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Stacy Rich-Palafox April 10, 2013 at 07:30 pm
Stacy Rich-Palafox April 10, 2013 at 06:49 pm
Please read San Bruno's Patch where Principal Shanks makes note of the mistake the State of…Read More California made with respect to high school graduation numbers. Capuchino in actuality has a 94.3% graduation rate. Not the lowest in the district, but third highest.
Michael G. Stogner March 9, 2013 at 08:29 pm
R.I.P. Ruairi you have joined a very cool angel, my thoughts and prayers are with your family and…Read More friends.
scott f March 21, 2013 at 12:03 pm
Love our teachers, they are working harder than ever!
- Wonder if there have been increases for the…Read More superintendent and other administrators During the last six years. If so, how much?
- Millbrae Patch, Is this something you can you look into? Probably would make a good story. Leading by example, etc...
Angelina P March 12, 2013 at 06:16 pm
I disagree that students should fight the intruder at their school. They should leave it to the…Read More teachers. Though I do respect that they help the student at their school.
Andrew Peceimer February 3, 2013 at 04:20 pm
How much money did WE the taxpayers lose in this law suit? Who was the law office that represented…Read More us? Why did Anne Campbell think we would win?
Anyone know?
Me January 28, 2013 at 01:29 pm
Bzzzzzzzzzz
RethinkWaste is a joint powers authority of twelve public agencies (Atherton, Belmont,…Read More Burlingame, East Palo Alto, Foster City, Hillsborough, Menlo Park, Redwood City, San Carlos, San Mateo, the County of San Mateo and the West Bay Sanitary District) in San Mateo County, California
Lionel Emde January 27, 2013 at 02:37 am
Uh, "Rethinkwaste" is a part of Recology, a profit-making corporation engaged in…Read More extracting money from residents they collect garbage from. Why didn't the story clearly identify that?
Cara Bryant January 26, 2013 at 02:01 pm
Actually, the lice shampoo didn't work for us at all, but this worked great, and was much less toxic…Read More than the shampoo option: http://www.nuvoforheadlice.com
Also, our school said my son could go back to school as soon as he was treated, and they did not check for nits, nor do they have a no nits policy.
Scott C. January 16, 2013 at 06:24 pm
Hi Todd,
I hope to see you at the SBPSD Board meeting 7pm tonight where there will much discussion…Read More about the district's budget; including a report from an external financial auditor. Perhaps you can ask him do what degree he might (or might not) think that funds are are being wasted?
Tonight's agenda is here... http://sbpsd.k12.ca.us/assets/docs/board-agenda.pdf
One thought about your comments:
- In our private business, we are able to turn away poor performers and unprofitable projects, public schools are obligated to educate all kids, and deliver on unfunded state requirements. In many ways, they are already micromanaged.
Scott C. January 16, 2013 at 06:05 pm
Not counted is the disparity in regards to wealthier parents being able to contribute more time and…Read More resources to their children's education inside and outside the classroom. I think the Brown budget isn't perfect, but it's headed in the right direction. You can find the 18 page summary here... http://www.ebudget.ca.gov/BudgetSummary/BSS/BSS.html
Todd Mirkin January 16, 2013 at 01:08 pm
If I am 100% honest with myself, and this goes against my core as somebody who manages people and…Read More projects for a living, I would micromanage the distribution of the education's budget. Before doling anything out I would look at each districts budgets and expenditures. As in look at their books. If balance their budgets in a true to real life way, as in the way we the people have to in our own lives and private businesses, and the budgets don't show tax dollars being wasted than they get moved up the list for more funds. If they do 1/2 of the have above put them in the pack in the middle of the list. If they do neither to bottom of the State's educational funds list they go.
Unfortunately due to budget trickery, such as using one time payments to balance the books, San Bruno would be in the middle of the pack.
M Feldman January 12, 2013 at 04:46 am
Its an interesting idea. Now, though,who is going to pay for all the computers needed for these…Read More tests? To make the test fair, each student will have to take them at the same time. Where will the schools put them? Who will pay for IT staff to make sure they are operating properly? Who will pay the insurance for the computers, and for the extra electricity needed at each school site? Where are the facts behind the ability to implement this new plan? This plan needs more details explained.
navigio January 10, 2013 at 03:18 pm
Not only that, but CST participation rate is a metric for AYP, so a school that falls below the 95%…Read More threshold will not make AYP (not that that matters anymore, nor that it ever mattered for non-title1 schools like SM).
I would expect ongoing district assessments are used more than CSTs for placement for intervention given that there are more of them and they are more closely aligned with what is going on the classroom. If its true that schools are using CST results for individual intervention decisions, then I think parents should know that (and realize its probably a bad idea). Your school site council should have info on that since its job is to monitor things like that.
In any case, anyone who wants to opt out should also ask their child. They should have a say in the matter.
Louis Educe January 10, 2013 at 12:07 pm
Gail Ann, while you are correct on the parent opt out right please make sure and tell parents to ask…Read More the school/district what the STAR scores are used for with in the disrtict/school/grage-level. if the child is in the middle grades (7th and 8th are most important) these scores are used to make placement choices for high school courses. Many HS counselors will NOT look very closely at grades (A,Bs) because of the fear of grade inflation - unless you can make sure you child also have some non-biased, standardized (normed) test data their placement choices might be limited. If your child is a high performer you can have them start taking the PSAT in 8th grade (but they will be compared to 10th grade standards). At the lower grade levels the CST data is used to also make placement choices into intervention as well as higher level instructional clusters. Be well aware of the implications of withdrawing your child from the testing before you just exercise you right to "make a point"
Alyssa Jenkins January 3, 2013 at 07:41 pm
Jo Tog, we'll have to agree to disagree. Happy New Year to you.
Jo Tog January 3, 2013 at 05:14 pm
I have raised many kids, including my own. The Ten Commandments needs to be put back in all public…Read More buildings, cause therin lies the problems we are having today with our youth. Too many government officials, teachers are lawbreakers, cheaters, thiefs, and commies. Commies hate the Ten Commandments. They, commies, prefer chaos and the breakdown of the American Family. Makes it easier for them to brainwash the likes of you.
Dee January 2, 2013 at 04:11 pm
With 800 people you're bound to have some trouble, I agree. But as a parent of teenagers I would…Read More never consent to having them attend a hotel party in the city with 800 people! Sounds like trouble to me. Perhaps many of those kids went without telling their parents where they really were. So it makes me wonder how kids are being raised these days, or are parents more lenient or just not paying attention? Are kids different today or are the parents parenting differently?
Elvis Beeg December 22, 2012 at 01:48 pm
Who would pay for thousands of armed guards the NRA wants to patrol America's schools? There should…Read More be a tax on guns, just like there is on cigarettes, alcohol and cars. Guns have huge social costs.
Denise Nelson December 16, 2012 at 10:26 pm
Hi Chris! The Mayor posted a blog addressing this topic. I believe you can find it right here on…Read More Patch.
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