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The Impact of Charter Enrollment Preferences
My colleague Carrie Du Bois asked an interesting question at our last Board meeting: how many children on the Federal free and reduced price lunch program are enrolled at CLC? Carrie often asks about this issue, and not just as … Continue reading
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Chris Mahoney’s Raise
A couple of weeks ago a comment was made at a GC meeting which incorrectly characterized a situation involving the Director of the CLC, Chris Mahoney. The speaker also characterized the superintendent, and I believe the Board, as acting with … Continue reading
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A Correction
I made a mistake in an earlier posting that grew out of my attending the recent CLC community meeting (https://board.olbert.com/2011/01/21/clc-community-meeting/). In that earlier post I used Chris Mahoney’s name not having been submitted to the Board by the GC as … Continue reading
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Measure D Renewal Is a Go!!
The Board just voted to put a renewal of the District’s June 2003 parcel tax before San Carlos voters in a mail-only ballot this coming Spring!
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CLC the 501(c)3
I’d like to clarify an issue related to CLC’s conversion to a 501(c)3 not-for-profit corporation. When people talk about “CLC” they frequently blur the line between what I’ll call “CLC the school” and “CLC the entity that operates the school”. … Continue reading
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CLC Community Meeting
Last night I attended a CLC community meeting whose subject matter could best be described as “how should CLC move forward?” What follows are my general impressions, and some specific reactions to what I heard. Bottom-line, I don’t envy the … Continue reading
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More Blueberries
Yesterday’s blueberry post generated a good deal of feedback and discussion, most of which (unfortunately :() did not show up on the blog. One piece of “off blog” feedback that I thought particularly insightful came from a long-time educational leader … Continue reading
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The Blueberry Story
Based on a little googling this appears to be a true story, which the author/CEO admits to having modified slightly from the actual events. I got it from one of my nieces, who is a teacher.
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Reversing Some Cutbacks: Thanks, SCEF!
At last night’s meeting the Board unanimously approved two recommendations made by staff. The first will add back one hour per day of librarian technician time at each site during the current school year. The second reinstated the funding cut … Continue reading
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Don’t You Just Love Robocalls?
For the second night in a row my family and I, like apparently every other Sequoia Union High School District family, were woken up at 12:15 AM by a robocall reminding us that SUHSD has implemented a new registration process. … Continue reading
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