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OCDE NEWSROOM
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Skyview student wins honor for anti-alcohol artwork |
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Camrie Gurule, a student in OCDE’s ACCESS Skyview School, recently won the top prize in a contest organized by the Orange County Health Care Agency for her artwork aimed at preventing the use of alcohol products among young people. Students of Skyview participated in five-week alcohol and tobacco prevention “Media Detective” workshops and an Alcohol Awareness Art Contest offered by the agency’s Alcohol & Drug Education & Prevention Team (ADEPT). The ADEPT workshops allow students to unravel the meanings behind alcohol and tobacco messaging and are conducted at many schools throughout the county.
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https://newsroom.ocde.us/skyview-student-wins-honor-for-anti-alcohol-artwork/ |
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La Habra campus earns state award for exemplary arts program |
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The Arbolita Visual and Performing Arts Academy in the La Habra City School District has earned the 2020 California Exemplary Arts Education Award, an honor presented to just 13 schools statewide. To be eligible, campuses had offer instruction to all students in at least three of the five arts disciplines identified in the state’s arts standards. These include dance, media arts, music, theatre and visual arts. Schools also had to hit performance targets on the California School Dashboard, which is the state’s primary accountability tool.
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https://newsroom.ocde.us/la-habra-campus-earns-state-award-for-exemplary-arts-program/ |
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Garden Grove’s Latinos Unidos Conference prepares young leaders for success |
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More than 300 students recently attended the Garden Grove Unified School District’s seventh annual Latino Unidos Conference on the campus of Cal State Fullerton.
Organized by district-level Latinos Unidos student board members, the Jan. 11 event provided leadership training to set young people up for academic and personal success.
Middle and high schoolers — and some elementary students — got to attend a networking fair and exchange business cards with area professionals.
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https://newsroom.ocde.us/garden-groves-latinos-unidos-conference-prepares-young-leaders-for-success/ |
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LOS ANGELES TIMES
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DAILY PILOT |
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Newport-Mesa school district and teachers union reach tentative contract agreement |
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The Newport-Mesa Unified School District and its teachers union have reached a tentative contract agreement, wrapping up nearly a year of negotiations. The agreement includes a 3.5% raise for all employees in the Newport-Mesa Federation of Teachers, retroactive to Dec. 1, as well as a 1.4% one-time compensation boost from December through June, an increase in the cap on district contributions to health and welfare benefits and — most notably for district families — a calendar change that will shift the school start date earlier.
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https://www.latimes.com/socal/daily-pilot/news/story/2020-01-17/newport-mesa-teachers-union-reaches-tentative-contract-agreement |
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SAN DIEGO UNION TRIBUNE
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Students recycle waste to build merchandise and business experience |
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Sitting at a sewing machine, Carlsbad High School senior Jeremy Bullara displayed a black nylon dog collar, and explained some simple business math. “This collar takes 67 cents, and 10 minutes to make, and costs $10,” he said. The collar, made from upcycled climbing ropes, also reduces waste and offers students hands-on experience in running a small business, through their Virtual Enterprise class.
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https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/communities/north-county/carlsbad/story/2020-01-17/virtual-enterprise |
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SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
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State skims from school funds to pay for trial courts |
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Three small paragraphs in the state’s education code will shift up to $90 million from schools in 10 California counties this year, putting the money instead into the state’s coffers for trial courts. But the move could violate another section of state law, county officials said. Superintendents and school board members from the affected counties, including San Mateo, Marin and Santa Clara, have banded together to urge state officials to stop the practice, saying the money is needed locally to help kids succeed, ultimately keeping them out of those trial courts, officials said.
https://www.sfchronicle.com/education/article/State-skims-from-school-funds-to-pay-for-trial-14986983.php
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https://www.sfchronicle.com/education/article/State-skims-from-school-funds-to-pay-for-trial-14986983.php |
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EDSOURCE
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California high school students who lobbied for state MLK holiday honored in Oakland Tech play |
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As California celebrates the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday, some may not know that it was a tenacious group of Oakland high schoolers that led to his birthday becoming a state holiday. Oakland Technical High School’s class of 1981 — dubbed “The Apollos” — took on the lofty goal their freshman year and spent their four years in high school tirelessly pressing politicians to make California one of the first states in the country to declare Dr. King’s birthday a holiday, following in the footsteps of Illinois, Connecticut and Massachusetts.
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https://edsource.org/2020/california-high-school-students-who-lobbied-for-state-mlk-holiday-honored-in-oakland-tech-play/6226431981 |
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California governor joins those wanting to hold school districts more accountable for spending |
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In an audit last fall of three districts’ spending, State Auditor Elaine Howle called on the State Board of Education and the Legislature to hold districts more accountable for how they spend money they receive from the Local Control Funding Formula. In the state budget that he presented this month, Gov. Gavin Newsom included two proposals that respond to the audit, setting the stage for negotiations with legislators who have introduced bills that mirror two of Howle’s key recommendations.
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https://edsource.org/2020/california-governor-joins-those-wanting-to-hold-school-districts-more-accountable-for-spending/622676 |
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LA teachers’ union leader says 2019 strike sparked local and statewide change |
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One year after 30,000 Los Angeles teachers went on strike, the head of United Teachers Los Angeles looks back at those days as setting the stage for change. In an interview this week with EdSource, UTLA President Alex Caputo-Pearl credits the strike for paving the way for more charter school regulation in California and for the election of Jackie Goldberg to the L.A. Unified school board. Caputo-Pearl also discussed the district’s finances and relations between the union and the district.
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https://edsource.org/2020/la-teachers-union-leader-says-2019-strike-sparked-local-and-statewide-change/622498 |
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KPBS
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San Diego Preschools Will Benefit From Proposed State Budget |
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In 20 years of working in early childhood education for 20 years, Damon Carson has never seen as much funding for preschool and childcare in California as he's seeing now. “The more you invest in early education and high-quality experiences for children, equals a greater return as they become adults,” Carson said. Carson is the general manager of education at the Neighborhood House Association, which serves 7000 students from low-income families at more than 100 sites across San Diego County.
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https://www.kpbs.org/news/2020/jan/17/san-diego-preschools-will-benefit-proposed-state-b/ |
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OTHER NEWS OUTLETS
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Lawmakers look to cut down food waste in American schools |
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Three members of Congress have introduced a proposal to try to cut down on food waste in U.S. schools. Democratic Reps. Chellie Pingree of Maine and Suzanne Bonamici of Oregon and Republican Rep. Dan Newhouse of Washington are calling the proposal the “School Food Recovery Act.” It aims to create a new program within the U.S. Department of Agriculture that supports schools that work to cut down on food waste. Schools represent “a tremendous opportunity for students to think outside the box, reduce hunger and cut greenhouse gas emissions,” Pingree said.
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https://apnews.com/dce9b7747b7d9537ec9630a2bf4b0121 |
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