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About 1500 people went to a hearing before the county Commission on School District Organization to discuss the possible transfer of Sierra Madre schools from the Pasadena Unified School District to the Arcadia Unified School District. The hearing is the first step in a long process that involves approval by the state Board of Education and local voters before an area can transfer to another school district.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 15, 1989

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 15, 1989

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Pasadena Unified School District

Item ID: 2153AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

A major item on the agenda for the Monday night Arcadia school board meeting is a public hearing on the district's contract proposal to the classified employees.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: May 8, 1983

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: May 8, 1983

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: School Board

Item ID: 2465AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

School board sets public hearing on contract proposal to Arcadia Teachers' Association at school board meeting Monday night.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 8, 1984

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 8, 1984

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools - Employees

Item ID: 2768AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The first public hearing on the closure of two public schools was held December 10. Most of the speakers urged the Board to look for other alternatives to closure. The savings isn't enough to justify the move. The Space Utilization Committee did not explore alternatives to closure.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 14, 1980

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 14, 1980

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools - Closure

Item ID: 2666AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

A public hearing is scheduled Monday night by the Arcadia Board of Education on the initial contract proposal by the district's classified employees. They are members of the California School Employees Association, Chapter 40, and are seeking a 10% salary increase.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 10, 1983

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 10, 1983

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools - Employees

Item ID: 2755AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

At the Board of Education meeting there was some discussion of the Space Utilization Committee's recommendation to close two elementary schools, Bonita Park and Baldwin Stocker. Robert Kladifke, a member of the committee, objected to closing the newest and most educationally modern school in the district, Baldwin Stocker. Two public hearings are scheduled.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 13, 1980

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 13, 1980

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools-Baldwin Stocker Elementary; Schools - Closure

Item ID: 2664AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Article reviews second public hearing on the possible closure of two elementary schools. The Board of Education hopes to make a final decision by their second meeting in January.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 11, 1981

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 11, 1981

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools - Closure

Item ID: 2668AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

A group of 350-400 teachers and supporters staged a demonstration and rally before the school board meeting to express their views on the deadlocked negotiations. A mediator sent out by the Public Employees Relations Board was in the district Monday but nothing was accomplished.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 30, 1980

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 30, 1980

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Subjects: Schools - Employees

Item ID: 2740AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Bernadine Spencer, a teacher at First Avenue Jr. High, was honored as the District's Teacher of the Year by the Board of Education last week.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: September 19, 1991

Pages: p. A-1 photos

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: September 19, 1991

Pages: p. A-1 photos

Subjects: Schools - Employees - Spencer, Bernadine

Item ID: 2878AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The Space Utilization Committee will probably recommend the closure of two schools. Consensus was that one of the two should be Bonita Park, the smallest elementary school in the district. Committee members are still studying which other school to pair with Bonita Park.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 16, 1980

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 16, 1980

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools - Closure

Item ID: 2662AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Two elementary schools, Bonita Park and Baldwin Stocker, have been recommended for closure by the Space Utilization Committee. The Board of Education will analyze the recommendations and schedule public hearings before making a decision.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 9, 1980

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 9, 1980

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools-Baldwin Stocker Elementary; Schools - Closure

Item ID: 2663AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

A committee headed by Irene Burkner has done an update of a study made ten years ago by the Arcadia League of Women Voters on local public school education. The recent study, which was presented to the Board of Education, attempts to reconcile the League's desire for the best possible education with the current financial situation. The article discusses the two studies.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 15, 1982

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 15, 1982

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Organizations - League of Women Voters

Item ID: 2089AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

A $31 million school district budget was approved Monday night.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 30, 1991

Pages: p. A-2

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 30, 1991

Pages: p. A-2

Subjects: Schools - Budget

Item ID: 2656AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Some Sierra Madre parents want to split from the Pasadena Unified School District and join the Arcadia Unified School District because of Arcadia's high-ranking CAP scores and low dropout rate. Members of Arcadia's Board of Education question whether they could handle the influx of new students.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 23, 1989

