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OCDE NEWSROOM
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Sunburst Youth Academy graduates at-risk youth towards brighter futures |
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“You are led to the challenges in life that you are ready to overcome. The bigger the challenge, the bigger the growth, the bigger the change.” That’s the message Sunburst Youth Academy Director Col. Denise Trelfa delivered to cadets before retiring from a distinguished career. On Thursday, Dec. 10 she addressed the 26th graduating class of Sunburst Youth Academy, an immersive military-style high school for at-risk youth operated by the California National Guard in partnership with OCDE.
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https://newsroom.ocde.us/sunburst-youth-academy-graduates-at-risk-youth-towards-brighter-futures/ |
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Kindness follows on the heels of heartbreak for Inside the Outdoors manager and family |
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After losing their home to the devastating Bond Fire, the longtime caretaker of Inside the Outdoors’ Rancho Soñado site and her family were recipients of a surprise act of kindness on Friday. Stephanie Smith, who has lived at Rancho Soñado for nearly 20 years as the operations manager for OCDE’s Inside the Outdoors environmental education program, was presented with a check for $2,000 courtesy of Cops Care, a program created by Trauma Intervention Program (TIP) Orange County and the Orange County Sheriff’s Department to aid families impacted by crises.
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https://newsroom.ocde.us/kindness-follows-tragedy-for-inside-the-outdoors-manager-and-family/ |
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ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
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Anaheim Elementary School District launching COVID-19 testing program for employees |
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Anaheim Elementary School District might be operating in distance learning, but it is ready to launch a coronavirus testing program that will help staff members now, and students when they return to campus. Starting Monday, Dec. 14, all of the district’s approximately 2,500 employees – from teachers and administrators to custodians to bus drivers – will be eligible for free, walk-up testing on a “as needed” basis at Key Elementary School.
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https://www.ocregister.com/2020/12/13/anaheim-elementary-school-district-launching-covid-19-testing-program-for-employees/ |
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SACRAMENTO BEE
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Sacramento City Unified rejects budget cuts. New school board will inherit financial crisis |
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After hours of deliberation, public comment and two failed motions, Sacramento City Unified board members voted to reject $18 million in budget cuts late Thursday night.
This was the last board meeting for Board President Jessie Ryan and board members Mai Vang and Michael Minnick.
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https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/education/article247758185.html#storylink=mainstage_lead |
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SAN DIEGO UNION TRIBUNE
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Hundreds of San Diego County child care providers have closed due to the pandemic |
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The COVID-19 pandemic has closed 535 child care businesses in San Diego County while simultaneously raising operating costs and shrinking revenues for an already struggling industry. The number of closures represents about 12 percent of child care providers in the county, according to a November report from the YMCA Childcare Resource Service.
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https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/education/story/2020-12-14/san-diego-child-care-pandemic |
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SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
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Abraham Lincoln was once a hero. In some S.F. education circles, he’s now a bad guy |
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Abraham Lincoln, an iconic American hero, could soon be an outcast in San Francisco, his legacy called into question and his name ripped off a high school. Lincoln is one of dozens of historical figures who, according to a school district renaming committee, lived a life so stained with racism, oppression or human rights violations, they do not deserve to have their name on a school building.
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https://www.sfchronicle.com/local-politics/article/Abraham-Lincoln-was-once-a-hero-In-some-S-F-15798744.php |
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USA TODAY
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Students are falling behind in online school. Where's the COVID-19 'disaster plan' to catch them up? |
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Ruby Rodriguez remembers the days when English class meant walking to her desk, talking to friends and checking the board. Now class begins when her classmates' names appear online. She sits alone at the dining room table, barefoot and petting the family dog. It's her freshman year at St. Anthony High School, a private Catholic school in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She doesn't know what her classmates look like, since nobody ever turns on their cameras.
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https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/news/education/2020/12/13/covid-online-school-tutoring-plan/6334907002/ |
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BAKERSFIELD CALIFORNIAN
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Schools are allowed to stay open when COVID-19 surges, but have trouble staffing them |
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Rosedale Union School District is the biggest district in Kern County that brought general education students of all grade levels onto campus this fall. It has vocal support from its families, administration and board to bring students on campus as quickly as possible. So the moment the district could, it welcomed students to campuses in person. The gradual rollout over the last six weeks was completed last week when the oldest students returned. But it didn't last long.
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https://www.bakersfield.com/news/article_2b00ce14-3bec-11eb-8c22-1b8c076ba547.html |
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DAILY BREEZE
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LAUSD sued over level of in-person instruction for highest-needs students |
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Two children’s advocacy groups are asking the state’s highest court to compel the Los Angeles Unified School District to provide instruction and other services in person to students who have suffered the greatest learning loss during distance learning. LAUSD should have to provide in-person services to students with disabilities, English learners and others who can’t participate in their education online the same way as most other students, attorneys for the L.A.-based Alliance for Children’s Rights and the Learning Rights Law Center argued in a petition filed with the California Supreme Court on Friday, Dec. 11.
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https://www.dailybreeze.com/2020/12/11/lausd-sued-over-level-of-in-person-instruction-for-highest-needs-students/ |
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