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The Arcadia Board of Education has adopted a resolution opposing SB 1419, which would limit the authority of school boards to contract out for services. The bill is on the governor's desk for signature or veto. The bill would restrict districts from using personal services contracts if the duties can be performed by district employees.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: September 19, 2002

Pages: p. 15

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: September 19, 2002

Pages: p. 15

Subjects: Arcadia Board of Education

Item ID: 30768AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Salary negotiations between the Arcadia Teachers Association and the School Board resumed August 17. Teachers were asking for a 17-18% pay increase.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 19, 1976

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 19, 1976

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools - Employees

Item ID: 2721AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

A summary of the first full contract between teachers through their union ATA and the Arcadia Unified School District since the Rodda Act became law in 1975.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 4, 1977

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 4, 1977

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools - Employees

Item ID: 2722AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Board wants to keep Apache name. The Arcadia Board of Education voted unanimously to oppose AB 2115, a bill that would forbid Arcadia High School from using the Apache mascot.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: May 16, 2002

Pages: p. 1, 8

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: May 16, 2002

Pages: p. 1, 8

Subjects: Arcadia Board of Education; Apache Nation; Apaches; Arcadia High School mascot; Arcadia High School Apaches logo; Cooper, Charles; Goldberg, Jackie (Assemblywoman); Hennessy, Mimi; Liu, Carol (Assemblywoman); Native American Indian Tribes; Steinmeier, Joann

Item ID: 30508AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The Board of Education of the Arcadia Unified School District has approved a one year contract with the teachers union that includes a 5 percent pay raise.

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Newspaper: Pasadena Star News

Date: January 12, 2008

Pages: p. Local 1

Newspaper: Pasadena Star News

Date: January 12, 2008

Pages: p. Local 1

Subjects: Arcadia Unified School District; Labor contracts; Teachers union

Item ID: 31076AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

By a 3-2 vote, the School Board authorized the Superintendent of Schools to sign an assurance of compliance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1974. This assures non-discrimination against the handicapped.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 15, 1977

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 15, 1977

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: School Board

Item ID: 2454AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Teachers are looking for an effective way to show the School Board just how unhappy they are over their failure to support an override election which might have funded a 15.4% pay raise.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 3, 1974

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 3, 1974

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools - Employees

Item ID: 2709AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

With the passage of the Rodda Bill, teachers must be represented by a single bargaining agent. Undoubtedly, unions will merge. The Rodda Bill allows bargaining on: wages, hours and working conditions which take some jurisdiction from the School Board.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 26, 1975

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 26, 1975

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools - Employees

Item ID: 2718AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The School Board has turned down teacher's request for a tax over-ride to finance a 15.4% pay hike.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 21, 1974

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 21, 1974

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: School Board

Item ID: 2446AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

A small group of teachers, dissatisfied with an 8.5% salary increase, may go on strike. Both the Arcadia Teachers Association and the American Federation of Teachers local have disavowed the action.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 21, 1974

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 21, 1974

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools - Employees

Item ID: 2710AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Don Fickas, a School Board member for 5 years, has announced that he will seek reelection.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 6, 1977

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 6, 1977

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Subjects: School Board - Elections; Fickas, Don

Item ID: 2496AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia teachers picketed the open house at Arcadia High School to protest the 1978-79 raise offered by the Arcadia Board of Education. The teachers claim they received a 3.5% salary adjustment (vs. the average San Gabriel Valley increase of 5.5%) while the Board claims a 5% increase retroactive to December 1, 1978.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 22, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 22, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools - Employees

Item ID: 2732AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The Arcadia Board of Education promised parents and supporters of former teacher Sandra Ragusa a statement on why she was not allowed to withdraw her resignation.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: October 17, 2002

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: October 17, 2002

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Arcadia Board of Education; Ragusa, Sandra; Ragusta, Sandra (spelling is not certain, see Arcadia Weekly, October 10, 2002, p. 1)

