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UPDATED: SR’s new online charter taking applications

Correction. An incorrect vote total appeared in an item I posted last night. It is corrected in the item below. My apologies. UPDATE: The Santa Rosa School Board voted 4-2 Wednesday to delay the opening of Santa Rosa Virtual Chater High School after learning that only 29 students are currently enrolled. The school was supposed to open in August. The board backed a plan to continue working on the project with the idea that it would open in the fall… Read More »

It’s got a name (and it’s not BLUE EYES HIGH)

Santa Rosa City Schools has named its new online charter high school: Santa Rosa Virtual Charter High School. To read a bit of the back story on the naming process (including suggestions such as BLUE EYES HIGH SCHOOL), click here http://bit.ly/zUmfFb The school is slated to open in August. The student application process is scheduled to begin February 15 and run through March 30. For updated information regarding the student application processes go to  www.srcs.k12.ca.us or www.distancecharter.com, during the application… Read More »