Campaign donations to an outgoing board member have ignited controversy over trustee appointments at Pajaro Valley Unified School District, exposing tensions between incoming and current board members.
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Pajaro Valley Unified School District eyes workforce housing, arts complex after $315 million bond win
Pajaro Valley Unified School District is set to review plans on Wednesday to build teacher housing and a new performing arts center after voters approved a $315 million bond measure in November. The district will discuss two feasibility studies for an apartment complex that could be built at one of seven school sites, with costs ranging from $52 million to $87 million, alongside plans for a new performing arts center that could cost $24 million.
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Five new faces and a fresh start: How controversy over ethnic studies helped reshape Pajaro Valley Unified School District
Three incumbents on the Pajaro Valley Unified School District governing board lost their seats to three newcomers in the November election. District community members talked to Lookout about how they think that happened.
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Norovirus outbreak closes Aptos elementary school temporarily
Valencia Elementary School in Aptos temporarily closed on Friday following an outbreak of gastrointestinal illness affecting several students, according to a letter sent out to parents by Pajaro Valley Unified School District. The elementary school will reopen on Tuesday, Nov. 12, following the Veterans Day holiday on Monday.
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Misty Navarro joins Pajaro Valley Unified School District board
Dr. Misty Navarro was sworn in Wednesday to fill the vacant Area 7 seat on the Pajaro Valley Unified School District board of trustees after being appointed by the board in a special meeting on Monday. Navarro is an emergency medicine physician who has worked for Salinas Valley Health for the past 16 years. She succeeds former board president Jennifer Holm, who resigned in September after six years representing Area 7.
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For Pajaro Valley district’s Area 2 seat, incumbent faces challenger who led recall bid against her
Incumbent Georgia Acosta will face the woman who led an unsuccessful recall campaign against her, homeowners association general manager Carol Turley, in November’s race for the Area 2 trustee seat on the Pajaro Valley Unified School District board. In interviews with Lookout, they discussed what their goals are and why they feel they’re the right candidate.
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Letter to the editor: PVUSD needs new board leadership
In a letter to the editor, a Watsonville High School teacher describes “outrageous” situation at a recent meeting for the Pajaro Valley Unified School District governing board and pushes for new leadership in the body.
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Las Lomas filmmaker faces incumbent for Pajaro Valley Unified School District trustee Area 3 seat
Filmmaker Gabriel Medina and incumbent Oscar Soto are competing for the Area 3 trustee seat on the Pajaro Valley Unified School District board. In interviews with Lookout, they discussed what their goals are and why each feels they’re the right candidate.
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Incumbent and former teacher compete for Pajaro Valley Unified School District trustee Area 6 seat
Former teacher Jessica Carrasco and incumbent Adam Bolaños Scow are competing for the trustee Area 6 seat on the Pajaro Valley Unified School District board. In interviews with Lookout, they discussed what their goals are and why they’re the right candidate.
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Pajaro Valley school administrator charged with sexual assault
Ivan Alcaraz, executive director of student services at Pajaro Valley Unified School District, has been placed on administrative leave after being charged by Watsonville police with sexual assault on Sept. 3. Alcaraz, 37, of Watsonville, has worked in the district for more than a decade, including as assistant principal at Watsonville High School, principal at Rolling Hills High School and the district’s director of student services.