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OCDE NEWSROOM
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A blast from the past: seniors return to their elementary schools for ‘grad walk’ |
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High schools throughout the county are helping remind elementary school teachers of their positive impact on students while honoring graduates at the same time.
Noel Aguiar, a senior at Santa Ana High School, recently returned to Carver Elementary School to surprise his former teacher, Mr. Kevin Gallagher. Aguiar arrived in full cap and gown, a testament to his success in large part due to his favorite elementary teacher. “Mr. Gallagher was one of the biggest parts of my childhood,” Aguiar fondly remembered in a video posted on Carver Elementary’s social media. “He was really important.”
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https://newsroom.ocde.us/a-blast-from-the-past-seniors-return-to-their-elementary-schools-for-grad-walk/ |
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EDSOURCE
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California is struggling to meet some of its education goals due to teacher shortages |
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The state of California might struggle to meet its bilingual education and transitional kindergarten goals as a result of teacher shortages, KQED reported. “There are enormous numbers of dual language learners in California, and taking advantage of those children’s languages and helping them develop them fully is going to be a really big lift,” Conor Williams, a researcher at The Century Foundation, told KQED. “Could the state do more? Absolutely.” Almost 60% of California children under 6 years old live in households where a language other than English is spoken. Those same students, who are more likely to be low income, also benefit the most from transitional kindergarten. |
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https://edsource.org/updates/california-is-struggling-to-meet-some-of-its-education-goals-due-to-teacher-shortages |
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Research casts doubt on proposed legislation ending teaching performance assessments |
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A bill wending its way through the California State Legislature could remove a valuable tool to evaluate teacher preparation programs, according to research conducted by the Learning Policy Institute, a nonprofit research organization headed by State Board of Education President Linda Darling-Hammond. Senate Bill 1263, sponsored by the California Teachers Association, would do away with teaching performance assessments (TPA), which require teachers to demonstrate competence via video clips of classroom instruction, lesson plans, student work and written reflections on their practice before they can earn a preliminary teaching credential. The legislation could also remove the last test that teachers are required to take to prove they are prepared to teach. |
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https://edsource.org/2024/research-casts-doubt-on-proposed-legislation-ending-teacher-assessments/713780 |
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Summer Book Club reading list announced |
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The 2024 reading list has been released for the First Partner’s Summer Book Club. The annual program is a partnership with the California State Library. The goal of the book club is to increase literacy, reduce reading loss and encourage children to read over the summer. The reading list, which offers book recommendations from preschool through high school, is meant to expose young readers to important social and emotional concepts and highlights values such as diversity, equity and inclusion, according to the governor’s website. |
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https://edsource.org/updates/summer-book-club-reading-list-announced |
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OTHER NEWS OUTLETS
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Summer enrichment academy in Orange County helps parents, kids |
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As the summer season approaches, many working parents are gearing up for the challenge of balancing their professional and personal lives now that school is out.
For one local mother, the summer rush means more than just busy days, it means trying to coordinate the summer for her kids. But thanks to a summer program in the Anaheim Elementary School District, she can balance both.
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https://spectrumnews1.com/ca/orange-county/education/2024/06/07/summer-enrichment-academy-for-kids |
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Los Alamitos High School Seniors Celebrated in 4th Annual Rossmoor Car Parade |
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The Graduation Celebration Parade in Rossmoor is a tradition that started just a few months into a worldwide pandemic, after graduation ceremonies and most everything else was canceled for the Class of 2020.
Four years later, students from the Class of 2024 had their chance to be celebrated in the parade, the first class to emerge from the Covid experience that shaped their high school experience.
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https://www.spotlightschools.com/seniors-celebrated-in-4th-annual-car-parade/ |
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VIDEO: Cabrillo High School wins drone soccer national championship |
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A unique combination of sports and technology, drone soccer is spreading throughout Long Beach schools and the world. Recently, Cabrillo High School on the Westside won a national championship in the burgeoning sport. Drone soccer is played in a 5v5 structure with a robotic drone striker and forward on offense, and a center, sweeper and keeper on defense. In one match, there are three three-minute sets where the teams attempt to score goals by flying their striker forward through their opponents’ goal. |
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https://lbpost.com/news/cabrillo-high-school-wins-drone-soccer-national-championship/ |
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LBUSD grapples with $44M deficit amid state, federal reductions |
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The Long Beach Unified School District is in the red this year and will have to dip into its budget reserves for the first time in 11 years, officials said. The roughly $44 million shortfall expected in 2024-25 is a result of declines in attendance and enrollment since 2022, and reduced funding from the state and federal government. A deficit of close to $54 million is also anticipated in 2025-26. The Board of Education held a public hearing on the proposed 2024-25 fiscal year budget on June 5, with a vote to approve the spending plan expected on June 18. |
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https://lbpost.com/news/education/lbusd-grapples-with-44m-deficit-amid-state-federal-reductions |
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