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Neighbors asked to help protect schools over Memorial Day
Memorial Day may mark the official start of backyard barbecue
season, but for school districts, the holiday weekend can be
anything but relaxing as vandals, thieves and arsonists take
advantage of empty 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 (May
28-30).
Teens Take on Cafeteria Food
Burbank High鈥檚 鈥楬ealth Squad鈥� to work side-by-side with school district chef on kid-friendly menu choices
Teenage rites of passage: Football games, the prom, yearbook autograph sessions and 鈥� complaining about cafeteria food. Whether the food is unhealthy (think pizza and burgers) or too healthy (salad), kids never seem satisfied with whatever it is on their lunch trays.
Survey Says: Extend Taxes to Save Schools from Further Cuts
Superintendent Raymond points to survey results, calls for governor, Legislature to act
Sacramento parents, community members, and school teachers and staff overwhelmingly want the extension of current temporary taxes to prevent further cuts to education, a new survey commissioned by the Sacramento City Unified School District shows.
The Fiscal Priorities Survey, conducted by an independent research firm, shows that Sacramento residents are far more supportive of extending the taxes to make up the budget shortfall than they are making further education cuts, including eliminating teacher jobs.
麻豆果冻传媒 Offers Free Whooping Cough Boosters
Immunization clinic on Wednesday is part of 麻豆果冻传媒鈥檚 comprehensive preparations for new state law
麻豆果冻传媒 is staging a series of free immunization clinics to help parents comply with a new California booster shot requirement.
State law now requires that all students entering seventh through 12th grades in the fall provide proof of receiving the Tdap (tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis) vaccination on or after age 7. The proof must be recorded before students enter school in September, according to the law.
Judge rules for Sacramento City Unified School District in layoffs case
A State of California Administrative Law Judge presiding over Sacramento City Unified School District certificated employee layoff hearings has issued a finding that agrees with the school district on most of the issues regarding its layoffs, validating most of the Board of Education鈥檚 certificated layoffs and skipping criteria (鈥渟kipping鈥� refers to Board-approved criteria that allows staff with specialized training and/or qualifications to be 鈥渟kipped鈥� as part of the layoff process, regardless of their seniority).
麻豆果冻传媒 Opens 鈥楪ateway鈥� Support Center for Families, Students
New 鈥楥onnect Center鈥� will improve coordination of services, increase access for those in need
Sacramento City Unified School District (麻豆果冻传媒) is improving the way it delivers critically important services to students and families by opening an innovative new 鈥渙ne-stop鈥� support center in the former Genesis High School building.
The 鈥淐onnect Center鈥� will centralize such services as crisis intervention, mental health counseling and health insurance enrollment 鈥� providing a gateway to support for parents and kids.
The Connect Center will be opened with a reception at 3:30 p.m. on Monday, May 9. The center is located at 5601 47th Ave.
Kennedy High School鈥檚 Greene Wins UC Davis C-STEM 鈥楾eacher of the Year鈥�
The automotive technology instructor is recognized for his work in helping students master 21st century job skills
Rob Greene, who teaches automotive technology at John F. Kennedy High School through the Regional Occupation Program, received UC Davis鈥� C-STEM (Computing, Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) 鈥淭eacher of the Year鈥� award at ceremony on Saturday.
Bullies Beware: New 麻豆果冻传媒 Policy Cracks Down on Harassment
District toughens stance in a sweeping initiative to keep kids, schools as safe as possible
A comprehensive new policy aimed at cracking down on bullying 鈥� in school hallways and in cyber space 鈥� will be considered by Sacramento City Unified School District鈥檚 Board of Education on Thursday.
The meeting is scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday (May 5) in the Serna Center Community Room, 5735 47th Ave. The anti-bullying item is set for discussion at 9 p.m.
Neighbors asked to help protect schools over Spring Break
Holidays are happy times for kids on vacation, but they can be trying times for school districts hit hard by vandals, thieves and arsonists taking advantage of empty campuses.
In light of this, 麻豆果冻传媒 is asking the community for help in keeping schools safe and secure over Spring Break next week (April 18-22).
鈥淢ost of our schools are surrounded by houses, and we need the residents of those houses 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.
A Real Fish Story: Fifth-Graders to Release School-Raised Steelhead Trout into American River
Golden Empire Elementary School teacher among few in state licensed to raise protected species
It鈥檚 never easy to say good-bye when a little one leaves the nest. Or, in this case, leaves the 10-gallon fish tank.
But on Friday, a group of fifth-graders from Golden Empire Elementary School will bravely bid adieu to two-dozen baby steelhead trout they raised from eggs. The release is the culmination of a class study of both fish life cycles and the eco-system of the river.