Item ID: 30816AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

A student representative will sit with the School Board at its next regular meeting. The student's role is still to be determined.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 17, 1977

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 17, 1977

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: School Board

Item ID: 2452AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The Arcadia Board of Education will ratify a contract with the Arcadia Teachers Association. Still to be settled are contracts with classified employees and with the Arcadia Pupil Support Services Association.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 10, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 10, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools - Employees

Item ID: 2733AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Teachers have asked the School Board for an override election to finance a 15.4% salary increase.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 14, 1974

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 14, 1974

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools - Employees

Item ID: 2708AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Battle lines seem to be drawn between the residents of the area, who want 0-2 dwelling units per acre as the general plan calls for, and owner Lowery McCaslin, who would like 0-4.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 11, 1976

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 11, 1976

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Anoakia

Item ID: 423AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The School Board has passed and adopted a new teachers salary schedule for 1975-76. The teachers unions have not yet ratified the agreement. Salaries range from $9553 for a first year teacher to $19,918 for a teacher with extra college credits, including an MA.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 7, 1975

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 7, 1975

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools - Employees

Item ID: 2717AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Teachers have asked the School Board for a 10% pay increase plus additional fringe benefits.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 26, 1978

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 26, 1978

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools - Employees

Item ID: 2723AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The Arcadia Board of Education voted to eliminate nearly nine teaching positions from next year's budget. The jobs cut are in 9th grade math and English, and in English language support in elementary schools.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: March 13, 2003

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: March 13, 2003

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Arcadia Board of Education; Budget; Schools

Item ID: 31349AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

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Salary negotiations between the Arcadia Teachers Association and the School Board resumed August 17. Teachers were asking for a 17-18% pay increase.

A summary of the first full contract between teachers through their union ATA and the Arcadia Unified School District since the Rodda Act became law in 1975.

Board wants to keep Apache name. The Arcadia Board of Education voted unanimously to oppose AB 2115, a bill that would forbid Arcadia High School from using the Apache mascot.

The Board of Education of the Arcadia Unified School District has approved a one year contract with the teachers union that includes a 5 percent pay raise.

By a 3-2 vote, the School Board authorized the Superintendent of Schools to sign an assurance of compliance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1974. This assures non-discrimination against the handicapped.

Teachers are looking for an effective way to show the School Board just how unhappy they are over their failure to support an override election which might have funded a 15.4% pay raise.

With the passage of the Rodda Bill, teachers must be represented by a single bargaining agent. Undoubtedly, unions will merge. The Rodda Bill allows bargaining on: wages, hours and working conditions which take some jurisdiction from the School Board.

The School Board has turned down teacher's request for a tax over-ride to finance a 15.4% pay hike.

A small group of teachers, dissatisfied with an 8.5% salary increase, may go on strike. Both the Arcadia Teachers Association and the American Federation of Teachers local have disavowed the action.

Don Fickas, a School Board member for 5 years, has announced that he will seek reelection.

The Arcadia Board of Education promised parents and supporters of former teacher Sandra Ragusa a statement on why she was not allowed to withdraw her resignation.

A student representative will sit with the School Board at its next regular meeting. The student's role is still to be determined.

The Arcadia Board of Education will ratify a contract with the Arcadia Teachers Association. Still to be settled are contracts with classified employees and with the Arcadia Pupil Support Services Association.

Teachers have asked the School Board for an override election to finance a 15.4% salary increase.

Battle lines seem to be drawn between the residents of the area, who want 0-2 dwelling units per acre as the general plan calls for, and owner Lowery McCaslin, who would like 0-4.

The School Board has passed and adopted a new teachers salary schedule for 1975-76. The teachers unions have not yet ratified the agreement. Salaries range from $9553 for a first year teacher to $19,918 for a teacher with extra college credits, including an MA.

Teachers have asked the School Board for a 10% pay increase plus additional fringe benefits.

The Arcadia Board of Education voted to eliminate nearly nine teaching positions from next year's budget. The jobs cut are in 9th grade math and English, and in English language support in elementary schools.