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Sacramento Schools Celebrate Read Across America Day
SACRAMENTO鈥擲acramento City Unified Schools are joining Read Across America celebrations across the country. Fans of beloved children鈥檚 author Theodor Seuss Geisel, better known as Dr. Seuss, will celebrate his 113th birthday on Thursday, March 2, 2017. His books and influence on young readers far and wide is recognized each year by The National Education Association (NEA). To celebrate reading and honor Dr. Seuss, the NEA established Read Across America Day on Dr. Seuss鈥� birthday as an annual nationwide celebration of reading.
麻豆原创 seeks community input at next Superintendent Search Town Hall Meeting at John F. Kennedy High School
John F. Kennedy High School hosts 3rd town hall on Wednesday, March 1
SACRAMENTO, CA 鈥� 麻豆原创 is engaged in a series of seven town halls to seek community input on what qualities the Board of Education should consider in hiring a new superintendent. In addition, the district is using its website to conduct an online survey and is posting comments from the town halls on its website. The third town hall will be held at John F. Kennedy High School from 6 to 8 p.m.
麻豆原创 seeks community input at next Superintendent Search Town Hall Meeting at Hiram Johnson High School
Hiram Johnson High School to host 2nd town hall on Monday, Feb. 27
SACRAMENTO, CA 鈥� 麻豆原创 is engaged in a series of seven town halls to seek community input on what qualities the Board of Education should consider in hiring a new superintendent. In addition, the district is using its website to conduct an online survey and is posting comments from the town halls on its website. The second town hall will be held at Hiram Johnson High School on Monday, Feb. 27 from 6 to 8 p.m.
麻豆原创 seeks community input on name change for Kit Carson Middle School
Jan. 25, 2017 (Sacramento): Decades-old Kit Carson Middle School is looking for a name to match its students as the campus evolves into a high school.
Kit Carson Vice Principal Rich Haley who serves on the committee charged with bringing recommendations to the Sacramento City Unified School District said the group has begun gathering input from the community. 鈥淲e want to know what the community wants 鈥� whether we should adopt a totally new name or only tweak the name by dropping the middle school designation,鈥� Haley said.
Sacramento city superintendent announces he will leave in June
Jos茅 L. Banda will not seek contract renewal
Jan. 20, 2017 (Sacramento): With his contract expiring in June, 麻豆原创 Superintendent Jos茅 Banda will formally announce at an 8:30 a.m. Friday press availability that he will not seek renewal of his three-year agreement with the city schools.
WHO: Superintendent Jos茅 Banda and Board of Education President Jay Hansen
WHAT: Formal announcement of Superintendent Banda鈥檚 departure in June
WHEN: Friday, Jan. 20 at 8:30 a.m.
Students return from Winter Break on Monday: 麻豆原创 will be ready
January 6, 2016 (Sacramento): Winter Break is drawing to a close. 麻豆原创鈥檚 principals, teachers and staff are preparing now to ensure that all campuses are open, warm and welcoming on Monday (January 9) when students return to their classrooms.
麻豆原创鈥檚 Board votes to support 鈥榮afe haven鈥� schools
麻豆原创鈥檚 Board of Education voted unanimously Thursday to designate 麻豆原创 schools as 鈥渟afe havens鈥� that protect students regardless of immigration status.
鈥淪tudents cannot learn in an environment of fear,鈥� said Board Vice President Jessie Ryan. 鈥淟ast night, by unanimously passing the Safe Haven School District resolution, our district made a strong statement that we hear our community鈥檚 fears and will do everything in our power to protect all students irrespective of race, ethnicity, religious beliefs, sexual preference or immigration status.鈥�
麻豆原创 announces 2013 Teachers of the Year
The pair 鈥� a math teacher and a social studies teacher -- will represent the district in Sacramento County鈥檚 competition
June 21, 2013 (Sacramento) 鈥� Stephanie Cook and Reza Mahvi have been named 麻豆原创 2013 Teachers of the Year.
Superintendent Banda鈥檚 statement on Measure G
Parcel tax would have generated $6 million-$7 million annually for 麻豆原创 schools
November 17, 2016 (Sacramento): Sacramento City Unified School District Superintendent Jos茅 L. Banda today thanked supporters of Measure G and expressed disappointment over the initiative鈥檚 narrow defeat at the polls.
Measure G was supported by 65 percent of Sacramento voters 鈥� just short of the two-thirds needed for passage. Although more voters cast ballots in favor of Measure G than Proposition 55 鈥� a statewide tax measure 鈥� Measure G failed to reach the supermajority required by law.
麻豆原创 to begin negotiations over Old Marshall site
麻豆原创鈥檚 Board of Education has directed staff to begin negotiations with a potential developer for the Old Marshall School site in Midtown.