Category Archives: School Board – Solano County Office of Education

Solano commission to review juvenile hall schools – The Reporter

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By Daily Republic Staff

Members of the Juvenile Delinquency Prevention Commission will meet at 3 p.m. Wednesday in Conference Room 6003 at the County Administration Center, 675 Texas St.

The agenda will consist of an overview of Juvenile Detention Facility schools from the Solano County Office of Education as well as a review of past facility inspections.

The mission of the Juvenile Delinquency Prevention Commission is to inquire into the administration of juvenile justice in Solano County, according to a county press release to announce the meeting. The overall objective is to reduce the recidivism rate of juvenile offenders in the local criminal justice system.

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School boards to welcome new members – Daily Republic

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By Susan Winlow

New members of two local school boards will take oaths of office Thursday.

Three will take the oath of office at 6 p.m. in the Fairfield-Suisun School District, just prior to the regularly scheduled board meeting. Newly elected trustee Chris Wilson will represent Area 4. Incumbent David Isom ran unopposed and will continue to represent Area 7. Newcomer Jonathan Richardson, who also ran unopposed, will represent Area 5.

They will join current members Judi Honeychurch, Pat Shamansky, John Silva, Kathy Marianno and student trustee Jared Hickory.

Superintendent Kris Corey will administer the oaths.

via School boards to welcome new members Daily Republic.

Solano County Office of Education has a new Board Member | Facebook

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KATHI HILL JOINS SOLANO COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION Jay Speck, Solano County Superintendent of Schools, and the members of the Solano County Board of Education are pleased to announce the provisional appointment of Katherine Hill to fill the Board vacancy representing Trustee Area 7.

via Timeline Photos – Solano County Office of Education | Facebook.

Hill joins Solano board of education – Daily Republic

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By Barry Eberling

Katherine Hill is the newest member of the Solano County Board of Education.

The board on Wednesday named Hill to fill the 7th Trustee Area seat vacated by Rozzana Verder-Aliga. Verder-Aliga resigned effective Jan. 7 after being elected to the Vallejo City Council.

Board members interviewed Hill at the meeting. She has a master’s degree in social work, coaches a girls softball team and coordinates community outreach activities, a board press release said.

via Hill joins Solano board of education Daily Republic.

Solano board names Kathi Hill to succeed Rozzana Verder-Aliga – Vallejo Times Herald

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By Lanz Christian Bañes

One way or another, Kathi Hill has always been in school.

Whether it was getting her degrees in social work, coaching her kids teams or running Planned Parenthoods Real Life Real Talk program at Vallejo High School, the Vallejo resident always seems to be on campus.

Perhaps that’s one reason the Solano County board of education appointed her as the new trustee for Area 7, representing the central and southeastern parts of Vallejo.

via Solano board names Kathi Hill to succeed Rozzana Verder-Aliga – Vallejo Times Herald.

Doug Ford: Motivation = education – The Reporter

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By Doug Ford

Sergio Jaurez Correa is a fifth-grade math teacher in Matamoros, across the Rio Grande from Brownsville, Texas. The city of nearly a half million residents is “a flash point in the war on drugs.”

His school is next to a fetid canal and “a rotten smell drifts through the cement-walled classrooms.” After five years teaching “the government-mandated curriculum” that “was mind-numberingly boring to him and his students,” he was convinced in 2010 that he had to try something different. He started searching for ideas.

via Doug Ford: Motivation = education – The Reporter.

Solano County schools also see drop in expulsion rates – The Reporter

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By Richard Bammer

Vacaville-area educators say the number of students being suspended or expelled from public schools declined in the last year, reflecting a statewide effort to keep children in the classroom and learning.

In Vacaville Unified, some 700 students were suspended and eight were expelled in 2012-13, the year for which the most recent data is available, according to the state. The district’s suspension rate was 5.2 percent, based on a “cumulative enrollment” of 13,592, according to numbers provided by the California Department of Education in a report released Wednesday.

Overall in Solano County, where nearly 69,000 students were enrolled in public schools, the suspension rate was 9.4 percent, while the statewide percentage (based on nearly 6.5 mill

via Solano County schools also see drop in expulsion rates – The Reporter.

County board of education to fill vacancy – Daily Republic

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By Mike Corpos

The Solano County Board of Education is accepting applications to fill the board vacancy in Trustee Area 7.

The former representative, Rozzana Verder-Aliga, resigned after being elected to the Vallejo City Council.

Trustee Area 7 is composed of areas including central, south and northeastern Vallejo.

Although the board adjusted its trustee area boundaries in 2012 as a result of the Federal Census, by law a mid-term replacement must reside in the trustee area that was in place at the start of the departing board member’s term, in this case November 2011.

via County board of education to fill vacancy Daily Republic.

SCOE’s Facebook Wall: SCOE’s Educators of the Year recognized by School Board

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At its regular meeting on May 8, the SCOE Board of Education recognized: Sally Nishida, SCOE’s nominee for Solano County 2013-14 Teacher of the Year; Barbara Gomez, SCOE’s 2013-14 Classified Transportation Employee of the Year; Karin Ross, SCOE’s 2013-14 Classified Office and Technical Employee of the Year; and Geronimo Nunez, SCOE’s 2013-14 Classified Maintenance, Operation, and Facilities Employee of the Year. Not pictured: Barbara Johnson, SCOE’s nominee for 2013-14 Classified Employee of the Year.

via At its regular meeting on May 8, the SCOE Board of Education recognized: Sally N….

