Castro Valley Unified suspends in-person instruction because of COVID-19 threat
Castro Valley Unified School District held an emergency board meeting today and suspended in-person instruction through March 31. This action was prompted by the threat of a potential outbreak of COVID-19 in our community. Following presentation of recommendations by Superintendent Parvin Ahmadi, discussion by the Board, and many public comments, …
Valley Voices: “We’re constantly thinking, “Are we the next Parkland?'”
My name is Addie Bukhari, and I’m a sophomore at Castro Valley High School. I am the founder and president of the Muslim Student Association (MSA), and I also organized the 17-Minute Walkout on March 14th, along with members from World Citizen, and the Black Student Union. After the shooting, …
CVUSD Board considers bond authorization, Measure G implementation plan
The Castro Valley Unified School District (CVUSD) Board of Education meets Monday to consider authorizing $60,000,000 in general obligations bonds for renovation projects throughout the District along with an implementation plan and project schedule with major construction proposed to begin in May 2017. Board Members will also consider refinancing $13,500,000 in bond debt from 2006. Refinancing …
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 …
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 …
Castro Valley Unified appoints new superintendent
The Castro Valley Unified School District Board of Education has appointed Parvin Ahmadi as its new superintendent at tonight’s school board meeting. In the employment contact between Ahmadi and CVUSD that was released Friday morning, Ahmadi’s base salary is listed as $256,000. That is an increase over the $220,000 that she currently …