Posted in Community, Finances, Reflections by: Seth
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01 Nov
Although I imagine many of you have already voted, I certainly couldn’t let this weekend go by without reminding everyone how crucial it is to vote YES on MEASURE S. Already woefully underfunded, our school district was severely impacted by this last State budget crisis (and, by all accounts, the situation will actually get […]
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08 Oct
I sent an e-mail to my personal list today giving a summary of the events of the last four months — please download the letter to read more.
Posted in Education, Reflections by: Seth
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25 Aug
Today is the first day of school, and there was an amazing energy to it (and it wasn’t just from the espresso cart in front of Arundel for the parents to get their morning caffeine). Kids are excited (maybe a little nervous, but still excited) — they have the anticipation of their new teacher […]
Posted in Finances, Reflections, Volunteerism by: Seth
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04 Aug
Tonight at a special board meeting (where I actually dialed in from New Orleans — on a business trip), the School Board unanimously approved placing a measure on the November ballot to increase the existing parcel tax by $75 per parcel, for a total of $185. In addition, this measure would not have a […]
Posted in Finances, Reflections by: Seth
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29 Jun
Although it came with little fanfare, the School District and the San Carlos Teachers Union did settle the contract for teachers’ salaries for both this past year and the year coming up. See the Supertendent’s letter announcing the settlement.
As I have mentioned before, I was confident that we would work out a fair deal, […]
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31 May
Today I sent an e-mail update to folks who had supported me throughout my campaign giving them my reflections on my first six months in office. Feel free to take a look and send me any comments.
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31 May
Welcome to my blog. This is a bit of an experiment and a work in progress, but I hope to come back to you fairly frequently with updates on happenings within the school district and my observations and perspective on certain issues. Feel free to comment on any post or send me an […]