Former OPUSD board member, Jim Kalember, broadened the discussion of school choice, that I am going to post in two parts. Issues he raises go beyond the Conejo Valley, but I believe what Jim has to say will be of interest. Here is the first part by Jim Kalember: “Janna-very good takes. The Conejo is [...]
Entries Tagged as 'OPUSD'
Jim Kalember on Time to Start a Dialog on Schools
October 4th, 2009 · 3 Comments · Conejo Valley, Education, Oak Park
Tags: Conejo Valley·No Child Left Behind·OPUSD·public education
Marie Panec on Time to Start Dialog on Schools
October 4th, 2009 · No Comments · Conejo Valley, Education
Oak Park Unified School District board member, Marie Panec, wrote a comment to the post of 10-3, about school choice. I am posting it as a separate entry. Marie Panec wrote: “I agree, it is time for a national converstaion on education. No Child Left Behind has done very little of what it promised. The [...]
Tags: Conejo Valley·No Child Left Behind·OPUSD·public education
So Many Choices of Schools in the Conejo Valley
October 3rd, 2009 · 2 Comments · Agoura Hills, Conejo Valley, Newbury Park, Oak Park, Thousand Oaks, Westlake Village
I am amazed at how many different schools from which parents and students can choose in the Conejo Valley! At the top of the list are the three public school districts operating in the Conejo – Conejo Valley Unified (CVUSD), Las Virgenes Unified (LVUSD) and Oak Park Unified (OPUSD). (A quick question: what are these [...]
The Many-Layered Issue of School Choice
July 17th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Oak Park, Thousand Oaks
The California “District of Choice” law regarding students transferring to schools outside their districts without their district’s OK, ended July 1. However, Wednesday, a State Assembly committee voted in support of a bill to continue the program for another 7 years, according to an article in The Star, 7-16. The bill, SB680 was amended to include require more [...]
Tags: California Assembly·CVUSD·OPUSD
