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Wells Fargo Bank Donates to FGUS

The Foundation for Glendora Unified Schools was one of five local nonprofits to receive a check from Wells Fargo Bank in celebration of their new location in Glendora. Board members Mike Beckman, Gene Murabito and Jeanne Beckman were in attendance at the grand opening of the new branch to accept the check which will be [...]

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Thank You to Our Business Donors

The Foundation for Glendora Unified Schools would like to thank the following businesses for their support of our recent fundraising event, Food for Thought.
This event, which supports the students of the Glendora Unified School District,
was a success due in large part to the generosity of our community businesses.
Please thank them through your [...]

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GUSD Superintendent Winter ‘10 Letter

GLENDORA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
500 North Loraine Avenue, Glendora, CA. 91741
(626) 963-1611 • Fax (626) 335-2196 • Web Site www.glendora.k12.ca.us

   February 2010

BOARD OF EDUCATION
Denice K. Delgado, President
Douglas R. Ferrell, P.E, Vice President
Doris Blum, Clerk
Charles J. Gomer, Ph.D., Member
Mike Gautreau, Member

Catherine J. Nichols, Ed.D.
Superintendent

Dear Parents and Guardians:
The Governor released his proposals for the 2010-11 State [...]

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SOS Campaign Kicks Off

Dear Families of the Glendora Unified School District:
Thanks to you, we are doing great things! Last year, with your support, we were able to raise $365,000 to help our schools through the Support Our Students (SOS) Campaign. With these funds, we made direct and significant contributions at every school in the district:
• Continued instrumental and [...]

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Superintendent’s Corner: Fulfilling Our Promises

By Catherine Nichols
Superintendent of Glendora Unified School District
There is a sacred trust, a covenant, which local school districts maintain with parents, community members, and business people. Glendora Unified embraces that trust and has fulfilled our part of the covenant.
Glendora Unified School District is committed to preparing our students to meet the future with confidence.
The goal [...]

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Save the Date: April 30, 2010

Mark your calendars and save the date! Join the Foundation for Glendora Unified Schools as we host our annual charity dinner event Food for Thought Friday, April 30, 2010.
A community fundraiser benefiting Glendora Unified School District students, this promises to be a fun and rewarding evening.

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The Foundation Raises $365,000 for GUSD

The Foundation for Glendora Unified Schools (FGUS) is working in cooperation with the district to address the current crisis in state educational funding. Last year, thanks to donations from the Glendora community, FGUS was able to raise $365,000 to help support the students of Glendora Unified in the current school year. The funds were used [...]

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GUSD Superintendent Summer ‘09 Letter

GLENDORA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
500 North Loraine Avenue, Glendora, CA. 91741
(626) 963-1611 • Fax (626) 335-2196 • Web Site www.glendora.k12.ca.us

   June 12, 2009

BOARD OF EDUCATION
Mike Gautreau, President
Denice K. Delgado, Vice President
Douglas R. Ferrell, P.E, Clerk
Doris Blum, Member
Charles J. Gomer, Ph.D., Member

Catherine J. Nichols, Ed.D.
Superintendent

Dear Parents and Community Members,
Glendora Unified School District (GUSD), as all other [...]

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California public schools seek private money just to cover the basics

By Seema Mehta
Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
Foundations are nothing new, but they’re multiplying as huge budgets cuts loom. And beyond enrichment, their goals now are saving teacher positions and keeping class sizes down.

Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times
High school students wash cars at Peninsula High School to raise money for the Peninsula Education Foundation’s Save [...]

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The Mystery of California Public School Funding

By Dr. William V. Loose, Deputy Superintendent
La Canada Unified School District
It is commonly asked “why” something that should be so simple as public school funding becomes so complex. This article will briefly attempt to explain the basic public school funding mechanism and the process that ensues that tends to complicate the issues.
Prior to 1972 and [...]

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