Category Archives: Travis Unified School District

Callison Elementary goes all out for literacy – The Vacaville Reporter

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By Robin Miller

The evidence is clear: Children who read — and who are read to — perform better in school.

Studies show that experiencing and engaging in language-rich interactions helps children develop communication skills, patience, empathy, and literacy — all critical to success in school and beyond. Additional positive effects of reading together include better recognition of sounds and letters, knowledge of a wider range of vocabulary, increased listening skills, and a deeper understanding of how stories work.

Source: Callison Elementary goes all out for literacy – The Vacaville Reporter

TUSD trustees to hear updates, plans for Child Nutrition department – The Vacaville Reporter

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By Richard Bammer

Travis Unified leaders will hear plans and updates for the Child Nutrition department when they meet Tuesday in Fairfield.

Ana Martinez, the Child Nutrition and warehouse manager, and Richard Pereira, the Sodexo consultant/chef, will present the department’s updates and plans. The agenda document did not specify what those updates and plans were, however.

Source: TUSD trustees to hear updates, plans for Child Nutrition department – The Vacaville Reporter

Bond committee appointments go before Travis Unified board | dailyrepublic.com

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The Travis Unified School District trustees on Tuesday will consider appointment of members to the Measure R Bond Oversight Committee members.

“District staff and board members interviewed candidates for the Bond Oversight Committee on Feb. 20,” the agenda states.

The board meets at 5 p.m. at the Travis Education Center, 2775 De Ronde Drive, in Fairfield.

Source: Bond committee appointments go before Travis Unified board | News | dailyrepublic.com

TUSD continuation high gets state recognition as ‘model school’ – The Vacaville Reporter

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By Richard Bammer

Small class sizes, flexible scheduling, individualized learning plans, strong student-teacher relationships, a focus on credit recovery, personalized counseling, a supportive and caring environment, and a clear pathway to graduation for students at risk of dropping out.

Those elements describe the best qualities of a continuation high school, and Travis Unified’s Travis Education Center shares them as a way to meet the specific needs of students who may struggle in a traditional high school and help them earn a diploma.

Source: TUSD continuation high gets state recognition as ‘model school’ – The Vacaville Reporter

School ‘report cards,’ safety plans included on TUSD agenda – The Vacaville Reporter

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School “report cards,” the results of the most recent statewide tests given to students in grades three through eight and 11, and safety plans for the school district’s eight campuses are scheduled under the consent calendar to be routinely approved when Travis Unified leaders meet Tuesday in Fairfield.

The tests, which provide a districtwide snapshot of student achievement, focus primarily on mathematics and English skills.

The so-called nation’s “report card,” released Jan. 29 by the National Assessment of Educational Progress, showed fourth graders’ math scores improved following historic declines between 2022 and 2024, in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, while results for eighth graders showed no change.

Source: School ‘report cards,’ safety plans included on TUSD agenda – The Vacaville Reporter

Travis Unified trustees meet tonight | dailyrepublic.com

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School Accountability Report Cards for the Travis Unified School District schools will be presented at the board of trustees meeting today (Feb. 11).

Information about the second interim budget for the current school year, including consideration of approval, also is on the agenda.

The school board meets at 5 p.m. for a closed session, though no items of business are listed on the agenda. The public session is scheduled to begin at 6.

Source: Travis Unified trustees meet tonight | News | dailyrepublic.com

Travis Unified trustees to hold study session | dailyrepublic.com

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The Travis Unified School District board will hold a study session on Wednesday.

“How a school board governs and how a school board works together with its governance team are crucial. As board members fulfill distinct governance responsibilities in the areas of vision-setting, human resources, policies, curriculum, finance, judicial appeals, collective bargaining and community leadership, the way in which boards perform the board role is critical,” the board agenda states.

Source: Travis Unified trustees to hold study session | News | dailyrepublic.com

County sends out bills for election services to education agencies | dailyrepublic.com

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The Solano County supervisors on Tuesday approved sending out bills for running the elections for school boards, community colleges and boards of education.

The action was taken during the consent calendar. There were not comments from the board members.

The Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District is being charged $176,062, and the Travis Unified School District is being charged $44,597.

Source: County sends out bills for election services to education agencies | News | dailyrepublic.com

Travis Unified leaders to certify Measure R passage – The Vacaville Reporter

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By Richard Bammer

When they meet tonight, Travis Unified trustees are expected to certify the passage of Measure R, the $65 million school bond measure voters approved on Nov. 5, and establish of a Citizens Oversight Committee to keep an eye on how the taxpayer money is spent.

Under the law, school bond measures require the approval of 55 percent of voters, since those bonds are financed by an increase in property taxes, whereas state bonds are paid through state tax funds.

Measure R passed by nearly 61 percent of 11,865 votes, and the money will be used to upgrade the district’s nine schools, including two elementaries in Vacaville — Foxboro and Cambridge — or pay for new construction.

Source: Travis Unified leaders to certify Measure R passage – The Vacaville Reporter

Travis Unified trustees to review bond project recommendations | dailyrepublic.com

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A presentation on the successful Measure R facilities grant campaign will be given to the Travis Unified School District trustees when they meet on Tuesday.

The bond is for $65 million.

The board will be presented with staff recommendations for the bond’s Citizen Oversight Committee, and is set to review the Facilities Master Plan and initial bond projects, the staff noted on the agenda.

Source: Travis Unified trustees to review bond project recommendations | News | dailyrepublic.com

Bidou, Wade head up different looking TUSD board | dailyrepublic.com

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Three new members of the Travis Unified School District governing board took their oaths of office.

Brenda A. DaPrato and Suzanne Schwartz were the only candidates for two open seats in Trustee Area 2.

Tierra Ekstrom was appointed by the board during a special meeting filling the District 1 post vacated by Melinda Beyer, who resigned.

Two trustees who have stepped away from the board were recognized.

Source: Bidou, Wade head up different looking TUSD board | News | dailyrepublic.com

TUSD board to tap new president at Tuesday’s meeting – The Vacaville Reporter

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By Richard Bammer

They’ll likely raise their right hands and take an oath of office.

Three new people will take their seats tonight and join the five-member governing board when the Travis Unified trustees meet for their annual cabinet realignment meeting. Two won elections on Nov. 5, the other was appointed.

Brenda A. DaPrato and Suzanne Schwartz were the only candidates for two open seats in Trustee Area 2, and, thus, automatically elected.

Source: TUSD board to tap new president at Tuesday’s meeting – The Vacaville Reporter

Solano County election staff cuts into ballot pile | dailyrepublic.com

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Solano County’s voter turnout climbed up to 67.7% with 8,280 additional ballots counted Friday – up from 64.63%.

However, there were no lead changes in the local races as leaders in the closest contests, in fact, secured their advantages.

Two races for seats on the Fairfield City Council remain close, the outcome on three races for spots on the Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District are not clear, yet, and the Vallejo mayor’s race and one seat on that council also have not been decided.

Source: Solano County election staff cuts into ballot pile | Solano County | dailyrepublic.com

Travis Unified supports facility bond, Vacaville Unified not so much | dailyrepublic.com

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The facility bond measure in Travis Unified had the early backing of voters, but Vacaville Unified voters were rejecting that bond.

As of the 8:10 p.m. county Registrar of voters posting, with mail-in ballots only, 57.95% (3,046 to 2,210) of the early Travis Unified voters backed the $65 million Measure R bond. Vacaville Unified voters were voting against the $317 million Measure E bond, with 51.01% (9,072 to 8.714) against.

Source: Travis Unified supports facility bond, Vacaville Unified not so much | News | dailyrepublic.com

Solano Winds community band goes beyond ‘The Planets’ – The Vacaville Reporter

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By Richard Bammer

He was far from a one-hit wonder and forged a distinctive compositional style drawn from many sources — Strauss and Wagner to English folk songs and Sanskrit hymns. But perhaps more importantly, he laid the foundations for community bands in the 20th-century.

