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TUSD trustees approve budget, await further state cuts
After months of slashing expenses, negotiating new contracts, and cutting services and programs, the Turlock Unified School District finally has a budget for the 2009-10 school year ... at least for a few weeks.
Retiring teachers honored, voice their appreciation for district
Marsha Memmott has spent the last 30 years teaching English to Turlock eighth graders. She has spent 30 years correcting grammar, grading essays, and explaining when to use "who" and when to use "whom." After all of those years of dedication to Turlock students and their education, Memmott is retiring from her job at Turlock Junior High School.
Articles by Section - Education
Cunningham Elementary turnaround bearing fruit
Anyone involved with the Cunningham Elementary turnaround last year will testify that it was a tense, controversial scene at the small, close-knit campus on the west side of Turlock. Cunningham was in its fifth year of "program improvement" due to low test scores, which means the school had to implement a plan of action to improve instruction and test scores. While no teachers were terminated, a new principal, Al Silveira from Medeiros ...
Osborn says good-bye to educator
Osborn Two-Way Academy Library Technician Shirley Demeny was honored last night for 22 years of service to the Turlock Unified School District. She is retiring and was well known for going above and beyond her regular duties.
Parents, students learn about energy at annual event
The 2nd annual Walnut Energy Faire was held Saturday. Organizer and teacher Bret Sutterley praised the Turlock Irrigation District and the City of Turlock for teaming up with Walnut to offer the experience. "This year we had a lot more vendors. The whole idea is to get students excited and think about green energy sources and the alternative ways of getting energy," said Sutterley. Attendees had the opportunity to see how wind can ...
Autism program helps students develop skills for traditional classroom learning
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, nine out of 1,000 children in the United States are diagnosed with autism. Autism Speaks, a non-profit autism advocacy and awareness campaign says one in every 110 children, and 1 in 70 boys, are affected by autism. According to Autism Speaks, autism is now "more common that childhood cancer, juvenile diabetes and pediatric AIDS combined." The numbers for autism diagnosis have grown ...
TUSD joins lawsuit against State of California
The Turlock Unified School District Board of Trustees and Superintendent Sonny Da Marto joined a coalition of education officials who filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the State of California in San Francisco Superior Court. The California School Boards Association and the Association of California School Administrators are suing to restore more than $2.1 billion that they say had been designated for public school under the voter-approved Proposition 98 school funding formula. "The ...
THS debaters earn eloquent victories
Turlock High School's Speech and Debate team continued its complete dominance of opposing teams at a recent tournament. The Bulldogs took home first place overall in numerous individual events as well a Debate Sweepstakes at the Lodi High School Tournament held on Sept. 24. Speech and Debate Coach Michele VanNieuwenhuyzen credits the students' active commitment to the club and elective classes. Sophomore Jonas Trevethan earned first place in the Lincoln-Douglas debate and ...
Earl students share classes, lunch with loving adults
Earl Elementary School had a packed campus on Wednesday as hundreds of parents and adult loved ones joined students during the 12th annual "Loving Adults Day." The day serves as a celebration of parents and adult caregivers in the role of their student's educational experience, according to Earl staff. "It is a way to honor the adults and people who are important in our students' lives and to show that our school ...
MBA program answer to career advancement for some
Busy business people oftentimes need an advanced degree – the notorious Masters of Business Administration – to move ahead in their competitive careers. But with families, personal responsibilities, and 8 to 5 – or longer – work schedules, many businesspeople find it hard to make time to earn that needed degree. The problem is well known to Ashour Badal, director of the California State University, Stanislaus Executive MBA program, which caters to ...
Local MJC students win big in dairy cattle judging
The Modesto Junior College Dairy Cattle Judging team took home the top spot in their division at the 43rd Annual Invitational Youth Dairy Cattle Judging contest held Sept. 19 at the All-American Dairy Show in Harrisburg, Pa. On Sept. 17, MJC earned the "Big E" in Springfield, Mass., where it stomped rival Southern University of New York by 30 points. MJC swept first, second, third in oral reasoning. Turlockers Natalie Sanders and Monica ...
Turlock High kicks of homecoming 2011
Turlock High School kicked off its 2011 homecoming week on Monday during a lunch time rally. This year's theme is board games. Monday's theme was Scrabble and students wore T-shirts with letters.
TUSD looks to improve classroom technology
The Turlock Unified School District has an eye toward the future of technology in the classroom. Recently TUSD Superintendent Sonny Da Marto directed the District Technology Committee to conduct a study and create a plan for how the district can create a 21st century learning environment in every classroom in the district's 15 schools. "I've been thinking about how we utilize technology to improve instruction. It's important that we keep up with ...
Chatom offers rural families after-school alternatives
At Chatom Elementary, a rural school west of Turlock, students can't exactly walk home from school like thousands in urban and suburban areas do every day. In fact, according to Principal Chanda Rowley, the small school doesn't even have a bike rack. Things just work differently in this rural corner, where cows and dairies easily outnumber humans and even canine companions. While life moves at a slower pace -young students could very well ...
Stanislaus announces new faculty
CSU Stanislaus will welcome 31 new full-time faculty members this school year, 22 of those appointments coming in tenured or tenure track positions.
Local colleges receive federal grant funding
Modesto Junior College, California State University, Stanislaus, and Merced College will all receive millions in federal grant funding, the schools announced this week, due to their designation as Hispanic Serving Institutions. The grant money, specifically intended to increase enrollment and degree completion by Hispanic and low-income students in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics programs, is much needed, said college leaders. "We are a critical pathway for Hispanic and low-income students seeking careers ...
EDUCATION: PARENT-TEACHER NIGHT
Medeiros and Earl elementary schools held parent informational meetings Thursday night. The purpose of the meetings was to communicate to parents what the standards and expectations are for students and to discuss strategies and tools parents can use to increase student success in the classroom. Medeiros Principal Jennifer Yacoub said parents this year are very eager to help. Both parent meetings had activities to keep children busy while parents hit the classrooms.
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