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The Arcadia Board of Education has appointed Mildred Burgdorf- Hennessy to replace retrying John Sinclair as Assistant Superintendent of Personnel and Staff Development for the district.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2894
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 13, 1987
Pages
p. A-1 photo
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 13, 1987
Pages
p. A-1 photo
Subjects
Schools - Employees - Burgdorff-Hennessy, Mildred
Item ID
2821AN
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Newspaper Index
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Responding to an anonymous tip, police discovered a stolen 1989 Ford truck in the Arcadia High School swimming pool.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3073
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 6, 1988
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 6, 1988
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Schools - Arcadia High School
Item ID
2995AN
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Newspaper Index
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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.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2175
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 15, 1989
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 15, 1989
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Pasadena Unified School District
Item ID
2153AN
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Newspaper Index
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Roy Tynes, superintendent of Vehicle Maintenance for Arcadia, claims the city saves about $2000 a month using liquid propane fuel. Of the city's 280 vehicles, about 30 are powered on propane.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2000
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 16, 1982
Pages
p. A-2 photo
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 16, 1982
Pages
p. A-2 photo
Subjects
Municipal Services
Item ID
1994AN
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Newspaper Index
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The Los Angeles County Commission on School District Organization voted 9-0 to deny Sierra Madre's petition to join the Arcadia School District. The matter will go to the state Board of Education, which may take 3-4 months to make a decision.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2176
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 5, 1989
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 5, 1989
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Pasadena Unified School District
Item ID
2154AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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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.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2173
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 23, 1989
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 23, 1989
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Pasadena Unified School District
Item ID
2151AN
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Newspaper Index
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The Arcadia School Board took a neutral position on the proposed transfer of Sierra Madre students to the Arcadia Unified School District.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2174
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 11, 1989
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 11, 1989
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Pasadena Unified School District
Item ID
2152AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Obituary/death notice.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper28056
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 17, 1987
Pages
p. C6
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 17, 1987
Pages
p. C6
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Hennessy, Willard L.
Kirchgestner, Glenn W.
Oros, Sophie Josephine (Josie)
Item ID
28250AN
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Newspaper Index
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After extending the filing deadline due to a lack of candidates, the School District has four candidates running for the two open seats on the board.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2611
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 26, 1989
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 26, 1989
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
School Board - Elections
Item ID
2552AN
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Newspaper Index
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School district gets CAP test scores. Although Arcadia students remained comfortably above the 80th percentile in most categories in California Assessment Program test scores, the influx of Limited English Proficient (LEP) students into the district is having a definite impact. In 1976, there were 63 limited or non-English speaking students in Arcadia school district. As of October 1 this year, 539 students are in the LEP program. 78% of LEP students are Asian; 14 % are Spanish, 2 % European, with the remainder from other cultures. Fifteen languages are represented. See hard copy in Box 51.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33995
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 4, 1983
Pages
p. A1, A2
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 4, 1983
Pages
p. A1, A2
Subjects
Arcadia Unified School District
California Assessment Program (CAP) test scores
English proficiency
Languages
Item ID
34189AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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A tentative agreement was reached in contract talks between the School District and the Arcadia Teachers Association after 10 months of bargaining.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2815
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 29, 1981
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 29, 1981
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Schools - Employees
Item ID
2745AN
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Newspaper Index
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The Arcadia Unified School District has about 130 new elementary school students this year, prompting district officials to hire 4 new teachers, combine classes and add portable classrooms.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2983
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 24, 1989
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 24, 1989
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Schools - Enrollment
Item ID
2909AN
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Newspaper Index
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Immediately after passing a balanced budget of $25.4 million, the Arcadia Board of Education eliminated another $265,854 worth of jobs from the district payroll to help provide pay hikes for district employees.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2713
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 23, 1987
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 23, 1987
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Schools - Budget
Item ID
2648AN
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Newspaper Index
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The preliminary budget for the Arcadia Unified School District includes $25 million of expenditures, about 2% higher than last year.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2714
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 11, 1988
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 11, 1988
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Schools - Budget
Item ID
2649AN
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Newspaper Index
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Owen Van Buskirk is retiring after 23 years with the Arcadia School District. Biographical notes included.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2959
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 5, 1981
Pages
p. A-1 photo
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 5, 1981
Pages
p. A-1 photo
Subjects
Schools - Employees - Van Buskirk, Owen
Item ID
2886AN
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Betty Wilhite retires from the Arcadia Unified School District after 37 years. Biographical notes included.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2965
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 12, 1984
Pages
p. A-1 photo
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 12, 1984
Pages
p. A-1 photo
Subjects
Schools - Employees - Wilhite, Betty
Item ID
2892AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Unified School District will be about $42,000 richer but has to go through complicated legal process as result of Senate Bill 813.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3006
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 20, 1983
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 20, 1983
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Schools - Finance
Item ID
2931AN
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Newspaper Index
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About 90 Arcadia teachers held a rally in front of the school district administration building to support their bargaining team during an impasse in contract negotiations.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2859
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 2, 1987
Pages
p. A-1 photo
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 2, 1987
Pages
p. A-1 photo
Subjects
Schools - Employees
Item ID
2789AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Holly Avenue School principal Hardy J. "Jim" Gerhardt, is retiring after 31 years with the Arcadia Unified School District.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2912
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 7, 1987
Pages
p. A-1 photo
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 7, 1987
Pages
p. A-1 photo
Subjects
Schools - Employees - Gerhardt, Hardy J. "Jim"
Item ID
2839AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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About $1 million will have to be chopped from the expenditures column of Arcadia School District's 1987-88 tentative budget if the district wants to ensure an adequate contingency fund and avoid running a deficit. According to Assistant Superintendent of Business Services, Dennis Chuning, this undoubtedly involves staff cuts.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3013
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 17, 1987
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 17, 1987
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Schools - Finance
Item ID
2937AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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