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Yeparoo May 20, 2013 at 12:42 pm
Got to give Gov. Brown credit for recognizing that the surplus is a "one off" situation.…Read More I wouldn't be surprised if the planned budget will be smaller in FYI 14-15 than it is 13-14. The analysts that answered questions about why next year is anticipated to be lower were hilarious. Japan, workers working less hours, China, North Korea (seriously). It will be lower next year because companies and people were taking profits, accelerating dividend and cap gains and delaying deductions to avoid the 2013 FEDERAL tax increase. With his hands tied with Props 98/111 and needing to spend those funds on ED, CC does make some sense. I can't speak to the strategy and timing of how the the money is being spent. I would have preferred that districts been allowed to retire as much debt as possible to reduce cash flow to debt servicing, and increasing the amount of cash flow that could be spent on ED.
fact checker May 17, 2013 at 05:52 pm
I am not aware that CTA must approve any curriculum implemented in CA. Please cite your source.…Read More
As for attacking teachers, please read your posts on just this one thread. Here's just one direct quote:
"I don't see anything so radical in it that would require our already (presumed) expert teachers to need a billion dollars worth of training."
As has been pointed out the billion dollars is targeted for EVERY part of implementation, not just teacher training. You really have trouble seeing past your dislike for teachers to see what this article is really saying. This is often the case.
Capo mom May 17, 2013 at 05:40 pm
fact checker, as you are certainly aware, CTA must approve any curriculum that is implemented in the…Read More state of California. That being said, there is no requirement that this be done using categorical funds. This was done to direct money as CTA desired. It offers no benefit students in CUSD.
LaAna, please be accurate. I don't attack teachers.
LeAna Bui May 14, 2013 at 06:02 pm
Dawn:
From what I can see of what you post, you lay the root of all problems at the foot of CUSD's…Read More door. I do not. Short of spoon feeding this information to voters, how do you propose CUSD "educate" the public??
As Shelly noted, this has been an issued discussed in CUSD for YEARS. In my first one-on-one meeting Jim Fleming (in 1992! before kids!!), he pointed out this disparity then and referred me to the PTA people who were taking the lead then in case I was interested in lending my voice. In my PTA days, the representatives in Sacramento always commented the large and vocal contingent that visited Sacramento from 4th district. As parents and voters, we were trying and CUSD supported our efforts.
At some point, voters must take some responsibility for their lack of knowledge and insight and quit pointing at others.
shelly May 14, 2013 at 03:43 pm
Dawn,
This issue has been discussed in our district for years!!!!! I remember writing postcards to…Read More Sacramento about this issue when my oldest son was in 1st grade! The budget discussions are open to the public. The board meeting agendas are open to the public. Is it always someone else's fault?
Too serious in FV May 8, 2013 at 02:36 pm
"The Oriental kids"?? You're a class act......Also, "compromise well over 50%"?…Read More Maybe you could learn a thing or two from the "Oriental kids" about basic spelling and grammar.
Silence Dogood February 23, 2013 at 07:18 pm
OMG, OMG, I just figured it out! It's so obvious! The incredibly thin-skinned bully JustUs is…Read More actually the incredibly thin-skinned bully Sarah Palin! Welcome to the Patch Governor!
Black Jesuscom February 24, 2013 at 10:21 pm
The omission of Frederick Douglas is just a
portion of the convenient oversights in this
film. To…Read More get the real truth about Lincoln
and slavery you must listen to noted historian
Lerone Bennett. http://bit.ly/VgwcLN
Purvis Granger January 26, 2013 at 02:42 am
Fortunately they are all more articulate and accomplished than you upon graduation. Ultimately,…Read More unlike you, many will run things.
JustUs January 26, 2013 at 01:12 am
Oh, there will be lots of $12/hr. jobs waiting for them. Good luck with paying off that $70,000…Read More student loan. Kids today are incredibly naive. They must be getting hit hard with propoganda and false statistics. Each college campus should have an 'Office of Propoganda'.
Jonathan Volzke March 27, 2013 at 06:52 pm
PSJC ... 16 hours of training is "extensive"?…Read More
http://bos.ocgov.com/legacy5/newsletters/pdf/2_CCW_permit_policy_January2009.pdf
MFriedrich January 11, 2013 at 05:25 pm
There's no resistance by me to acknowledge that there is crime in Santa Ana and Anaheim. However, I…Read More would not characterize the situation(s) as "full of violence. Lethal violence." as you have decided to do.
MFriedrich January 11, 2013 at 05:23 pm
Tiny,
I said what I said based on some of the humorous responses from other LF Patch commenters that…Read More I've observed to JU's comments. I'll admit this is not "everybody", and understandably so.
Kathi February 19, 2013 at 04:44 pm
suz marie, just saw your comment about free flu vaccinations. I believe the OC Health dept has info…Read More about free flu shots for those who qualify. I used to get them each year in Mission Viejo at the Sr Center. So they are available & not just for hispanics.
Also I think the OC Register sometimes has lists of where free flu shots are available & for whom they are available. Sometimes it was for those over say 50 or 60 or who had a risk factor such as asthma or working w children or the elderly, etc.
Of course those on Medicare I believe can get them from their dr.
I have decided now, not to get them but am being very careful when I go out to not touch my face after touching various surfaces. & then when I get home, I immediately wash my hands. That & a natural remedy & I have not gotten sick this year, unlike the way I used to always get respiratory bugs in the Fall.
Julie Flores February 19, 2013 at 02:45 pm
There is no outbreak of Pertussis in Mexico, that is just a fact.
Julie Flores February 19, 2013 at 02:45 pm
There is no outbreak of Pertussis in Mexico, that is just a fact.
