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SCUSD Wins Bid for Green Schools Fellow
The district is one of the first in the country selected for award
麻豆视频 City Unified School District has been chosen by the US Green Building Council (USGBC) for participation in its Center for Green Schools Fellowship program 鈥� one of only two K-12 districts in the nation selected for the honor so far.
An official announcement of the district鈥檚 selection will be made on Tuesday afternoon at Mayor Kevin Johnson鈥檚 Greenwise meeting at the Guild Theater in Oak Park (1:30 p.m.).
SCUSD Solicits Community Input on Budget with Public Forums, Survey
麻豆视频 City Unified School District will launch a major effort this month to increase community awareness of 2011-12 budget issues and engage the public in this difficult process.
Starting Tuesday, February 15, SCUSD will hold a series of public forums on the district鈥檚 projected financial picture for the next school year. Additionally, the district has launched an online survey to gain greater feedback and input from the community.
Sac City Board to Vote on Resolution in Favor of Placing Proposed Tax Extensions on Ballot
The 麻豆视频 City Unified School District (SCUSD) Board of Education will vote at its February 3 meeting on a resolution in support of Governor Jerry Brown鈥檚 proposal to hold a special election on the extension of statewide taxes. The Governor has proposed the measure, in part, to mitigate cuts to statewide education spending.
In order for the tax extension to be voted on, the state legislature must first decide to hold a special election, likely in June.
SMUD Recognizes Sac City鈥檚 Energy Conservation Efforts with $250K Check
麻豆视频 Municipal Utilities District (SMUD) officials will present a check for $250,674 to the 麻豆视频 City Unified School District鈥檚 Board of Education tonight 鈥� an energy efficiency incentive to recognize the district鈥檚 commitment to conservation.
During 2010, SCUSD partnered with SMUD to identify opportunities for reducing energy costs. From this partnership came an aggressive lighting improvement project that upgraded lighting systems in 50 campuses while cutting energy and maintenance costs.
Sac City Schools Closed on February 14 in Observance of Lincoln鈥檚 Birthday
All schools in 麻豆视频 City Unified School District will be closed for students on Monday, February 14, in observance of Abraham Lincoln鈥檚 birthday, district officials announced.
District schools traditionally have been closed on this holiday, but, due to an error, the official SCUSD School Year Calendar shows February 14 as a regular school day. School will resume on Tuesday, February 15. Teachers and principals will be using this day for a variety of purposes, including staff development focused on critical district initiatives and administrative prep time.
Neighbors asked to help protect schools over long winter break
Holidays are happy times for kids on vacation, but they can be trying times for school districts hit hard by vandals, thieves and arsonists taking advantage of empty, darkened campuses.
In fact, school districts experience more property losses in the month of December than any other time of the year, according to risk management agencies. In light of this, SCUSD is asking the community for help in keeping schools safe and secure over the long break, which begins Monday, December 20, and ends Monday, January 3.
Anti Youth-Violence Rally Expected to Draw Hundreds of Students Downtown
鈥楶eace Rally鈥� Culminates a Week of Teen Tolerance-Building Activities
What: Hundreds of teens from several regional high schools are staging a 鈥淧eace Rally鈥� to bring attention to rising gang violence and an increase in teen crime victims. Hosted by the 麻豆视频 Youth Commission, the rally culminates a week of peace-related activities on various campuses throughout 麻豆视频.
Who: Mayor Kevin Johnson
County Supervisor Phil Serna
Supervising Deputy District Attorney Karen Maxwell
Students from Hiram Johnson, C.K. McClatchy, Grant, Luther
Burbank and St. Francis
When: Friday, March 18, 2011
Noon to 1:30 p.m.
Teachscape Training, Bond Funding Update, and more
A Teachscape follow-up training session for principals and Central Office administrators was held on Thursday at the former Genesis High School site. The half-day session focused on the examination of data collected from the classroom walkthroughs completed by site administrators and district personnel between January and June. The focus of the session was to revisit the classroom walkthrough process (below) with an emphasis on extracting data gathered through the Teachscape reporting feature. The session emphasized the reflective dialogue that should occur after the data is isolated and presented.
Neighbors asked to help protect schools over Thanksgiving recess
Metal thieves, vandals prey on schools during the holidays
麻豆视频: The holidays are a busy time of year 鈥� especially for vandals, thieves and arsonists looking to take advantage of empty school campuses.
In light of this, SCUSD is asking the community for help in keeping schools safe and secure over the Thanksgiving break (November 21-25).
鈥淢ost of our schools are surrounded by homes, and we need those neighbors to join us in protecting these valuable and sometimes vulnerable community centers,鈥� said 麻豆视频 Police Lt. Katherine Lester, who heads SCUSD security services.