Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Los Gatos Union School District Board of Trustees to consider broadcasting future meetings.
The Los Gatos Union School District Board of Trustees will meet at 5 p.m. Tuesday, May 8 at the R. J. Fisher Middle School cafeteria, 19195 Fisher Ave. The meeting will cover items which were on the May 1 agenda, but were not discussed due to the large number of public comments provided by parents and teachers regarding the proposed relocation of Lexington Elementary School students, according to Superintendent Diana Abbati. This is what you can expect: After the regular board meeting, at 6:30 p.m., the board will convene a workshop focusing on information about charter schools. This agenda item will be presented by Janet Mueller, the district's attorney and is for informational purposes only. Abbati will oversee a question-and-answer …
Monday, April 30, 2012
As part of Bronze Award, Blossom Hill Elementary School fifth-graders gave facility a much-needed face lift.
Los Gatos Girl Scout Troop 60082, made up of 17 fifth-graders from Blossom Hill Elementary School, devoted time, energy and their own hard-earned money to give the Los Gatos-Saratoga Recreation building a new look. As part of the Girl Scout Bronze Award, the girls were required to design, fund and then communicate to the community a special service project. The Bronze Award is the highest award a Junior Girl Scout can achieve, according to Dana Parker, one of the troop's leaders. The girls spent more than 20 hours looking through garden books, touring local garden centers, planning and then doing the work. They received help from their parents and their Girl Scout leaders, Julie Lasher, Diane Johnson and Parker. The girls also sold …
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Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Trustees OK cuts to district's maintenance and operations, administration and music instruction in kindergarten through second grade, among other reductions.
A school resource officer, art and technology mentor positions, several curriculum consultants and custodial and administrative services were slashed Tuesday evening as Los Gatos Union School District trustees plugged a $1.2 million deficit in their 2012-13 fiscal year budget. During a packed meeting at Daves Avenue Elementary School, trustees approved the following cuts: According to Leslie Paulides, LGUSD assistant superintendent of business services, maintenance and operations cuts would amount to reducing custodial staff. Administrative cuts would include a reorganization of the district office, but she was short on specifics. Elementary schools would decrease music instruction for kindergarten through second grade and eliminate …
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Los Gatos Union School District
17010 Roberts Rd, Los Gatos, CA
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Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Los Gatos Union School District trustees will hear from architectural firms, results from annual parent/teacher survey and plan to cut $1.2 million from 2012-13 fiscal-year budget.
The Los Gatos Union School District Board of Trustees will meet at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 28 in the Daves Avenue Elementary School's multi-purpose room, 17770 Daves Ave. The open meeting will be preceded by a closed session, 5:05-6:30 p.m., to discuss the following: On the consent agenda, which allows trustees to approve items without public comment, the following will be voted on: At 6:30 p.m., the public discussion/action portion of the meeting will begin and trustees will consider the following:
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Daves Avenue Elementary School
17770 Daves Ave, Monte Sereno, CA
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Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Budget hole during the 2012-13 fiscal year due to reduction in local, state and federal funding sources as well as program cost increases.
The Los Gatos Union School District is facing a projected $1.3 million budget deficit during the 2012-13 fiscal year, trustees, parents and teachers learned Tuesday evening during a crowded board meeting at district headquarters. Assistant Superintendent of Business Services Leslie Paulides said projections suggest that the district will run deficits and deplete its reserve by the 2014-15 fiscal year, unless changes are made. She gave trustees the following facts: Board member Scott Bloomfield said that in 2006-07, the district received more than $3 million in state funding, or approximately $1,000 per student and that state funding has been reduced dramatically to $403,000 or $130 per student for the current year. Former Fisher Middle …
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Los Gatos Union School District
17010 Roberts Rd, Los Gatos, CA
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Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Preliminary results from the annual Los Gatos Union School District survey and an overview of the 2012-13 budget planning will be presented to trustees during their meeting at 6:30 p.m. tonight at Thomas P. O’Donnell district office.
The Los Gatos Union School District Board of Trustees will meet at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 7 in the Thomas P. O’Donnell district office board room, 17010 Roberts Road. The open meeting will be preceded by a closed session from 5:05-6:30 p.m., to discuss the following: At 6:30 the open meeting will begin and trustees will consider the following items:
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Los Gatos Union School District
17010 Roberts Rd, Los Gatos, CA
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Friday, February 3, 2012
Kids get to experience the fun of live performance in two spirited spring musicals thanks to parent volunteers.
In 2006, when the new Daves Avenue and Blossom Hill elementary schools were under construction, the campuses decided to produce one musical play. The first production was Aladdin and it was a huge success, according to parents. Blossom Hill fifth-grade teacher Brian Houg was the director of the joint effort. Since then, Houg has directed sensational musicals for the two schools every spring including Aladdin, Flapper, Wonderland, Wipe Out, Wrangler Ranch and the latest production, Gone With the Breeze. “Brian devotes a tremendous amount of energy to the endeavor and you can see it in the results,” said volunteer parent producer Penny Doy, who's joined by co-producers Carol Marshall, Lisa Marselli and Kelly Blough. This year 135 children …
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Blossom Hill Elementary School
16400 Blossom Hill Rd, Los Gatos, CA
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Thursday, January 26, 2012
Structural work has been completed and new buildings to be installed in February.
At a sparsely attended Los Gatos Union School District Board of Trustees meeting Tuesday night, Leslie Paulides, assistant superintendent of facilities, gave an updated on the current status of Measure E bond funds. Los Gatos voters approved the $30 million bond measure in June of 2010 for the purpose of building a new Lexington Elementary School and addressing increasing enrollment with the improvement and building of new classrooms in the district. A portion of the Measure E Bond fund was dedicated to building several new classrooms at Louise Van Meter Elementary School. Paulides reported that the new Van Meter buildings are on schedule and that both the structural work and underground utilities have been completed. “Buildings are being …
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Measure E and school consolidation report will be considered by trustees during their meeting at 6:30 p.m. tonight at Thomas P. O’Donnell district office.
The Los Gatos Union School District Board of Trustees will meet at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 24 in the Thomas P. O’Donnell district office board room, 17010 Roberts Road, to consider the following items: Paulides will also update trustees on: Trustees will also receive information about the following items:
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17010 Roberts Rd, Los Gatos, CA
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Thursday, December 8, 2011
San Jose police have closed the case after checking man's details, authorities say.
Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Sgt. Kerry Harris said Wednesday that the case concerning a man who approached children near Mulberry School in San Jose last week has been closed. Harris said that according to San Jose police dispatch records, the parent who witnessed the suspicious activity recorded the license plate number of the dark blue van driven by the man and reported it to the authorities. Police went to the address of the registered owner of the van, questioned him and were satisfied with his explanation, Harris said. The case has not been independently investigated by the Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department because it occurred in San Jose, even though the school is located in Los Gatos. The suspicious activity was a concern …
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Los Gatos Union School District
17010 Roberts Rd, Los Gatos, CA
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Mulberry School
220 Belgatos Rd, Los Gatos, CA
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Amy Gibson
12:44 pm on Monday, April 30, 2012
What a great article! My hat's off to these hard-working girls and their fearless Girl Scout leaders, who've volunteered hundreds of hours to make a difference in young girls' lives and in the community. more ›