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Neighbors asked to help protect schools over winter recess
Metal thieves, vandals prey on schools during the holidays
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 winter break (December 24 through January 8 鈥� school resumes Monday, January 9).
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.
SCUSD Teacher Selected for Expedition to Antarctica
Kim Williams of Washington Elementary is one of two 鈥楥oolest Teachers in the World鈥�
February 8, 2012 (麻豆视频): Washington Elementary School
sixth-grade teacher Kim Williams will go to the ends of the Earth
to help her students understand the importance of protecting the
environment. Literally.
Williams will journey to Antarctica this month with the 2041 International Antarctic Expedition, led by explorer Robert Swan, the first person ever to have walked to the North and South poles.
Superintendent Raymond to Testify at Senate Hearing
Local impacts of Governor Brown鈥檚 proposed 2012-13 budget 鈥� including projected $28 million deficit 鈥� to be discussed
February 15, 2012 (麻豆视频): 麻豆视频 City Unified School District Superintendent Jonathan Raymond will testify about the local impacts of state education cuts before the Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Committee at tomorrow morning鈥檚 hearing.
SCUSD faces a $28 million deficit for 2012-13 under Governor Brown鈥檚 proposed state budget.
SCUSD鈥檚 Greenest School Holds 鈥楻enovation Celebration鈥�
The Met 麻豆视频 High School gets an eco-chic $7 million overhaul 鈥� and it鈥檚 really cool
February 16, 2012 (麻豆视频): Recycled glass countertops. Decorating finishes made from salvaged wood. Polished concrete floors. Water-wise landscape.
These may seem like the design elements of a hip new restaurant.
Third Grader Wins 鈥楧ream Garden鈥� for SCUSD School
Shhh! Mark Hopkins Elementary school student to be surprised by Karden of 鈥楰inder Gardens鈥� on Tuesday morning
February 17, 2012 (麻豆视频): A third-grader鈥檚 colorful drawing of a garden filled with flowers has netted Mark Hopkins Elementary School a 鈥渄ream鈥� school garden worth thousands of dollars.
Melissa Martinez鈥檚 drawing was one of three top finalists in the Karden Gardens Dream School Garden Competition, which was part of last month鈥檚 Northern California Home and Landscape Expo.
Crafty Kids Stage Knit-a-Thon to Raise Funds, Help Others
SCUSD students will work their needles on Saturday 鈥� and they will 鈥榢not鈥� stop until they reach their goal!
February 23, 2012 (麻豆视频): Alice Birney Waldorf-Inspired eK-8 School students are staging a 鈥淜nit Together鈥� in Reichmuth Park on Saturday, part of a six-week knit-a-thon to raise money for the school and supply needy children with blankets.
The children have collected pledges for donations based on how many knitted squares they can produce between when the knit-a-thon started January 28 and March 2.
SCUSD Wins Planning Grant for Social, Emotional Learning
District one of eight selected for national collaboration
February 9, 2012 (麻豆视频): To succeed in school 鈥� and
life鈥攕tudents need to develop academically and grow emotionally
and socially.
Helping students acquire the life skills needed to make good decisions, build strong relationships and manage emotions is a focus of the 麻豆视频 City Unified School District (SCUSD).
Schools Celebrate Dr. Seuss鈥� Birthday with Fun-Filled Fests
Schools Celebrate Dr. Seuss鈥� Birthday with Fun-Filled Fests
February 29, 2012 (麻豆视频): Kids across 麻豆视频 City Unified School District will honor the birthday of Dr. Seuss on Friday 鈥� Read Across America Day 鈥� by listening to inspired renditions of the author鈥檚 best-loved books, including 鈥淭he Lorax.鈥�
鈥淩ead Across America Day is a great way to bring the community into our classrooms so students can see the joy that adults get from reading,鈥� said SCUSD Superintendent Jonathan Raymond. 鈥淭hese great reading role models send a strong message that reading is a pleasure and the key to success in life.鈥�
SCUSD 鈥楶riority School鈥� Receives $1.5 Million Grant
Oak Ridge Elementary will use funds to expand the instructional day by 45 minutes
February 17, 2012 (麻豆视频): Oak Ridge Elementary School has been awarded a three-year School Improvement Grant (SIG) from the California Department of Education, with year one funding (2012-13) of $1.5 million.
The grant will allow Oak Ridge to expand the school day by 45 minutes, increasing time spent in core academics, student enrichment and teacher planning and collaboration.
Oak Ridge was eligible to apply for SIG funding because in 2009-10 it was ranked among the lowest 5 percent of schools in the state in terms of academic performance.
Prime Time Boxers Visit SCUSD School to Knock Out Obesity
Celebrity boxing coaches Angelo Nunez and Cary Williams-Nunez kick off fat-fighting tour in 麻豆视频 on Thursday
March 7, 2012 (麻豆视频): Kids at Rosa Parks Middle School will learn the ropes 鈥� jump ropes 鈥� of how top boxers stay in shape on Thursday at a kick-off event for Prime Time Boxing鈥檚 national Knocking Out Obesity Tour.
Prime Time Boxing founders Cary Williams-Nunez and Angelo Nunez will teach students non-contact boxing workout techniques from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Thursday, March 8.