Over the last year, the EALI Education Group has been working together to improve educational opportunities for the children in Unincorporated Alameda County. Whatever troubles our children have in the Unincorporated Eden Area, one thing that many children have in common is that they go to school. It makes sense …
The Eden Area Livability Initiative (EALI) Education Working group met for the fourth time on Tuesday, August 19, 2014, in this second phase of the EALI II process. The following goal rose to the top from the charrette in November: Advocate and provide avenues for increasing resources and opportunities for …
On Tuesday, July 29, I went to a discussion on health outcomes for Alameda County District 4. The goal of meeting was the accreditation of our county public health department with the Public Health Accreditation Board. This accreditation will provide guidance on project prioritization, leadership, and stakeholder engagement, as well …
On April 9th, the CVUSD LCAP (Local Control Accountability Plan) Steering Committee met for the first time. This 30+ member committee is comprised of parents, teachers, administrators, classified staff, community members and students. The main focus of the LCAP Steering Committee is to review the 3-year LCAP, to be written …
Castro Valley Walkability Score: 23 If you look up the Castro Valley walkability score on www.walkscore.com by putting in the zip code 94546, we get a walkability score of 23…out of 100. That score is not so good; it means that you have to get in your car to run …
A community is more than just a place where you live. A community is made up of the people around you. A community can become that thing you rely on when tragedy strikes. We are all painfully aware of the tragic murder of YunYi Zhang, on March 14 in her …
Summary of the CVUSD school board meeting from February 27,2014. Here is a link to the board packet and agenda. The items that were of interest to me were the discussion on LCFF/LCAP and the public comments from members of the Castro Valley classified union, CSEA. Superintendent Jim Negri gave …
The Castro Valley Unified School District held a special “study session/workshop” board meeting to go over the Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP). No action was to be taken. Here is a link to the board packet. Background: There is a new ‘simplified’ formula for funding public education in California. …