Monday, July 14, 2008
New Stockton USD head details game plan
It was only his second day on the job, but new Stockton Unified School District Superintendent Tony Amato already seemed tuned in.School district holds summer program for high achievers
More than 600 high-achieving students in the Vista Unified School District got a chance to boost their math and science skills this summer with hands-on lessons at a special weeklong academy.School districts in Placer County study feasibility of merging
A number of small school districts in the foothills of Placer County are considering a merger to combat years of dwindling enrollment and shrinking funds from the state.Escondido school board to focus on needs
School needs that didn't survive a final budget cut will be the chief topic of discussion with the Escondido Union School District board Wednesday. Trims in state funding for 2008-09 left the elementary-and middle-school district with a long list of “unfunded priorities” – programs and positions that administrators regard as real needs, not frills.School is tiny, but ambitions are titanic
San Diego's smallest public elementary school is scrambling to reinvent itself as a music academy by September. With fewer than 130 students, Crown Point Elementary School in Pacific Beach has been tops on the list of potential campus closures for years.Coaches' to help struggling high school seniors
San Diego high school students in jeopardy of failing to meet graduation requirements might get sent to the coach's office in the fall – for remediation, not laps and push-ups.District eliminates coaching stipends for classified employees
The Rialto Unified School District recently announced that classified employees -- maintenance staff, campus security guards and food service workers -- no longer can get paid to coach.Judge dismisses home-schooling credentials case
A controversial legal ruling that outlawed most forms of home schooling in California will face greater scrutiny because the underlying family court case was dismissed earlier this week.Charter school battle in L.A.
Los Angeles Unified officials are considering opening as many as five long-closed school sites in the San Fernando Valley to house hundreds of charter school students.
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