Tuesday, August 26, 2008
School transfers are increasingly common
In a county where local school control is a dearly-held notion, a surprising number of Tuolumne County parents are opting to move their kids outside their home district.New high school superintendent takes over next week
As nearly 3,000 high school students settled into the classroom on the first day of school Monday, the Fallbrook Union High School District was still awaiting the first day under its new leader, Dale Mitchell. The high school board approved Mitchell's $170,000 annual contract on July 30, and he will take over as superintendent in Fallbrook Sept. 2.Dublin starts new year with consolidated school
The Dublin school district combined the two schools beginning with this school year, saying it was inefficient to keep the two small campuses, especially given the budget cuts that all school districts are experiencing.Making freshmen feel right at home
Ninth grade is increasingly seen as the make-or-break year for high school students. The transition is notoriously rough: Fourteen-year-olds who are struggling with hormones and short attention spans must navigate the hallways of a big new campus alongside confident 18-year-olds who can drive. But schools across the South Bay are doing more to help.Multimedia project to chronicle Twin Rivers district
There's a growing national spotlight on the new Twin Rivers Unified School District. The district, created July 1 when four districts merged in northern Sacramento County, is the subject of an interactive documentary project chronicling the Twin Rivers journey.Candidate says he encouraged school board rivals
Trina Lopez, a South County school board candidate, said longtime high school principal Jaime Mercado is her campaign chairman. That would make sense – except that she is running against him. Mercado has three opponents in his re-election bid to Seat No. 4 on the Sweetwater Union High School District board. Two of them are named Lopez.Schools employee pleads guilty to taking funds
A longtime San Diego city schools employee, accused of stealing $27,000 from a recycling project, pleaded guilty yesterday to a felony charge of misappropriation of public money.Patterson acreage will serve students
The Stanislaus County Office of Education is moving closer to securing a spot in northeast Patterson to better serve special education and alternative education students.
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