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OCDE NEWSROOM
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OCDE’s chief technology officer gets inducted into an IT Hall of Fame |
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A well-known membership association that supports school-based IT professionals has inducted OCDE Chief Technology Officer Carl Fong into its Hall of Fame. CITE, short for California IT in Education, was established back in 1960 as the California Educational Data Processing Association, or CEDPA. In 2003, the not-for-profit became the California Educational Technology Professionals Association, or CETPA, before changing its name to CITE in 2019. Fong, who has spent 34 years with OCDE, was among 21 inaugural honorees recognized during the annual conference on Nov. 13.
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https://newsroom.ocde.us/ocde-chief-technology-officer-inducted-into-it-hall-of-fame/ |
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CAPISTRANO DISPATCH
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Students Asked to Participate in Health Survey |
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The Capistrano Unified School District will be asking students in grades 5, 7, 9, and 11 to participate in a voluntary student health and well-being survey. The survey is sponsored by the California Department of Education. It aims to promote better youth health and well-being, improve the school environment, and better equip schools to handle drug abuse and violence, according to a parent letter from the district. The survey gathers information on developmental support, school safety, student health, and other topics. Children are not required to take the survey. Students who don’t participate will not be penalized or discriminated against. Parents can sign forms authorizing or not authorizing their child to take the survey.
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https://www.thecapistranodispatch.com/students-asked-to-participate-in-health-survey/ |
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SAN DIEGO UNION TRIBUNE
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Oceanside Unified changes public comment rules following complaint by ACLU |
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The Oceanside Unified School District Board of Education has revised its rules for public comment after the American Civil Liberties Union warned the district to stop restricting public speech. The changes, approved last month, address complaints that the board improperly restricted the time allowed for speakers, and that some members of the public were prevented from commenting. The ACLU reviewed the revised policy this week and said it had no further comments on the issue, but would keep an eye on the district’s compliance.
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https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/communities/north-county/oceanside/story/2019-12-04/oceanside-unified-updates-public-comment-rules |
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EDSOURCE
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LA Unified releases new data measuring academic success of students over time |
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California’s largest school district on Wednesday publicly released new data measuring how its students progress from year to year. Los Angeles Unified, which serves more than 600,000 students, published what are known as academic growth data as part of a new online data portal called School Information+, becoming the latest district in the state to share the data.
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https://edsource.org/2019/la-unified-releases-new-data-measuring-academic-success-of-students-over-time/620786 |
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NPR
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A Dreaded Part Of Teachers' Jobs: Restraining And Secluding Students |
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Brent McGinn spent a year early in his career working with students who could sometimes hurt themselves. The special education teacher recalls a student who would sometimes hit his head on the tile floor, full force. When that happened, McGinn faced a tough decision. "If I put a pad between that kid and the tile, it's going to soften it, but it's not going to stop him from full-force hitting his head into something," he says. "Whereas restraint would."
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https://www.npr.org/2019/12/05/777358918/a-dreaded-part-of-teachers-jobs-restraining-and-secluding-students |
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OTHER NEWS OUTLETS
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Court hears suit arguing youth aren’t prepped for civic life |
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A class action suit claiming the state of Rhode Island has failed to prepare young people to fully participate in civic life will be heard in federal court. The state’s motion to dismiss the suit brought by the Center for Educational Equity at Columbia University’s Teachers College and the Rhode Island Center for Justice against Democratic Gov. Gina Raimondo, education officials and others will be heard Thursday in U.S. District Court, the Boston Globe reported. Plaintiffs are asking for a ruling declaring that all students nationwide have a constitutional right to an education that prepares them to be capable voters and jurors, to exercise effectively all of their constitutional rights and to participate effectively and intelligently in a democratic political system.
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https://apnews.com/4140f89055933c6ad9754e5f5e390e02 |
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