Tag: Martinez Unified School District
No School? Go To Clown Camp!
Martinez Unified School District students will have Monday off from classes, and Martinez Recreation Department is offering a fun alternative for the day – Clown Day Camp. Clown Day Camp is open to those 4 to 11, and those interested may register online in advance either online at www.cityofmartinez.org, by calling 925-372-3510 or by visiting […]
MUSD Board makes budget cuts, most in administration
MARTINEZ, Calif. – Martinez Unified School District Board of Education cut nearly $400,000 from its current budget Monday night. Most of the trimming came from the District’s administration rather than the classrooms. Four para educator positions and one classroom position were eliminated. The cuts were needed because of rising costs without comparable rise in revenues, […]
Board of Education to tackle MUSD budget cuts
MARTINEZ, Calif. – Martinez Unified School District Board of Education will decide Monday where it will trim hundreds of thousands of dollars from the budget it adopted in June 2018. “Although the Governor’s January Budget Proposal does provide for a slight increase in funding for MUSD, the need to made reductions still exists due to […]
MUSD asks staff for budget cut recommendations
MARTINEZ, Calif. – Martinez Unified School District Board of Education reluctantly asked district staff Monday to provide options for a round of budget cuts that likely would include reducing employees. However, instead of the $500,000 in trims the Board anticipated making when it approved its current budget, the panel learned Monday that smaller cuts would […]
MUSD to hear Newsom budget impacts, call to trim $500k
MARTINEZ, Calif. – Martinez Unified School District Board of Education will hear Monday how Governor Gavin Newsom’s state budget would affect district kindergarten through 12th-grade finances. The panel also will hear that at least $500,000 must be trimmed from the 2019-20 budget. Assistant District Superintendent Helen Rossi will describe that while California schools are guaranteed […]
MUSD Teacher of the Year nominees
By CJ CAMMACK Martinez Unified School District Superintendent Congratulations to our Teacher of the Year nominees! We are so lucky to have an abundance of incredible teachers and support staff in MUSD. It is really tough to single out just a few since so many are deserving of equal recognition. However, each year we honor nominees […]
MUSD students trained in Sandy Hook Promise reporting system
MARTINEZ, Calif. – Martinez Unified School District’s students in sixth through 12th grades have received training this week in how to use the Sandy Hook Promise’s anonymous reporting system, District Superintendent C.J. Cammack said. The reporting system, which required concurrence with area law enforcement agencies, is one part of the Sandy Hook Promise program adopted […]
MUSD board to hear reports on grant, Alhambra Valley lot, advanced science class, to vote on Black History month
MARTINEZ, Calif. – Martinez Unified School District Board of Education will hear multiple reports Monday on topics ranging from grants to help underachieving students to the possible sale of a lot it received in 1959 and a potential advanced class in environmental sciences. The panel will be asked to vote on a resolution that recognizes […]
MUSD Board authorizes next bond sale
MARTINEZ, Calif. – Martinez Unified School District Board of Education agreed to issue its $30 million second series of Measure R Bonds. The vote at Monday’s meeting was unanimous, with Jonathan Wright absent. The Board had no questions, and no member from the public addressed the matter. Voters in the school district approved Measure R […]
Board of Education considers issuing $30M Measure R bond
MARTINEZ, Calif. – Martinez Unified School District Board of Education will decide Monday whether to issue $30 million in its second series of Measure R bonds. Voters approved Measure R Nov. 8, 2016, authorizing the District to issue up to $120 million in aggregate principal of bonds for construction projects. Isom Advisors, which is a […]