SCOE’s Facebook Wall: The Solano County School Boards Association held its annual dinner (photos)

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The Solano County School Boards Association held its annual dinner at SCOE on April 29. The Association is made up of school board members from Benicia, Dixon, Fairfield-Suisun, Travis, Vacaville, and Vallejo school boards. Dr. Jowel Laguerre, Superintendent/President of the Solano Community College District (SCC), and members of the SCC staff, gave a presentation on future facility plans for the college under recently passed Measure Q and recent legislative changes to the California community college system. After Dr. Laguerre’s presentation, the Association awarded scholarships to high school seniors who are planning on attending SCC in the fall.

via The Solano County School Boards Association held its annual dinner at SCOE on Ap….

Daily Republic: Solano County approves election-year switch for schools

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by Barry Eberling

FAIRFIELD — Requests by five local school boards to switch from odd-year elections to even-year elections have the county’s blessing.

The Solano County Board of Supervisors has approval power over requests to change election years. On Tuesday, it voted in favor of requests by the Fairfield-Suisun, Vacaville, Benicia and Vallejo school districts and the county Office of Education.

However, the board doesn’t have full discretion over such requests. A county report said the board must grant them unless it finds that the county’s ballot style, voting equipment or computer capacity cannot handle additional elections or materials.

via County approves election-year switch for schools.

SCOE’s Facebook Wall: Want to learn how to integrate technology into the STEM++ classroom?

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Want to learn how to integrate technology into the STEM++ classroom? Check out SCOE’s K-12 STEM++ In Action Workshop Plus Math. While this workshop will have a focus on Math, we will also look at 21st Century skills in all content areas that enhance the Common Core Standards.

Register by Wednesday, April 17 – more information: http://www.solanocoe.net/apps/events/2013/5/1/1216847/?id=0

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Vallejo Times Herald Editorial: State school takeover is over; is Vallejo ready?

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They were only in third grade toiling over simple math problems when well-paid officials elsewhere in the Vallejo City Unified School District were having no luck solving seemingly impossible ones.

But unlike the errant student who peeks at a classmate’s test answers, these officials chose to cheat in a more ominous way.

The result in 2004 was a school district that not only found its pockets emptied, but with serious holes where any new cash would slip unfettered through for years to come.

via Updated: April 07, 2013 1:03:13 AM PDT.

Daily Republic Editorial: Odd-year voting on the outs

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It appears that it’s odd to be odd, at least when it comes to when you conduct elections.

In this case, it’s more a game of odd-man-out.

The cost of local elections is shared by those political and quasi-political entities that have those elections. That’s because each election has certain fixed costs. The more races on the ballot, the more those fixed costs are shared.

via Odd-year voting on the outs.

Benicia Herald: BUSD Trustee moves up to county ed board

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By Keri Luiz, Assistant Editor

Dana Dean resigned from the Benicia Unified School District Board of Trustees on Thursday after announcing her appointment to replace John Galvan on the Solano County Board of Education, effective March 1.

“The BUSD is a better place because of your leadership,” Superintendent Janice Adams told Dean. “She is a good steward of the community resources, and has produced excellent leadership during the most challenging years of public education.

via Trustee moves up to county ed board.

SCOE’s Facebook Wall: Congratulations Dana Dean, SCOE’s new Trustee for Area 3! (photo)

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Congratulations Dana Dean, SCOE’s new Trustee for Area 3! Ms. Dean received the oath of office from Solano County Superintendent Jay Speck at yesterday’s special board meeting.

http://www.solanocoe.net/apps/news/show_news.jsp?REC_ID=298329&id=0

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The Reporter: Most of Solano County opts for even-year elections

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By Melissa Murphy/ MMurphy@TheReporter.com

There is a switch happening around Solano County.

Local governments across the county are voting to switch their elections from odd years to even years, consolidating them with gubernatorial and presidential races.

The Fairfield City Council and the Solano County Board of Education have already made the decision, and several school boards were slated to decide Thursday night.

via Most of Solano County opts for even-year elections.

The Reporter: New trustee named to SCOE school board

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A Benicia attorney has been named to fill a trustee post on the Solano County Board of Education that serves Travis Air Force Base and portions of south Fairfield, among other areas.

At their Wednesday afternoon meeting, board members selected Dana Dean to represent Trustee Area 3, a seat which had been vacant since John Galvan resigned on March 1. Besides the sprawling air base and parts of Fairfield, the area includes the city of Benicia, Glen Cove and Collinsville.

via New trustee named to county school board.

Daily Republic: Dean to serve on SCOE Board of Education

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by Barry Eberling

FAIRFIELD — Benicia resident Dana Dean has been appointed to the Solano County Board of Education.

Dean will represent the 3rd Trustee Area, which includes Benicia, parts of south Fairfield, Travis Air Force Base and Collinsville. She will resign from her present position on the Benicia School District board.

The Solano County Board of Education made the appointment on Wednesday. Dean will complete the term of  John Galvan, who resigned. With the board’s decision to move to even-year elections, the seat will be on the Nov. 14, 2014 ballot.

via Dean to serve on Board of Education.

Daily Republic: SCOE Board of Education favors even-year elections

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by Barry Eberling

FAIRFIELD — The Solano County Board of Education wants to switch from odd-year to even-year elections.

It voted unanimously for the move at its Wednesday special meeting. One reason listed in the board resolution is because even-year elections — which include the presidential election and other national elections — traditionally have a higher voter turnout.

via Board of Education favors even-year elections.