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Miguel Angel Alvarez June 17, 2013 at 09:55 pm
Congratulations Shaheem, I am so proud of you. Thank you for allowing me to be part of your life,…Read More it's truly has been an rewarding experience, I look forward to your next accomplishment.......love always.
Lisa Yvonne Hensley June 10, 2013 at 11:54 am
Aurora & Christina Folkendt - my beautiful twins. You make me proud every day. I love you so…Read More much. Mom
Jerry Reiswig June 10, 2013 at 04:25 pm
Katie Flores....my prettiest friend about to leave the nest.
TrueRealist June 11, 2013 at 11:30 am
Austin West, I have no idea who you are and chose your name at random.
Bob Henry June 11, 2013 at 09:07 am
Congratulation Jessica; you did a great job. Best of luck in the future! Love, Papabob.
Michele Maley June 19, 2013 at 01:14 am
My daughter, Leyna Jensen, received her diploma through the Adult Ed program this year and wasn't…Read More listed here. So I am going to list her myself. We are so proud of you Leyna!!!! We knew you could do it!! We love you!!--love, Mom
Becky June 4, 2013 at 11:53 am
@ Laura, If you go to the schools website they should list the schedule and holidays.
Wendy Gunther-Tornquist June 4, 2013 at 03:35 pm
You should probably avoid the school between 7:30 am, and then again starting around 2:15 to 3:30pm,…Read More Kindergarten pick up I believe is around 12:30. Just remember school will only be in session for one more week, but will start up again in August :)! The school is amazing and was needed for these kids!
Jasmine June 4, 2013 at 04:55 pm
The morning traffic has been starting very early this week, 7:15/7:30 - as Wendy said; and going…Read More through 8:30am. Then it gets very quiet until 2:15/2:30 through almost 4pm. Though - the LPD are working very hard to streamline the process, and it should only get better and better, Also important info is that school is out Friday June 14.
Californicated1 May 12, 2013 at 03:03 pm
I was more interested in how Sweet Tarts got reunited, but nobody got around to writing that…Read More article.
Maybe next week.
John Harrington April 23, 2013 at 11:57 pm
You have to compare. How else are you going to know if what is happening is any good or not? Not…Read More only do we need to compare with other cities, but we need to compare with other states, and most importantly, with other countries.
Alan April 24, 2013 at 01:46 am
Do you know what is really sad? That the Dublin Patch does not have an article for Dublin High…Read More (which also "won" a silver medal). Dubiln's HS rank was #333 in California, making it two places worse than Livermore High.
The reason this is sad is because there isn't a place on their patch for us to go and taunt them.
Mike S April 24, 2013 at 08:07 am
My new term...Patchthetic for these less than news worthy stories.
Nathan21 April 11, 2013 at 05:13 pm
I think that says a lot about the family's in the area! It's great to see that!!
Daniel Graham April 12, 2013 at 11:59 am
@Nate: meanwhile, your bad grammar skills say a lot about you, regardless of whether or not you are…Read More in the area. Learn to know the difference between the plural and the possessive forms of a noun before setting to writing and it will make your writing stellar.
heymom13 April 18, 2013 at 10:53 am
continued to Amy Kirby..."SAME accountability...as the LVJUSD, they just report directly to the…Read More state's board of education." Again, if you had done your "research on how Charter Schools work before you spewed your uneducated, unfounded beliefs on how YOU THINK they operate" public records would prove YOU ARE WRONG!
Here are just a couple of ways that the LVJUSD and the Charter School do not have the same accountability:
CHARTER SCHOOL LVJUSD
~Denied Students of Special Education Testing ~Will comply within 60 days
~Endorses corporal punishment and public ~NEVER
humiliation as a "Valid method of
punishment"
~Principal and teachers not required to have ~NEVER
California Teaching Credentials
~Hired without background check ~NEVER
From the Department of Justice
This is just to name a few....
LVCS 2007-Principal TINA DARLENE MORRIS, formerly TINA DARLENE KIRKLAND KRATTIGER of Clovis NM, resigned only weeks after the firing of the executive director. MORRIS whom was hired without any background check and held no California Teaching Credentials, raised concerns with many!! Though she only remained at the school for a year and a half, she acquired lawsuits against her including punitive damages.
"Principal's methods criticized"
http://www.insidebayarea.com/ci_4684239?source=rss
heymom13 April 18, 2013 at 11:01 am
continued to Amy Kirby...
“Woman sues child's former school: LIVERMORE: Mother says…Read More institution wrongly expelled her son, has unqualified staff and denied her free speech.”
http://www.accessmylibrary.com/article-1G1-166816669/woman-sues-child-former.html
One needs to question the CA. Dept. of Ed., Charter School Division's lack of background check on these individuals prior to them being let loose among 600 innocent children. Records show that there were countless formal written complaints by numerous people multiple times yet nothing was done.
“Charter school principal submits resignation:”
http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-166744279.html
This resignation took place just shortly after the discovery of what appeared to be two valid social security numbers and dates of birth for the same said person, Principal TINA DARLENE KIRKLAND KRATTIGER MORRIS. LVCS board member K. Hazen had this confirmed by Livermore Police Officer Jim Vestry, yet chose to take NO ACTION.
heymom13 April 18, 2013 at 11:03 am
continued to Amy Kirby...
June 27, 07 a Report was filed with Livermore Police Department Officer D.…Read More Martin #69 Report # 07-00665. Numerous documents provided with purpose of showing probable cause for investigation into the background, correct identity and possible fraudulent activity of former Principal TINA DARLENE KIRKLAND KRATTIGER MORRIS of LVCS. Again, all information was disclosed to LVCS board, yet they chose to take NO ACTION!
