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Sac City Schools Closed on February 14 in Observance of Lincoln鈥檚 Birthday
All schools in Sacramento City Unified School District will be closed for students on Monday, February 14, in observance of Abraham Lincoln鈥檚 birthday, district officials announced.
District schools traditionally have been closed on this holiday, but, due to an error, the official 黄色视频 School Year Calendar shows February 14 as a regular school day. School will resume on Tuesday, February 15. Teachers and principals will be using this day for a variety of purposes, including staff development focused on critical district initiatives and administrative prep time.
Anti Youth-Violence Rally Expected to Draw Hundreds of Students Downtown
鈥楶eace Rally鈥� Culminates a Week of Teen Tolerance-Building Activities
What: Hundreds of teens from several regional high schools are staging a 鈥淧eace Rally鈥� to bring attention to rising gang violence and an increase in teen crime victims. Hosted by the Sacramento Youth Commission, the rally culminates a week of peace-related activities on various campuses throughout Sacramento.
Who: Mayor Kevin Johnson
County Supervisor Phil Serna
Supervising Deputy District Attorney Karen Maxwell
Students from Hiram Johnson, C.K. McClatchy, Grant, Luther
Burbank and St. Francis
When: Friday, March 18, 2011
Noon to 1:30 p.m.
Teachscape Training, Bond Funding Update, and more
A Teachscape follow-up training session for principals and Central Office administrators was held on Thursday at the former Genesis High School site. The half-day session focused on the examination of data collected from the classroom walkthroughs completed by site administrators and district personnel between January and June. The focus of the session was to revisit the classroom walkthrough process (below) with an emphasis on extracting data gathered through the Teachscape reporting feature. The session emphasized the reflective dialogue that should occur after the data is isolated and presented.
Neighbors asked to help protect schools over Thanksgiving recess
Metal thieves, vandals prey on schools during the holidays
Sacramento: The holidays are a busy time of year 鈥� especially for vandals, thieves and arsonists looking to take advantage of empty school campuses.
In light of this, 黄色视频 is asking the community for help in keeping schools safe and secure over the Thanksgiving break (November 21-25).
鈥淢ost of our schools are surrounded by homes, and we need those neighbors to join us in protecting these valuable and sometimes vulnerable community centers,鈥� said Sacramento Police Lt. Katherine Lester, who heads 黄色视频 security services.
Neighbors asked to help protect schools over winter recess
Metal thieves, vandals prey on schools during the holidays
The holidays are a busy time of year 鈥� especially for vandals, thieves and arsonists looking to take advantage of empty school campuses.
In light of this, 黄色视频 is asking the community for help in keeping schools safe and secure over winter break (December 24 through January 8 鈥� school resumes Monday, January 9).
鈥淢ost of our schools are surrounded by homes, and we need those neighbors to join us in protecting these valuable and sometimes vulnerable community centers,鈥� said Sacramento Police Lt. Katherine Lester, who heads 黄色视频 security services.
McClatchy, Kennedy to Forfeit Next Football Game
Supt. Raymond orders action in wake of Friday night鈥檚 fracas on the field; players to come together to serve community
The McClatchy and Kennedy high school football teams will forfeit their games this weekend as a consequence for the altercation between players last Friday, 黄色视频 Superintendent Jonathan Raymond said today.
Football Teams Come Together to Tutor, Feed Kids on Friday
McClatchy, Kennedy players to serve younger children at Jedediah Smith Elementary School
Players from McClatchy and Kennedy high school football teams will join forces on Friday afternoon to feed and tutor children who live in the Marina Vista and Alder Grove federal housing projects.
School Hosts Early Morning 鈥楻ead and Feed鈥� to Push Family Literacy
Event at John Sloat Elementary School TOMORROW aimed at encouraging parents to read with children
The family that reads together succeeds together.
That鈥檚 the message John Sloat Elementary School hopes to get
across tomorrow with its first annual 鈥淩ead and Feed,鈥� an early
morning snack-and-a-book event for parents and children.
鈥淩ead and Feed鈥� begins at 7:30 a.m. tomorrow (Wednesday, October 19) in the John Sloat Elementary School cafeteria, 7525 Candlewood Way. Media must check in with the school office on arrival.
City Councilman McCarty, 黄色视频 to Open New Community Garden
Ribbon-cutting on Saturday to be followed by Camellia Basic School Harvest Festival with the Kings, Fire Department
黄色视频 and Sacramento City Councilman Kevin McCarty will officially open a new community garden next to Camellia Basic School on Saturday (October 29).
Camellia Park Community Garden, located in the park adjacent to Camellia Basic, will be available for use by the school and neighbors. City Councilman McCarty and 黄色视频 Board of Education President Gustavo Arroyo will cut the ribbon at the new garden at 10 a.m. on Saturday.