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Reminder: El Molino hosting follow-up town hall Wednesday

Monday, at 6:47 by

El Molino High School is hosting a second Town Hall meeting to address the school’s declining enrollment issues on the Forestville campus. The first town hall was held in December and resulted in the return of the campus newsletter Lion Lines (read here: http://bit.ly/ZcRbir) and a campus beautification day (read here: http://bit.ly/ZiO6Ev). There was also talk of rejecting some federal funds that make El Molino eligible for sanctions under the No Child Left Behind law. The meeting is scheduled for… Read More »

Twitchell named to fill West County School Board seat

Thursday, at 6:45 by

The West Sonoma County School Board has named Amber Twitchell to the board seat that was made vacant with the retirement of Susan DeVoto. DeVoto announced her resignation earlier this year, effective Jan. 16. Twitchell, 33, of Guerneville will be sworn in on March 27. Unless someone files a petition with sufficient signatures, asking for a special election, Twitchell will keep the seat until December 2014, according to district officials. Five people applied to fill DeVoto’s seat, according to the… Read More »

West County High School district seeking new board member

Friday, at 10:28 by

West Sonoma County Union High School District trustee Susan Devoto resigned from her post Jan. 16 effective immediately. She cited health concerns as her reason for stepping down. Devoto was first elected in November 2006. The district is seeking candidates to fill the remaining one year and 10 months of Devoto’s current term. The five-member board is expected to appoint a candidate to fill the vacancy from among those who apply. Interested applicants must be registered voters living within the… Read More »

Jorgensen named new Cloverdale superintendent

Friday, at 3:27 by

 Cloverdale Unified School District has named Steve Jorgensen its new superintendent. Claudia Fransden is slated to retire June 30. Jorgensen is currently assistant superintendent of the West Sonoma County High School District. Cloverdale has nearly 1,500 students. Jorgensen, a 29-year educator who began as a high school teacher, begins July 1. “I think we found the perfect person for the job,” Cloverdale School Board President Karen Scalabrini said in a statement. “Steve’s background in both student curriculum and school finance… Read More »

It’s official: California is in

Friday, at 1:30 by

California is in. State schools chief Jack O’Connell and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Friday morning signed the state’s application for Race to the Top federal funding. “The Race to the Top application outlines how we intend to make systemic changes to our education system in order to accelerate the development of a highly skilled workforce, fuel future innovations, and maintain California’s standing as a leading world economy,” O’Connell said in a statement. The Obama administration is making $4.3 billion available… Read More »