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69视频 to celebrate Green Apple Day of Service with campus clean ups
鈥榃here we learn matters鈥 is slogan for international event

September 20, 2012 (Sacramento): Schools in Sacramento City Unified School District are participating in the first-ever Green Apple Day of Service, an international event sponsored by the Center for Green Schools at the U.S. Green Building Council.

The first Green Apple Day project gets underway this Saturday (September 22) at West Campus High School. Hundreds of volunteers from Starbucks, Rebuilding Together, State of Being and the West Campus community will work to revitalize the grounds surrounding two classroom wings.

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Shhh! Teacher to be surprised with award, gift tomorrow
OfficeMax to honor Golden Empire teacher on 鈥楢 Day Made Better鈥; students to be surprised, too

WHAT:                                 Golden Empire Elementary School teacher Renee Mondzak will receive a surprise visit from OfficeMax to award her $1,000 worth of classroom supplies as part of the annual A Day Made Better advocacy program.

                               

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Assemblymember Roger Dickinson to Distribute Over 300

On Wednesday, September 12, Assemblymember Roger Dickinson will distribute over 300 backpacks filled with school supplies to Sacramento youth. Dickinson鈥檚 2nd annual 鈥淕ive Back(pack) Drive,鈥 a back-to-school drive to collect backpacks and supplies for kindergarten through 6th grade students in Sacramento ran throughout the month of August.

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Kids celebrate summer service, learning at events this week
Meet the students who are fighting dreaded summer 鈥榖rain drain鈥 at fun-filled showcases TODAY and Thursday

July 24, 2012 (Sacramento):  Hundreds of students who participated in Sacramento City Unified School District鈥檚 innovative summer programs will show off community service projects and more at showcase events scheduled for today (July 24) and Thursday (July 26).

During 鈥淪ummerquest,鈥 69视频鈥檚 program for elementary school students, kids researched countries in anticipation of the 2012 Summer Olympics in London and created their own countries using the theme 鈥淲e are the World.鈥

The children will discuss their 鈥渨orlds鈥 and what they learned at the Summerquest Olympics Showc

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First day of school to feature Senate pro Tem Steinberg, 鈥榞reen鈥 classrooms
Supervisor Serna and Superintendent Raymond will also speak at 鈥楽acramento Goes Back to School鈥 event

August 30, 2012 (Sacramento):  Senate pro Tem Darrell Steinberg will speak Tuesday morning (September 4) at 69视频鈥檚 first day of school celebration, held this year at Phoebe Hearst Elementary School to highlight the campus鈥 new 鈥済reen鈥 classrooms.

Other VIP guests scheduled to speak at 鈥淪acramento Goes Back to School鈥 include Sacramento County Supervisor Phil Serna, Sacramento City Unified School District Superintendent Jonathan Raymond and 69视频 Board of Education Vice President Jeff Cuneo.
A premiere school serving East Sacramento, Phoebe Hearst added kindergarten to its c

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With school starting Tuesday, 69视频 reminds parents of bus service cuts
Letters, automated phone calls sent home; bus service still available to some students

August 31, 2012 (Sacramento):  School starts on Tuesday, and the Sacramento City Unified School District is working hard to remind parents that bus service for elementary school students has been eliminated with a few exceptions.

To balance a $28 million budget deficit, the 69视频鈥檚 Board of Education voted last spring to eliminate all home-to-school transportation for elementary school students.

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Students at 69视频 鈥楶riority Schools,鈥 middle schools make big learning gains
California Department of Education data released today validates district initiatives to increase student achievement

October 11, 2012 (Sacramento): State test data released today validates Sacramento City Unified School District鈥檚 aggressive efforts to transform low-performing schools and implement rigorous student achievement standards in every classroom.

For the second year, students in 69视频鈥檚 Superintendent鈥檚 Priority Schools made almost across-the-board gains on state tests. In addition, 69视频鈥檚 middle school students 鈥 adolescents often regarded as the hardest to teach 鈥 also made impressive strides, outpacing their elementary and high school peers in gains.