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• Central Valley budget cut options decided

  March 11, 2010 in Washington Voices on Page V11 The Central Valley School District board of directors decided on a list of potential budget cuts to help offset losses expected when the state budget is approved. The list is … 1

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  Math in Progress

  March 6, 2010 in Washington Voices on Page V1 Students at Progress Elementary, 710 N. Progress Road, in the Central Valley School District, are voluntarily staying after school. The students – about 140 of them in a school of …

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  Healthier choices

  February 6, 2010 in Washington Voices on Page V1 Brittany Johnson, a sixth-grader at Greenacres Middle School in the Central Valley School District, said she usually brings her lunch to school, but when she works as a lunchroom helper, …

• Top administrator salaries for Spokane, Central Valley, Mead school districts

  February 6, 2010 in City Tables ranking the top administrators by salary for three Spokane-area school districts. 5

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  Schools on money quest

  January 29, 2010 in City on Page A1 A couple years of miserable state finances have school districts looking for money from other sources, with more of them using grants to bridge their budget gaps. Whether that means … 2

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  School districts winnow choices for math books

  January 26, 2010 in City on Page A1 When it comes to math, high school students have long asked the question: “Why do I need to learn this stuff?” Books being considered for a high school math overhaul … 3

• CV could be forced to cut another $3 million

  December 17, 2009 in Washington Voices on Page V1 Things are not looking bright at Central Valley, board members learned during Monday’s meeting. The school district stands to lose $3.4 million if Gov. Chris Gregoire’s proposed budget goes through, …

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  Education despite adversity

  November 22, 2009 in City on Page A1 Kamitra Maxwell made sure her three children were enrolled in school while the family was living on Spokane streets and in a shelter. “School is important for my children,” she … 1

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  Sick days spreading

  September 24, 2009 in City on Page A5 Swine flu is likely to blame for higher-than-normal absences at Inland Northwest public schools, officials say. East Valley Middle School canceled after-school activities two days in a row because of …

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  Schools suspect swine flu in early attendence drop

  September 23, 2009 in City Swine flu is likely to blame for higher-than-normal absences at Inland Northwest public schools, officials say.

• Teacher back after rebuke for behavior

  September 23, 2009 in City on Page A7 University High School teacher Mike Cronin went back on the job this month after receiving a letter of reprimand for allegedly inappropriately touching a female student and a female staff …

• CV teacher faces road rage trial

  September 22, 2009 in City on Page A6 Central Valley High School science teacher Scott Winslow is facing felony criminal charges over an alleged road rage incident June 9. The school district placed Winslow on paid administrative leave … 2

• CV teacher faces charges in road rage case

  September 21, 2009 in City Central Valley High School science teacher Scott Winslow is facing felony criminal charges for his role in a road rage incident on June 9. 5

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  CV schools seek alternatives after cuts reduce busing

  September 10, 2009 in Washington Voices on Page V1 Students at four Central Valley elementary schools that rode the bus last year now have to walk after the school district cut several bus routes from McDonald, Progress, South Pines …

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  Strapped districts spread the burden

  August 30, 2009 in City on Page A1 As students return to schools throughout the Inland Northwest, they’ll notice changes wrought by budget woes: more kids in the classrooms, athletic games played closer to home, fewer buses, old … 1

• More schools miss feds’ goal

  August 15, 2009 in City on Page A5 Compared to the previous year, twice as many schools in Spokane Public Schools failed to meet federal standards under the No Child Left Behind Act in 2008-’09, officials announced Friday. …

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  CV, EV superintendents find satisfying first year on job

  June 25, 2009 in Washington Voices on Page V1 Central Valley School District Superintendent Ben Small and East Valley Superintendent John Glenewinkel have a few things in common. They both have had to deal with state-mandated budget cuts in …

• CV budget trims teaching ranks

  May 14, 2009 in Washington Voices on Page V1 It was standing room only at the Central Valley School District’s board meeting Monday as district staff and teachers crowded in to hear what would happen to their jobs and …

• CVSD ponders plans for cuts

  April 30, 2009 in Washington Voices on Page V1 Field trips, extracurricular activities, activity buses, all-kindergarten para-educators, 20 teaching positions and some bus routes are on the chopping block in the Central Valley School District because of a $3.4 …

• CV District eyes extracurricular activities for cuts

  April 29, 2009 in Voices, City Field trips, extracurricular activities, activity buses, some kindergarten para-educators, 20 teaching positions and some bus routes are on the chopping block in the Central Valley School District because of a …

• CV gets community input on district budget

  April 16, 2009 in Washington Voices on Page V4 The budget deficit clouds were looming Monday night as the Central Valley School District board of directors examined information about coming budget cuts. New estimates put the cut somewhere between …

• Valley in brief: Spring break in 2010 moved to match others

  March 26, 2009 in Washington Voices on Page V3 The Central Valley School District board of directors corrected a scheduling snafu in the 2009-2010 school calendar Monday night. The calendar had been approved earlier than usual this year, said …

• Spokane Valley teacher faces misconduct investigation

  March 13, 2009 in City A Bowdish Middle School teacher is on paid administrative leave as district officials investigate allegations of misconduct. 5

• CVSD considers more budget cuts

  February 26, 2009 in Washington Voices on Page V4 Only a year after Central Valley made $1.5 million in painful cuts to its budget the district is making plans for another round of belt-tightening this spring. The district’s board …

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  Schools looking to overhaul math curricula

  February 16, 2009 in City on Page A1 First-graders in Ellen Briggs’ classroom at Ponderosa Elementary School begin their daily math lesson with the addition boogie. Wiggling their bodies, they chant as a song blares from a classroom …

• Summer sessions returning to Central Valley schools

  February 12, 2009 in Washington Voices on Page V1 Elementary summer school is back this year in Central Valley thanks to an unexpected infusion of federal money at the beginning of the school year, the school board was told …

• CV students to make up three snow days at end of year

  January 29, 2009 in Washington Voices on Page V3 After nearly an hour of discussion Monday night, the Central Valley school board voted to have students make up three of the five days missed during this winter’s big storm …

• Progress Elementary playground safe, clean

  January 22, 2009 in Washington Voices on Page V3 Progress Elementary School has been deemed safe by the Washington Department of Ecology. The playground at 710 N. Progress Road in the Central Valley School District was placed on the …

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  CV asks community for ideas

  November 6, 2007 in City on Page A1 If patrons of Eastern Washington’s second-largest school district were in charge of solving the worsening classroom shortage, Central Valley students could begin learning in staggered shifts or be bused out …

• CVSD children’s programs to move

  March 29, 2007 in Voices on Page V11 Central Valley School District will move the Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program and the child-care program from Broadway Elementary School to University Center next fall. The move will open …