April 30th, 2009 01:01pm
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About 60 Santa Rosa City Schools and affiliated districts and agencies met Wednesday afternoon at Ridgway High School to get briefed by Dr. Mark Netherda, the county’s deputy public health officer, on swine flu and how schools should deal with it.
Much of the information appeared in today’s story by Martin Espinoza and Clark Mason, but here is a bit more. The thrust from Netherda seemed to be this: remain calm …
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April 30th, 2009 03:00am
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At the end of May, Rancho Cotate High’s award-winning concert band will be heading to Washington D.C. to perform on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial as part of the year-long celebration of the nation’s 16th president.
But they’ve got a busy month of fundraising ahead to generate the approximately $60,000 needed to send 49 students and six chaperones, including band director Tim Decker, back east.
“The same deal doesn’t come around …
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April 29th, 2009 12:30pm
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The big decisions facing the Santa Rosa School Board regarding potential cuts to adult education, class size reduction and loss of school site funds is now scheduled for May 13, not May 6 as previously scheduled.
I got a call from district office alerting me to the change.
So that means the board will discuss budget issues, as well as donation expected to save the Santa Rosa High woodshop program, …
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April 29th, 2009 12:24pm
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Swine flu report from SSU Tuesday afternoon (beware the numbers are changing):
“Sonoma State University President Ruben Arminana has sent the following communication to the faculty, staff and students on the Rohnert Park campus:
“In light of the rapidly developing story regarding swine flu, Sonoma State University is closely monitoring the swine flu situation and staying in contact with public health officials. …
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April 28th, 2009 06:35pm
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Santa Rosa High School’s woodshop program appears back in business just a week after the Santa Rosa School Board voted to shut the program down next year because of budget woes.
Cindy and Bill Gallaher of Santa Rosa have offered to give approximately $85,000 to the district to keep the program alive next year. The board appears ready and willing to accept the infusion of funds at its May 13 meeting.
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April 28th, 2009 05:42pm
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State schools chief Jack O’Connell is strongly urging students, their parents, and school officials to download a free “Keep Our Schools Healthy” tool kit in multiple languages to help prevent the spread of germs and viruses.
The tool kit can be downloaded by visiting http://www.cde.ca.gov/148645.
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April 28th, 2009 12:35pm
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On May 1 at 7 p.m. and May 2 at 6 p.m., the Lower Lake High School Music Department is presenting A Renaissance Affair. The show features pageantry, music, theater and food from the period, according to school officials.
Students have recreated a medieval castle in the school’s multipurpose room and will serve a meal of wassail cup, pottage, roasted turkey, sausage, string beans and sweets .
Following the feast, …
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April 27th, 2009 04:05pm
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The Sonoma County Taxpayers’ Association’s Board of Directors are recommending no votes on Propositions 1A through 1E with a yes vote on Prop. 1F.
Here is what they say:
“1A – Vote No – This Proposition is unlikely to provide the needed spending discipline and the price of passage is steep at $16 billion in added taxes. California has a problem, but it is …
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April 25th, 2009 03:00am
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This from Jack O’Connell’s office regarding swine flu outbreak:
SACRAMENTO ” State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O’Connell (Friday) reminded school officials throughout the state that they may download a free “Keep Our Schools Healthy” toolkit in multiple languages to help prevent the spread of germs …
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April 24th, 2009 01:02pm
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School funding woes are leading to some community creativity in order to meet basic supply needs.
In Cotati-Rohnert Park, the PTA is hosting a three day “sale” affiliated with the GAP at Santa Rosa Plaza. Drop off any of the school supplies listed below between today and Sunday and shoppers will receive a 10 percent discount coupon.
Needed supplies include:
3-hole binders
Spiral notebooks
Construction paper
Chart paper
#2 pencils
Pencil top erasers
Large pink erasers
Dry erase markers
Dry erase …
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