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Bellevue names Alicia Henderson interim superintendent

Thursday, at 3:03 by

The Bellevue School District in Santa Rosa has named Franklin-McKinley School District’s acting assistant superintendent Alicia Henderson as their interim superintendent. Henderson, a graduate of Healdsburg High School, replaces Tony Roehrick who is headed to Cabrillo Unified School District in Half Moon Bay. Henderson earned a bachelor’s then master’s degree from Humboldt State University and earned a Ph.D. from the University of California at San Francisco in speech and hearing science. She did training in educational administration at Santa Clara… Read More »

Bellevue to launch its solar program

Friday, at 1:33 by

Bellevue school district is expected to switch its new multi-million dollar solar program on next week. District officials, along with Sonoma County Supervisors Efren Carrillo and Shirlee Zane, Santa Rosa Mayor Ernesto Olivares, and other officials attended a ribbon-cutting ceremony this week. The $3.9 million project was paid for by $1.5 million in Measure J funds and the rest through a 30-year lease. District officials said future bonds are expected to be used to pay off the lease. Arrays cover… Read More »

Kawana Elementary set to become K-8 charter

Wednesday, at 2:31 by

Kawana Elementary School is on its way to becoming a K-8 charter school with a focus on math and science, according to Bellevue Superintendent Tony Roehrick. The move is being made to address students’ need to master algebra by ninth grade and to take the school, which is in Year 5 sanctions under the federal No Child Left Behind law, a new direction, Roehrick said. “When you get into Year 5, and Kawana was in Year 5, one of the things you… Read More »