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Judge rules for Sacramento City Unified School District in layoffs case
A State of California Administrative Law Judge presiding over Sacramento City Unified School District certificated employee layoff hearings has issued a finding that agrees with the school district on most of the issues regarding its layoffs, validating most of the Board of Education鈥檚 certificated layoffs and skipping criteria (鈥渟kipping鈥� refers to Board-approved criteria that allows staff with specialized training and/or qualifications to be 鈥渟kipped鈥� as part of the layoff process, regardless of their seniority).
69视频 Opens 鈥楪ateway鈥� Support Center for Families, Students
New 鈥楥onnect Center鈥� will improve coordination of services, increase access for those in need
Sacramento City Unified School District (69视频) is improving the way it delivers critically important services to students and families by opening an innovative new 鈥渙ne-stop鈥� support center in the former Genesis High School building.
The 鈥淐onnect Center鈥� will centralize such services as crisis intervention, mental health counseling and health insurance enrollment 鈥� providing a gateway to support for parents and kids.
The Connect Center will be opened with a reception at 3:30 p.m. on Monday, May 9. The center is located at 5601 47th Ave.
Kennedy High School鈥檚 Greene Wins UC Davis C-STEM 鈥楾eacher of the Year鈥�
The automotive technology instructor is recognized for his work in helping students master 21st century job skills
Rob Greene, who teaches automotive technology at John F. Kennedy High School through the Regional Occupation Program, received UC Davis鈥� C-STEM (Computing, Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) 鈥淭eacher of the Year鈥� award at ceremony on Saturday.
Bullies Beware: New 69视频 Policy Cracks Down on Harassment
District toughens stance in a sweeping initiative to keep kids, schools as safe as possible
A comprehensive new policy aimed at cracking down on bullying 鈥� in school hallways and in cyber space 鈥� will be considered by Sacramento City Unified School District鈥檚 Board of Education on Thursday.
The meeting is scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday (May 5) in the Serna Center Community Room, 5735 47th Ave. The anti-bullying item is set for discussion at 9 p.m.
Neighbors asked to help protect schools over Spring 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 campuses.
In light of this, 69视频 is asking the community for help in keeping schools safe and secure over Spring Break next week (April 18-22).
鈥淢ost of our schools are surrounded by houses, and we need the residents of those houses to join us in protecting these valuable and sometimes vulnerable community centers,鈥� said Sacramento Police Lt. Katherine Lester, who heads 69视频 security services.
A Real Fish Story: Fifth-Graders to Release School-Raised Steelhead Trout into American River
Golden Empire Elementary School teacher among few in state licensed to raise protected species
It鈥檚 never easy to say good-bye when a little one leaves the nest. Or, in this case, leaves the 10-gallon fish tank.
But on Friday, a group of fifth-graders from Golden Empire Elementary School will bravely bid adieu to two-dozen baby steelhead trout they raised from eggs. The release is the culmination of a class study of both fish life cycles and the eco-system of the river.
69视频 to Launch Bold New 鈥楪reen鈥� Initiative at Multi-School Earth Day Fest
Kids themselves design eco-cool activities for celebration 鈥� including a 鈥榯rashy鈥� version of TV鈥檚 鈥楳inute to Win It鈥�
More than 500 kids will be running, recycling and digging for worms at Sacramento City Unified School District鈥檚 kid-designed Earth Day Celebration on Wednesday, April 13, at Theodore Judah Elementary school.
The event will kick off with a 10 a.m. press conference where 69视频 Superintendent Jonathan Raymond will announce a bold new initiative for 鈥済reening鈥� Sac City schools. Theodore Judah is located at 3919 McKinley Blvd.
Bust a Move and a Movie: Rosemont Celebration Expected to Draw Huge Crowds on Friday
Festivities include carnival games, bounce houses and a movie on a multi-story outdoor screen
On Friday night, things will be hopping at Rosemont High School 鈥�
literally.
That鈥檚 when the high school hosts the second annual 鈥淓ssence of
Rosemont,鈥� a fun-packed evening of carnival games, bounce houses,
live music and an outdoor movie on an enormous 60-foot-wide
screen.
The best part? Admission is free.
Robots to Roll into Thursday鈥檚 Board of Education Meeting
Operated remotely by the teens who built them, the robots will 鈥渉and鈥� certificate to the Board President
Robots will roll into Sacramento City Unified School District鈥檚 Board of Education meeting Thursday (April 7), but don鈥檛 worry, Will Robinson 鈥� there is no danger.
The robots are the handiwork of high school students who constructed them from scratch to battle it out with other 鈥榖ots at last month鈥檚 prestigious FIRST Robotics Sacramento Regional Tournament at UC Davis.
Restaurant Run by Fourth Graders Entices Celebrity Chefs, VIP Guests
Chefs Patrick Mulvaney and Jeff Clark worked with Oak Park elementary school students on elegant dining experience
It has all the trappings of a great dining experience 鈥� a celebrity chef, a VIP guest list, fine linen, fancy china and a haute cuisine made from fresh local products.
The twist on this 鈥淔ive Star Restaurant鈥� is that it鈥檚 run entirely by fourth graders.