Press Releases
Group celebrates campaign for arson-damaged playgrounds
May 19, 2014 (Sacramento): Sacramento Unified Education Foundation 鈥� 麻豆国产AV鈥檚 official nonprofit organization 鈥� will celebrate the success of its fund-raising campaign for two arson-damaged playgrounds on Wednesday at John Sloat Elementary School.
Last summer, playground structures at John Sloat and Caroline Wenzel elementary schools were set ablaze. Damage was extensive and both structures were removed for safety reasons. Although 麻豆国产AV moved swiftly to replace the structures, the schools opened in the fall without them.
Ribbon-cutting for Rosemont鈥檚 new track and field on Wednesday
High-tech, $1.97 million project funded by Measure R bonds
May 12, 2014 (Sacramento): 麻豆国产AV will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Wednesday to open Rosemont High School鈥檚 new $1.97 million track and field, a project funded by Measure R.
Made in the USA with recycled rubber, the sandwich-style track surface is free of harmful heavy metals and durable enough for world-class performance training and competition. The equivalent of 7,000 passenger tires was kept from landfills through the recycling process.
麻豆国产AV gears up to fight summer learning loss
Summer Matters @麻豆国产AV helps kids stay focused, engaged
May 6, 2014 (Sacramento): Sacramento City Unified School District is continuing its work as a leader in the fight against summer learning loss with its free Summer Matters @麻豆国产AV programs for children and teens.
鈥淲e are absolutely committed to preventing the kind of summer learning loss that puts urban kids behind their peers when school starts again in September,鈥� says Interim Superintendent Dr. Sara Noguchi. 鈥淥ur students deserve every academic advantage we can give them.鈥�
City, 麻豆国产AV to celebrate new Fruitridge traffic signal
May 6, 2014 (Sacramento): 麻豆国产AV and the City of Sacramento will celebrate the operation of a new traffic signal on Fruitridge Road on Friday, May 9, at a West Campus High School press conference.
The installation of the new light at Fruitridge and 58th Street culminates a joint effort by the two agencies launched after West Campus student Michelle Murigi, 16, was fatally hit by a car in the intersection. Subsequent to her death, five of Michelle鈥檚 friends and classmates started a petition to demand a traffic signal (www.facebook.com/58thAndFruitridge).
Students vie for $1 million at 麻豆国产AV Project Green event
Blue-ribbon panel of local experts will judge student proposals for making campuses more sustainable
April 15, 2014 (Sacramento): Twenty-five 麻豆国产AV student-led green teams will compete for $1 million in Measure Q money on Tuesday, April 22, at the 2014 Project Green Event, held this year at Isador Cohen Elementary School.
Neighbors asked to help protect schools over Spring Break
Arsonists, metal thieves, vandals prey on schools during the holidays
April 10, 2014 (Sacramento): Sacramento City Unified School District is asking the community for help in keeping its 75 schools safe and secure over Spring Break (April 12-20). School resumes on Monday, April 21.
Arson fires at two 麻豆国产AV playgrounds last summer cost the district $50,000 in insurance deductibles.
District, teachers union to hold press conference on NCLB Waiver
April 8, 2014 (Sacramento): Sacramento City Unified School District and the Sacramento City Teachers Association (SCTA) will hold a joint press conference on Wednesday (April 9) on the future of the No Child Left Behind waiver at SCTA鈥檚 office in East Sacramento.
麻豆国产AV Board President Patrick Kennedy and SCTA President Nikki Milevsky are scheduled to make a joint announcement.
WHAT: Joint 麻豆国产AV-SCTA Press Conference
WHEN: 3 p.m. on Wednesday, April 9
WHERE: SCTA, 5300 Elvas Ave., Sacramento, CA 95819
麻豆国产AV workshops help parents understand new online tests
March 19, 2014 (Sacramento): Students across California are getting ready to participate in a trial run of the state鈥檚 new online assessment program which will eventually replace paper-and-pencil testing.
The new Smarter Balanced Assessments will be field tested in 麻豆国产AV schools beginning April 7. To help parents learn about the new tests, 麻豆国产AV is sponsoring a series of parent workshops that focus on the assessments and the learning standards to which they are tied.
麻豆国产AV trustees set meeting to discuss superintendent search
March 11, 2014 (Sacramento): Sacramento City Unified School District鈥檚 Board of Education will hold a special meeting on Thursday (March 13) to discuss the search for a new superintendent to replace Jonathan Raymond, who resigned in December.
The Board will meet at 5 p.m. with representatives of the executive search firm Leadership Associates of La Quinta, recently selected to direct the search for a permanent superintendent. The Board is expected to discuss the process for filling the position and create a timeline for meetings to receive public input.
