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Trustees to visit Seattle in final phase of superintendent search
The Â鶹ÊÓƵ City Unified School District Board of Education will visit Seattle next week in the final phase of the process for appointing a permanent superintendent.
SCUSD Board expected to vote on next superintendent on Thursday
July 16, 2014 (Â鶹ÊÓƵ): The Â鶹ÊÓƵ City Unified School District Board of Education is expected to vote on SCUSD’s next superintendent at its meeting on Thursday (July 17).
The finalist candidate is not expected to attend the meeting on Thursday. A press conference with the new superintendent and SCUSD Board President Patrick Kennedy has been scheduled for 10 a.m. on Friday, July 18, at the Serna Center (5735 47th Ave.)
Board appoints Seattle superintendent to lead SCUSD
(Â鶹ÊÓƵ): The Â鶹ÊÓƵ City Unified School District Board of Education voted tonight to appoint Seattle Public Schools Superintendent José L. Banda to the top post in Â鶹ÊÓƵ.
Mr. Banda’s first press conference in Â鶹ÊÓƵ is scheduled for 10 a.m. tomorrow (Friday, July 18) at the Serna Center, 5735 47th Ave., in the upstairs rotunda.
SCUSD, local law enforcement to stage mock school bus crash
Multi-agency training exercise at McClellan aimed at training school bus drivers and emergency responders on actions in the event of a crisis
RELEASE DATE: August 21, 2014 (Â鶹ÊÓƵ): Â鶹ÊÓƵ City Unified School District is joining forces with local law enforcement and other agencies to stage a mock school bus accident at McClellan Park on August 28.
WHAT: Multi-Agency Mock School Bus Accident Training Exercise
WHERE: Northern California Regional Public Safety Training
Authority, 2409 Dean St., McClellan Park
WHEN: 10 a.m. on Thursday, August 28
REMINDER: SCUSD, local law enforcement to stage mock school bus crash
Multi-agency training exercise at McClellan aimed at training school bus drivers and emergency responders on actions in the event of a crisis
RELEASE DATE: August 26, 2014 (Â鶹ÊÓƵ): Â鶹ÊÓƵ City Unified School District is joining forces with local law enforcement and other agencies to stage a mock school bus accident at McClellan Park on Thursday, August 28.
WHAT: Multi-Agency Mock School Bus Accident Training Exercise
WHERE: Northern California Regional Public Safety Training
Authority, 2409 Dean St., McClellan Park
WHEN: 10 a.m. on Thursday, August 28
JFK High’s new $5.9 million stadium opens this Friday
State-of-the-art sports complex funded by Measure R bonds
September 3, 2014 (Â鶹ÊÓƵ): SCUSD will cut the ribbon on a new $5.9 million athletic stadium at John F. Kennedy High School with a ceremony and pre-football game pep rally at 3:30 p.m. on Friday (September 5).
The stadium features an artificial turf field, recycled rubber track, new bleachers, a new concession stand building with restrooms and new landscaping. It replaces a weedy grass field that was peppered with gopher holes, difficult to play on and hard to maintain.
SCUSD celebrates Walk to School Day on October 8
International event promotes wellness, pedestrian safety
October 6, 2014 (Â鶹ÊÓƵ): Â鶹ÊÓƵ City Unified School District schools will observe International Walk to School Day on Wednesday, October 8, with a celebration at Hubert H. Bancroft Elementary School.
The event is aimed at raising awareness of healthy lifestyle choices and pedestrian safety on busy city streets. Staff from SCUSD’s Safe Schools Office will be on hand to discuss safe routes to school and other tips. Superintendent José L. Banda will be among those greeting parents and students at Bancroft.
Kids to get free eye exams, glasses from Vision To Learn
October 23, 2014 (Â鶹ÊÓƵ): Students at John Cabrillo Elementary School who have been identified with possible vision problems will be given a free eye examination and fitted for free glasses on Friday from the Los Angeles-based nonprofit Vision To Learn.
Vision To Learn’s mobile clinic will be at the school (1141 Seamas Ave., Â鶹ÊÓƵ, CA 95822) beginning at 8:30 a.m. on Friday (October 24).
Approximately 32 Cabrillo students are eligible for the service.
Farm to school: 4-H to bring animals to SCUSD campus
November 4, 2014 (Â鶹ÊÓƵ): John Sloat Elementary School students will get a glimpse of rural life when farm animals visit the campus on Wednesday for Farm Day, an annual event sponsored by Â鶹ÊÓƵ County 4-H Clubs.
Club members will exhibit their animals – which may include cows, pigs, goats, sheep or chickens – and demonstrate how they care for their livestock.
The 4-H Farm Day has been a tradition in SCUSD since 1987.
WHAT: 4-H Farm Day
Artists create bust of Cesar Chavez for school named in his honor
Work to be unveiled at ceremony on November 18
November 13, 2014 (Â鶹ÊÓƵ): A bust of the late labor leader and civil rights activist Cesar Chavez will be unveiled on Tuesday, November 18, at the SCUSD school named in his honor.