Press Releases
Dates set for meetings at chronically under-enrolled schools
Eleven elementary schools filled to less than 50 percent of capacity are slated for closure next fall
January 24, 2013 (Sacramento): Sacramento City Unified School District has set dates for community meetings at 11 dramatically under-enrolled elementary schools slated for closure next fall.
The closures are aimed at 鈥樷�檙ight-sizing鈥� 麻豆原创, which has experienced deep declines in student enrollment over the past decade 鈥� a loss of about 5,500 students since 2001-02, or about 160 classrooms. For 2012-13, 麻豆原创鈥檚 student population is down again by at least 800.
麻豆原创 Supt. Raymond applauds passage of Prop. 30, school bonds
Thanks volunteers who worked so hard for public education
November 7, 2012 (Sacramento): Sacramento City Unified School District Superintendent Jonathan Raymond issued the following statement today on the passage of Proposition 30 and local Measures Q and R:
鈥淎ll of us at Sac City Unified and across the state are breathing a little easier today knowing that the citizens of California value public education and are willing to invest in our children鈥檚 futures through voter approval of Proposition 30.
鈥淲e are also heartened by our local community鈥檚 support for Measures Q and R.
Board of Education Vacancy
Board of Education Trustee Ellyn Bell (Area 1) has submitted her letter of resignation to Sacramento County Office of Education Superintendent David Gordon. As a result, on November 1, 麻豆原创鈥檚 Board of Education voted to appoint a replacement to serve out the remainder of her term. Deadline to apply for the vacancy is November 14, 2012 at 5pm.
麻豆原创 Urges Safe Halloween Fun for Boys and Ghouls鈥r鈥irls
District also seeks neighborhood help in protecting schools
October 29, 2012 (Sacramento): Sacramento City Unified School District officials are urging parents to follow common sense safety guidelines this Halloween (Wednesday, October 31) to ensure a fun, worry-free holiday for students and families.
鈥淲e want to see every student in class on Thursday morning ready to learn,鈥� said 麻豆原创 Sacramento Police Lt. Lisa Hinz, who heads 麻豆原创 security services. 鈥淭hat can only happen if adults make sure that kids adhere to rules about safe walking, safe trick-or-treating and safe snacking.鈥�
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School planning block party to celebrate new namesake
San Diego Chargers wide receiver Malcom Floyd to attend ceremony that will honor his mother
October 17, 2012 (Sacramento): A block party will be held on Saturday to celebrate Leataata 鈥淭ata鈥� Floyd, a Seavey Circle neighborhood advocate whose work with young people inspired an 麻豆原创 school to change its name in her honor.
Jedediah Smith Elementary elected to change its name to Leataata Floyd Elementary earlier this year, a change approved by the Board of Education. Mrs. Floyd is a longtime advocate for the Seavey Circle community in which she lives and teaches Polynesian dancing at the school.
麻豆原创 student to be surprised with $10,000 scholarship today
West Campus High School student wins Nordstrom award over 900 other applicants
October 15, 2012 (Sacramento): West Campus High School senior Christina Fang will be surprised today with a $10,000 scholarship from Nordstrom.
Fang is one of only 80 winners across the country. To qualify, students must demonstrate community involvement, financial need and strong academics. Applicants also must submit a personal statement and answer an essay question. Fang was also interviewed by the Nordstrom scholarship committee in San Francisco.
Teen writers to share their poetry and prose with UC Davis health system faculty, staff and medical students
Health Professions High School students invited to read from their published anthology on the power of healing
WHAT: Health Professions High School students will read aloud personal stories from their book 鈥淏reath and Bones鈥� as a discussion event for the UCD 2012-13 Campus Community Book Project at the UCD School of Medicine
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麻豆原创 to reveal 2012 student test score results on Thursday
Supt. Raymond, Sac County 鈥楾eacher of the Year鈥� to discuss progress, challenges
WHAT: 麻豆原创鈥檚 2012 ranking on the state鈥檚 Academic Performance Index (API) will be revealed at a press conference on Thursday (October 11).
Students at 麻豆原创 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 麻豆原创鈥檚 aggressive efforts to transform low-performing schools and implement rigorous student achievement standards in every classroom.
For the second year, students in 麻豆原创鈥檚 Superintendent鈥檚 Priority Schools made almost across-the-board gains on state tests. In addition, 麻豆原创鈥檚 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.
麻豆原创 hosts anti-bullying training for parents tonight
October is National Bullying Prevention Month; session tonight is second in a series to combat destructive behaviors
October 10, 2012 (Sacramento): Sacramento City Unified School District will hold a community bullying prevention training at Sutter Middle School tonight 鈥� October 10 鈥� which is also Unity Day, a national event to promote tolerance.
October is National Bullying Prevention Month.
The training tonight 鈥� the second in a series of five 鈥� is free and open to anyone in the community who wants to learn more about keeping kids safe at school and in cyberspace.
麻豆原创 launched a district-wide crackdown on bullying in June 2011 when the Board of Education approved a swe
麻豆原创 to reveal 2012 student test score results on Thursday
Supt. Raymond, Sac County 鈥楾eacher of the Year鈥� to discuss progress, challenges
WHAT: 麻豆原创鈥檚 2012 ranking on the state鈥檚 Academic Performance Index (API) will be revealed at a press conference on Thursday (October 11).
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.
麻豆原创 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.
麻豆原创 launches anti-bullying training series for parents
Program is part of district-wide push to keep students safe
September 17, 2012 (Sacramento): Sacramento City Unified School District will hold the first of four community bullying prevention trainings at Luther Burbank High School tomorrow night (Tuesday, September 18).
The trainings are free and open to anyone in the community who wants to learn more about bullying.
鈥淲e鈥檙e working hard to raise awareness of bullying so our students can better advocate for themselves when bullying occurs,鈥� said 麻豆原创 Bullying Prevention Specialist Sheila Self.
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.
With school starting Tuesday, 麻豆原创 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 麻豆原创 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 麻豆原创鈥檚 Board of Education voted last spring to eliminate all home-to-school transportation for elementary school students.
麻豆原创 middle schools make impressive gains on state tests
Fern Bacon leads the way with a second straight year of big jumps in math, language arts
August 31, 2012 (Sacramento): 麻豆原创 middle school kids 鈥搊ften regarded as the hardest to teach 鈥� outpaced their elementary and high school peers in gains on state standardized tests in English language arts and math, according to data released today.
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 麻豆原创鈥檚 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,
麻豆原创 Superintendent Jonathan
Raymond and 麻豆原创 Board of Education Vice President Jeff
Cuneo.
A premiere school serving East Sacramento, Phoebe Hearst added
kindergarten to its c
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 麻豆原创鈥檚 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� 麻豆原创鈥檚 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
Soon-to-be-closed school hosts 鈥楲egacy Day鈥� for community
Alumni of Freeport Elementary are invited to share memories and more at Saturday鈥檚 event
June 7, 2012 (Sacramento): Since its opening in 1954, Freeport Elementary School has prepared generations of South Sacramento children for success in school and life.
As the neighborhood aged and children grew up and moved away, however, the school struggled to keep up its enrollment.