November 24th, 2009 07:02am

Maya DiRado is high school student of the month

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Maya DiRado, a Stanford-bound Maria Carrillo High senior, is Santa Rosa City School’s student of the month. Press Democrat reporter Eric Branch did a great story on DiRado earlier this month. Read that here (because I’d be here all day if I listed half of her accomplishments): http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20091031/SPORTS/910319970 Meantime, here is a bit more praise heaped on the extraordinary student athlete. She has a weighted grade point average of 4.6 and earned a … Read More »

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November 24th, 2009 07:01am

Leroy Lam is middle school student of the month

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Leroy Lam is Santa Rosa City Schools middle school student of the month. Lam, an eight grader at Cook Middle School is described as an exceptional young man and model student. (As an aside, when I called the campus to confirm that Lam is an eighth grader, the woman who answered the phone said “The fabulous Leroy is in eighth!”) “He is a serious and dedicated academic with a delightful humor about … Read More »

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November 24th, 2009 07:00am

Erick Tinajero is elementary student of the month

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Erick Tinajero of Doyle Park is Santa Rosa City Schools elementary school student of the month. Tinajero, a sixth grader at Doyle Park, was described as an extremely responsible and talented student who delights in new things and remains interested in, and fascinated by, all that he does.  The staff at Doyle Park said Tinajero is the guy who makes all new students feel welcome and goes out of his way to … Read More »

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November 4th, 2009 01:55pm

Feedback on Santa Rosa’s potential cuts

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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 … Read More »

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October 29th, 2009 04:03pm

Cut libraries? Not so fast, says O’Connell

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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 … Read More »

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October 28th, 2009 10:13pm

More from packed school board meeting

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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 … Read More »

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September 23rd, 2009 09:31pm

Student shuffle – a look at transfers

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A report on transfers affecting Santa Rosa City Schools was submitted at tonight’s school board meeting. It generated no discussion, but here are some highlights: 104 elementary students attended a school other than their home school within the district last year. That is up from 37 students in 2007-08. (Interestingly, in 2005-06 transfers hit 71 and a year later it was 74 before the drop to 37 students). The most requested elementary … Read More »

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September 9th, 2009 04:35pm

$16k on vandalism repair? That stings.

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In light of my colleague Kevin McCallum’s story (click here to read http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20090908/ARTICLES/909089932) in today’s Press Democrat about approximately $1,000 in graffiti damage at Maria Carrillo High, the item on the Santa Rosa City School Board agenda tonight entitled “Vandalism Repair and Graffiti Removal Summary of Costs for Supplies and Contracted Services” caught my eye.   According to a staff report, the district spent $16,861.31 in supply costs and contracted service work … Read More »

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