Submitted by Denair Unified School District
Denair Unified School District has posted the agenda for the April regular board meeting, scheduled for April 14, 2016. The public meeting starts at 7:00 pm. The meeting will be held in the DUSD Leadership/Board Room.
Submitted by Denair Unified School District
High-scoring Denair High guard Isaac Starks was the runaway choice for Southern League boys basketball Most Valuable Player.
Starks, a senior and three-year varsity starter, led the league in scoring at 24 points a game. That was the ninth-highest total for any player in the Sac-Joaquin Section, which encompasses 197 schools between Sacramento and Merced.
“He had a tremendous knack to shoot the ball,” praised Coyotes coach R.J. Henderson. “Everything came together for him this year. His shot looked different. His confidence was higher. … He became a man this year. He wasn’t timid. No matter who we were playing, he was the best guy on the court and he proved it every game.”
Starks thrived despite constant attention by opposing defenses, who tried a little bit of everything to slow the 5-foot-11, 160-pound sharp shooter. Starks scored 20 points or more in 21 of Denair’s 26 games and was held below 10 points just once for a team that finished 10-16.
Starks is being recruited by four community colleges – Merced, Columbia, Cabrillo (Aptos) and College of the Desert (Palm Desert). He expects to make a decision before graduation in May.
“He’s got the ability to create a little space for himself,” said Henderson. “That’s a gift that will translate well at the next level. It’s just a matter of him getting stronger. He definitely can play four years of basketball in college.”
While he contemplates his next school, Starks will have multiple opportunities to showcase his skills.
On March 24, he joined seniors from 10 schools in the 2nd annual Central Valley Senior Showcase at Pitman High School in Turlock. With Henderson as his coach one final game, Starks scored 15 points as his National team defeated the American squad 100-85.
Saturday, he will play in the Madness in the Mother Lode game at Columbia College. And later this spring, he will be on one of the teams in the Six County All-Star Game in Modesto.
Submitted by Denair Unified School District
Officials from the Denair Unified School District will join representatives from 28 other districts Saturday at the 2016 Stanislaus County Teacher Job Fair.
Denair will be looking to fill these positions:
The job fair is expected to attract hundreds of veterans teachers interested in switching districts as well as many younger teachers soon to graduate from college or about to get their state credential.
The event is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. to noon Saturday at the Martin Petersen Event Center, 1100 H Street. More information is available at www.stancoe.org.
Submitted by Denair Municipal Advisory Council
The Denair Municipal Advisory Council has posted the MAC Agenda for their April meeting, scheduled for April 5, 2016. The meeting starts at 7:00 pm. The meeting will be held in the DUSD Board Room.
Despite a unanimous local ruling last month in favor of the Denair Unified School District, a boundary dispute involving the neighboring Turlock school district will be decided by state officials.
At issue is which district will receive $1 million or more in developer fees when news home are built on the currently vacant property, plus hundreds of thousands of dollars per year in state funding based upon student enrollment.
The matter appeared settled Feb. 17 when the Stanislaus County Commission on School District reorganization voted 10-0 to deny a petition by developer Ron Katakis to transfer about 92 acres from the Denair district to the Turlock Unified School District. Katakis envisions nearly 300 homes at the northwest corner of Tuolumne and Waring roads, which has been in the Denair district since the boundary lines were drawn many decades ago.
Katakis had five days from the decision to appeal, which he declined to do. The Turlock district had 30 days.
During public hearings last fall and in February, the Turlock school board took no formal position on the petition, though two of its members spoke in favor of it. That changed early Friday morning at a special meeting where Turlock trustees voted to pursue an appeal.
Denair Superintendent Aaron Rosander said he was disappointed by the Turlock board’s decision.
“Last month, the County Committee on School District Reorganization correctly denied the petition by a local developer to transfer this land. … I believe it is time we agree that this matter is rightfully closed and to turn our focus fully and completely on education itself,” Rosander said. “I’ve no doubt that Denair schools and Turlock Unified can harmoniously and effectively operate our districts side by side as the boundary stands, and I look forward to doing just that.” Continue reading “Denair Superintendent Expresses Disappointment in Turlock’s Appeal of Boundary Decision” »