 2021Last comment by Kathleen Ruegsegger, on Nov 24, 2021 at 2:28 pm | 2 comments | 5034 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
4.5% pay raise among key provisions in deal between Pleasanton Unified, teachers unionA 4.5% salary increase, a $2,000 bonus for last year and some class size reductions at the elementary level are among key...
Original post made on Nov. 15, 2021Last comment by Jeff, on Nov 17, 2021 at 11:21 am | 6 comments | 8341 Views
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Pleasanton Unified, teachers union negotiators reach tentative agreementLess than a month after a strike was authorized by its members, the Association of Pleasanton Teachers has reached a tentative...
Original post made on Nov. 8, 2021Last comment by Jeff, on Nov 11, 2021 at 8:30 pm | 14 comments | 8443 Views
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Why would one want to teach in Pleasanton?In PUSD the superintendent and his cabinet have secured extremely generous raises for themselves before settling with their...
Original post made by Jeff Keller on Nov. 8, 2021Last comment by Jeff, on Nov 11, 2021 at 8:14 am | 3 comments | 1314 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Guest Opinion: Pleasanton Unified leadership is cheating studentsBy putting their own interests first, and by undermining teachers, Pleasanton Unified School District leaders are creating...
Original post made on Oct. 28, 2021Last comment by Jeff, on Nov 5, 2021 at 10:47 am | 20 comments | 14442 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Salaries and benefits for the PUSD superintendent and assistantsThis information is a matter of public record; however, it's remarkably hard to find. Most people aren't aware of the...
Original post made by Registered Joe on Oct. 18, 2021Last comment by KathleenRuegsegger, on Oct 27, 2021 at 9:02 am | 26 comments | 3930 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Pleasanton teachers union votes 'overwhelmingly' to authorize strikeAfter months of tense labor negotiations, members of the Association of Pleasanton Teachers 'overwhelmingly' authorized a...
Original post made on Oct. 14, 2021Last comment by Kevin, on Oct 17, 2021 at 5:42 pm | 32 comments | 26240 Views
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Las Positas College breaks ground on new Measure A projectsLas Positas College in Livermore will soon have an academic support and office building, public safety complex/advanced manufacturing...
Original post made on Oct. 6, 2021There are no comments yet. 4470 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Pratt appointed interim principal at Walnut Grove ElementaryWalnut Grove Elementary School has new leadership as of several weeks ago, but with a face that will be familiar to students...
Original post made on Sep. 23, 2021Last comment by Pleasanton mama, on Sep 24, 2021 at 3:50 pm | 11 comments | 6916 Views
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Equity gaps are focus of special Pleasanton Unified board meeting on TuesdayPleasanton Unified School District's recent progress toward removing systemic academic barriers and improving educational...
Original post made on Sep. 21, 2021Last comment by MichaelB, on Sep 22, 2021 at 5:03 am | 4 comments | 2857 Views
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