2016 General Election: Castro Valley Candidate Statements
Election Day is Tuesday, November 8, 2016, and we have reached out to candidates for local office to hear more about their vision for Castro Valley. We decided to focus on those government agencies that have an impact on everyday Castro Valley life: Castro Valley Unified School District, Castro Valley …
CV School Board Candidate Statement: Lavender Whitaker
We asked all five candidates for the Castro Valley Unified School District Board of Directors to answer the same questions in their blog post: What do you view as the biggest challenge (or challenges) facing CVUSD now, and how will you work to address it (them) in the next four …
CV School Board Candidate Statement: Tojo Thomas
We asked all five candidates for the Castro Valley Unified School District Board of Directors to answer the same questions in their blog post: What do you view as the biggest challenge (or challenges) facing CVUSD now, and how will you work to address it (them) in the next four …
Castro Valley Unified School Board Candidate: Jo Loss
We asked all five candidates for the Castro Valley Unified School District Board of Directors to answer the same questions in their blog post: What do you view as the biggest challenge (or challenges) facing CVUSD now, and how will you work to address it (them) in the next four …
CV School Board Candidate Statement: Monica Lee
We asked all five candidates for the Castro Valley Unified School District Board of Directors to answer the same questions in their blog post: What do you view as the biggest challenge (or challenges) facing CVUSD now, and how will you work to address it (them) in the next four …
CV School Board Candidate Statement: Suresh C. Gupta
We asked all five candidates for the Castro Valley Unified School District Board of Directors to answer the same questions in their blog post: What do you view as the biggest challenge (or challenges) facing CVUSD now, and how will you work to address it (them) in the next four …
SF Homeless Project: Homeless Students in the Castro Valley School District
Castro Valley Matters is participating in the SF Homeless Project, an effort by over 70 Bay Area organizations to tell stories of homelessness in San Francisco and the Bay Area. Homelessness in the Bay Area and around the United States takes on many forms — while we are unfortunately all too …
Woodroe’s New Beginning: A community’s effort to save a school
In a quiet residential neighborhood surrounded by majestic eucalyptus trees, the sound of children’s laughter permeates through the air. Listening more closely, you can also hear the clink of a playground swing, the patter of small feet running, the bleat of goats. When searching for the source of these sounds, …
CVUSD developing new facilities master plan, workshop to be held Saturday
On November 16, 2015, I attended one of two CVUSD community meetings regarding the new facilities master plan that the district is working on in conjunction with a consulting firm, Total School Solutions. The CVUSD school board has prioritized six “facilities priority themes” for Castro Valley’s school facilities, including: Having adequate core facilities …
Agreement with CVUSD teachers’ union would increase salaries, keep smaller class sizes, boost sports
Castro Valley Unified School District (CVUSD) and the Castro Valley Teachers Association (CVTA) reached a tentative agreement that would increase CVUSD teacher salaries by three percent, retroactive to July 1, 2015, according to a bargaining update issued by CVUSD Superintendent Parvin Ahmadi’s office on Monday, November 30. CVTA members will vote …