Conejo School District charged with misuse of bond money
THOUSAND OAKS—A former member of the Conejo Valley Citizens Oversight Committee of Measure I—the voter approved (Nov., 2014) $197 million school bond measure—alleged during public comments made at the end of Tuesday’s school board meeting that the school district had misused bond money to supplement the district general fund. Silas Nesheiwat, unanimously appointed by the […]
Crybaby Superintendent Lists Grievances Against Watchdog Trustee Everett
By Nic Rivera In a surreal rant during Tuesday night’s board meeting of the Conejo Valley Unified School District (CVUSD), superintendent Mark McLaughlin continued his pattern of throwing out a smokescreen whenever he is asked tough questions. Instead of just answering the question, his pattern has been to attempt to divert attention away from himself […]
CVUSD Superintendent McLaughlin Violates Brown Act for the 2nd Time
By Nic Rivera The Ventura County District Attorney’s office sent a letter this past week advising Conejo Valley Unified School District leadership of a Brown Act violation arising from board business being conducted illegally in August 2019 by Superintendent Mark McLaughlin and board president Betsy Connolly at a “board retreat.” The letter from the District […]
Conejo Valley Unified School District touts Post-Secondary Program; Board reflects on last year events
By Michael Hernandez THOUSAND OAKS—Dr. Lisa Miller, Conejo Valley Unified School District Assistant Superintendent Student Services touted the Post-Secondary Program offered to 36 students (18-22 years old) in three self-contained classrooms at the Conejo Valley Adult School campus. The Post-Secondary Program provides academic instruction for special education students in transition from high school to adult […]
School board ignores public; rejects Fitzgerald and Goldberg censure
By Michael Hernandez THOUSAND OAKS—Another heated Conejo Valley Unified School District board meeting that lasted until 11:30 p.m. resulted in the rejection (by 4-1 margin with Board Member Sandee Everett dissenting) of two discussion items requesting the creation of a Board Ad-Hoc Committee to write a censure resolution regarding Board Members Jenny Fitzgerald (for her […]
School Board chooses not to move forward on censure of Sandee Everett; runs out of time to discuss censure of Jenny Fitzgerald
By Michael Hernandez THOUSAND OAKS—The Conejo Valley Unified School District board chose not to move forward on the censure of board trustee Sandee Everett but ran out of time to discuss censure of Board Trustee Jenny Fitzgerald. Meanwhile, an email was submitted the day of the meeting by former CVUSD Board President Mike Dunn to […]
Conejo Unified School District Punts on Board Member Censures, Discusses Sex-Ed Curriculum, Changes
By George Miller Since no Citizen Reporters have sent us anything yet on this important meeting…. AGENDA VIDEO Sources who were present at the 8/20-21, 2019 (it went on until the wee hours) Conejo Valley Unified School District Board meeting told us the following: Board decided not to pursue the process of censuring Board Member […]
Conejo Valley Unified School District Candidate Forum | All 8 Contenders will share the stage
(Thousand Oaks, CA) – THRIVE Conejo will host a free community forum on Thursday, September 27, featuring all eight candidates running for the Conejo Valley Unified School District Board of Education. The forum will be held from 6-8 p.m. at the Lundring Events Center located on the campus of California Lutheran University. “We are excited […]
