February 27th, 2009 07:23pm
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I wrote about the rapidly dwindling number of summer school options for high schoolers in today’s Press Democrat but I just got off of the phone with Diane Traversi of Santa Rosa Junior College and have learned it is worse than I thought.
Traversi, director of admissions and enrollment services at the JC, said a five-year-old state law meant to curb cheats who were abusing the community college system has dramatically …
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February 26th, 2009 05:23pm
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UPDATED: The budget for multicultural week was $5,000, according to Kathy Allen. The school’s leadership class, the parent faculty organization contributed. Teachers are volunteering their time for the week’s extra activities as well as for tonight’s fair. “It’s a lot of work,” Allen said. School clubs will use tonight’s fair as a mini-fundraiser, selling food and other items.
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I’m in the Santa Rosa Middle School gym today, watching Chinese …
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February 26th, 2009 01:43am
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Facing $10 million in local cuts over the next two school years, Santa Rosa City School trustee Frank Pugh (who is also California School Board Association state vice president) again had harsh words for state lawmakers Wednesday, but he lavished praise on Rep. Lynn Woolsey for pushing for education funding as part of the federal stimulus package.
The Petaluma Democrat “did a fabulous job in representing the interest of our …
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February 26th, 2009 01:32am
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Back in December I posted an item about seven local teachers earning National Board Certification. Tonight, those teachers and counselor were honored by Santa Rosa City Schools at the regular board meeting.
They are:
Julia Bailey, Elsie Allen High
Cathy Brew, Rincon Valley Middle
Kathleen Davies, Rincon Valley Middle
Christa Knapp, Lincoln Elementary
Julie Natalini, Comstock Middle
John Quintrell, Montgomery High
Joanne Takano Dieckman, Steele Lane Elementary
A couple of highlights from the ceremony:
It was announced that Comstock’s …
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February 25th, 2009 10:23pm
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The resignation of Bob Thompson, Santa Rosa City School’s assistant superintendent of human resources, was accepted by the board of trustees Wednesday night.
Thompson will leave his post June 30, according to associate superintendent Doug Bower.
His departure is not budget related, Bower said.
Thompson led the department for two years. He was at the helm when the district implemented the controversial non-re-elect letters to nine district teachers last year. The decision, a …
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February 25th, 2009 07:11pm
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In more read between the lines news, Santa Rosa City Schools has an item on tonight’s agenda described as an annual fiscal analysis of competitive sports for board information and review.
Sounds tame, right?
In other times, under other circumstances a simple chart outlining what the district spends to support sports at the middle and high school level would be of little notice, but not now, when this district and countless others …
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February 24th, 2009 06:54pm
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There is an item on Wednesday’s Santa Rosa School Board agenda that is worth noting (among others).
As March 13’s deadline for reduction in force notices looms and as many school folks wonder about the future of their jobs, district officials are fine tuning how their seniority list is sorted.
On the surface, the item seems innocuous, but it is clearly an indication of …
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February 24th, 2009 04:22pm
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Willowside Middle School teacher Annette Dobler says one of the greatest assignments she’s ever experienced was one of the simplest: asking students to interview an older family member.
Dobler’s son participated and the results were remarkable, she said.
“I still have fond memories of my son spending time with my father and learning about stories that I did not know about. This project allows our students to not only learn about …
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February 23rd, 2009 06:48pm
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The following colleges have alerted us to the good works of these two local students:
“Alison Tammany of Santa Rosa was named to the Honor List of Oxford College, the two-year liberal arts division of Emory University located in Oxford, Georgia, for the 2008 fall semester.Students must have a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 or higher to be named to the Honor List.”
“Kaitlyn E Birch of Occidental has been named …
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February 23rd, 2009 05:55pm
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Alexander Valley School will host a spaghetti dinner fundraiser and auction March 7 to help raise money for new playground equipment and to support art, music and computer programs on campus.
The meal will be made by students and parents and the salad will be made in part from fresh produce from the school garden, according to organizers. Desserts will be homemade and local wines …
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