News, Opinion, & Multimedia for Tamalpais High School

The Tam News
News, Opinion, & Multimedia for Tamalpais High School

The Tam News
News, Opinion, & Multimedia for Tamalpais High School

The Tam News
(Henry Hoelter)

District parcel tax renewal, Measure M, on November ballot

By Samantha Nichols, Editor in Chief ♦ Oct 19, 2020
The measure would extend current parcel tax funding to maintain fiscal solvency in the district.
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(Jessica Bukowski)

Editorial: Use Your Voice and Vote

By Editorial Staff ♦ Sep 23, 2020
We implore you to vote for both local and national measures.
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Dr. Kimberlee Armstrong will assume the position of assistant superintendent on July 1. (Courtesy of Kimberlee Armstrong)

Board reinstates assistant superintendent position

By Ronan Grele, Reporter ♦ May 22, 2020
The position will be filled by Dr. Kimberlee Armstrong, previously the Head of Equity and Public Relations for the Edmonds High School District in Northern Washington.
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District board members Dan Oppenheim, Cynthia Roenisch, and Kevin Saavedra. (Ethan Swope)

Board approves $1.4 million in programming cuts

By Samantha Nichols, Editor in Chief ♦ May 6, 2020
The cuts include a one-year suspension of the Team program, an indefinite suspension of the teacher leader program, and removal of several release periods, including those for Leadership, Global Studies, and journalism. 
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District CFO Corbett Elsen presents the district's second interim budget report, which proposes cuts to Team, the Global Studies program, and journalism. (Ethan Swope)

Measure B fails, plunging district into $3 million deficit

Mar 15, 2020
At least 200 students, teachers, and parents attended the board meeting on March 10, where the board of trustees discussed the $1.4 million in proposed cuts.
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(Tenaya Tremp)

Editorial: Save our schools

By Editorial Staff ♦ Mar 12, 2020
Measure B failed, and our district is facing drastic cuts. We can't let that happen again.
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(The Tam News)

Editorial: Save The Tam News

By Editorial Staff ♦ Mar 8, 2020
The district’s proposed cuts would eliminate the print edition and crater the publication’s quality.
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Students wait in line to see their counselors. (Katharine Owen)

The budget aftermath

By Johanna Meezan, Marco Steineke, and Logan Little ♦ Sep 27, 2019
Last year’s cuts have dramatically increased class sizes and worsened errors in student schedules.
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(Logan Little)

PE department drops uniform requirement

By Katya Wasserman, Reporter ♦ Sep 19, 2019
The policy change, a result of recent districtwide budget cuts, requires that students provide their own athletic attire instead.
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The Tamalpais Union High School District (TUHSD) board of trustees voted to approve a two-year contract agreement between the district and the Tamalpais Federation of Teachers (TFT) union on on Tuesday, February 26.

Board approves $3 million in budget cuts

By Summer Solomon, Reporter ♦ Mar 6, 2019

The Tamalpais Union High School District (TUHSD) board of trustees unanimously voted on Tuesday, February 26 to approve the budget cut recommendations that superintendent Tara Taupier proposed to the board...

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Final budget reduction recommendation reduces impact on BACR

Final budget reduction recommendation reduces impact on BACR

Feb 13, 2019

Superintendent Tara Taupier presented her final budget reduction recommendation to the Tamalpais Union High School District (TUHSD) board of trustees on Tuesday, February 12. The recommendation, which...

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Editorial: BACR Must Stay

Editorial: BACR Must Stay

By Editorial Staff ♦ Feb 7, 2019

In light of the proposed budget cuts for the 2019-2020 school year, Tamalpais Union High School District (TUHSD) administration received significant pushback on their plan to cut 50% of Bay Area Community...

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