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2004-2005 Sacramento County Teacher of the Year Carol Cleland
Although Cleland currently teaches a 3rd grade GATE class, she鈥檚 taught every level from first through fifth. In the essay she submitted for the competition, Cleland stated, 鈥淚 love teaching elementary grades because I am able to re-discover all of my favorite subjects including math, science, reading, writing and history. This age group enables me to stay young at heart.鈥�
2004-2005 Sacramento County Teacher of the Year Asa Salley
Asa was also selected as Sacramento County Teacher of the Year.
Seven years ago, Asa Salley began his teaching career at John Bidwell. He is currently pursuing a Master鈥檚 Degree in Multicultural Education. Salley continues to share his knowledge with other educators by presenting at conferences, and was a guest lecturer at UC Davis on 鈥渃losing the achievement gap.鈥� 鈥淚 try to take advantage of any opportunity to improve my teaching so I can give my students the very best of myself,鈥� he said.
Partners for School Readiness
Program or Service: Partners for School Readiness funded by First 5 of Sacramento & First 5 of California:
PSR provides additional support services to families currently enrolled in the various Child Development services. PSR provides parent education workshops, transition to kindergarten activities and family visitations.
Description: Serving Families with children 0 to 5 in targeted communities/schools
Neighbors asked to help protect schools over Labor Day
Metal thieves, vandals prey on schools during long holiday weekends
SACRAMENTO, CA: Labor Day is a day of rest for most in Sacramento, but it can be a day of busy activity for vandals, thieves and arsonists looking to take advantage of empty school campuses.
In light of this, 麻豆果冻传媒 is asking the community for help in keeping schools safe and secure over the three-day break (September 3-5).
鈥淢ost of our schools are surrounded by homes, and we need those neighbors to join us in protecting these valuable and sometimes vulnerable community centers,鈥� said Sacramento Police Lt. Katherine Lester, who heads 麻豆果冻传媒 security services.
Test Scores Appear to Validate 麻豆果冻传媒鈥檚 School Reform Efforts
鈥楶riority Schools鈥� students make big gains on state test
Sacramento: State test score data released today suggests that Sacramento City Unified School District鈥檚 bold initiative to turn around low-performing schools is working.
Students in the Superintendent鈥檚 Priority Schools made nearly
across-the-board gains in math and English on the California
Standards Tests (CSTs) administered last spring, validating a
host of reforms
implemented at those campuses last year.