Local Education News

Feb 24 - March 8

State Superintendent Tony Thurmond Announces 2024 California Distinguished Schools – California Department of Education – State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond today announced that 293 middle schools and high schools have been selected for the prestigious 2024 California Distinguished Schools Program, California’s school recognition program that recognizes two categories of exceptional schools: those closing the achievement gap and those demonstrating exceptional student performance.

 

A Destination for Education – El Dorado County Chamber of Commerce Business Guide– In El Dorado County, we aspire to cultivate an environment where every student can thrive academically, pursue successful college and career pathways, and contribute positively to their community.

 

South Tahoe Middle School students win Soroptimist of Tahoe Sierra essay and poster contests – South Tahoe Now – Students from South Tahoe Middle School (STMS) were recognized by the Soroptimist International of Tahoe Sierra (SITS) club at their meeting on Thursday.

 

Stars at School: Stephenie Stephens – Mountain Democrat – Stephenie Stephens, an experienced educator with over two decades of experience, found herself at Silver Fork School four years ago.

 

Student artists share their Creative Fusion – Georgetown Gazette – Art on the Divide Cooperative Gallery welcomes students from the Golden Sierra Junior Senior High School Art Program who will be showing their art during the month of March.

 

Black Oak Mine Survey – Georgetown Gazette – Thank you for taking the time to read this message. Our District needs approximately ten minutes of your time to complete an online survey related to our Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP.

 

Volunteers Needed for School Attendance Task Force – Georgetown Gazette – The District is interested in assembling a School Attendance Task Force to begin the work of improving our student attendance rates at each of our school sites.

 

Studio 81 escapes into Wonderland with 'Alice by Heart' – Village Life – As German planes fly overhead, the Blitz inundating sections of London with bombs that reduce blocks to rubble, Alice Spencer and her best friend Alfred are forced to take shelter in one of the city's underground tube stations.

 

Murder derails plans in ‘Orient Express’ – Mountain Democrat – An international cast of personalities is trapped on a speeding train while suspicions and accusations fly in Oak Ridge High School Theater’s spring production.

 

Good to know 

 

Locally

 

Grants available for student technology – Mountain Democrat – The El Dorado Community Foundation announces the Hearts & Minds Education Technology Fund grant opportunity for student technology programs on the Western Slope of El Dorado County.

 

Farm bureau offers scholarship – Mountain Democrat – The El Dorado Farm Bureau will award one $500 scholarship to a graduating senior with plans to pursue a career focus in agriculture.

 

Statewide

 

Student test scores not back to pre-COVID levels – Village Life/Mountain Democrat – Statewide test scores have dropped since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic and have yet to recover, according to experts, and recent data from the California Department of Education indicates El Dorado County is no exception.

 

Does California need teacher residencies for arts educators? – EdSource – In response to California’s long-standing teacher shortage, the state has been investing in recruitment efforts such as internships, apprenticeships and residencies, all designed to attract new teachers to the profession.

 

Rural California schools are desperate for state help, from special education to construction – CalMatters – When Denise Massey’s daughter was 6 years old, she put the girl, who has Down Syndrome, on a van every morning for speech therapy in El Centro: 100 miles round trip, sometimes braving 120-degree heat, monsoons and severe dust storms known in the desert as haboobs.

 

Nationwide

 

U.S. Department of Education Opens Applications for Two K-12 Mental Health Programs to Increase the Number of Mental Health Providers in Schools  – U.S. Department of Education – The U.S. Department of Education (Department) today opened applications for the School-Based Mental Health and Mental Health Service Professional Demonstration grant competitions to help bolster the pipeline of mental health professionals serving in schools and expand student access to school-based mental health services and supports.

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