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OCDE NEWSROOM
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Using assistive technology, OCDE student tells the Angels, Nationals to ‘Play ball!’ |
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With thousands of baseball fans looking on, Greyson Belles served up those time-honored words to signal the start of an evening game between the Los Angeles Angels and the Washington Nationals. It’s a proclamation that’s been associated with America’s pastime since the 1800s. But it hasn’t been said quite like this — at least not here. Greyson, 17, is enrolled in OCDE’s Special Education program and has been diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy and a severe developmental delay that prevents him from communicating verbally. He relies on a speech-generating device to convey his thoughts and feelings, and he’s believed to be the first student to use this technology to start a game at Angel Stadium. |
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https://newsroom.ocde.us/using-assistive-technology-ocde-student-tells-the-angels-to-play-ball/ |
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LOS ANGELES TIMES
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State to pay $250 million to rebuild defective Lynwood High School |
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At 9:16 a.m. on Tuesday, June 16, 2020, 8 tons of concrete and metal roofing came crashing down without warning onto the concourse leading into the main classroom building at Lynwood High School. But instead of early-morning classes at the campus of 1,900 students, the school was vacant because of pandemic-forced closures.
No one was injured. Two district vehicles parked under the shady concourse were destroyed. But the major structural failure triggered safety inspections and led the school district to conclude that its main three-story building, with 110 classrooms, was not salvageable and must be demolished.
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https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-07-09/state-to-pay-250-million-to-rebuild-defective-lynwood-high-school |
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EDSOURCE
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How one district used Covid funds to send kids to camp — on a college campus |
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Summer can be pretty slow in Lodi if you’re a teenager. There’s the pool, there’s pizza night at the teen center, and there’s TV. But 240 high school students from Lodi Unified escaped boredom this summer when they spent two weeks at University of the Pacific, living in the dorms, socializing and taking classes on topics like music production, filmmaking, business investing and 3-D animation — all paid for with Covid relief funds from Lodi Unified. |
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https://edsource.org/2022/how-one-district-used-covid-funds-to-send-kids-to-camp-on-a-college-campus/675305 |
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KQED
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'Lot of Challenges, But So Much Opportunity': New San Francisco School Chief on Taking the Reins in a Turbulent Time |
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Dr. Matt Wayne just finished his first week on the job as the new superintendent of the San Francisco Unified School District. Wayne, who led Hayward schools for the last five years, now heads up one of the largest school districts in the state during a particularly turbulent time. SFUSD faces a slew of challenges, including (but certainly not limited to) a $125 million budget deficit, declining enrollment, racial equity issues, ongoing teacher payroll problems, and lingering frustration from parents over how long it took the district to reopen its schools during the pandemic. |
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https://www.kqed.org/news/11919130/lot-of-challenges-but-so-much-opportunity-new-san-francisco-school-chief-on-taking-the-reins-in-a-turbulent-time |
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OTHER NEWS OUTLETS
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New Study: Black, special ed students punished at greater rate through pandemic |
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Despite a dramatic decline in suspensions as students moved to remote learning during the pandemic, Black children and those in special education were disciplined far more often than white students and those in general education, according to a recent New York University study. The report also indicates students’ behavior may have worsened this past academic year, echoing news accounts of young children regressing and older students acting out as a result of anxiety and depression and just-released federal surveys of 850 school leaders where roughly 1 in 3 reported an increase in student fights or physical attacks. |
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https://laschoolreport.com/new-study-black-special-ed-students-punished-at-greater-rate-through-pandemic/ |
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