Shripathi Kamath January 16, 2013 at 06:40 pm
"I am responding to Shlripathi Kamath's post of January 15 which..."
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Sylvia Jones January 16, 2013 at 06:24 pm
I am responding to Shlripathi Kamath's post of January 15 which takes exception to a teacher who…Read More receives a 78% pension for 12 years of teaching based on a salary in her/his last year in the classroom of $78,912. The writer cites no source for the information, and as a retired teacher I am concerned that readers will take this claim as fact.
Please consider the following: teacher retirement in the State of California is administered by the state, not by school districts. It is based on teacher age at retirement, number of years taught, and birthdate.
Here is an estimate of what a California teacher might receive based on the profile the writer uses. It is based on the formula as I came to understand it in going through my own retirement process.
Using the writer's data, here is what a California teacher might receive If she/he
retires this June with 12 years of experience, a birthdate of 1946 and an age at retirement of 64 years and seven moths, her/his retirement stipend would be approximately $1,869.89 per month or $22,438.68 per annum. That equates to 28% of final compensation, not the 78% that the writer decries.
Tom January 16, 2013 at 04:26 pm
Good teachers of course matter and I think most of them are quite good. I have kids at SRVHS and…Read More CWMS and for the most part am pleased with how professional they are. Sometimes though we do run into a bad one. When that happens my kids are strong enough to work through it and be fine but the weakers ones suffer.
In our school system it is MUCH easier for the teachers because you have VERY involved parents. We are a team and work with eachother. I hate the teachers union but respect the teachers. I also think there are many things we could do to improve things for students and teachers but we lack the backbone to do it.
Joker Joe January 9, 2013 at 04:43 pm
If Congress cannot stop these idiots, fire them all and let the King rule!!!
Joker Joe January 9, 2013 at 04:42 pm
Just like I predicted... Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum are thinking about circumventing the…Read More people,(Congress), and rule by executive order.
First steps toward taking your guns.
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/01/09/vice-president-to-meet-with-gun-safety-groups/
MoonBeamWatcher January 6, 2013 at 03:13 pm
JustUs . . . well thought out! With our children playing violent, mayhem filled and murderous VIDEO…Read More games 3 to 5 hours a day and more on weekends . . . from age 4 to 17 the FEELING is that it makes no impact, while a SuperBowl add of 30 seconds that sells for 3.5 million dollars will impact ADULTS and get them to go out to buy the product is a good investment! And the teachers know why the students are bored to tears in a 'slow moving' class room. Most children who have sports or other activities and have parental involvement will be able to survive - but like Newtown CT., it only takes one to transfer VIDEO to real life with horrendous results. Just how many children are put on drugs to deal with inappropriate classroom actions? What impact does that and the immersion in fanatic VIDEO games have on failed development of social skills?
Should a 'child' have to become a criminal to receive mental health care? Under those circumstances does the 'child' earn an advanced degree in aberrant behavior?
Adam Townsend (Editor) December 22, 2012 at 02:20 am
Also remember, in cases like these, the court often seizes the convicts' assets under the assumption…Read More they were obtained fraudulently. So, if you have nothing to begin with, $2 million is as punishing as $154 million, considering either way, you'll never come close to paying it in your lifetime.
LB Scott December 22, 2012 at 02:01 am
I think a hand cut off for stealing (as in Arab countries) would also help deter others.
nancimeek December 22, 2012 at 01:02 am
Yeah well we had fraud and forgery committed on our father's estate and during a closed door…Read More evidentiary hearing in Hawaii the judge would not allow our evidence to be admitted We got screwed. No justice in this country http://imokproductions.com/home
Joker Joe December 19, 2012 at 02:15 pm
This kid deserves the 3 yrs.
As usual he will get probation because know judge REALLY cares.
MFriedrich December 14, 2012 at 09:18 pm
And thanks to California's morally bankrupt politicians in Sacramento, our police forces would…Read More appear to have all of their work still ahead of them to try and prevent something similar from happening:
http://www.emaxhealth.com/6705/california-ordered-release-33000-prisoners-many-mentallyiill
MFriedrich December 14, 2012 at 09:13 pm
"be vigilant and partner with us to report suspicious activity by calling the Orange County…Read More Sheriff’s Department".
So if we observe somebody walk onto school property with a 30 ot 6 rifle, call the police. Got it.
Oh, except most parents will never observe this in time because they are freaking at work!!!!!!
Let's just station special forces guards at every school entrance.
Congratulations, we're now North Korea.
John January 25, 2013 at 11:48 pm
Every state that passed concealed carry has seen a drastic decrease in crime.Since concealed carry…Read More started in 1992 America has had a 50% decrease in murders.Americans use guns two million times a year to stop major felonies.John Lott "More Guns Less Crime" This current attack on our self defense rights is designed to disarm a country built on the Second Amendment right to stop a corrupt Government.Jefferson said the beauty of the second amendment is" you never need it til they try to take it".Americans have obeyed their last gun law and rightly so.
MisturChips December 16, 2012 at 04:12 am
Prepare by training and arming instructors to protect their students. Face the facts - Guns are…Read More here to stay, so as a society, they should be embraced, not feared. If everyone had a piece of pipe with a handle attached, knew how to use it effectively, and carried it with them at all times, they could prevent widespread damage when a kooky individual decided to perform such an act. I read earlier that even LEO's are saying ditch the 'gun-free school; areas and such. Would you rob a bank knowing most of the folks in there would have their Smith and Wesson pipes with handles pointed at your head in a matter of seconds?
Dave T. December 17, 2012 at 11:33 am
We applaud the William & Nancy Thompson Family Foundation for their generous funding for the…Read More Autism Center. Since the growth rate of Autism is significant, the need for early diagnosis and treatment plans is so crucial.
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