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OCDE NEWSROOM
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We salute Orange County’s outstanding music teachers |
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With Varsity Arts coverage coming to an end, we asked Orange County high school teachers to identify colleagues from their campus or other schools who do great work on behalf of the county’s arts students. We’d like to honor those named. |
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http://www.ocregister.com/2017/09/21/outstanding-music-teachers/ |
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Students stepping up to help in so many ways |
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After the devastation wrought by fires, floods and hurricanes, it is refreshing to see local students, the future leaders of our country, display empathy, concern for our environment, and patriotism. At Villa Park Elementary, fifth-grader Emma Lara Thompson initiated a letter-writing campaign, collecting an amazing 302 hand-written letters from her fellow students to send to Houston. At Crescent Elementary, donations were gathered for displaced Houston families. |
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http://www.ocregister.com/2017/09/20/students-stepping-up-to-help-in-so-many-ways/ |
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SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
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How California puts high school athletes at great risk |
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As the sun sets and the Friday night lights go on at football fields across California this week, thousands of high school players will prepare to clash. Missing from the equation, in many of those games, will be certified athletic trainers to watch over the proceedings, ready to address anything from common injuries to life-threatening situations. That’s because California is the only state that does not require its high school athletic trainers to be certified in any way. The state doesn’t even require schools to have trainers at games. So many do not. |
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http://www.sfchronicle.com/sports/article/How-California-puts-high-school-athletes-at-great-12219210.php |
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EDSOURCE
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Expanded rating system helps California parents understand how schools are doing |
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California is the first state in the nation to get enhanced school ratings from GreatSchools, an Oakland-based nonprofit. The improved ratings now include course access, student progress and equity — which are intended to help parents choose schools, advocate to improve them and support their children’s education.
Those measures are in addition to test scores and other data that was previously included in school profiles on the group’s website.
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https://edsource.org/2017/expanded-rating-system-helps-california-parents-understand-how-schools-are-doing/587768 |
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SI&A CABINET REPORT
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Feds announce English learner professional development grant |
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More than 11,000 current and incoming teachers will have access to professional development funding to help them better support English learners under a federal grant announced last week. U.S. Department of Education officials said they will award $20 million in grants under the National Professional Development Program to support 1,796 pre-service teachers and 9,731 current classroom teachers throughout the country. |
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https://www.cabinetreport.com/budget-finance/feds-announce-english-learner-professional-development-grant |
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New duties for schools if immigration bills pass |
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There is little doubt that Gov. Jerry Brown will sign SB 54, the so-called state sanctuary bill that limits how law enforcement in California can cooperate with federal immigration officials. For local educational agencies, it is probably business as usual—given that most districts have taken the position that California education code as well as some parts of federal law protect student records from inspection without parental consent. Many boards have also instructed security personnel and school police not to cooperate with federal immigration agents on campus. |
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https://www.cabinetreport.com/politics-education/new-duties-for-schools-if-immigration-bills-pass |
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SACRAMENTO BEE
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OC teacher a finalist in presidential awards program honoring math and science teachers |
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A science teacher from Bolsa Grande High School in the Garden Grove Unified School District is among eight state finalists in the 2017 Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching program. Kathryn Beck, who has been teaching for 18 years, is now in the running for what’s considered the highest recognition in the nation for math and science teachers at the secondary level. |
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http://newsroom.ocde.us/garden-grove-teacher-a-finalist-in-presidential-awards-program-honoring-math-and-science-teachers/ |
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