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The SAUSD is considering laying off another 153 of their teachers

The SAUSD is cutting their school budget again, and considering laying off 153 of their teachers
The Santa Ana Unified School District (SAUSD) is considering laying off another 153 teachers, according to the O.C. Register.  The district needs to cut $34 million from their budget.
At the same time the district is in the process of reassigning teachers due [...]

LibOC Act As Enablers For Libelous Attack On Dem Officials

With a motto such as “Challenging Orange County’s Right-Wing Noise Machine” one would expect that The LiberalOC would be taking Republicans and their shills to task.  Surely we should see some sort of criticism aimed at the likes of Janet Nguyen or Matt “Jerbal” Cunningham right?  However if you are one of the small number [...]

Teachers react to placement of 6 SAUSD schools on low performing list

Susan Mercer, the President of the Santa Ana Educators’ Association (SAEA) has sent out an email to her members regarding the placement of six schools in the Santa Ana Unified School District (SAUSD) in the California “Persistently Low Performing” schools list. 
Once a school gets on this list, the school district has to take incredible measures [...]

New law to close loophole that allowed OCHSA to censor a student reporter

Remember the mini-scandal that surfaced when Sue Vaughn, the Principal at the Orange County High School of the Arts (OCHSA), interfered with the publishing of the school paper because she didn’t like something that a student reporter wrote about a school vendor?  That happened in September of last year.  You can read all about it [...]

SAUSD may have to cut another $31 million

SAUSD Superintendent Jane Russo acts as a Chauffeur for SAUSD School Board Members
“Santa Ana Unified School District’s projected $31 million shortfall for the 2010-11 school year could balloon by $33 million if the state budget crisis continues to escalate, district officials said,” according to the O.C. Register.
I am not sure what else the district can [...]

How much do SAUSD administrators make?

Ever wonder how much Santa Ana Unified School District (SAUSD) administrators make?  The Santa Ana Educators Association (SAEA) has done the research – now here are the bloated salaries for you to examine:

Last Name
First Name
Job Title
Organization
Base Salary
Benefits
Total

Certificated
 
 
 
 
 
 

Russo
Jane
Superintendent
Superintendent’s Office

241,718

10,000

251,718

Olsky
Cathie
Deputy Superintendent
Deputy Superintendent’s Office

182,466

10,000

192,466

Lopez
Juan
Associate Superintendent of Human Resources
Human Resources

177,096

10,000

187,096

Mendez
Herman
Assistant Superintendent Elementary Division
Educational Services Elementary Division

157,416

10,000

167,416

Ayala
Alexander
Assistant Superintendent Secondary Division
Educational [...]

SAUSD administrators sitting on a $93 million surplus instead of rehiring teachers

The SAUSD administrators are dancing around the fact that they are sitting on a $93 million surplus
 The Santa Ana Unified School District is sitting on $93 million dollars – but instead of rehiring laid off teachers they are sitting on their hands…or perhaps they are too busy dancing?
Click here to learn more about the surplus [...]

2009-2010 SAUSD Thread

This is the latest in our SAUSD threads. It is for posting up NEWS.    Unlike the other threads, this one will be devoted to keeping track of the interesting stories that appear in the local media and other sources, regarding the SAUSD and education-related news items.   Our last SAUSD News thread maxed out, so this is [...]

Santa Ana High School Chemistry teacher speaks out again about dangerous overcrowding

Juan Lopez and SAUSD Superintendent are having fun while their students are in danger…
Santa Ana High School chemistry teacher Gary Reynolds spoke again to the SAUSD school board last week, on Oct. 13, about the response of Asso. Superintendent Juan Lopez to the accusation of dangerous overcrowding of science labs.
Reynolds waited four hours to speak, [...]

Are Santa Ana high school chemistry classes dangerously overcrowded?

SAUSD Science Teacher Gary Reynolds speaks out about dangerous overcrowding in chemistry classes at School Board meeting on Sep. 8
“A Santa Ana High School science teacher is claiming chemistry classes at the campus are crowded beyond state regulations, causing unsafe conditions for students,” according to the O.C. Register.
Gary Reynolds, who has taught physics, chemistry and [...]

OCHSA Principal opts for censorship when choice of food vendor is questioned by student

The face of censorship – OCHSA Principal Sue Vaughn
What sort of art school practices censorship?  That question was answered this week when Sue Vaughn, the principle at the Orange County High School for the Arts (OCHSA), literally stopped the presses – she interfered with the publishing of the school paper because she didn’t like something [...]

Should we be surprised that the SAUSD is misusing Measure G bond money?

I opposed the SAUSD Measure G bond because it made no sense to give more of our tax money to a school district that is so completely corrupt and mismanaged.  And it made even less sense to increase our taxes during a time of economic malaise.
Sure enough, at the last SAUSD School Board meeting, the [...]

Obama’s Director of Education for Latinos coming to Santa Ana on Monday

Finally!  We have an opportunity to complain directly to the Obama administration about the failure that is the Santa Ana Unified School District!  “The director of the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans will lead a town-hall meeting next week at Santa Ana College,” according to the O.C. Register.
If you want to [...]

Why is the O.C. Fair allowing an alleged school thief to participate in their BMX competition?

“Ben Snowden, 28, will compete this weekend in the Big Air BMX Triples competition at the OC Fair,” according to the O.C. Register.
Excuse me?  Why didn’t the Register’s latest article about Snowden mention what they reported back in April of this year:
Twelve people, including a professional BMX rider, have been arrested in conjunction with a [...]