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OCDE NEWSROOM
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OC schools get set to take on the Great Kindness Challenge |
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Schools across Orange County are getting to ready participate in the Great Kindness Challenge, which kicks off Monday, Jan. 23. Created by the nonprofit group Kids for Peace, and endorsed by state Superintendent Tony Thurmond, the Great Kindness Challenge is a national program dedicated to recording as many acts of kindness as possible in a single week — typically the last full week of January. This year’s theme is “Grow Kindness.” Last year, more than 18 million students from nearly 36,500 schools participated in the celebration of goodwill, contributing about 921 kind acts. |
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https://newsroom.ocde.us/local-campuses-take-on-the-great-kindness-challenge/ |
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EDSOURCE
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What you need to become a substitute teacher in California | Quick Guide |
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Becoming a substitute teacher in California has become easier and more financially lucrative in the last few years. California school districts have struggled to find enough substitute teachers to take over classrooms for absent teachers since the Covid-19 pandemic closed school campuses. Since then many substitute teachers, who are only paid for the days they work, quit or found jobs elsewhere. Some did not want to return to a classroom during the pandemic because of health concerns. |
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https://edsource.org/2023/what-you-need-to-become-a-substitute-teacher-in-california-quick-guide/682909 |
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OTHER NEWS OUTLETS
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South Coast REC supports school-to-work pipeline for students with disabilities |
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Before Brent Flory, 22, started bagging fruits and vegetables at his local Stater Bros. Market, he picked them at the University of California South Coast Research and Extension Center in Irvine. In partnership with Saddleback Unified School District's Esperanza Education Center, an adult transition program that provides independent living and life skills training for students with disabilities, South Coast REC hosts students on its 200 acres of land and introduces them to careers in agriculture. |
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https://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=55947 |
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National literacy data show nearly half of all 3rd graders began school year off-track |
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National data released last fall shows students who learned to read during the pandemic are still performing below those who were in early grades before schools closed — in some cases, well below. Fifty-three percent of second graders were on track in reading last fall, compared to 57% in 2019, according to Amplify, a curriculum provider. In first grade, the decline was greater — 8 percentage points. |
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https://www.laschoolreport.com/national-literacy-data-show-nearly-half-of-all-3rd-graders-began-school-year-off-track/ |
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LBUSD’s Early Learning & Kindergarten Festival returns this weekend |
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Preparing for schooling starts long before children enter the classroom, so the Long Beach Unified School District is hosting its annual Early Learning & Kindergarten Festival over the next two months to get the entire family ready.
LBUSD has been hosting the festival for 15 years, and the first event of this year’s festival will be held this Saturday at Dooley Elementary School. The festival will also include a virtual session and another in-person event next month.
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https://lbpost.com/news/lbusds-early-learning-kindergarten-festival-returns-this-weekend |
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