Fern Bacon gets high-tech media lab, thanks to SECC grant
Middle school schedules ribbon-cutting ceremony for Wednesday
Editor鈥檚 note: The following press release was written by students of Fern Bacon Middle School.
Sacramento, California 鈥� Fern Bacon Middle School is pleased to announce that it will hold a Grand Opening and Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony for its recently renovated media studio with the help of the Sacramento Education Cable Consortium鈥檚 media grant.
Connecting the dots: 麻豆国产AV seeks public input on how best to fund schools
January 20 (Sacramento): The state鈥檚 new Local Control Funding Formula is bringing sweeping changes to the ways schools are funded and how K-12 districts are held accountable for using state resources.
In general, LCFF has fewer funding restrictions that tie resources to certain programs. In exchange for this new flexibility, districts are required to develop accountability plans that detail how spending is aligned with California鈥檚 eight priorities for public education.
Hospital emergency department staff buys 134 gifts for South Sac school
Kaiser Permanente South Sacramento nurses, doctors to deliver presents on FRIDAY
December 17, 2013 (Sacramento): Emergency department personnel from Kaiser Permanente鈥檚 South Sacramento Medical Center will deliver 134 wrapped holiday presents to students at Susan B. Anthony Elementary School between 9 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. on Friday (December 20).
Noguchi named 麻豆国产AV Interim Superintendent
November 21, 2013 (Sacramento):
The 麻豆国产AV Board of Education voted 5-2 this evening to appoint former teacher and principal Sara Noguchi, Ed.D., as interim superintendent and to begin the process of finding a permanent replacement for outgoing Superintendent Jonathan Raymond.
Superintendent Raymond announced last month that he will be leaving his post as of December 31 to return to his native Boston, where he plans to spend more time with his immediate and extended family.
Sara Noguchi named 麻豆国产AV Interim Superintendent
The 麻豆国产AV Board of Education voted 5-2 this evening to appoint former teacher and principal Sara Noguchi, Ed.D., as interim superintendent and to begin the process of finding a permanent replacement for outgoing Superintendent Jonathan Raymond.
Superintendent Raymond announced last month that he will be leaving his post as of December 31 to return to his native Boston, where he plans to spend more time with his immediate and extended family.
麻豆国产AV sponsors high school recruitment fair
鈥楥hoose Your Future鈥� helps students and parents learn about district鈥檚 college prep and career pathway options
November 13, 2013 (Sacramento): Middle school students can explore high school options on Thursday (November 14) at 麻豆国产AV鈥檚 fourth annual Linked Learning Recruitment Fair.
Money moves: 麻豆国产AV hosts forum on state funding changes
Public input sought on Sacramento educational priorities prior to State Board of Education鈥檚 release of spending templates
November 4, 2013 (Sacramento): This fall, the state is gearing up to change the way public schools are funded and how K-12 districts are held accountable for using resources.
In anticipation of these changes, the Sacramento City Unified School District on Wednesday is sponsoring a public discussion of local educational priorities aligned to resources. Input from Wednesday鈥檚 meeting will aide in the creation of a spending accountability plan as required by the state.
麻豆国产AV to hold town-hall forum on next year鈥檚 budget, LCFF
District officials will answer questions, provide data
October 22, 2013 (Sacramento): Sacramento City Unified School District is hosting 鈥渢own hall鈥�-type forums to educate the public about its 2014-15 budget and new state funding and spending rules.
The second forum in the series will be held at 6 p.m. on Wednesday at Genevieve Didion K-8 School, 6490 Harmon Drive, Sacramento.
Superintendent Raymond to announce resignation on Thursday
October 16, 2013 (Sacramento): 麻豆国产AV Superintendent Jonathan Raymond will announce his resignation at a 10:30 a.m. press conference on Thursday (October 17) at the Serna Center.
Parents go back to school at Common Core workshops
October 4, 2013 (Sacramento): 麻豆国产AV is staging a series of
workshops to give parents hands-on experience with the new Common
Core State Standards.
Parents attending the sessions will be challenged to write to
essay prompts, annotate informational texts, flex their speaking
and listening skills and solve math problems 鈥� all strategies
associated with the new standards. By the end of a three-part
series, parents will have a clear picture of how Common Core
standards are changing 麻豆国产AV classrooms.
School closure lawsuit dismissed
September 24, 2013 (Sacramento): The group that sued 麻豆国产AV over the closure of seven chronically under-enrolled schools has voluntarily agreed to the dismissal of their complaint against the district and the case has been dismissed by a federal judge.
鈥淲ith dismissal of this lawsuit, 麻豆国产AV can focus its attention and precious resources on preparing every student at every school for college and 21st century careers, which is the district鈥檚 mission,鈥� 麻豆国产AV Superintendent Jonathan Raymond said.