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 …
The Tale of Castro Valley’s Closed Schools
At Wednesday night’s Board meeting of the Castro Valley Unified School District (CVUSD), the Board discussed a possible general obligation bond for school facilities. In October 1960, the area now covered by the CVUSD contained about 9,900 students, and was served by 13 elementary schools, two junior high schools, and one high school. …
How the Brown Act protects you from “Your Secret Government”
If you’ve ever attended a meeting of any local agency, you may have heard of the Brown Act, but do you know what it is, and what it is for? It has nothing to do with Jerry Brown or UPS, but it has everything to do with keeping meetings …
What matters to Castro Valley in new CVUSD superintendent?
The Castro Valley Unified School District (CVUSD) Board of Education kicks off the selection process for a new superintendent on Wednesday morning when it will hear from three firms competing to run the search process for CVUSD’s next superintendent. Per the agenda, the Board will conduct interviews at its public …
The Week Ahead: What matters for the week of February 2, 2015
Monday, February 2, 2015 Alameda County Planning Commission Public Hearing Room 224 W. Winton Avenue Hayward Regular meeting starts at 6:00 The Planning Commission will consider a petition to “subdivide one 5.85 acre parcel into 17 separate residential lots” for a proposed development on Proctor Road. Here is the staff report, …
The Week Ahead: What matters for the week of January 26, 2015
Monday, January 26, 2015 Castro Valley Municipal Advisory Council Castro Valley Library, Chabot Room 3600 Norbridge Avenue Castro Valley Meeting starts at 6:00 p.m The CV MAC will discuss the proposed residential development in Palomares Hills of a long-vacant parcel, currently zoned as a commercial site and originally envisioned as a neighborhood …
The Week Ahead: The meetings that matter for the week of January 12, 2015
Tuesday, January 13, 2015 Alameda County Board of Supervisors Board of Supervisors Chamber – 5th Floor County Administration Building 1221 Oak Street Oakland Meeting starts at 9:30 a.m. in closed session; the regular calendar will be discussed starting at 10:45 a.m. While there are no Castro Valley-specific items on the 1/13/2015 …