One would hope that Tri-Valley Learning Corporation CEO Bill Batchelor, in his search for a new principal has learned from these past mistakes considering he sat on the LVCS board throughout all of it.
Goodday Ms. Amy Kirby,
Educated, founded, and thoroughly researched.
Mike smith May 10, 2013 at 02:54 am
Exactly....I blame the editor.. She has too much power..but she does work for the patch because…Read More she/they can Make it on CBS, ABC or KTVU.
Mike smith May 10, 2013 at 02:58 am
And for the charges being dropped, blame Pleasanton police for a bad investigation and report…Read More writing. Tell a story, paint a picture... DA's office has to have all facts and evidence from the Pleasanton Police department. Obviously the officers/investigators did a bad job with the entire investigation. Maybe more training is required...hmmmm
Hot rod May 13, 2013 at 12:19 pm
The case was dropped because a thorough investigation was completed. Get over it.
John Marchand April 29, 2013 at 12:47 am
This was the first event by the Livermore Cultural Service Council and it was a great success.…Read More Thank you to the over four hundred people who volunteered their time and talent to help the Livermore schools.
I was over at Junction K-8 with probably forty other volunteers, ages six to sixty. I spent the morning pulling weeds, planting shrubs and flowers. Others were picking up litter and painting. Many of the folks brought their children to show them how important community service is and to lead by example. The children had fun being a part of the effort. It was a beautiful morning and a wonderful cause. Thanks to everyone who participated and for working together to make our community even better. - Mayor Marchand
RB Victor April 21, 2013 at 01:21 pm
Can you do a piece on 580 traffic? Over the last 16 months it's gone from annoying to frustrating…Read More to intolerable. Why? Is it an anomaly or permanent? What's being done to address it? What impact has the outlet mall had? Does CalTrans realize that building an HOV lane that ends at a "cliff" (also known as the Altamount Pass) is a ludicrous exercise? The current car pool lane is already a full section of the evening parking lot, the only thing gained by this construction is the use of public funds to create employment.
Daniel Graham April 21, 2013 at 01:25 pm
That's more you than the traffic on 580, and that you have gone from "annoying to frustrating…Read More to intolerable" all in a single post.
bjunehill April 21, 2013 at 09:53 pm
I heard on a radio news broadcast on Saturday that Boston police were thankful for the Urban Shield…Read More Training they got in CA. Sounded like they used some of what they learned here in the Boston Marathon attack. I would like to hear more about this. Some East Bay County residents were not happy that Urban Shield Training was going on around here in Oct. 2012. If this was helpful in any way in Boston maybe we should be grateful for the Urban Shield Training that Sheriff Ahern designed.
Keith Pickering-Walters April 24, 2013 at 01:51 am
Dave, thank you for the compliment. If you're who I think you are, you have two amazing and talented…Read More boys. If they're saying that I'm amazing, the feelings are certainly mutual. Feel free to stop by anytime, but I'm sure that I'll at least see you at graduation this year. C finished up editing the Granada Idol Night Show performances and B did all of the audio work recording them that night. Very talented crew. You'll be able to see their work on our YouTube Channel www.youtube.com/GHSVideoProductions and on the High School Video Network http://hsvn.br4edu.com/ . Thanks again.
Granada Mom April 24, 2013 at 08:57 pm
Mr. P-W: It's mind-boggling to me how a "teacher among teachers" finds it appropriate to…Read More spend time, on the internet, defending or clarifying how great GHS and the LVJUSD, on a comment thread about a deviant teacher that will soon be convicted and sentenced for sexually abusing her student. All this happening right under the administration's nose. Do you even think about the whole situation before you post or are you just interested in self-promotion? I suppose there is nothing wrong with boasting about yourself/your employer but surely you can find the right time and place. This article is not the place. I'm sorry you don't have a work buddy with whom you can ride bikes with anymore but the bottom line is: Marie Johnson WAS a teacher who arrogantly abused her authority AND her student; she is finally paying for what she's done. That's it. Deal with it. A better question for you to answer is, if you really want to keep your spokesman hat on, what have YOU as a teacher, or the school, or district, done to keep this tragedy from happening again? My guess is that you are probably not as ready or anxious to answer that question.
Keith Pickering-Walters April 24, 2013 at 10:01 pm
Granada Mom, respectfully, all of my posts (except my original one) were responses to questions;…Read More most of which were asked specifically of me. I do actually think before I post. Here are some things you might have missed:
1. In my comment at 9:45 pm on Tuesday, April 23, I wrote to Alan "But, since this debate seems to have very little to do with the original story, maybe there's a better location on the patch to take it?"
2. In my very first post at 10:29 pm on Thursday, April 18, I wrote "I'm disappointed. I'm still shocked that the Marie Johnson I knew could do something like that."
I actually wrote an email earlier this year to my principal asking her to encourage others to visit a CA Dept. of Education (CDE) training website on Mandated Reporting that offered great information and examples on exactly what should and shouldn't be reported. I had found the site in a CDE bulletin, visited it, and spent the greater part of an afternoon one weekend completing some key sections of the training as a review. I wanted to make sure it was something that would benefit teachers before recommending it.
Now, perhaps you could re-read through everything and see that I've never defended Marie's actions, that I agree that this isn't the best location to debate topics not related to the original story, and that I am willing to discuss any appropriate topic with anyone if it will help myself or that other person learn something from it.
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