Why are you a teacher? As a young mother, I spent a lot of my free time volunteering in our sons’ classrooms, and realized that I enjoyed it immensely.  My sister, Theresa Loarca, also encouraged me to give education a try.  She was already teaching in Dixon, and her passion for teaching had a …

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Below is the district’s response to the uniform complaint we filed last year regarding the School Board’s decision to change a teacher’s grade.  Unfortunately, it’s not the response we wanted to remedy the situation.  However, our collective action, sending a letter with our signatures, to each school board member is to be commended. The School …

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Bargaining update #3 and Independent Study Survey results

Last night, at the Solano County Board of Education Meeting, Vacaville Teachers Association Members, Vacaville Unified School Administrators, Vacaville Unified School District trustee Michael Kitzes, and concerned members from around Solano County stood together against the appeal of the Heritage Peak for-profit school to the Solano County Board of education. “It was great to see,” …

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