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Tamiko Redus May 12, 2013 at 11:32 pm
Amen Jackie Burner! How the Kardashians became synonymous with Calabasas, is beyond me. Did they…Read More even graduate from HS the old fashion way -- as in showing up and actually doing the work and taking the tests. :-)
Jackie Burner May 8, 2013 at 05:42 am
Calabasas residents love when these types of articles are written. Please stop mentioning the…Read More Kardashians.
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ricki marder May 7, 2013 at 05:36 pm
I think we can all feel our Calabasas homes appreciating in value thanks to the Newsweek article…Read More regardless of whether you have, or ever had, a child attend CHS. Thanks Newsweek!
But perhaps even more important than, or certainly as important as, the practical ramifications of the article is the fact that the ranking is reflective and the result of a community which deeply values quality education as a principle and supports that principle to its fullest and complete measure. Such a community is good for my kids, is good for the quality of my life in the community and, most definitely, is good for the investment in my home. I feel grateful to live here. Thanks Calabasas!!
-Ricki Marder-
Rich Manners May 2, 2013 at 02:41 pm
In the past I have hesitated to comment over misspellings and use of incorrect words in your…Read More articles, but as this IS a published newsletter, I think it behooves someone on your staff to proofread the work before it is sent online. In this case, when you say that someone is taking up the REINS, please spell the word correctly. The word REIGNS means something else entirely.
Debra April 9, 2013 at 01:01 am
Mrs. Antoine again dismissed the actions as juvenile behavior and also said that my son brought the…Read More harassment on himself because is was popular and confident and well-liked. She said that the boys who were harassing him resented him and had figured out that attacking his faith was how they could get to him. I asked to see a copy of the school's policy on harassment and Mr. Rosenbaum laughed at me and said that he couldn't possibly make time to find it for me. He was quite annoyed that he was called into this meeting in the first place and spent most of his time rolling his eyes and checking his watch. Mrs. Antoine also made the comment "I bet you wish you hadn't taught your son karate now". We were frustrated with the lack of concern and dismissal of the harassment and immediately removed our son from the school.
Debra April 9, 2013 at 01:00 am
I have a daughter who graduated from Viewpoint and a son who was thriving there until we removed him…Read More from the school at the end of his 5th grade year. My son was continually being harassed and threatened for his Christian faith. I spoke to the head of the Lower School, Claudia Antoine, who dismissed my concerns as "boys being boys". The harassment continued to the point where my son, a black belt in karate then, was worried that if he had to fight back he might hurt someone. He was being cornered in the boys bathroom and he told me that the boys, claiming to be members of "Satan's Army", were saying they were going to kill him. The fact that things had escalated and my concern for my son getting into an actual physical confrontation caused me to again take my concerns to Mrs. Antoine. I also asked to meet with the head of the school, Dr. Dworkoski. Mrs. Antoine and Mr. Paul Rosenbaum (Dr. Dwokoski couldn't make time to meet with us and sent Paul instead) met with me and my husband. ....See continued in next post....
Tamiko Redus January 29, 2013 at 02:50 pm
What a wonderful addition to CHS and the Calabasas community! I cannot wait to patronize the…Read More productions here for many years to come. Congratulations and Bravo to all involved on such a worthwhile project!
Dan Stepenosky January 27, 2013 at 03:55 pm
Amazing day for all of our students at Las Virgenes Unified School District! One clarification: the…Read More spaces cost about $18 million each and are a result of Measure G passed by our community in 2006. Could not have done this with out the support of our wonderful community.
Shripathi Kamath January 16, 2013 at 06:40 pm
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Sylvia Jones January 16, 2013 at 06:24 pm
I am responding to Shlripathi Kamath's post of January 15 which takes exception to a teacher who…Read More receives a 78% pension for 12 years of teaching based on a salary in her/his last year in the classroom of $78,912. The writer cites no source for the information, and as a retired teacher I am concerned that readers will take this claim as fact.
Please consider the following: teacher retirement in the State of California is administered by the state, not by school districts. It is based on teacher age at retirement, number of years taught, and birthdate.
Here is an estimate of what a California teacher might receive based on the profile the writer uses. It is based on the formula as I came to understand it in going through my own retirement process.
Using the writer's data, here is what a California teacher might receive If she/he
retires this June with 12 years of experience, a birthdate of 1946 and an age at retirement of 64 years and seven moths, her/his retirement stipend would be approximately $1,869.89 per month or $22,438.68 per annum. That equates to 28% of final compensation, not the 78% that the writer decries.
Tom January 16, 2013 at 04:26 pm
Good teachers of course matter and I think most of them are quite good. I have kids at SRVHS and…Read More CWMS and for the most part am pleased with how professional they are. Sometimes though we do run into a bad one. When that happens my kids are strong enough to work through it and be fine but the weakers ones suffer.
In our school system it is MUCH easier for the teachers because you have VERY involved parents. We are a team and work with eachother. I hate the teachers union but respect the teachers. I also think there are many things we could do to improve things for students and teachers but we lack the backbone to do it.
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