The city of Los Altos and the Los Altos School District started out each with a long list of items to discuss at a joint meeting, but ended up with a tightly focused agenda discussing several aspects of Bullis Charter School, and the need for a campus.
The charter school releases its top ten objections in "a last-ditch effort to avoid further litigation."
Cupertino Union School District appointed Wendy Gudalewicz to the district's top post, which oversees 26 schools, including Montclaire Elementary and Cupertino Middle School.
Board of Trustees will vote on a final agreement proposal on June 4.
Follow the Los Altos School Board meeting on May 21, 2012.
Charter schools are increasing in the state and the country, but what county boards of education can and can't do are not well-understood by the public.
Praised as being a "collaborative innovator" from San Bruno's Crestmoor School, Haven won out over "a large field of candidates."
The powerful Eagles Boys team, downing the Longhorns 7-5, face St. Ignatius on Saturday in the second round of championship play.
Services for Emily Benatar who died of spinal meningitis last week, will be 7 p.m. at Congregation Beth Am in Los Altos HIlls.
Parents asked the county board of education to come to Los Altos last January. Five months later, discussions were restarted and a possible meeting date was resurrected at Eagle Theater.
Concerned about a complex agreement getting passed on a tight time-frame, parents urged the Los Altos School District board to "sunshine" the long-term agreement that is being negotiated with Bullis Charter School.
Follow the discussion—and join the conversation—Monday night as the Los Altos School Board discusses the tentative agreement with Bullis Charter School, real property options from the Citizens Advisory Committee on Finance, and more.
Monday night's special school board meeting shows just how busy this summer will be, as it prepares for a possible bond measure, works on a long-term agreement with Bullis Charter School and identifies issues to discuss with the City Council.
Los Altos Hills' Ellie Vanderlip takes home a first in the Bay Area Social Issues Documentary Film Contest. Other Freestyle class mates win a major second place award, and more. Top award goes to Saratoga High students.
Paly also takes home awards at San Francisco Peninsula Press Club's 2012 High School Journalism Awards.
Bond refinancing lowers interest costs for some taxpayers.
Locally based research group EdSource found that schools now spend less money on poor students and have less teachers to help.
Kimberly Castro, youth resources manager for the City of Mountain View, and MVHS soccer player Sonia Nigam receive 'Champions for Youth Awards.'
The popular news magazine U.S. and World Reports released its list of best secondary public schools in the country.
The apartments being built at the new San Antonio Shopping Center come with a one-time payment to help initially offset the bump in new students that may live there.
Bullis Charter School promises no more litigation, support for a bond measure, in the tentative 10-year, long-term facilities agreement that will be further hammered out this month.
The Los Altos School District and the Bullis Charter Schol announced Monday night they had a long-term agreement, potentially ending eight years of strife.
Interested in hearing the discussion over a possible bond measure for a 10th campus and more? Check in here!
Teams from Mountain View High took home awards for the apps they designed in last week's 2012 Technovation Challenge competitions.
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The board also decides to revive a plan to hold a forum in Los Altos before the of the school year.
Bullis Charter School prepares for classes at both Egan and Blach schools for the 2012-13 academic year.
The Los Altos School Board called a special closed session for Wednesday, 5:30 p.m.
Tuesday is the deadline for the Bullis Charter School board to formally accept or reject the offer for facilities space, which the Los Altos School District expanded in its final offer. Patch walks the new area on the Egan campus.
A beloved tradition kicks off bright and early at 8 a.m. at Mountain View High School
Elizabeth Robertson took second prize in the 2012 essay contest, by highlighting the little-known role of women in the Civil War.
The Los Altos School District board voted to take up the Los Altos City Council's offer, with the help of grant money, to pay to launch live webcasts of school board meetings.
The Los Altos School District board voted to create an ad-hoc committee to engage the cities of Mountain View, Los Altos Hills and Los Altos areas that would help identify a site for a 10th campus, among other items.
Telephone polling began Monday for a possible bond measure, gauging willingness among some 400 voters in the Los Altos School District and continues through next Monday.
Los Altos Patch widens its horizons a little bit by trying a live blog of the Bullis School Board meeting and you can follow along, whether dull or lively, on Monday night.
More discussion about a possible bond measure, a resolution to work in collaboration with the city, plus, trustees are discussing 'real property' as one of four topics in closed session.
'Shake, Rattle and Rescue' theme challenges kids to come up with innovative ways to rescue survivors.
Talented Eagles hold Mountain View Spartans to one run, in 6-1 victory Thursday
The Santa Clara County Board of Education is mulling how to place an 'objective' representative on the Bullis Charter School Board. Meanwhile, the parents' group, LASD Voices, urges residents to write directly to the county and the BCS boards.