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2009 News Releases |
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8/20/09 Superintendent begins tenure with students, parents,
employees and community in 12-hour first day Jonathan P.
Raymond will begin his first day—Friday, Aug. 21—as the new
Sacramento
City Unified School District (SCUSD) superintendent honoring a
commitment to “listen and learn” as he meets with students, visits
parents, schools, employees and tours the California Museum of
History. Raymond’s 12-hour day will begin at 6:15 a.m. as he assists
in raising the U.S. and California flags at the district
headquarters and
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8/10/09
Sacramento welcomes school district Superintendent-designate Raymond
Sacramento City Unified School District board members, parents,
and staff will welcome Superintendent-designate Jonathan P. Raymond
and his wife, Julie, with an 11 a.m. news conference on Monday, Aug.
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7/28/2009 City schools’ student work, performances on display during
final summer events Three Sacramento City Unified School
District summer programs are commemorating the end of their 2009
sessions with a variety of fun-filled and educational activities.
Students in the Refugee Students Assistance Program (RSAP), the
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7/23/2009 Raymond named superintendent, will begin in August
Sacramento City Unified School District Board of Education members
voted unanimously Thursday evening to name Jonathan P. Raymond
superintendent. Raymond is currently
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7/20/2009 Students graduate from summer academy aimed at boosting
math, reading skills About 1,000 students, parents and friends
will celebrate the end of a five-week summer program designed to
increase math and reading skills with a special graduation ceremony
on Sunday, July 19 at California State University, Sacramento (CSUS).
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6/19/2009 Elementary, middle school recreation, enrichment programs
offered at canceled summer school sites
Sacramento City Unified School District is offering students
free summer recreation and enrichment programs in partnership with
its after school providers at 19 sites where summer school was
canceled this month.
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6/15/2009 Neighbors asked to watch over schools during summer break
to prevent vandalism Parents, students and staff of Ethel I.
Baker Elementary School will join Sacramento City Unified School
District (SCUSD) police officers on Monday, June 15 at 10 a.m. in a
door-to -door canvass of the surrounding neighborhood in an effort
to keep their campus free from costly vandalism this summer.
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6/12/09 Sacramento City Unified reduces summer school offerings
due to ongoing state budget crisis The Sacramento City Unified
School District Board of Education voted Thursday evening to reduce
summer school offerings because of additional state budget cuts to
education. Approximately 5,500 K-8 students will be affected.
District officials expect to save approximately $1.9 million. |
5/22/09 Kindergarten, middle school educators named city schools’
top teachers Christy Fung, a kindergarten teacher at Freeport
Elementary School, and Margaret (Peggy) Green, a language arts and
world history teacher at Sam Brannan Middle School, have been
selected as the city schools’ Teachers of the Year, district
officials announced this week
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5/19/09
District board seeks public comment about desired traits of new city
schools superintendent
The Board of Education invites the public to an open forum for
community members and stakeholders to provide input into what
characteristics should be considered in the hiring of a new
superintendent.
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5/13/09 Sac City Unified middle and high school students ‘open’
documentary series at Crest Theater Middle and high school
students from 14 Sacramento City Unified campuses will showcase
their short films of community leaders and issues in their community
on Thursday, May 14 at 6 p.m. at the Crest Theater, 1013 K St. The
premiere is free to the public.
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4/23/09 City high schools launch next level of high school redesign
by combining college and career preparations State Senate pro
Tem Darrell Steinberg will join Sacramento City Unified School
District President Roy Grimes, Interim Superintendent Susan Miller,
educators, city leaders and students as Sacramento schools kick off
the next step in the system’s high school redesign—combining college
and career preparation for every student—at 8:30 a.m. on Friday,
April 24 at the Serna Center. The Center is located at 5735 47th
Ave. near Stockton Blvd.
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4/22/09 2,000 parents and children expected at day-long city
schools’ family festival of learning and fun. Fun and learning
will be combined in a free day-long event for parents and children
at the annual Sacramento City Unified School District “Passport to
Success” Family Festival on Saturday, April 25 at the Serna Center
located at 5735 47th Ave. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m.
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4/21/09 Chavez grandson helps Sacramento students mark 16 years
since legendary UFW founder’s passing Students at Sacramento
high schools will observe the 16th anniversary of the passing of
farm labor and civil rights leader Cesar Chavez on Thursday by
hearing Anthony Chavez, 23, speak about his grandfather’s message of
nonviolence and self-sacrifice
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4/20/09 - More
than 70 trees to be planted at school named after famous botanist
and social activist. George Washington Carver School of Arts and
Science and the Tree Foundation will plant over 70 trees, donated by
the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) at
the new high school campus on Monday, April 20 from 9:15 a.m. to
3:30 p.m.
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4/15/09 - Interim Superintendent Miller on News 10
Interim Superintendent Susan Miller appeared on News 10 midday in an
interview about the District's budget, proposed closures, and other
topics. The full interview can be viewed at:
http://www.news10.net/news/story.aspx?storyid=57848&catid=188
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4/2/09 - Little Rock Nine member featured at African-American
leadership conference Terrence J. Roberts, Ph.D, one of the
Little Rock Nine who courageously integrated Central High School in
Little Rock, Ark. in 1957, will deliver the afternoon address at the
city schools’ African-American Parent/Student Leadership Conference
on Thursday, April 2 at California State University, Sacramento.
