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OCDE NEWSROOM
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Eclipse 2024: How to safely witness the celestial spectacle over Orange County |
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If you haven’t already heard, a total solar eclipse will traverse North America on Monday, April 8, casting shadows across the United States, Mexico and Canada. This rare celestial event occurs when the moon blocks the sun, creating a temporary twilight across all Earthly areas in its path. In Orange County, the phenomenon will be observed as a partial solar eclipse that will start at 10:15 a.m. local time and peak at 11:13 a.m., when the moon will cover 34 percent of the sun’s diameter. The cosmic dance will call it a wrap around 12:15. |
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https://newsroom.ocde.us/eclipse-2024/ |
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Weekly roundup: Troy High earns fifth national title at CyberPatriot competition, NBC spotlights OCDE AI administrators, and more |
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Six students from the Troy High School NJROTC program recently earned their school’s fifth title as national champions at the CyberPatriot XVI National Finals.
The student team known as W.A.T.T., or We Are Troy Tech, competed alongside their peers in the All Service Division through a series of challenges testing their cybersecurity expertise in network and operational systems. The three-day event, hosted by the U.S. Air Force Association, concluded with an awards banquet on March 18.
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https://newsroom.ocde.us/weekly-roundup-troy-high-earns-fifth-national-title-at-cyberpatriot-competition-nbc-spotlights-ocde-ai-administrators-and-mor |
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LOS ANGELES TIMES
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DAILY PILOT |
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Orange County high school artists celebrated in LCAD Gallery exhibition |
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A little recognition can go a long way in determining the path chosen by youth, especially when it comes to academic and career pursuits. Hundreds of Orange County high school students submitted their artwork, and dozens had their creations juried into the “Color It Orange” exhibition at the LCAD Gallery in downtown Laguna Beach.
The art show was started 49 years ago by Designing Women, a founding support group of Laguna College of Art and Design. The program inspires students by recognizing their work, and in so doing, it honors the teachers who have helped their pupils discover their talents.
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https://www.latimes.com/socal/daily-pilot/news/story/2024-04-06/orange-county-high-school-artists-celebrated-in-lcad-gallery-exhibition |
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SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
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Wealthy Bay Area school district tackles hot-button issue: What is an ‘A’ student? |
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It’s a debate districts are having across the Bay Area and the country, given increasing concerns over grade inflation, racial inequities on report cards and at the most basic level, whether an A means students actually mastered the subject matter or simply showed up and didn’t make waves. |
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https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/schools-grading-palo-alto-19381470.php |
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EDSOURCE
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Child abuse exhibit coming to Merced County permanently |
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Merced County’s Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Overcomers, an organization that addresses the effects of childhood trauma, received funding to purchase The Lisa Project, a multisensory exhibit that raises awareness about child abuse, the organization announced in a Thursday media release emailed to EdSource.
The exhibit, condensed into a traveling showcase, was shown temporarily in Merced County in August to garner funding for a permanent full-scale space. Created by the nonprofit organization The Lisa Project, the exhibit raises awareness, increases prevention and provides education about child abuse through multimedia installations and audio narration that depict what child abuse looks like in various situations.
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https://edsource.org/updates/child-abuse-exhibit-coming-to-merced-county-permanently |
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Schools use rare solar eclipse as learning opportunity for students |
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Several schools, including many in the Central San Joaquin Valley, are using Monday’s rare solar eclipse – when the moon passes between the Earth and sun – as a learning experience for students. Red Bank Elementary is one of several Clovis Unified schools that will be educating students about the natural occurrence, the school district said in a media release emailed to EdSource. All Red Bank Elementary staff and students will have safe solar glasses to view the eclipse around 11:10 am, as David McGee, a visitor from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), narrates the event. |
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https://edsource.org/updates/schools-use-rare-solar-eclipse-as-learning-opportunity-for-students |
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Community outrage leads to changes in Fresno Unified superintendent search |
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At a special meeting Wednesday, the Fresno Unified School District board bowed to community pressure and postponed already scheduled interviews of district employees vying for the superintendent job. The seven-person board was set to interview internal candidates during a closed session — an initial step in the process to select the next superintendent for the state’s third-largest district — before deciding whether to expand the search to candidates beyond the school district. The boardroom was packed, standing-room-only, with parents, students, staff and other community members. An overflow crowd watched the meeting on TV screens on the first and second floors of the district building. Thirty speakers echoed support for one of three positions regarding the search process: that the board’s decision to start with internal candidates first was best, that the board should’ve conducted at least a statewide search from the start, or that the process has been plagued by politics, so far. |
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https://edsource.org/2024/community-outrage-leads-to-changes-in-fresno-unified-superintendent-search/709278 |
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KQED
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Why Are There So Few School Buses in California? |
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Have you ever noticed how few school buses there are in California? A survey by the Federal Highway Administration found that nationally, almost 40% of school-aged kids ride a school bus. In California, that number is only 8%. Why? It goes back to a state constitutional amendment passed in 1978. In this episode from Bay Curious, producer Katrina Schwartz dives into how this proposition led to California’s lack of school buses. |
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https://www.kqed.org/news/11982016/why-are-there-so-few-school-buses-in-california |
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OTHER NEWS OUTLETS
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Schools seize on eclipse for rare learning opportunity — if they’re open |
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Schools across the country are preparing millions of students for the solar eclipse Monday, an exciting opportunity for educators who see it as one of the few times they can bring a space lesson to life. At Isidore Newman School in New Orleans, which is outside the path of totality but will see partial obscurity, teacher and department chair Jennifer Williams has been prepping for months for what the school is calling “eclipse-a-palooza,” complete with science stations on the football field, safety glasses and “eclipse snacks.” |
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https://thehill.com/homenews/education/4576641-schools-solar-total-eclipse-monday/ |
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