November 6th, 2009 04:28pm
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UPDATE: Interested in Sho Boy’s show? He can be found at 100.7 and 105.7 FM from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday.
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I am at Comstock Middle School for a guest speaker as part of the school’s newly adopted CREO program. The program – which focuses on exposing students, mostly Latino kids, to what it takes to graduate high school with an eye toward going to college — will …
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TAGS Bob Dahlstet, Comstock Middle School, Edgar Soltelo, La Kalle, Monroe Elementary School, Sho Boy | CATEGORY Uncategorized
November 5th, 2009 04:06pm
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Analy High School has changed its policy regarding how it monitors what students can present at rallies and assemblies after a student wore blackface makeup at a recent Homecoming assembly.
The student darkened his face to portray Kanye West while his partner was supposed to be Taylor Swift, according to Analy Principal Chris Heller. The students were doing a parody of the now-famous mic-grabbing stunt West did at Mtv Video Awards …
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November 4th, 2009 01:55pm
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There is a little light reading posted on the Santa Rosa City Schools web site.
The district, to its credit, has posted every single comment tallied so far on their long list of potential budget cuts. Read them here: http://www.srcs.k12.ca.us/news/2009-10BudgetComments.pdf
Between Oct. 23 and today, 235 comments have been logged – that’s 33 pages worth.
I didn’t read them all (one criticism – the layout makes it hard to reconcile the comment with …
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TAGS Grace High School, Maria Carrillo High School, Santa Rosa City Schools | CATEGORY Uncategorized
November 2nd, 2009 11:34am
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Petaluma City Schools’ “Ready for Kindergarten” program has been awarded the statewide Golden Bell Award from the California School Boards Association. The ceremony is scheduled for Dec. 5 in San Diego.
Established in 2001, “Ready for Kindergarten” is a program that focuses not only on pre-kinder students who come from English learning families, but their parents.
The program began with English classes for parents and a summer school class for parents and …
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TAGS California School Boards Association, Carol Waxman, Golden Bell, Petaluma City Schools | CATEGORY Uncategorized
October 30th, 2009 12:51pm
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Ursuline High School wins the under the radar race to send me your school’s Halloween photos. They were first, and their photo is of staffers, no less.
Kudos.
(I’m still accepting submissions…it’s that kind of race)
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October 30th, 2009 07:00am
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This just in from Sonoma State University:
“Young singers from high schools across Sonoma and Marin counties will flock to Sonoma State on Nov. 5 to sing in the annual High School Choral Invitational.
“Interested persons are free to drop by Ives Concert Hall throughout the day and listen as students receive coaching and encouragement from choral professionals.
“Hosting this year is SSU Chorus Conductor Jenny Bent. Joining her as Guest Clinician will …
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TAGS Buddy James, CSU-East Bay, Jenny Bent, Sonoma State University | CATEGORY Uncategorized
October 29th, 2009 04:03pm
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In light of Santa Rosa City School’s consideration of eliminating seven credentialed library/media/technology teachers from district libraries and running the system with a centralized district manager and on-site classified staff, I found this bit particularly timely.
State School Chief Jack O’Connell on Thursday announced a draft of his Model School Library Standards for California Public Schools. The document is now available for review and public comment here http://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/cr/lb/
“Students need to know …
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TAGS Jack O'Connell, Karen Coster, Santa Rosa City Schools, Tad Wakefield | CATEGORY Uncategorized
October 28th, 2009 10:13pm
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More than 200 people jammed into Santa Rosa City Council chambers Wednesday night for what Santa Rosa School board members Donna Jeye and Bill Carle called the largest crowd they had ever seen.
The tone was civil, there was very little finger pointing and many in the crowd and at the dais took pains to point that out.
In addition to the story that is running on the front page Thursday, here …
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October 27th, 2009 05:17pm
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A new principal at Santa Rosa High School is expected to be in place by January, according to assistant superintendent for Santa Rosa City Schools, Pat Crocker.
District retiree Sue Sion was named interim principal last week and took over the post Monday after former principal Jim Goddard was re-assigned to the district office as “Principal on Special Assignment.” But Sion can only stay on the job a limited number of …
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October 27th, 2009 04:56pm
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The Santa Rosa School board will meet Wednesday night to begin debating in earnest a long list of potential cuts that includes shortening the school year, cutting athletics, closing schools, increasing class size, and eliminating art, music and computer classes at the elementary school level.
To see the complete list, go here. To comment, highlight a specfic item and leave an email message for board members and district officials.
http://www.srcs.k12.ca.us/news/PotentialReductions.pdf
In Spanish, go …
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