Cooper Elementary School kindergartner Daniel Lopez said he’s not afraid of Solano County Sheriff’s Office K-9 officer Fedor, and that he wouldn’t be if he encountered him in the street, either.
This means mission accomplished, for Solano County Sheriff Gary Stanton and two officers who made a presentation featuring Fedor to several dozen Cooper kindergartners Thursday morning.
via Vallejo’s Cooper Elementary School goes to the dogs Thursday.
Vallejo grade school children will see new faces next year as the Vallejo City Unified School District shuffles around various principals.
The changes come in part as a result of tightening in the administrative staff of the Academic Achievement and Accountability department, Superintendent Ramona Bishop said during Wednesday’s school board meeting.
via Vallejo school district announces changes in elementary school ….
Today, Easter Seals is trying to spread the word about the underidentification of young children who have developmental delays.
The organization, which is pushing for a $100 million increase to the federal budget for services to young children with disabilities, is pushing for better detection of developmental delays in infants and toddlers. The current budget is about $440 million. President Obama has proposed a $20 million increase.
via 20 Percent of Kids With Developmental Delays Identified Late.
The Solano County Office of Education is delighted to announce that 13 school employees have been nominated for the 2012-2013 Solano County Educators of the Year award.
via Dixon Kindergarten Teacher, Account Clerk in Running for Solano Educator of the Year.
The crumpled chassis of two red Nissan Sentras blocked the front parking lot entrance of Dixon High School Thursday morning —props in the Every 15 Minutes education program that reenacts the aftermath of deadly crashes caused by driving under the influence of alcohol.
via Dixon High Students Get Up Close With Dangers of Drinking and Driving.
FAIRFIELD — The Solano County Office of Education on Thursday announced the 2012-13 Educator of the Year nominees.
One teacher and one school support employees will be selected as Educator of the Year at a reception on Wednesday at 5:15 p.m. at the Joseph A. Nelson Community Center in Suisun City. The winners will go on to compete in the statewide competition.
FAIRFIELD (5:23) — School Superintendent Jacki Cottingim-Dias is recommending the school board close Sullivan Middle School and use concessions from management and funding from adult education to save the district from closing an elementary school.
Cottingim-Dias had planned to publicly announce her recommendation at the end of the study session but it ran long. She told the Daily Republic her recommendation after the session.
ROCKVILLE — Solano Community College will host a career education fair from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 6.
Students and community members interested in discovering more about career education and training opportunities at the college are invited to attend the free Career Education Fair — Learn! Do! Earn$.
via Solano Community College to hold career education fair May 6.
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California voters give Gov. Jerry Brown low marks overall for the way he has handled K-12 education. But, at the same time, they support some school reforms that he’s championing, including directing much of new revenue to poor students, according to a Public Policy Institute of California poll.
via Low marks for Brown not his ideas – by John Fensterwald – Educated Guess.
SCOE appreciates its school bus drivers! Thank you for your positive attitude and for safely transporting students to school. This photo was taken yesterday at SCOE’s Transportation Center during School Bus Driver Day. SCOE bus drivers transport 99 students each day and cover 80 square miles in Solano County.
via SCOE appreciates its school bus drivers! Thank you for your positive attitude an….
Jill Tucker
Nearly 80 percent of Californians oppose $5 billion in so-called trigger cuts to state schools this fall, but only a slight majority of voters support the governor’s tax plan to stop it, according to a survey of 2,000 voters released Wednesday.
Some findings of the current survey:
via PUBLICATION: PPIC Statewide Survey: Californians and Education.
Legislative Analyst’s Office: Recent K-12 Education Publications, Handouts and Budget Recommendations
Reject Governor’s proposal to eliminate the nonclassroom-based charter school funding determination process. Doing so would remove important fiscal oversight—potentially resulting in nonclassroom-based charter schools reducing spending on instruction-related activities. Moreover, it would increase state costs by $20 million–providing more funding for certain schools without a clear rationale.
via Charter schools.
News and Announcements (Solano County Office of Education)
via SCOE offers Transitional Kindergarten information and resources for school staff and parents.
By David Ryan
In a set of five multi-faceted options — attached as a PDF on the right — school district officials are set to present the Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District Governing Board of Trustees with the possibility of school closure plans that could affect thousands of parents across Farfield and Suisun.
via Dan O. Root and Suisun Elementary Schools On Closure List.
School districts will get much needed funds from Solano County to make sure they have enough cash on hand to have a balanced budget.Unanimously, the Solano County Board of Supervisors agreed to transfer money to the school districts to meet current expenses.
via Solano County Supervisors approve money transfer to school districts.
An unusually divided Vallejo school board voted Wednesday night to cut more than 90 classified positions.
“I’m going to take my vote to the state and say, ‘no,'” said Raymond Victor Mommsen, who along with board President Adrienne Waterman cast the dissenting votes in a 3 to 2 roll call.
via Vallejo school board cuts bus drivers, trash truck drivers in ….
FAIRFIELD — The Fairfield-Suisun School District is seeking the names of families interested in enrolling their child in transitional kindergarten class, should state funding arrive.
Transitional kindergarten allows for children with fall birthdays to enter school earlier. Under the approved bill, the current entry age of 5 years old by Dec. 2 will move a month back each year until the entry date is 5 years old by Sept. 1 for the 2014-15 year.
via School district seeks names of parents interested in transitional kindergarten.
FAIRFIELD (8:37 p.m.) — The Fairfield-Suisun school board has a list of five options with a total of seven different schools to work from when it decides Thursday which elementary and middle school to close next year.
The Superintendent’s Office on Wednesday released the school closure options in advance of Thursday’s 4 p.m. study session and 6 p.m. meeting. Officials will explain how they came up with the options at the study session and the board will take public comment, discuss and possibly vote on one of the options.
via Fairfield-Suisun district releases 2012-13 school closure options.
By the Public Policy Institute of California
California’s likely voters favor raising the state income taxes of the wealthiest state residents to provide more money for public schools, but most oppose increasing the state sales tax for this purpose. These are among the key findings of a statewide survey on K–12 education released today by the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC).
via Worried About School Funding, Most Favor Tax Increase—For the Rich.