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3/31/09 Tuesday, March 31, 2009 from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m.
Area school districts to meet and determine common ground in seeking
federal stimulus funds Sacramento City Unified School
District (SCUSD) officials believe unity and collaboration can
increase local chances of gaining greater federal stimulus funding
for regional school systems. SCUSD has asked area education leaders
attend a meeting on Tuesday, March 31 from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
at the district headquarters on how programs and services might be
combined or redesigned to increase chances of funding.
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3/31/09 District campuses are celebrating Cesar Chavez Day with
assemblies, guest readers, and special cultural observations.
Below is a list of activities:
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3/30/09 Sacramento City Unified School Community meetings scheduled
at five schools considered for closure Meetings to share
information about potential closures have been scheduled at five
Sacramento City Unified School District campuses beginning
Wednesday, April 1 at Genesis High School and continuing through
April 15 at Alice Birney Elementary School. All meetings are
scheduled from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Other meetings include Thomas
Jefferson, Mark Hopkins and Lisbon elementary schools.
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3/30/09 Search for city schools’ chief meeting timeline; board
president Grimes outlines process Sacramento City Unified School
District (SCUSD) Board of Education President Roy Grimes, MPA, MBA
today announced that the process outlined in January to hire a
permanent superintendent is on track. Interim Superintendent Susan
Miller was hired last July to serve for one year following the
retirement of former Superintendent M. Magdalena Carrillo Mejia,
Ph.D.
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3/20/09 Latino middle, high school students and parents get
information, training at conference Five hundred Latino middle
and high school students and parents are expected to attend a
conference sponsored by the Sacramento City Unified School District
on Monday, March 23 starting at 9 a.m. in the Sacramento State
University Union Grand Ballroom.
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3/13/09 Sutter Middle School celebrates Century Year this weekend
Sutter Middle School celebrates its 100th anniversary during the
weekend of March 13 with several events starting at 6 p.m. Friday,
March 13 with a dinner banquet at the Dante Club and other events on
Saturday, March 14 and Sunday, March 15. Sutter is located at 3150
“I” St.
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3/17/09
Parents invited to visit Sac City’s public schools during ‘Tour of
Excellence’ Parents considering public schools and curious about
Sacramento City Unified School District’s programs are invited to
visit the district’s classrooms from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Friday,
March 20
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3/4/09
District’s top youth voices featured in annual all-city choir
performance More than 100 of the city school’s best and
brightest young voices will sing an assortment of tunes during the
2009 Festival of Music at C.K. McClatchy High School on Wednesday,
March 4, 2009. The concert will begin at 7 p.m.
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1/30/09 School district announces four facilities meetings; invites
public
Sacramento City Unified School District officials announced four
more community meetings to seek public input regarding how best to
use its facilities. The remaining meetings are scheduled from 6 p.m.
to 8 p.m. at the following locations:
• Tuesday, Feb. 3 at Maple
Elementary; 3301 37th Ave.
• Wednesday, Feb. 4 at Martin Luther King, Jr. K-8; 480 Little
River Way
• Tuesday, Feb. 10 at Sacramento Charter High School; 2315 34th
St.
• Wednesday, Feb. 11 at Leonardo da Vinci K-8 School; 4701 Joaquin
Way
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1/22/09 School district facility meetings scheduled next week at
sites in school district’s south, central and east areas Alice
Birney Elementary, Will C. Wood Middle and Thomas Jefferson
Elementary schools will host community meetings next week to help
Sacramento City Unified School District gather public input on how
best to use its campuses and other facilities. Meetings are
scheduled from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 26 (Alice Birney),
Tuesday, Jan. 27 (Will C. Wood) and Wednesday, Jan. 28 (Thomas
Jefferson).
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1/20/09 Schools share in observing historic inauguration of Obama,
first African American President Sacramento City Unified School
District campuses will observe the historic inauguration of the
nation’s first African American president with students viewing the
Washington D.C. ceremonies via television or webcasts from
multipurpose rooms or classrooms, reading essays, and participating
in other events to mark the day....
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1/15/09 School district facility meetings continue at John F.
Kennedy High and Washington Elementary campuses Community
meetings seeking public input on how to best use Sacramento City
Unified School District campuses and other district
properties continue on Tuesday, Jan. 20 at John F. Kennedy High
(6715 Gloria Drive) and Wednesday, Jan. 21 at Washington Elementary
(520 18th St.) schools. Meetings are scheduled from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
at each campus. The meetings are part of 11 gatherings scheduled
across the district through Feb. 11.
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1/9/09 Community ideas sought as district seeks best ways to use
school sites and other facilities How to best use Sacramento
City Unified School District campuses and other district properties
while increasing student achievement and remaining fiscally solvent
is the focus of 11 district wide community meetings scheduled
beginning Jan. 13 and continuing through Feb. 11.
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1/9/08 -
Sac City students, families can choose academic pathway during Open
Enrollment period Students and families living within the
Sacramento City Unified School District boundaries are eligible to
choose from scores of educational options during the district’s Open
Enrollment period, which runs from Monday, Jan. 12 to Friday, Feb.
6.
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