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Overall enrollment for the Arcadia schools was down by 470 on the first day of classes. The drop in enrollment coupled with Prop. 13 has resulted in a very small number of new teachers this year.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: September 14, 1978

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: September 14, 1978

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools - Enrollment

Item ID: 2896AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia School District enrollment is down by 100 students from last year.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 26, 1976

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 26, 1976

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools - Enrollment

Item ID: 2895AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

After 2 months of classes, enrollment for Arcadia schools is down 400 from last year at this time. The only enrollment increase has been in grades 4-6.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 10, 1978

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 10, 1978

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools - Enrollment

Item ID: 2897AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Approximately 147 students who have attended Hugo Reid will be transferred to Holly Avenue next year if the proposal is passed by the school board. The transfer and boundary change are designed to alleviate over-crowding at Hugo Reid.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: May 15, 1975

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: May 15, 1975

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools - Elementary Schools; Schools-Hugo Reid; Schools-Holly Avenue

Item ID: 2687AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Enrollment for 1975 is down about 1200 children for local schools in the San Gabriel Valley. Though stragglers will bring this figure down, school districts are wary.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: September 28, 1975

Pages: p. A-5

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: September 28, 1975

Pages: p. A-5

Subjects: Schools - Enrollment

Item ID: 2894AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Both the teachers and the Arcadia Board of Education ratified an existing contract, with some changes agreed upon by all involved. Salaries were excluded from discussion due to Prop. 13. The contract extends through June 30, 1980.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: September 10, 1978

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: September 10, 1978

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools - Employees

Item ID: 2726AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The School Board and the Administration have debated optimum class size and decided that in any class where there are more than 32 students, a paid aide should be provided to assist the teacher.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 30, 1975

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 30, 1975

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools

Item ID: 2593AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Parents with children in the EMR (Educable Mentally Retarded) program in the Arcadia schools have written letters to the state, county and local school officials outlining the difficulties EMR teachers are having controlling their students without help from aides (lost due to Prop. 13).

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 8, 1978

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 8, 1978

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools

Item ID: 2607AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Teachers and parents at Camino Grove and Holly Avenue elementary schools are in communication with the Arcadia Board of Education to restore the School Improvement Program.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 29, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 29, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools - Elementary Schools; Schools-Camino Grove; Schools-Holly Avenue

Item ID: 2694AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The California Teachers Association has advised the Arcadia Teachers Association to reopen negotiations on salaries for the current year. The 3-year Arcadia contract has no provision for increases in local teachers' salaries.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 4, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 4, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools - Employees

Item ID: 2729AN

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

Results of state tests for students in the 2nd, 3rd, 6th and 12th grades for Arcadia and 14 other area schools.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 25, 1976

Pages: p. A-4

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 25, 1976

Pages: p. A-4

Subjects: Schools - Test Scores

Item ID: 3105AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The Arcadia Teachers Association (ATA) as an affiliate of the California Teachers Association and the NEA was for many years considered the bulwark of professionalism in Arcadia. Now the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) has gained important inroads.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 20, 1974

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 20, 1974

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools - Employees

Item ID: 2712AN

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 public hearing to air teachers' contract proposals was well attended by an angry public. Some expressed the view that teachers were out to get everything they can.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 29, 1976

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 29, 1976

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools - Employees

Item ID: 2719AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

A final tentative budget for the 1978-79 school year has been adopted by the Arcadia Board of Education. The final figure was set at $15.4 million, but will probably be revised as state formulas affect the budget during the year.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: September 10, 1978

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: September 10, 1978

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools - Budget

Item ID: 2633AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Summary of the action taken before the School Board to get new contracts and pay raises for Arcadia teachers.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: May 1, 1975

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: May 1, 1975

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools - Employees

Item ID: 2715AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The California Teachers Association has filed charges with the Public Employees Relations Board against 16 area schools including Monrovia, Arcadia and Duarte. The charges relate to actions taken as a result of Proposition 13.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 20, 1978

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 20, 1978

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools - Employees

Item ID: 2724AN

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

The School Attendance Review Board is being called the most promising juvenile welfare reform measure in more than a decade. It's intent is to solve behavior and school attendance problems before they get out of hand.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 8, 1975

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 8, 1975

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools

Item ID: 2595AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

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Overall enrollment for the Arcadia schools was down by 470 on the first day of classes. The drop in enrollment coupled with Prop. 13 has resulted in a very small number of new teachers this year.

Arcadia School District enrollment is down by 100 students from last year.

After 2 months of classes, enrollment for Arcadia schools is down 400 from last year at this time. The only enrollment increase has been in grades 4-6.

Approximately 147 students who have attended Hugo Reid will be transferred to Holly Avenue next year if the proposal is passed by the school board. The transfer and boundary change are designed to alleviate over-crowding at Hugo Reid.

Enrollment for 1975 is down about 1200 children for local schools in the San Gabriel Valley. Though stragglers will bring this figure down, school districts are wary.

Both the teachers and the Arcadia Board of Education ratified an existing contract, with some changes agreed upon by all involved. Salaries were excluded from discussion due to Prop. 13. The contract extends through June 30, 1980.

The School Board and the Administration have debated optimum class size and decided that in any class where there are more than 32 students, a paid aide should be provided to assist the teacher.

Parents with children in the EMR (Educable Mentally Retarded) program in the Arcadia schools have written letters to the state, county and local school officials outlining the difficulties EMR teachers are having controlling their students without help from aides (lost due to Prop. 13).

Teachers and parents at Camino Grove and Holly Avenue elementary schools are in communication with the Arcadia Board of Education to restore the School Improvement Program.

The California Teachers Association has advised the Arcadia Teachers Association to reopen negotiations on salaries for the current year. The 3-year Arcadia contract has no provision for increases in local teachers' salaries.

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.

Results of state tests for students in the 2nd, 3rd, 6th and 12th grades for Arcadia and 14 other area schools.

The Arcadia Teachers Association (ATA) as an affiliate of the California Teachers Association and the NEA was for many years considered the bulwark of professionalism in Arcadia. Now the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) has gained important inroads.

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

A public hearing to air teachers' contract proposals was well attended by an angry public. Some expressed the view that teachers were out to get everything they can.

A final tentative budget for the 1978-79 school year has been adopted by the Arcadia Board of Education. The final figure was set at $15.4 million, but will probably be revised as state formulas affect the budget during the year.

Summary of the action taken before the School Board to get new contracts and pay raises for Arcadia teachers.

The California Teachers Association has filed charges with the Public Employees Relations Board against 16 area schools including Monrovia, Arcadia and Duarte. The charges relate to actions taken as a result of Proposition 13.

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.

The School Attendance Review Board is being called the most promising juvenile welfare reform measure in more than a decade. It's intent is to solve behavior and school attendance problems before they get out of hand.