With over half of its student body learning from within portable classrooms, the Beverly Hills Unified School District is clearly in need of an upgrade. On Tuesday, Beverly Hills voters will decide if the solution is Measure BH, a $385 million construction bond which will return students to permanent classroom buildings in addition to making other upgrades, including repairing Hawthorne’s century-old auditorium.
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Longtime resident and lifelong educator Rachelle Marcus has officially become the first candidate to throw her hat in the ring for one of two upcoming seats on the Beverly Hills Board of Education.
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Attention residents: Do you care about children and want to make an impact in the lives of Beverly Hills’ youngest inhabitants? Consider joining the Board of Education. On Tuesday evening, the board unanimously passed a resolution calling for an election on Nov. 6 for two governing board members. Both Board President Lisa Korbatov, who is now finishing her ninth year in her second term on the board, and board member Howard Goldstein, now in his fifth year of his first term, have publicly said they did not plan to run again. However, as anyone with lack of access to a magical crystal ball knows, that remains to be seen.
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With Beverly Hills Unified School District projected to deficit spend upwards of $5 million next year, according to the latest BHUSD financials, the Board of Education is tasked with making serious changes to how the school district operates.
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In the wake of the Beverly Hills Police Department’s investigation into alleged student-on-student sexual assault at Beverly Vista – which a previous Beverly Hills Unified School District report referred to as “sexual harassment” – at 8 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 2, the Board of Education met in closed session for almost three hours to discuss just one agendized item: “PUBLIC EMPLOYEE DISCIPLINE/DISMISSAL/RELEASE.”
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The entire community is invited to attend tonight's Beverly Hills Unified School District Board of Education meeting at which time Board VP Lisa Korbatov is poised to take over the presidency from Mel Spitz. Board member Noah Margo is poised to take over the role of Board VP.
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In the wake of Beverly Hills Unified School District’s looming budget crises that will result in dozens of lay-offs next year if creative solutions aren’t found, on Tuesday the Board of Education convened an hour-long study session titled “Planning For Long Term Financial Stability.”
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The Beverly Hills school board on Tuesday finalized plans to create a Surplus Advisory Committee to assess the future use of three district-owned properties.
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On Tuesday, the Board of Education approved taking steps to transform its 3.5-acre administration complex triangulated by Lasky, Moreno and Young Drives into a mixed-use development with Beverly Hills Unified School District office space and around 300,000 square feet of apartments.
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Little more than a month after stepping into his role as superintendent of Beverly Hills Unified School District, Michael Bregy has already become mired in controversy.
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Following two divisive study sessions focused on just how the Board of Education might effectively resolve next year’s forecasted $5 million budget deficit, on Tuesday the board appeared to reach consensus on following recommendations put forth by Superintendent Michael Bregy and district staff.
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About the only thing the five members of the Board of Education clearly agree on with regard to next year’s budget is that reductions are not going to be pretty.
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Beverly Hills Unified School District leaders, including principals, APs, members of the Board of Education, top administrators, and parent and community leaders gathered Tuesday for the annual evening “Leadership & Administrators Dinner.” The annual tradition is a chance for an incredible group of dedicated individuals to gather and enjoy each other’s company and engage in conversations that run the gamut.
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Former Beverly Hills Unified School District President Brian Goldberg took to his email newsletter this morning to inform the community that tonight's Board of Education vote to remove a 20:1 hard cap on K-3 classroom sizes is an "outrage".
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Polls for the Board of Education election opened today, and if you haven't yet voted, it's time to do it!
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Election day is Tuesday and if you haven’t yet mailed in your ballot for the Board of Education race, it’s important that you go to your local polling place and cast your ballot.
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One of the City's most important elections - the race for the Beverly Hills Unified School District Board of Education - is coming up on Nov. 3. The Courier has endorsed incumbents Lewis Hall and Noah Margo, along with newcomer Isabel Hacker.
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As the Beverly Hills Board of Education race heats up, one candidate has drawn the ire from the very district he is hoping to be elected to the governing body of.
Mel Spitz, who served on the Board of Education in the 1970s, came under fire from the Beverly Hills Unified School District this week after a campaign video was uploaded to Spitz’s YouTube page over the weekend, filmed in a Beverly Hills High School classroom.
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Following Wednesday evening's emergency Board of Education meeting, El Rodeo is expected to remain closed at least until Monday. Superintendent Steve Kessler made the decision to close down the K-8 school early this morning after he was informed that the cupola atop El Rodeo's tower had shifted and risked falling down in the event of even a minor earthquake. After Kessler consulted with several district officials, at 8:15 a.m. this morning, El Rodeo Principal Kevin Allen emailed families that the school was being closed immediately.
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Former Board of Education President Mel Spitz and Measure E Citizens Oversight Committee member Isabel Hacker became the first candidates to file their nomination papers for the Nov. 3 Beverly Hills Unified School District Board of Education election. Both candidates filed their papers yesterday at the L.A. County Registrar Recorder's officer, on the first day they were eligible to pull papers.
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