Sunday, May 10, 2009
BREAKING NEWS - Federal Stimulus to Avert Cuts
Good news! In less than one week, PUSD's deficit has dropped over $6.7M.
The California Department of Education has posted on their website the release of the first 50% of funds from the federal stimulus package (ARRA-SFS*). PUSD will receive $4,244,533 to offset state cuts to "general purpose funding."
By request, we have added more printable flyers/signs.Thursday, April 30, 2009
An Open Letter to Our Neighbors
Has your neighbor posted a "Yes on G" yard sign? This open letter encourages curious neighbors to further investigate the Parcel Tax issue. You may download and print the attached pdf file, or download and customize the Word document.
If you need Adobe Reader, it's free.
Dear Neighbor,
Friday, April 24, 2009
April 24th Guest Opinion
This letter by Steve Brozosky appeared in today's Pleasanton Weekly.
Thursday, April 23, 2009
Federal Stimulus Dollars and PUSD
The Big Picture
In various news sources, it has been reported that the Pleasanton Unified School District (PUSD) will receive $2.1 million from the federal stimulus act. That isn't quite the whole picture. To get the full view, we must pull back the camera lens.
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Have We Spent Enough?
This was submitted to us by one of our readers who kindly gave us permission to post it.
Monday, April 20, 2009
Step and What?
Step and Column Explained
The term "step and column" refers to automatic raises on a salary schedule, such as the one illustrated to the right. Each row, or step, corresponds to a year of work experience. Each column refers to level of professional education.
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Welcome to Pleasanton Parcel Tax Info
We believe that when voters are armed with the facts, they make responsible decisions at the ballot-box. Our website contains the most complete information we can find on the subject of PUSD's proposed school parcel tax. Feel free to ask any questions and we'll do our best to answer them.