Tuesday, January 15, 2008
State gets average grade for schools
While California is better than most states in having clear curriculum standards for each grade level, a report ranked the state as average in other areas, including its ability to retain teachers. In the report, Quality Counts 2008, California was given an overall grade of C, which was on par with the nationwide score.San Marcos USD extends early retirement incentive for nonteaching employees
San Marcos Unified trustees voted Monday to offer an early retirement incentive to qualified nonteaching employees, with the stipulation that if the incentive is determined not to be fiscally sound in the district's eyes, the offer will be rescinded.Veteran educator hired to lead high school district
The high school board appointed a veteran administrator from Los Angeles as interim superintendent Monday night, temporarily filling the void left by the costly departure of Tom Anthony that was negotiated last month. Bob French, who has taught and served as a district administrator in California for more than 45 years, will serve as the leader of the 3,000-student Fallbrook Union High School District for at least the next several months.Oceanside USD cuts 16 temporary teachers
Reacting to a grim budget proposal from the governor's office, Oceanside Unified School District administrators have decided to cut 16 temporary teachers after next week and stop hiring any new nonessential employees, officials said Monday.More school funding cuts proposed
The state should raise fees, reduce tax loopholes and cut school funding more than in Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's already-drastic budget, the state's nonpartisan legislative analyst said Monday.Longer winter break paying off for school district
The Ontario-Montclair School District hopes the longer Christmas break instituted this year, and the work of school attendance coordinators, will pay off for both families and the district.Parents group alleges CUSD violated Brown Act
A parents group that is advocating reform in the Capistrano Unified School District has alleged the school board violated state law last month by voting on items that did not appear on a published agenda.Parents to get word sooner on transfers
Parents with students in one of 19 Sacramento City Unified schools that are struggling to meet federal standards will get earlier notice this year if their children qualify for transfer to a higher performing campus.Student fighting $377 truancy ticket found not guilty
A Jurupa Valley High School senior who protested a $377 truancy ticket he received late last year has been found not guilty by a Riverside County Superior Court commissioner.Model middle schools
Two Clovis Unified middle schools are among three named statewide as middle-school models for academic excellence, marking the first time that central San Joaquin Valley schools have been designated California Schools to Watch since the program began in 2003Scores a plus for Valley schools
San Fernando Valley schools are continuing to improve and generally outperform others in Los Angeles Unified, county and statewide on key student achievement tests, according to a new report released Monday.
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