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OCDE NEWSROOM
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Registration is open for the sixth annual California MTSS conference |
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Educators, administrators, counselors and other school-based professionals are invited to register now for the 2023 CA MTSS Professional Learning Institute, a three-day summer conference aimed at promoting the academic, behavioral and social-emotional success of all learners. Hosted by the Orange County Department of Education, the Butte County Office of Education and the California Integrated Supports Project consortia, the conference is expected to draw thousands of attendees to the Anaheim Convention Center July 18 through July 20. |
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https://newsroom.ocde.us/registration-is-open-for-the-sixth-annual-california-mtss-conference/ |
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LOS ANGELES TIMES
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Political strife is harming California teens’ high school experience, study says |
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California is often cited as a bastion of left-leaning politics, with an electorate that voted for Joe Biden over Donald Trump by a nearly 2-1 ratio in 2020. But a study of the state’s high schools shows that California campuses are just as likely to experience political strife as those in other, more polarized states. “The surprise here is not that California is different, it is that our public schools are experiencing similar levels of political attacks and conflict with what we have seen across the nation,” said John Rogers, a study co-author and director of the UCLA Institute for Democracy, Education and Access. |
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https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-03-15/political-division-hostility-are-harming-high-schoolers-experiences-in-california-new-study-says |
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SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS
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$45 million funneled toward California’s community schools |
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California has approved another $45 million for community schools across the state — the latest phase of a $4.1 billion initiative to expand education, health and social services for students and their families. A decades-old model, community schools offer expanded support for not just students, but families and communities around the campus. That could include before and after school programs, learning opportunities for parents, extended food support, or other initiatives that fit the specific needs of a neighborhood. |
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https://www.mercurynews.com/2023/03/14/45-million-funneled-toward-californias-community-schools/ |
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KPCC
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For Many LA Schools Staff, A New Contract Could Be A Reprieve From Major Financial Stress |
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In the 23 years Jannette Verbera has worked for the district, she can’t remember a time where she didn’t work at least two jobs.
Verbera is an executive board member of Service Employees International Union Local 99, the union that represents school staff members employed by the Los Angeles Unified School District — 30,000 bus drivers, special education assistants, cafeteria workers and other core staff.
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https://laist.com/news/education/for-many-la-schools-staff-a-new-contract-could-be-a-reprieve-from-major-financial-stress |
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OTHER NEWS OUTLETS
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Learning skills, gaining confidence in the Spyder Lab |
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A program at Newport-Mesa Unified School District’s Back Bay High School in Costa Mesa is giving students an opportunity to run a business while learning entrepreneurial skills and preparing for careers in graphic media. The Newport Mesa Unified School District kicked off the Spyder Lab this school year. It’s a yearlong, hands-on program that teaches and certifies students in how to use machinery, such as direct-to-garment machines, laser engraving and more. |
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https://spectrumnews1.com/ca/orange-county/education/2023/03/10/learning-skills---gaining-confidence-in-the-spyder-lab |
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Payroll problems mount as teachers union and school district begin raise negotiations |
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Why can’t we get paid? That’s the question San Francisco teachers are asking as their union and the school district begin negotiations for wage increases. The 70-member bargaining team represents the United Educators of San Francisco’s largest in history — and includes paraeducators, social workers, nurses and other employees working together to create a uniform proposal. But on day one of bargaining, the San Francisco Unified School District announced it will consider pouring more money into the payroll system that left thousands unpaid or underpaid. |
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https://www.sfexaminer.com/news/education/sf-school-payroll-problems-continue-as-union-talks-begin/article_62575f3a-c2af-11ed-933e-136df6853fd5.html |
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