The influence of English composer Gustav Holst on wind bands cannot be denied, says Bill Doherty, leader of the Solano Winds community concert band, which opens its 30th season Oct. 11 with a program called “Sublime Suites: Celebrating Gustav Holst” at the Vacaville Performing Arts Theatre.

While Holst’s astrological suite “The Planets” (1916) is his best-known symphonic work, played fairly regularly in concert halls, his First Suite in E flat major for Military Band (1909) ranks as a touchstone of the modern band repetoire, said Doherty, who is in his last year as the Winds’ conductor.

Source: October 3 Vallejo/Vacaville Arts and Entertainment Source: Solano Winds community band goes beyond ‘The Planets’ – The Vacaville Reporter

Annual complete financial report on TUSD agenda – The Vacaville Reporter

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By Richard Bammer

Travis Unified leaders are expected to approve an annual complete financial report for the fiscal year 2023-24 when they meet Tuesday night in Fairfield.

Known as “unaudited actuals,” the report is an accounting which shows the district’s complete fiscal picture before it is formally audited, generally by an independent financial firm.

Chief Business Officer Gabe Moulaison will make the presentation to the five-member governing board.

Source: Annual complete financial report on TUSD agenda – The Vacaville Reporter

Sixth-grade reconfiguration, Golden West expansion goes before Travis school board | dailyrepublic.com

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Travis Unified trustees have some familiar business to consider when they meet Tuesday.

The school board will be updated on developer fees, and will consider taking action on the proposed sixth-grade reconfiguration plan and the Golden West Middle School Expansion Project.

The trustees meet at 5 p.m. and will immediately go into closed session, during which they will discuss Superintendent Tiffany Benson’s evaluation and labor negotiations. They will reconvene to the public session afterward.

Source: Sixth-grade reconfiguration, Golden West expansion goes before Travis school board | News | dailyrepublic.com

Travis Unified leaders may OK ending special taxes within district – The Vacaville Reporter

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By Richard Bammer

Travis Unified School District governing board members may vote to approve the end of special taxes and facilities districts if a proposed $65 million bond measure passes on Election Day.

A vote on a resolution to do so is on the trustees’ agenda when they meet Tuesday in Fairfield.

Should Measure R pass on Nov. 5, the governing board will direct district staff to prepare an agenda item to permanently stop the collection of special taxes within the district’s two so-called “community facility districts.”

Source: Travis Unified leaders may OK ending special taxes within district – The Vacaville Reporter

Travis Unified will eliminate facilities district if Measure R passes | dailyrepublic.com

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The Travis Unified trustees this week agreed to dissolve the two decades-old community facilities districts if the voters support the $65 million general obligation bond on Nov. 5.

The board on Tuesday adopted a resolution that states “if Measure R is successful, the board shall not issue any further debt supported by the CFDs, stop the collection of special taxes within the CFDs upon the final retirement of all outstanding debt obligations supported by CFD special tax collections, and take action to dissolve both CFDs.”

It further states that “It is the firm objective of this board to replace CFD special tax collections with proceeds of Measure R for facility improvements throughout the district and to cease CFD special tax levies and dissolve the CFDs entirely without the issuance of any additional CFD-supported debt.”

Source: Travis Unified will eliminate facilities district if Measure R passes | News | dailyrepublic.com

Travis Unified will eliminate facilities district if Measure R passes | dailyrepublic.com

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The Travis Unified trustees this week agreed to dissolve the two decades-old community facilities districts if the voters support the $65 million general obligation bond on Nov. 5.

The board on Tuesday adopted a resolution that states “if Measure R is successful, the board shall not issue any further debt supported by the CFDs, stop the collection of special taxes within the CFDs upon the final retirement of all outstanding debt obligations supported by CFD special tax collections, and take action to dissolve both CFDs.”It further states that ”

It is the firm objective of this board to replace CFD special tax collections with proceeds of Measure R for facility improvements throughout the district and to cease CFD special tax levies and dissolve the CFDs entirely without the issuance of any additional CFD-supported debt.”

Source: Travis Unified will eliminate facilities district if Measure R passes | News | dailyrepublic.com