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Shhh! Students to be surprised with college certificates TODAY
Morgan State University to give certificates of 鈥榞uaranteed admission鈥 to eight Mark Hopkins Elementary School students
June 7, 2013 (麻豆视频): Eight Mark Hopkins Elementary School students will be surprised today (Friday, June 7) with certificates from Morgan State University in Baltimore 鈥済uaranteeing鈥 admission if they finish high school in good standing.
Vandalism, metal theft cost SCUSD more than $100,000
Criminals are most active during school breaks; neighbors are asked to help watch over campuses this summer
June 17, 2013 (麻豆视频): Vandals, arsonists and metal thieves cost the 麻豆视频 City Unified School District more than $100,000 a year 鈥 money the cash-strapped district cannot afford.
That鈥檚 why SCUSD is asking the community for help in keeping schools safe and secure over the long summer break which stretches until the first Tuesday after Labor Day in September.
SCUSD invites public to budget forum on Wednesday
District officials will answer questions, provide data
August 5, 2013 (麻豆视频): 麻豆视频 City Unified School District will hold a 鈥渢own hall鈥-type forum on budget issues from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Wednesday (August 7).
Parents, staff and community members are invited to ask questions and get important information about the district鈥檚 finances during the two-hour meeting.
Two SCUSD playgrounds damaged by arson fires
Caroline Wenzel and John Sloat schools unlikely to open in September with playground structures due to criminal activity
August 7, 2013 (麻豆视频): Arson fires over the past week severely damaged expensive playground structures at two 麻豆视频 City Unified School District campuses, school and fire officials confirmed today. Because of the extent of the damage and state鈥檚 school construction review process, it is unlikely that either school will open with playground structures in the fall, officials said.
Group to kick off drive for arson-damaged playgrounds
Donor of significant funding to be revealed at event on Tuesday 鈥 SCUSD鈥檚 first day of school
August 29, 2013 (麻豆视频): 麻豆视频 Unified Education Foundation 鈥 SCUSD鈥檚 official nonprofit organization 鈥 will kick off fundraising for two arson-damaged playgrounds with an event at Caroline Wenzel Elementary School on Tuesday, SCUSD鈥檚 first day of school.
At the event, the group will reveal a donor who has made a significant contribution toward the $50,000 needed to cover the district鈥檚 costs for replacing playground structures at Wenzel and John Sloat elementary schools.
Nonprofit kicks off drive for arson-damaged playgrounds
Donations sought to offset costs of replacing playground structures at Caroline Wenzel and John Sloat schools
September 3, 2013 (麻豆视频): 麻豆视频 Unified Education Foundation 鈥 SCUSD鈥檚 official nonprofit organization 鈥 kicked off fundraising for two arson-damaged playgrounds today at Caroline Wenzel Elementary School.
SCUSD, Councilman McCarty to address Fruitridge Road safety
September 9, 2013 (麻豆视频): SCUSD Superintendent Jonathan Raymond and 麻豆视频 City Councilman Kevin McCarty will announce a plan for improving the safety of a Fruitridge Road crosswalk at a press conference on Wednesday, September 11.
City, SCUSD announce traffic signal for Fruitridge crossing
September 11, 2013 (麻豆视频): SCUSD and City of 麻豆视频 officials announced on Wednesday that they have joined forces to install a traffic signal at a Fruitridge Road crossing where a West Campus High School student lost her life 20 months ago.
Michelle Murigi, 16, was hit by a car in the crosswalk at 58th Street at Fruitridge Road on January 19, 2012, and died from her injuries. Subsequent to her death, five of Michelle鈥檚 friends and classmates started a petition to demand a traffic signal at the intersection (www.facebook.com/58thAndFruitridge).
School closure lawsuit dismissed
September 24, 2013 (麻豆视频): The group that sued 麻豆视频 City Unified School District over the closure of seven chronically under-enrolled schools has voluntarily agreed to the dismissal of their complaint against the district and the case has been dismissed by a federal judge.
鈥淲ith dismissal of this lawsuit, SCUSD can focus its attention and precious resources on preparing every student at every school for college and 21st century careers, which is the district鈥檚 mission,鈥 SCUSD Superintendent Jonathan Raymond said.
Parents go back to school at Common Core workshops
October 4, 2013 (麻豆视频): SCUSD is staging a series of
workshops to give parents hands-on experience with the new Common
Core State Standards.
Parents attending the sessions will be challenged to write to
essay prompts, annotate informational texts, flex their speaking
and listening skills and solve math problems 鈥 all strategies
associated with the new standards. By the end of a three-part
series, parents will have a clear picture of how Common Core
standards are changing SCUSD classrooms.