Updated: 9/26 @12:30-ish – The City has decided to continue the 10/4 Mif item until 10/18 and go out for additional appraisals for the Mif. A victory for common (and political) sense. Kudos to the council members who stepped up…
Monthly Archives: September 2011
Pod people: Alameda gets into podcasting
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On Tuesday, Alameda took another small but meaningful step in the march towards greater transparency. Podcasting.
AUSD – Teacher Salary Edition
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Last Friday, AUSD released, some might say finally released, information on the pay and benefits of AUSD employees. (I converted the pdf to a spreadsheet so folks can play with the data). The average teacher salary is $62,000 a year…
AUSD’s Vital’s new contract…no raise, but increased benefits
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I want to start by saying that I like Kirsten Vital and I think that we are lucky to have her working as Superintendent at AUSD. She is 100% committed to her job, working massive hours, etc. and her vision…
Alameda Unified’s API scores trending well
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Last week, California School Academic Performance Indicator (API) results were released for the year. And every year the immediate results are the same. School cheerleaders champion that the numbers show growth (aka better performance) and school detractors (mostly the anti-parcel…