LOOKOUT INVESTIGATES: Documents obtained by Lookout and interviews with district and county education officials reveal how a gloomy — but improving — financial forecast for the Pajaro Valley Unified School District came to a head the week Superintendent Michelle Rodriguez was abruptly fired.
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Two PVUSD trustees cited ‘death threats’ amid Michelle Rodriguez saga. Days later, police say none reported
Trustees Georgia Acosta and Oscar Soto have yet to respond to repeated requests from Lookout about the threats — or any other aspect of the events that led to Superintendent Michelle Rodriguez being fired, then re-hired.
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Reinstated PVUSD superintendent Michelle Rodriguez back to work after ‘hardest 36 hours of my life’
‘I am willing, and believe it’s my responsibility, to try to meet them in the middle,’ Rodriguez says of trustees who initially voted to remove her. ‘And I will do that, because that is what’s best for children.’
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PVUSD trustees unanimously reinstate fired Superintendent Michelle Rodriguez, change board leadership
Pajaro Valley Unified School District trustees cap off week of infighting, outcry with dramatic reversal — rescinding dismissal of district chief and reshuffling leadership on the board.
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Why did actor Edward James Olmos turn up at a Pajaro Valley Unified school board meeting?
It turns out the actor has a youth cinema program that works with PVUSD students — and, like others, he was none too pleased about the sudden ouster of schools chief Michelle Rodriguez.
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PVUSD trustees reverse course, vote to consider reinstating fired Superintendent Michelle Rodriguez
An outpouring of support for the ousted district chief prompted trustees to reconsider the decision, with a meeting to review rescinding her dismissal set for 3 p.m. Sunday.
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No reason for firing given, ousted PVUSD Superintendent Michelle Rodriguez says
Rodriguez’s ouster comes during a pivotal moment as the district gears up to vaccinate teachers and return the bulk of its students to classrooms. It also comes just six months after the school board awarded her a $222,820-a-year contract
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California school districts, charter schools to get $6.8 billion, in varying amounts, of federal aid
Title I funding formula will determine big differences in federal aid. In Santa Cruz County, for instance, Pajaro Valley Unified will get nearly double per student what Santa Cruz City Schools gets.
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What to know about California’s new master plan to reshape early education and child care
New Leaf Community Markets brand manager Lindsay Gizdich said the store is moving from Pacific Avenue in order to have…
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Distance learning stokes fears of excessive screen time
For years, child development experts have warned about limiting screen time. Now kids and parents have little choice but to embrace it.