Dave Marken News Today

After completing its 200+ performance Off-Broadway run this weekend, Stranger Sings! The Parody Musical will offer audiences another opportunity to visit The Upside Down with a one-night-only streaming event on May 27.

DUBLIN — Chris Funk’s position at the helm of the Dublin Unified School District (DUSD) officially began July 1. He’s now gearing up to tackle the unique challenges of a growing community returning to school after a pandemic. The DUSD Board of Trustees selected Funk in May 2021 after an extensive search, which began in May 2019, following the March resignation of former Superintendent Leslie Boozer. Dave Marken filled the role on a short-term basis as the district searched for a ...

With contract approved, San Jose schools administrator to take over in Dublin on July 1 Uploaded: Wed, May 12, 2021, 4:24 pm Time to read: about 2 minutes Chris Funk, shown here, will assume the role of DUSDs new superintendent starting July 1. (Courtesy image) Dublin Unified School Districts leadership has turned a new page with the Board of Trustees unanimously appointing San Jose area administrator Chris Funk as the districts new superintendent at Tuesday nights meeting Maintaining social di...

Reply Chris Funk is expected to be confirmed at a school board meeting next week. (Dublin Unified School District) SAN JOSE, CA — The East Side Union High School District superintendent is slated to leave for a job in the East Bay. Chris Funk was chosen by the Dublin Unified School District to serve as its next superintendent, two years after the school board began its search. Funk built a 30-year career in public education and currently oversees 16 San Jose area high schools with a combined...

Reply Chris Funk is expected to be confirmed at a school board meeting next week. (Dublin Unified School District) DUBLIN, CA — The next Dublin Unified School District superintendent has been selected two years after the district first began its search. Chris Funk built a 30-year career in public education and currently serves as the East Side Union High School District superintendent, overseeing 16 San Jose area high schools with a combined enrollment of 26,500 students, according to a state...

* Pleasanton city officials urge residents to wear face masks in public after a week of halted reopenings and an increase of COVID-19 cases locally and countywide. * A Bay Area attorney representing several sexual abuse victims demands the removal of a youth swim coach from USA Swimming, Steve Morsilli, longtime coach for the Pleasanton Seahawks, for allegedly failing to report claims of abuse by other coaches. Morsilli denies the accusations. * Daniel Moirao is appointed interim superintendent...

* Inaugural State of the School District luncheon, hosted by PPIE, celebrates local businesses that support the schools. * U.S. magistrate dismisses the claim by James Steinle and Elizabeth Sullivan that the government should be held responsible for the negligence of a U.S. Bureau of Land Management ranger whose loaded gun, which was stolen from his parked SUV, later fired the bullet that killed their daughter Kate Steinle, 32, in San Francisco on July 1, 2015. * Hundreds of womens rights advoc...

Reply The DUSD Community Interview Committee will include 15 people. (Shutterstock) DUBLIN, CA — The Dublin Unified School District Board of Trustees hopes to have a new superintendent selected by May 11, ready to work for the coming school year. The board has begun its search process and plans to work with the community to identify the next superintendent. Daniel Moirao is currently serving as the acting superintendent after former Superintendent Dave Marken abruptly resigned during a board ...