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Reply Voters approved Measure J last year. Measure J bonds were at the center of the state's decision Wednesday. (Google Maps) DUBLIN, CA — The Dublin Unified School District got good news Wednesday in its quest to fund major school construction projects and overcome a projected shortfall of at least $184 million. The state Board of Education gave a green light to the school district's plan to sell $290 million in Measure J general obligation bonds. It approved a waiver of the district's debt limit, which restricts the amount of new debt the district can incur to finance school modernizatio...

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 enrollment of 26,500 students as the schools chief of East Side Union High School District, accordi...

DUBLIN — Hundreds of people attended a candlelight vigil and wrote condolences and prayers on social media this week to pay tribute to Dublin Unified School District (DUSD) Trustee Catherine Kuo, who was struck and killed by a car while distributing food outside at Fallon Middle School. Kuo, a 48-year-old wife and mother of a son and daughter, died March 24 at Eden Memorial Medical Center in Castro Valley, where she was taken following the morning accident. “We would like to honor one of our local super heroes in the hopes that remembering her — what she cared about and what she live...

While some trustees called the $184 million shortfall a clear case of under-budgeting, the board unanimously called for an independent audit to get to the bottom of what happened at their next meeting in February. "I don't want an audit to take away from moving ahead but at the same time it does appear there is a lot of public outcry for such," Trustee Dan Cherrier said during board discussion. "We're asking for a forensic audit," Cherrier said, and explained that "a forensic audit looks into a whole range of things." "It's looking at what it is that we stated we were going to do and what dec...

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 meeting in April, citing discord with the board members. The board is currently accepting applicatio...