Playground Progress
The Manhattan Beach Unified School District has taken the initiative to make changes over the past few years in order to become more eco-friendly.
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MBUSD discusses new director of student services
The Manhattan Beach Unified School Board Board of Trustees discussed at the Nov. 5 board meeting hiring a new executive director of student services after current Director Ellyn Schneider announced that she will retire at the end of December.
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CON: Breaks are needed within school year
By Isabelle Chiu Staff Writer The new 2016-17 calendar contains many unnecessary and drastic changes to the school year that may cause stress for teachers and students and an unneeded loss of funds for MBUSD. […]
PERB justly finds MBUSD guilty of withholding documents
The Public Employment Relations Board’s decision, released on Sept. 3, states that the Manhattan Beach Unified School District had “failed to negotiate in good faith” by withholding requested documents from the Manhattan Beach Unified Teachers’ […]
PERB charges MBUSD of bargaining in bad faith
The Public Employment Relations Board charged the Manhattan Beach Unified School District of “failing and refusing to meet and negotiate in good faith” with the Manhattan Beach Unified Teachers’ Association yesterday, following a 2013 complaint lodged by MBUTA while discussing teacher negotiations. […]
MBUSD, MBUTA ratify contract
The tentative contract agreement between the Manhattan Beach Unified School District and the Manhattan Beach Unified Teachers Association was officially ratified by both parties at the school board meeting on June 5th. […]
Staff Editorial: District needs to amend budgetary practices to regain trust
The controversy surrounding the Manhattan Beach Unified School District’s re-allocation of $1,033,000, which the Board of Trustees claims to have mistakenly charged to the incorrect fund, greatly exhibits the district’s need to more closely evaluate […]
Staff Editorial: New Common Core testing system is fundamentally flawed
The Manhattan Beach Unified School District administration initiated a pilot program for the Smarter Balanced Assessment System, as created by the state of California in conjunction with the new Common Core academic standards. This new […]
Community members, MBUTA address Board on district budget discrepancy
Teachers and community members expressed concerns at the Manhattan Beach Unified School District Board of Trustees meeting on Wednesday regarding $1,033,000 that the Board claims to have mistakenly charged to the incorrect fund. […]
MBUSD finds $1 million budget blunder
In an open letter to the community on April 14, Manhattan Beach Unified School District Superintendent Dr. Michael Matthews recommended plans to re-allocate money to district funds in order to correct a budget error. […]