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OCDE NEWSROOM
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Mental health video made by La Quinta High students to air during Angels baseball games |
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A mental health awareness video created by students from La Quinta High School in the Garden Grove Unified School District is set to air as a 30-second television commercial during Angels games on Fox Sports West. “An Audience of One” was produced by creative writing students Alexa Wright, Kayla Nguyen, Keanu Hua and Brian Ly, along with their teacher, Amanda LaPera. According to district officials, the OC Health Care Agency selected the spot after partnering with Angels Baseball to promote suicide prevention during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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https://newsroom.ocde.us/mental-health-video-made-by-la-quinta-high-students-to-air-during-angels-games/ |
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ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
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District employees protest layoff of some 300 staff in Los Alamitos Unified |
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Employees of the Los Alamitos Unified School District held a protest at its headquarters on Friday, Aug. 14, calling on district officials to rescind the layoffs of some 300 classified staff members, including instructional assistants for special education and daycare assistants. District officials said the layoffs, which were approved by the school board this week but won’t go into effect until mid-October, are necessary as schools start the new year online.
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https://www.ocregister.com/2020/08/14/district-employees-protest-layoff-of-some-300-staff-in-los-alamitos-unified/ |
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Tustin’s newest campus ready to create its legacy |
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Construction is within a few weeks of completion on Tustin Unified School District’s new Legacy Magnet Academy. The campus, in the shadows of the two blimp hangars that were part of the former Marine Corps Air Station Tustin, takes its architectural cues from the massive structures. The school is opening with sixth- through ninth-grade levels, with nearly 440 enrolled, and will add a grade each year until it has students up through their senior year.
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https://www.ocregister.com/2020/08/14/tustins-newest-campus-ready-to-create-its-legacy/ |
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Westminster School District trustee resigns after voter fraud charges |
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Charged with three felony counts of voter fraud, Westminster School District trustee Xavier Nguyen announced his resignation at the board meeting Thursday, Aug. 13.
Explaining that he is “pursuing employment in another area,” Nguyen did not discuss his legal troubles, which involved the allegation of using a false residential address to run for office. On July 31, the Orange County District Attorney filed a complaint in Orange County Superior Court claiming that Nguyen committed perjury by submitting “fraudulent nomination papers” when he ran for office two years ago.
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https://www.ocregister.com/2020/08/14/westminster-school-district-trustee-resigns-after-voter-fraud-charges/ |
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LOS ANGELES TIMES
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How to adapt special education to the remote-learning reality |
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When the pandemic forced schools to transition to remote learning in the spring, some families struggled more than others. Families of students in special education programs were suddenly expected to adapt to an online learning environment that was often inaccessible to children with a variety of physical, emotional or developmental needs.
As another period of distance learning dawns, we asked parents, educators and service providers for recommendations and advice about special education. Here’s what they said.
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https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-08-14/how-to-adapt-special-education-to-the-remote-learning-reality |
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VOICE OF OC
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OC Schools Get Hundreds of Millions From State to Bolster Online Learning Efforts During Pandemic |
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Orange County schools are slated to get hundreds of millions of dollars from the state to equip students and staff for online learning during the coronavirus pandemic as the start of the school year draws near. Although state officials last week released a waiver for elementary schools to reopen this upcoming school year, middle and high schools are still required to begin the school year online. Most OC school districts have already geared up to start classes online.
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https://voiceofoc.org/2020/08/oc-schools-get-hundreds-of-millions-from-state-to-bolster-online-learning-efforts-during-pandemic/ |
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SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS
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When is it considered safe enough to reopen California’s classrooms? |
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As nearly all of California’s schools forge into the new academic year with virtual learning, everyone wants to know how soon it’ll be safe for students and teachers to return to real classrooms. While some experts — from Stanford researchers to the Centers for Disease Control — say the sooner schools can reopen for in-person instruction with proper precautions the better, many teachers and their unions across the state are advocating for more cautious approaches.
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https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/08/15/when-is-it-considered-safe-enough-to-reopen-californias-classrooms/ |
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SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY SUN
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New school year starts with some glitches, lots of participation in the Inland Empire |
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Sam Hernandez found time in his schedule this week to hang up shower curtains and create a socially-distant classroom for his fifth graders at Garcia Elementary School in Colton. When Hernandez’s 24 students will occupy the space remains unknown.
“I would rather the students be here in person, but we must all take the precautions to make sure we provide the safest environment possible for them,” said Hernandez, who was preparing to deliver the first virtual Back-to-School Night presentation of his career.
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https://www.sbsun.com/2020/08/14/new-school-year-starts-with-some-glitches-lots-of-participation-in-the-inland-empire/ |
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EDSOURCE
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Pressure is on to close the digital divide under California governor’s executive order |
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California state agencies will be required to speed up efforts to fund, build and connect all students with high-speed internet, according to an executive order issued by Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday. A gap between those who have computers and internet at home and those who do not, known as the digital divide, continues to persist in California even as nearly 97% of students plan to start the school year with distance learning.
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https://edsource.org/2020/pressure-is-on-to-close-the-digital-divide-under-california-governors-executive-order/638318 |
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DAILY BREEZE
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Student-led group aims to make high school reading lists more diverse |
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About a half dozen Southern California young people recently formed Diversify Our Narrative, an organization dedicated to changing high school reading lists by petitioning individual districts. Their goal is to get every English class to assign at least one book written by a person of color, and by Black authors in particular. The organization has quickly grown — spreading across the country.
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https://www.dailybreeze.com/2020/08/17/student-led-group-aims-to-make-high-school-reading-lists-more-diverse/ |
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KPBS
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Most School Reopening Requests Are From Private Schools, Raising Equity Concerns |
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Mid-July, Gov. Gavin Newsom said elementary schools and their districts could request a waiver to reopen even if their county is on the state’s monitoring list for high rates of COVID-19 infections. So far, the San Diego Health and Human Services Agency has received 56 requests from county schools. All but five are from private schools.
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https://www.kpbs.org/news/2020/aug/14/vast-majority-school-reopening-requests-coming-pri/ |
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