Proposed Legislation Aims to Modify Superintendent Dismissal Process
State Sen. Josh Newman (D-Fullerton) has introduced legislation requiring school boards to give more advance notice when deciding to dismiss ...
Tag: Board of Trustees
Capo Unified Community Discusses Anti-LGBTQ Bigotry, Sexually Explicit Books Following San Juan Hills Bomb Threat
Numerous students, parents and residents came out to discuss their perspective on a LGBTQ classroom library maintained by a San ...
CUSD Staff Recommends Trustees Deny Charter School Proposal
Following an evaluation of a San Clemente resident’s proposal to a launch a new charter school in South Orange County, ...
CUSD Initiates Appointment Process to Fill Vacant Board Seat
By Shawn Raymundo The Capistrano Unified School District Board of Trustees has opted to initiate an appointment process in order ...
School Board Trustee Resigns; CUSD to Discuss Replacement Proceedings
By Shawn Raymundo The Capistrano Unified School District announced Friday, Aug. 9, that Trustee Gary Pritchard resigned from his position ...
Teachers Present United Front at School Board Meeting; Fact-Finding Continues
Unable to enter the district board room, many teachers stood outside during the Dec. 6 CUSD Board of Trustees meeting. ...
School Board Split on Dress Code Changes, Discussion Tabled to December
By Allison Jarrell The Capistrano Unified School District Board of Trustees is set to consider a revamp of the district’s ...
School Board Receives Progress Report on Upcoming Solar Project
An aerial view shows where solar panels will be constructed on San Juan Hills High School’s campus. Image: Courtesy of ...
Teachers Pack CUSD Meeting, Drawing Attention to Stalled Negotiations
By Allison Jarrell More than 200 impassioned teachers packed the Capistrano Unified School District’s Board of Trustees meeting on Nov. ...
Mandarin Immersion Students will Head to Mission Viejo for Middle School
By Allison Jarrell After months of uncertainty, families in Capistrano Unified School District’s Mandarin Immersion Program (MIP) finally got the ...
CUSD Board Continues Exploring Bond Strategy
By Allison Jarrell The Capistrano Unified School District Board of Trustees continued its discussion Wednesday night of placing an $889 ...
Capo Unified Approves 2017-2018 School Calendar, Model for Future Calendars
By Allison Jarrell After much debate and heated public comment, the Capistrano Unified School District Board of Trustees voted 5-2 ...
CUSD Board Considers Placing $889M Bond Measure on Nov. 8 Ballot
By Allison Jarrell The Capistrano Unified School District Board of Trustees gave staff direction Wednesday night to move forward with ...
CUSD Examines Facilities Funding, Viability of a District-wide Bond
By Eric Heinz and Allison Jarrell On April 25, CUSD Superintendent Kirsten Vital hosted a forum at San Clemente High School ...
Calendar Committee Presents Progress to CUSD Board
By Allison Jarrell Following a controversial vote last fall to start the 2016-2017 school year early on Aug. 15, the ...