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 23, 1989

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Pasadena Unified School District

Item ID: 2151AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The school board Monday approved a 3% raise in combined salary and benefits for teachers.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 3, 1991

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 3, 1991

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools - Employees

Item ID: 2809AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The Board of Education has added four new members to the Long-Range Space Utilization Committee. The additions provide for representation by a parent from every elementary school in the district.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 15, 1980

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 15, 1980

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools - Closure

Item ID: 2660AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

First Avenue Junior High was one of 3 area schools to receive the state Dept. of Education's Distinguished High School and Middle School Awards. Arcadia's Foothill Jr. High received the award in 1988. The other winners included San Marino High School and the L. A. County High School for the Arts at Cal State Los Angeles.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 22, 1990

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 22, 1990

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools - First Avenue Junior High School

Item ID: 3045AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Don Fickas, president of the Arcadia Board of Education, in a brief statement Monday night blasted the majority of teachers who had boycotted the high school open house the previous week.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 26, 1984

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 26, 1984

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools - Employees

Item ID: 2770AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The Arcadia School Board took a neutral position on the proposed transfer of Sierra Madre students to the Arcadia Unified School District.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 11, 1989

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 11, 1989

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Pasadena Unified School District

Item ID: 2152AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Backed by an appeals court decision allowing school districts to charge parents for student busing, the Arcadia school board decided Monday to reinstitute a fee-based transportation program for the coming year.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 30, 1991

Pages: p. A-2

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 30, 1991

Pages: p. A-2

Subjects: School Children - Transportation

Item ID: 2578AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

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A major item on the agenda for the Monday night Arcadia school board meeting is a public hearing on the district's contract proposal to the classified employees.

School board sets public hearing on contract proposal to Arcadia Teachers' Association at school board meeting Monday night.

The first public hearing on the closure of two public schools was held December 10. Most of the speakers urged the Board to look for other alternatives to closure. The savings isn't enough to justify the move. The Space Utilization Committee did not explore alternatives to closure.

A public hearing is scheduled Monday night by the Arcadia Board of Education on the initial contract proposal by the district's classified employees. They are members of the California School Employees Association, Chapter 40, and are seeking a 10% salary increase.

Article reviews second public hearing on the possible closure of two elementary schools. The Board of Education hopes to make a final decision by their second meeting in January.

A group of 350-400 teachers and supporters staged a demonstration and rally before the school board meeting to express their views on the deadlocked negotiations. A mediator sent out by the Public Employees Relations Board was in the district Monday but nothing was accomplished.

Bernadine Spencer, a teacher at First Avenue Jr. High, was honored as the District's Teacher of the Year by the Board of Education last week.

The Space Utilization Committee will probably recommend the closure of two schools. Consensus was that one of the two should be Bonita Park, the smallest elementary school in the district. Committee members are still studying which other school to pair with Bonita Park.

Two elementary schools, Bonita Park and Baldwin Stocker, have been recommended for closure by the Space Utilization Committee. The Board of Education will analyze the recommendations and schedule public hearings before making a decision.

A $31 million school district budget was approved Monday night.

Some Sierra Madre parents want to split from the Pasadena Unified School District and join the Arcadia Unified School District because of Arcadia's high-ranking CAP scores and low dropout rate. Members of Arcadia's Board of Education question whether they could handle the influx of new students.

The school board Monday approved a 3% raise in combined salary and benefits for teachers.

The Board of Education has added four new members to the Long-Range Space Utilization Committee. The additions provide for representation by a parent from every elementary school in the district.

Don Fickas, president of the Arcadia Board of Education, in a brief statement Monday night blasted the majority of teachers who had boycotted the high school open house the previous week.

The Arcadia School Board took a neutral position on the proposed transfer of Sierra Madre students to the Arcadia Unified School District.

Backed by an appeals court decision allowing school districts to charge parents for student busing, the Arcadia school board decided Monday to reinstitute a fee-based transportation program for the coming year.