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By: Kindergarten Enrollment, take 2 « Stop, Drop and Roll

Kindergarten Enrollment, take 2 « Stop, Drop and Roll — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 18:04:28 +0000

[...] School Board postponed a decision about a proposed new policy for enrollment in Kindergarten. (We covered it here) The recommendation comes on the heels of 60+ parents spending the night on the concrete outside of [...]

By: Mike McMahon

Mike McMahon — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 15:14:30 +0000

At the Board meeting, there were enough questions about the meaning and wording of the revision, that staff will solicit additional input from the Board over the summer and bring back the policy in early Fall. The Board’s primary focus was on clarifying the lnaguage and was not objecting to the proposed revision to move a lottery system for kindergarten roundup.

By: Neal

Neal — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 06:44:53 +0000

As someone who spent a long, cold January night half-asleep on the Edison pavement (fortunately out of the rain) and who crankily protested the lunacy of the situation on KTVU the following morning, the proposed change to a lottery system makes a great deal of sense.

By: Joel

Joel — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 03:14:13 +0000

I went to the Bayport Potluck last weekend, one of my neighbors said the new school was at capacity and they will not be taking new kids outside of the neighborhood…any longer. They closed 3 school and brought them to this one…and most of the residence here have babies, 1, 2 and 3 year olds, Summerhouse is finishing up and filling up quick and they are building 300 new homes at Alameda Landing. They will have to probably open some on the old schools if not next year, the year after. My view is children should be able to go to school close to where they live and have friends in the neighborhood. Don’t make them commute until they are in the work force :} Even then as adults the quality of life I believe is better when you live closer to where you work.

By: Mike McMahon

Mike McMahon — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 23:59:14 +0000

AUSD does post the agenda of its meeting on their website. But like other school boards it merely posts the official agenda in its starkest form without packet materials.
http://www.alameda.k12.ca.us/education/sctemp/5cd73d612b5ae2bc6342f4114505f61c/1182815256/FINAL_AGENDA_6-26-07.pdf
I would comment that the tiltle for Agenda G-12 is the exception rather than the norm for disclosing the nature of business to conducted by the Board.
I have received an electronic copy of the entire Administrative Regulation 5116.1 and included it as link in agenda item on my website. In addition I have received an electronic copy of the 2007/08 budget presentation. Finally, there a five personnel appointments tomorrow night:
http://mikemcmahon.info/agenda.htm Agenda
http://mikemcmahon.info/AR5116.rtf AR5116.1 document
http://mikemcmahon.info/FY0708AdoptedBudget.ppt 07/08 Budget

By: Jack Boeger

Jack Boeger — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 20:53:23 +0000

I dunno… that lottery system really sucks in San Francisco. Practically guaranteed to NOT get in a school anywhere near your ‘hood.