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OCDE NEWSROOM
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C-H-A-M-P: El Rancho Charter School eighth-grader wins Orange County Spelling Bee |
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After two days of intense competition, it all came down to “gallivat.” The word refers to an East Indian ship propelled by sails and oars that’s often armed and used by pirates. But eighth-grader Aaron Lim of El Rancho Charter School in Anaheim just had to sequence its letters correctly. He did so perfectly on Saturday afternoon to emerge as champion of the 2023 Orange County Spelling Bee after 18 high-stakes rounds. Next comes a chance to represent his county at the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington D.C. |
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https://newsroom.ocde.us/c-h-a-m-p-el-rancho-charter-school-eighth-grader-wins-orange-county-spelling-bee/ |
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Weekly roundup: 16,000 OC students score science lesson from the Anaheim Ducks, honoring Black History Month, and more |
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More than 16,000 elementary students from local school districts took a field trip to the Honda Center in Anaheim on Thursday to explore science, technology, engineering and math through the game of hockey. Returning to an in-person format for the first time since 2020, the Anaheim Ducks’ largest Scholastic Curriculum of Recreation & Education — or S.C.O.R.E. — event of the year invites students to interact with exhibits, watch stage shows and have the opportunity to watch the Ducks practice. |
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https://newsroom.ocde.us/weekly-roundup-16000-oc-students-score-science-lesson-from-the-anaheim-ducks-black-history-month-museum-and-more/ |
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ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
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Are Southern California students and teachers breathing clean air? |
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New laws and funding push ventilation to boost air quality and slow spread of COVID-19. But experts cite too many loopholes and not enough consistency. Tina Andres hates the red light. And this time, it’s not even blinking. It’s just solid red, as in, change-the-filter-now red. The air purifier in teacher Andres’ classroom at MacArthur Fundamental Intermediate School in Santa Ana was installed in 2021. But the first time the light went red no new filters could be found, a result of supply chain woes. Now, about two months after installing a replacement, the warning signal is back. Andres, a sixth-grade math teacher who’s taught in the same class, Room 7, for 30 years, said the air problem isn’t just about COVID-19. “We have mold issues,” she said. “There are issues like this all over the county. Some of these schools are old. |
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https://www.ocregister.com/2023/03/05/are-southern-california-students-and-teachers-breathing-clean-air/ |
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EDSOURCE
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Tapping into family engagement can boost literacy and math, experts say. |
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Family engagement may be key to student academic success, as K-12 Dive reported.
A strong connection between school and family leads to higher grades, test scores, attendance and graduation rates, said Karen Mapp, a senior lecturer on education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education during the U.S. Department of Education’s first online panel discussion in its Family Engagement Learning Series.
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https://edsource.org/updates/tapping-into-family-engagement-can-boost-literacy-and-math-experts-say |
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New legislation would ban textbook bans |
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A bill introduced last month would require that textbooks used in California schools represent people from all races, ethnicities, genders and sexual orientation.
The author of Assembly Bill 1078, Corey Jackson, D-Riverside, told the Sacramento Bee that the current curriculum used in schools often erases Black, brown, Asian and LGBTQ+ voices. “When students are exposed to a narrow range of experiences, they may struggle to relate to the material, which causes them to disengage from learning, or even develop biases that limit them from engaging with people from different backgrounds,” Jackson said told The Bee.
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https://edsource.org/updates/new-legislation-would-ban-textbook-bans |
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OTHER NEWS OUTLETS
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O.C. Board of Education says Waldorf public charter school cannot expand countywide but can add high school grades within Ocean View School District |
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A Waldorf public charter school in the Ocean View School District seeking to expand will be able to add more grade levels to its Huntington Beach campus.
However, for now, Sycamore Creek Community Charter School will not be allowed to establish campuses outside the boundaries of its current district.
That’s the result of a vote made by the Orange County Board of Education (OCBE) at its March 1 meeting.
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https://bit.ly/3ygfRB7 |
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Exclusive: Despite K-2 reading gains, results flat for 3rd grade ‘COVID kids’ |
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The percentage of third graders on track in reading hasn’t budged since this time last year, new data shows — a reminder of the literacy setbacks experienced by kindergartners when schools shut down in 2020. Even so, the test’s administrators are interpreting the flatline at 54% as good news. Paul Gazzerro, director of data analysis at curriculum provider Amplify, said it’s likely that third graders would have fallen even further behind without efforts like tutoring and additional group instruction. |
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https://www.laschoolreport.com/exclusive-despite-k-2-reading-gains-results-flat-for-3rd-grade-covid-kids/ |
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LBUSD picks Jordan High’s Frania Lopez as 1st student school board member |
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The Long Beach Unified School District’s first-ever student board member will be Jordan High School senior Frania Lopez, who was selected from a group of five finalists during last week’s school board meeting. She is the first student to hold a seat on LBUSD’s Board of Education where she’ll be able to participate in the discussions and cast ceremonial votes as a representative for the district’s more than 65,000 students. |
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https://lbpost.com/news/education/lbusd-first-student-board-member-jordan-frania-lopez |
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