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麻豆官网 Trustees Will Weigh in on Tax Initiatives Tonight
Board of Education meets at 6:30 p.m. in the Serna Center
April 19, 2012 (Sacramento): Sacramento City Unified School District鈥檚 Board of Education will consider a resolution in support of both statewide tax initiatives headed for the November ballot at its meeting tonight (Thursday, April 19).
The initiatives 鈥� one supported by Governor Jerry Brown and teachers unions and the other by civil rights attorney Molly Munger and the state PTA 鈥� would both raise revenue for California public schools. Currently, both initiatives are in the signature-collection phase.
Bullying Expert to Address LGBTQ Youth Conference
Cal Poly Professor Dr. Elizabeth J. Meyer to give keynote address at 麻豆官网 event
April 25, 2012 (Sacramento): Nationally recognized bullying expert Dr. Elizabeth J. Meyer, author of 鈥淕ender, Bullying and Harassment,鈥� will give the keynote address at Sacramento City Unified School District鈥檚 鈥淣o Time to Lose鈥� LGBTQ youth conference this Friday.
The conference is a key component of 麻豆官网鈥檚 comprehensive approach to combating bullying in schools and in cyberspace.
Dr. Mehmet Oz and Anthem Blue Cross President Pam Kehaly to Visit Hiram Johnson High School to Judge HealthCorps
WHAT:
HealthCorps庐鈥� (www.healthcorps.org) three Sacramento-based
Coordinators and students at Hiram Johnson High School will
organize a healthy breakfast competition for a panel of
distinguished judges, including HealthCorps Chairman Dr.
Advocates of work-based learning to tour 麻豆官网 school
Health Professions High School is one of six sites on Linked Learning schedule Wednesday
May 1, 2012 (Sacramento): Statewide advocates for strengthening the connections between K-12 schools, college and the world of work will visit Health Professions High School on Wednesday as part of an all-day Capitol-area tour.
The Spring 2012 Convening is sponsored by Linked Learning Alliance, a collective of education, workforce and public policy advocates.
Sac Ballet to kick off McClatchy High鈥檚 75th birthday party
Dancers in the gym will treat alumni, kids and community to rousing performance of 鈥楯azzin鈥� 鈥�
May 2, 2012 (Sacramento): Sacramento Ballet will perform in C.K. McClatchy High School鈥檚 gym on Thursday to kick off the school鈥檚 75th anniversary year and to celebrate the long-standing relationship between the company and the school.
The ballet 鈥� featuring principal dancer Alexandra Cunningham, a McClatchy alum 鈥� will perform movements from 鈥淛azzin鈥� 鈥� by Darrell Grand Moultrie to the music of Duke Ellington, Wynton Marsalis and others. McClatchy鈥檚 Jazz Band will also play from its repertoire of jazz standards.
Chinese 鈥楶eace Messengers鈥� to visit 麻豆官网 school on Monday
Eight middle and high school students will tour William Land Elementary School鈥檚 Mandarin Immersion class
May 4, 2012 (Sacramento): The Jinan Peace Messengers Delegation from Jinan, China, will visit the Mandarin language immersion class at William Land Elementary School on Monday.
Eight middle and high school students will be part of the delegation, along with two teachers. They will arrive at William Land at 11:30 a.m. and stay through lunch. Four members of the Jinan-Sacramento Sister Cities Corporation will accompany the delegation.
鈥淲e are thrilled to host these young ambassadors of good will,鈥� said Principal Ellen Lee.
麻豆官网 approved for $4.1 million in federal grants
The funds would support and expand after-school and summer learning programs for students
May 9, 2012 (Sacramento): Sacramento City Unified School District has been approved to receive $4.1 million in federal grants to support and expand student learning before and after the bell rings and during the summer.
The 21st Century Afterschool Program grants will allow 麻豆官网 to continue its innovative slate of programs aimed at enriching the educational experience for kids, boosting their academic performance and teaching them about healthy living.
The California Department of Education, which administers the grant program, notified 麻豆官网 that it intends to award
Students enlist restaurants to help save Adult Education
Fremont School for Adults students hold Second Saturday fundraiser with food from Z贸calo, Tres Hermanas and others
May 10, 2012 (Sacramento): Students from Fremont School for Adults 鈥� slated for closure in the fall as the Sacramento City Unified School District grapples with $43 million in cuts 鈥� are enlisting local restaurants in their efforts to keep their programs going.
Z贸calo, Tres Hermanas, La Fiesta Mexicana Bar and Grill, Coco Loco Mexican Restaurant, La Placita and Ay Jalisco are donating food to be sold at the historic midtown campus during the upcoming Second Saturday celebration.
The idea for the fundraiser came from the students, many of whom work in area restaurants.
麻豆官网 kids perform tomorrow in Carnegie Hall program
Link Up provides professional musicians to work with elementary school students
May 16, 2012 (Sacramento): Eight hundred students from five Sacramento City Unified School District elementary schools that participate in the Carnegie Hall Link UP program will perform on Thursday (May 17) at Capital Christian Center.
Carnegie Hall鈥檚 Weill Music Institute, in partnership with the Sacramento Philharmonic and the Vocal and Instrumental Teaching Artists Academy, brings music instruction to students at William Land, Sutterville, Elder Creek, Abraham Lincoln and Maple schools.
Students will demonstrate what they鈥檝e learned in a concert.
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Arts festival brings together students of all abilities
The work of more than 1,500 special and regular education Sac City Unified kids will be presented on Friday
May 17, 2012 (Sacramento): Student artists from Sacramento City Unified School District will pound drums, breakdance, sing and perform original theater pieces at the 25th annual Very Special Festival of the Arts on Friday (May 18).
The one-day event is sponsored by I Can Do THAT!/Very Special Arts, the only program in Sacramento County that provides instruction in the arts to students with and without disabilities together through artists-in-residence at schools.