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IUSD school board to welcome two new members following Tuesday’s election
A handful of state and local races with major implications for IUSD were decided Tuesday night. We’ll start with the IUSD Board of Education, where incumbent school board President Michael Parham...
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Board Briefs: School board continues to pursue opportunities for new revenue
Following an emotional presentation marking the departure of two longtime trustees, the IUSD Board of Education on Tuesday engaged in a lively discussion over revenue enhancement opportunities. Last...
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School board welcomes new members, picks a president and certifies financial...
A pair of newly elected school board members officially took the oath of office at Tuesday night’s Board of Education meeting, where second-term trustee Gavin Huntley-Fenner was unanimously selected to...
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Irvine Company issues latest installment of its 10-year commitment to art,...
The Irvine Company on Tuesday presented IUSD with the seventh installment of its pledge of more than $21 million over 10 years for enriched curriculum in art, science and music, marking the occasion...
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Board of Education and audience take a virtual tour of IUSD’s next...
Facilities consultant Tony Ferruzzo and representatives from HMC Architects discussed IUSD’s plans for a fifth comprehensive high school on Tuesday and gave board members a virtual tour of the newly...
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District seeks public input on modified proposal for solar panels at...
Back in July, the IUSD Board of Education approved the second phase of an ambitious effort to harness solar energy, green-lighting plans to add vehicle shade structures topped with photovoltaic panels...
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With an eye on the future, school board invites consultants to discuss...
At the request of IUSD’s Board of Education, a pair of consultants teamed up at this week’s school board meeting to discuss options for generating new revenue for 21st century learning through a...
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IUSD Board of Education approves feasibility study for possible technology bond
The IUSD Board of Education voted Tuesday to move forward with a study designed to determine the feasibility of a technology bond. By a 4-1 vote, board members secured the consulting services of...
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And the next elementary school to open in IUSD will henceforth be known as …
IUSD’s next elementary school already had a location and an opening date. And now it officially has a name. In accordance with the district’s policy to assign names based on an adjacent street, park...
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IUSD cautiously projects an increase in funding in 2013-14, though challenges...
The Board of Education voted to certify IUSD’s Second Interim Report as “positive” on Tuesday night, meaning the district expects to meet all of its financial obligations for the current year and two...
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Board approves resolution seeking changes to governor’s plan for education...
The IUSD Board of Education on Tuesday adopted a resolution calling for changes to the governor’s plan to overhaul education funding. Under Governor Jerry Brown’s “Local Control Funding Formula”...
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IUSD adopts budget based on state plan that’s complicated but ultimately...
The IUSD Board of Education voted to adopt a budget for the 2013-14 school year on Tuesday night, and for the first time in years the forecast for Irvine and other districts looked relatively bright....
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Timing is critical as IUSD moves forward with plans for fifth comprehensive...
If you build it they will come. And if you don’t build it, they will come. That’s the reality facing IUSD’s facilities team as the district moves forward with plans to construct its fifth comprehensive...
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Board Briefs: School board weighs in on use of Common Core implementation funds
The Board of Education on Tuesday discussed how best to use $5.8 million in available state funding for the implementation of the California Common Core instructional standards. The Common Core...
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Dr. Gavin Huntley-Fenner announces decision to step down from school board
Dr. Gavin Huntley-Fenner, a member of the IUSD Board of Education since 2005 and this year’s president, recently announced that he will step down from the school board, effective Nov. 21. “Many of you...
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School board opts to fill vacant seat with provisional appointee, now seeking...
Members of the IUSD Board of Education voted unanimously Tuesday to fill a soon-to-be-vacant school board seat with a provisional appointment, avoiding the costly option of a special election. The...
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IUSD Board of Education discusses district’s fifth high school and proposed...
This week, the IUSD Board of Education engaged in a marathon discussion over the district’s fifth comprehensive high school and a possible alternative location. No action was taken by board members on...
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IUSD in the News: Timing and cost considerations are part of fifth high...
The Irvine World News had a nice piece on Tuesday about IUSD’s plans for a fifth comprehensive high school, the two locations currently being considered and some of the timing and cost considerations....
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Safety, cost and programmatic impacts are weighed in fifth high school...
The location of IUSD’s fifth high school was again the central topic during the Board of Education’s most recent Facilities Study Session. For those who haven’t been following this issue, IUSD needs to...
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Irvine Co. issues latest installment of $21 million pledge to art, music and...
The Irvine Company on Tuesday presented IUSD with the eighth installment of its commitment of $21 million over 10 years for enriched curriculum in art, science and music. You can check out a clip of...
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