Daily Archives: January 15, 2013

SUSD Live: AdvancePath

SUSD Science Fair: Judges needed. Lincoln Unified: Save Science Camp crab feed.  Last item of the night: Background is here. Assistant Superintendent Mark Hagemann told me today this program could start as soon as this month, and if not, probably in February. The board approved this unanimously.

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SUSD Live: School safety discussion

SUSD Science Fair: Judges needed. Lincoln Unified: Save Science Camp crab feed.  School safety is up for discussion only tonight. Here’s background. Police Chief Jim West spoke first. He said the work to secure schools predates the events in Newtown last month and in Taft last week.

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SUSD Live: Board appointments

SUSD Science Fair: Judges needed. Lincoln Unified: Save Science Camp crab feed.  Here’s the list of committee appointments. Three changes to the list: Cazares replaces Varela on the safety and 3×3 committees, and the superintendent evaluation committee is an ad hoc committee.

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SUSD Live: Board comments

SUSD Science Fair: Judges needed. Lincoln Unified: Save Science Camp crab feed.  Kathy Garcia: She said she visited Health Careers Academy recently. She said she wanted to hug Principal Traci Miller because she is so enthusiastic. Colleen Keenan: She thanked principals who recently showed her around their schools. David Varela: No comment. Sara Cazares: She recalled a ride-along [...]

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SUSD Live: Public comment

SUSD Science Fair: Judges needed. Lincoln Unified: Save Science Camp crab feed.  Claudia Moreno, CSEA: “Safety is a concern to all of us. Everybody is focused on safety. Many of us are trying to figure out how do we handle it. In order for us to come up with a cohesive plan, it needs to include [...]

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SUSD Live: H.S. grad requirements

SUSD Science Fair: Judges needed. Lincoln Unified: Save Science Camp crab feed.  In October 2011, the board approved a plan to restructure core programs. The district said it was a cost-saving maneuver to weather tough times and it included reducing the high school graduation requirement in SUSD from 230 to 210 credits.  Basically, some elective classes that [...]

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SUSD Live: School climate

SUSD Science Fair: Judges needed. Lincoln Unified: Save Science Camp crab feed. The board has approved (consent item) two programs geared toward improving the climate at the high schools. Background is here. 

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SUSD Live — Pajama bottoms, slippers and a shotgun

If you’ve been to SUSD headquarters, you know this isn’t the best neighborhood in the world. SUSD Police Chief Jim West said the building has been locked down three times in the past week. About a half hour ago, there was trouble again nearby. Diagonally across the street from the back lot is a small [...]

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SUSD Live: Closed session

SUSD Science Fair: Judges needed. Lincoln Unified: Save Science Camp crab feed. Item 1.1: Passed 7-0; 1.-1a.: pulled. Item 1.2: Passed 7-0. Item 1.4: discussion only. Item 1.9: discussion only. Item 1.10: discussion only.

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SUSD Live: In memoriam

SUSD Police Chief Jim West said a little while ago he doesn’t think he will ever get over the death last month of Sgt. Kim Pinto, 39, in a traffic accident. Today was also a very sad day for law enforcement because of the shooting death of Galt Police Officer Kevin Tonn, 35. West is [...]

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