Category Archives: Lincoln Unified

Left from right

Yes, I really do know my left from my right. But you wouldn’t know it from today’s story. In the article, I wrote that the little girl wrapped her right arm around her father’s leg. The photo showed her wrapping her left arm around his leg. What happened?
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Equal time for Lincoln Unified

We posted new SUSD Superintendent Carl Toliver’s contract here last week. Here’s the contract of new Lincoln Interim Superintendent Tom Uslan.
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The other superintendent search

Steve Lowder has moved on, leaving Lincoln Unified in search of his replacement.Tom Uslan is the interim leader and is said not to have designs on the permanent position. Lincoln board President Everett Low said trustees will meet in closed session during Wednesday’s meeting to chart the course for selecting Lowder’s permanent replacement. Lincoln, at [...]
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Lincoln meeting notice

Here’s the notice for Lincoln Unified’s meeting Wednesday. One other note: The meeting originally scheduled for Aug. 18 has been moved to Aug. 11 in the district boardroom.
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‘Very disappointed’

SUSD Trustee Bill Ross said he’s sorry outgoing Lincoln Superintendent Steve Lowder will not be a candidate for Stockton Unified’s vacancy. Lowder was a finalist for SUSD’s job two years ago and would have been a candidate this year, too, but he’s already accepted a new job in Hemet. Ross said, “I’m very disappointed. You can [...]
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Lowder leaving

Lincoln Unified Superintendent Steve Lowder confirmed a little while ago that he has accepted the superintendent position at Hemet Unified in Southern California. His first day there, pending finalization of his contract, will be July 7. Not only does Lincoln lose its superintendent of 5 1/2 years, Stockton Unified loses a candidate for its opening. [...]
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Lincoln’s shorter calendar

Three weeks ago, we reported that Lincoln will have five fewer days next school year because of budget cuts. But the calendar had not been determined at that time. Now it has been. The five days will come off the end of the 2010-11 school year. This year, Lincoln wraps up on June 3. Next [...]
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Lincoln Unified’s involuntary transfers

Budget cuts are expected to result in about 240 K-7 students in Lincoln Unified being involuntarily transferred to different sites in 2010-11. The district is holding meetings Wednesday and Thursday nights to explain its plans. Wednesday’s meeting will be from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Claudia Landeen. Thursday’s meeting will be from 6 to 7 [...]
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Unity at Lincoln High

About 1,300 seventh- and eighth-grade students from around Lincoln Unified were bused to the high school this morning for a student-produced Black History Month assembly. The assembly was held twice for the high school students last month. After watching one of those performances, Superintendent Steve Lowder thought it would be a good experience for his [...]
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Lincoln holding information session on budget at 5 p.m.

Here’s the agenda. LUSD has said it’s looking to cut about $5 million from its $60.6 million budget for 2010-11. All of the districts are starting to rev up.
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