Monthly Archives: July 2022

Vacaville School District refinances bonds, saves taxpayers more than $3 million – Daily Republic

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The Vacaville School District has refinanced $22.2 million in general obligation bonds, which according to a press release from the district will save property owners approximately $3.1 million in lower tax payments.

District voters authorized the sale of up to $194 million of general obligation bonds on Nov. 4, 2014, to address needs for technology upgrades, facility renovation and new construction for district schools. Since then, the district has sold all of their bonds from the 2014 election.

Source: Vacaville School District refinances bonds, saves taxpayers more than $3 million

Solano College public safety team designed to strengthen campus ties – Daily Republic

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By Barbara Navolanic

The Solano Community College Department of Public Safety has created a Community Partnership Team to help strengthen the relationship between the department and the campus community it serves.

The team will work to educate students, faculty and staff on what to expect from the campus department of public safety officers and how they can work together to build a safer, more inclusive community.

Source: Solano College public safety team designed to strengthen campus ties

Fairfield-Suisun summer programs end with students mastering new skills – Daily Republic

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By Susan Hiland

School was out in June, but for some students, their learning continued for a bit longer in summer programs.

Unlike years ago when it was a drudgery to be stuck inside for another two weeks, the Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District has designed summer school programs that include a lot more to do than catch up on math.

Robert Matlock, 13, was virtual-learning for the last couple of years. His mom got an email from the school about the various programs, and she mentioned videography and visual arts programs to him, and he was really interested in what they offered a Sheldon Elementary School in Fairfield.

Source: Fairfield-Suisun summer programs end with students mastering new skills

State allocates $5 million toward Vallejo Early Learning Center – Daily Republic

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The state budget includes $5 million for the First 5 Vallejo Early Learning Center proposed for the old Beverly Hills Elementary School location on Coronel Avenue.

Solano County credits Sen. Bill Dodd, D-Napa, for securing the funds.

The funding will be used to renovate the school site. The project is a collaboration between First 5 Solano, the Vallejo City Unified School District, the Solano County Office of Education, Child Start Inc. and a variety of private childcare and early learning providers, the county reported in a statement released Friday.

Source: State allocates $5 million toward Vallejo Early Learning Center

SPI Champions Budget Package as a Key Win for CA – Year 2022 (CA Dept of Education)

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Yesterday’s signing of the 2022–23 state budget package marks another historic year of funding levels for education programs in California. Not only does this budget increase the base funding of the Local Control Funding Formula by approximately $9 billion, a 13 percent increase, it also directs key investments to areas specifically identified by State Superintendent Tony Thurmond and the California Department of Education (CDE), addressing declining enrollment and funding for mental health services, community schools, literacy programs, universal school meals, and programs focused on improving all student outcomes in the wake of the pandemic.

Thurmond issued the following statement in response to the signed budget for the fiscal year 2022–23:

“I am grateful to the Legislature and the Governor for a budget that prioritizes recruiting mental health care providers to serve in our schools, addressing learning gaps, and investing in people and programs to serve all students, especially those most vulnerable. As we continue to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, California public schools will see a much-needed infusion of investments at a time when students and schools, especially those that have been traditionally underserved, require more support than ever before.

Source: SPI Champions Budget Package as a Key Win for CA – Year 2022 (CA Dept of Education)