Thursday, February 27, 2025

Latyna Young

  17 posts

Longtime educator Latyna Young was elected to the Vallejo school board in November 2020. Young defeated incumbent trustee Robert Lawson to represent trustee area 4, which spans north central Vallejo. Young's term ends in December 2024.

  Feb 20, 2025

Vallejo school district to close two schools, cut 75 staff positions

The school board voted to close Mare Island Health and Fitness Academy and Loma Vista Environmental Science Academy....

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  Jan 28, 2025

Vallejo school district clarifies school closure plans

The district’s plans could directly affect Mare Island Health and Fitness Academy, Vallejo Charter School, and Loma Vista Environmental Science Academy....

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  Nov 22, 2024

Following public outcry, Vallejo school district could rework school closure plan

A district committee recommended closing Mare Island Health and Fitness Academy and reducing the student population of Loma Vista Environmental Science Academy....

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  Oct 18, 2024

Vallejo school board elections increasingly uncompetitive since adopting districts

The school board has found few candidates to run after reforms prompted by a Malibu based attorney....

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  Sep 13, 2024

Vallejo schools celebrate fiscal milestone, but possible school closures loom

The Vallejo school district paid off a $60 million loan to the state. But in the last 20 years, it has lost about half of its enrollment....

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  Apr 12, 2024

Former St. Helena school district head appointed next schools superintendent for Vallejo

Rubén Aurelio will take over the Vallejo school district effective July 1....

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  Feb 28, 2023

Vallejo school district facing $5M in budget cuts

The budget deficits are primarily tied to the district's declining enrollment....

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  Dec 22, 2022

Vallejo school board welcomes new trustees amid declining enrollment

John Fox, Glenn Amboy and Carlos Flores were all sworn into office....

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  Nov 09, 2022

Fox declares victory in Vallejo school board re-election bid

Fox received 2,606 votes – or 58% of the total – more than double the 1,202 votes for Gross, according to unofficial results released by the Solano County Registrar of Voters late Wednesday....

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  Oct 27, 2022

Carlos Flores tapped to serve on Vallejo school board

Flores will represent Trustee Area 1, which spans most of West Vallejo and Mare Island. The area also includes South Vallejo west of Interstate 80. The school board began the process of filling the vacancy after no one registered to run in November’s election....

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  Sep 07, 2022

School boards in Solano County face shortage of candidates for November election

The Vallejo school board will fill a board vacancy after no one filed ran to represent West Vallejo and Mare Island....

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  Aug 30, 2022

With no election candidates, Vallejo school board to fill vacancy

The board will meet during a special workshop Wednesday to discuss its next steps to fill the board seat for Trustee Area 1, which represents most of West Vallejo and Mare Island....

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