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Thursday, March 9, 2023

ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

OCDE hosts job fair to recruit substitute teachers
As schools struggle to find substitute teachers, the Orange County Department of Education will host a recruitment fair on Thursday, March 9, in Costa Mesa. The job fair will include information on what is needed to become a substitute teacher and how to apply as well as free fingerprinting and permit processing for the first 150 registrants. The event, from 1-6:30 p.m., will be held in an open-house style at the department’s recruitment center, 3001 Redhill Ave., in Building 4, Suite 109.
https://www.ocregister.com/2023/03/08/ocde-hosts-job-fair-to-recruit-substitute-teachers/

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE

SFUSD just admitted to another major payroll problem. Thousands could be affected
San Francisco Unified School District officials admitted Tuesday that they failed to file three quarterly wage reports to the state in 2022, an omission that could delay tax returns and refunds to teachers and other district employees.
https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/sfusd-payroll-taxes-17827283.php

SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS

Summit Public Schools must be held accountable for school closure, Sunnyvale officials say
Summit Denali community members, city government officials and school board trustees joined together Wednesday to denounce the decision to close the Sunnyvale charter school and demand that Summit Public Schools be audited. On Jan. 11, Summit Denali’s parent organization, Summit Public Schools, abruptly announced the school was facing a projected $4.5 million deficit for the next school year and would likely shut down permanently after the end of the school year, leaving the school’s 600-plus students suddenly unmoored.
https://www.mercurynews.com/2023/03/08/summit-public-schools-must-be-held-accountable-for-school-closure-sunnyvale-officials-say/

Teacher housing proposed on Apple-owned Cupertino site
The project could allow up to 100 teachers to live closer to where they work.
https://www.mercurynews.com/2023/03/09/teacher-housing-proposed-on-apple-owned-site-in-cupertino/

EDSOURCE

LAUSD rolls out new safety apps for students and staff
LAUSD rolled out new apps aimed at streamlining communication and improving safety on campus, during a board meeting Tuesday night. The Los Angeles Times describes one app as being aimed at school employees in emergencies and the other as being aimed at students, staff, parents and other community members for non-emergency safety issues anonymously.
https://edsource.org/updates/lausd-rolls-out-new-safety-apps-for-students-and-staff

Stockton Unified board approves layoffs that includes five directors
Last night the board of Stockton Unified approved layoffs for 19 full-time positions that include five directors. This comes on the heels of an audit revealing potential fraud and other illegal fiscal practices, and just a week after the board terminated the contract for the district’s emeritus contract of Superintendent John Ramirez Jr.
https://edsource.org/updates/stockton-unified-board-approves-layoffs-that-includes-five-directors

KPBS

San Dieguito Union High School District asks for community input for new superintendent
There is a new effort to collect public input in the search for a permanent superintendent in the San Dieguito Union High School District. The district's board of trustees has three new members who were elected last November. They were crucial in the decision to hire Education Support Services Group, a consulting firm that specializes in identifying school superintendent candidates.
https://www.kpbs.org/news/local/2023/03/08/collaboration-and-calm-in-the-search-for-a-new-san-dieguito-union-high-school-district-superintendent

OTHER NEWS OUTLETS

SFUSD to recognize Eid in 2024 calendar
After more than an hour of public comment by 100 residents, San Francisco Board of Education commissioners and Superintendent Matt Wayne agreed to add the holy Muslim days Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha to next year’s academic calendar.
https://www.sfexaminer.com/news/education/sfusd-to-recognize-eid-in-2024-calendar/article_bbd513be-bdfe-11ed-adaf-fb36017726c2.html

LAUSD service workers move closer to possible strike
Los Angeles Unified School District officials said Wednesday they are beginning preparations for a possible strike by thousands of cafeteria workers, bus drivers, custodians, special education assistants and other workers who this week announced plans to cancel their existing contract amid stalled labor talks on a new pact.
https://spectrumnews1.com/ca/orange-county/education/2023/03/09/lausd-service-workers-move-closer-to-possible-strike


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