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OCDE NEWSROOM
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6 questions (and answers) about this summer’s California MTSS Professional Learning Institute |
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This summer, the Orange County Department of Education and the Butte County Office of Education are teaming up to host the sixth annual California MTSS Professional Learning Institute at the Anaheim Convention Center. Spanning three days from July 18 through July 20, the conference aims to help educators, administrators and other school-based professionals meet the needs of all learners with strategies and resources that are based on the California Multi-System of Support framework. |
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https://newsroom.ocde.us/6-questions-and-answers-about-this-summers-california-mtss-professional-learning-institute/ |
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OC Friday Night Live Partnership honors three school chapters, one advisor |
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Recognizing efforts to implement best practices in youth leadership while leading alcohol and drug prevention initiatives, the Orange County Friday Night Live Partnership honored three schools and an advisor at the annual OCFNLP Chapter Recognition Event on May 12 at Chapman University. More than 300 students, school staff and family members attended the event with the theme “Celebrating the Magic in You.” The gathering included student presentations spotlighting their respective chapters and the work they were able to accomplish this year. |
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https://newsroom.ocde.us/oc-friday-night-live-partnership-honors-three-school-chapters-one-advisor/ |
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CAPISTRANO DISPATCH
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Proposed Legislation Aims to Modify Superintendent Dismissal Process |
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A pending bill in the California State Legislature is looking to change how school boards would go about dismissing a superintendent. Senate Bill 494, which Sen. Josh Newman (D-Fullerton) introduced, would require school boards to provide more than 24 hours of notice if they want to dismiss a public school district official. A minimum of a 72-hour notice would be required before a public meeting at which a district superintendent and/or assistant superintendent could be terminated without cause, a news release from Newman’s office said. |
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https://www.thecapistranodispatch.com/proposed-legislation-aims-to-modify-superintendent-dismissal-process/ |
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SAN DIEGO UNION TRIBUNE
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San Diego Unified pays $1.5 million to former students who say La Jolla High teacher groped them |
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San Diego Unified School District has paid some $1.5 million to five former La Jolla High School students who said their physics teacher had sexually abused them at school, just-released district records show. |
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https://bit.ly/3WfrC5O |
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MODESTO BEE
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Parents, teachers unhappy with combination classes at Modesto schools |
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There has to be a better alternative to combination classes than busing students to other schools, parents and teachers complained to the Modesto City Schools board Monday night. Combination classes put students from two grade levels in the same classroom with one teacher. |
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https://www.modbee.com/news/local/education/article275426746.html#storylink=cpy |
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NPR
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The Department of Education updates guidance on public school prayer |
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The guidance follows last year's U.S. Supreme Court decision Kennedy vs. Bremerton, which held that a public school district could not stop a football coach from praying on the 50-yard line after games. The new guidance says "Teachers, school administrators, and other school employees may not encourage or discourage private prayer or other religious activity." It goes on to say the U.S. Constitution allows school employees themselves to engage in private prayer during the workday. But it warns that they may not "compel, coerce, persuade, or encourage students to join in the employee's prayer or other religious activity." |
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https://www.npr.org/2023/05/16/1176476800/the-department-of-education-updates-guidance-on-public-school-prayer |
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OTHER NEWS OUTLETS
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Girls group empowers students at Alvarado Intermediate School |
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Sharon Yoon, an eighth-grade student at Alvarado Intermediate School, has overcome academic struggles and personal challenges with the help of her favorite teacher, Gina Garcia, also known as Ms. G. Ms. G created a safe space called the “Vibe Room” where students can find solace and discuss their thoughts. Through the empowering sisterhood formed in the Vibe Room, Sharon has experienced a remarkable transformation, improving her grades and discovering her self-worth as she prepares for high school. |
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https://bit.ly/3BALKpK |
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La Cañada High School hosts Sister Cities mural project |
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Founded in 2016, the La Cañada Flintridge Sister Cities Association provides the community with the opportunity to make friends around the world through cultural exchange. The association is part of Sister Cities International, a world-wide volunteer organization with over 2,500 partnerships in over 150 countries.
Internationally renowned Spanish artist Javier Montesol traveled to California to collaborate with students at La Cañada High School on a public space mural that celebrates the talent and diversity of the student body.
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https://spectrumnews1.com/ca/orange-county/education/2023/05/16/la-ca-ada-high-school-hosts-sister-cities-mural-collaboration |
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