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Schools in the Denair Unified School District saw both positive and negative academic results based on the annual School Accountability Report Card, released Wednesday. Denair’s two primary schools, Denair Elementary and Denair Academic Avenues, both performed well academically, however, Denair Middle School, Denair High School and Denair Charter Academy failed to compete with other Turlock area school districts and California state averages in nearly every statistically category. The SARC serves as a ... Read More
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Hilmar Unified School District Superintendent Isabel Cabral-Johnson held a special informational public meeting last Tuesday evening to discuss possible courses of action for the HUSD Board of Education to take in various budget scenarios. The only clear unanimous conclusion from the meeting was that the district should plan for the worst case budget scenario and that drastic expenditure cuts must be made throughout the district. “So we are really trying to build ... Read More
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Sacred Heart School in Turlock celebrates Catholic Schools Week from Jan. 29 to Feb. 5 with events on campus every day. This year’s theme is “Faith, Academics, Service.” Read More
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The Hilmar Unified School District released the 2010-11 round of School Accountability Report Cards and schools district-wide are performing above the state average. The SARC serves as a compilation of information on schools and their respective academic performances as well as enrollment, demographic, discipline, facilities and basic financial information. However, the bottom line of the report cards is how the schools are performing academically — which is measured by the Academic Performance Index. The ... Read More
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Denair Elementary School and Denair Academic Avenues teamed up to celebrate the 100th day of school with a canned food drive for Gateway Church food pantry. In addition, the canned food drive students learned about the number 100 through creative activities and school work. The numbers 1-100 are an important part of first grade curriculum. Read More
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When Grady Welch was elected to the Turlock Unified School District Board of Trustees one of his major concerns was what he was hearing from school teachers and administrators about a lack of substitute teachers. Welch said rumors abounded that on numerous occasions at various TUSD schools a lack of available substitute teachers forced students to sit on floors and learn in combined classrooms when teachers called in sick or had scheduled absences. ... Read More
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In response to concerns over rapidly escalating executive pay, the California State University Board of Trustees on Wednesday moved to cap presidential compensation. Newly-hired CSU presidents may now earn a base salary, paid thorough public funds, no more than 10 percent above the previous incumbent's base pay. Compensation will be determined by referencing a new tiered list of comparable universities, and considering candidate's personal qualifications. Previously, compensation was determined through comparative list ... Read More
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School cafeterias will soon feature a lot more whole grains, fruits, vegetables and reduced sodium under new guidelines from the USDA. First Lady Michelle Obama and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack unveiled new national standards for school meals this week to improve health amongst our nation’s youth. The new standards will affect more than 32 million students nationwide who receive school meals every day. “As parents, we try to prepare decent meals, ... Read More
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Pitman High School Band members Bryan Rosales (French Horn), Eddie Savelson (French Horn), Jamie Orlando (Flute) and Ryan Williams (Basson) were selected to the Northern California Honor Band, which preformed last weekend in Stockton. Rosales and Savelson have also been selected to the All-California Honor Band. This summer The Pitman Marching Pride hopes to attend the Independence Day Parade in Washington D.C. The band’s goal is to raise $106,000 for 119 students to ... Read More
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Turlock Unified School District officials are scratching their heads over what course of action to take about transitional kindergarten. Assistant Superintendent Lacrisha Ferriera even jokingly admitted the quandary is affecting her sleeping patterns. Odds are she isn’t alone. Less than two weeks ago TUSD schools were going to send home registration information for the TK programs, but Governor Jerry Brown’s proposed budget was leaked and it included the elimination of funding for the ... Read More
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