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elle April 24, 2013 at 01:31 pm
Your article is incorrect - Rio Americano another San Juan school is ranked above Mira Loma at 218.
Carol Gallagher April 24, 2013 at 12:52 pm
I would hardly call a CA rank of 221 and a college readiness of 31.9 rating good news. Del…Read More Campo--wow.
Doug Endo May 1, 2013 at 08:59 pm
Isn't this story the best time to say: "Taco Bell is bomb!" ??? LMBO!
Ken March 27, 2013 at 01:42 am
I see I have no response. And I'll bet the majority of people would respond "of…Read More course".....
Sorry folks, to the first airport in Oregon ( Medford,35 miles over the Northern border) , and flight time to San Diego (Southern border) from SF are nearly identical. WTH! Congratulations Bay Area...you are in Central California....Teachers need to teach and be allowed to do so.
The Captain March 27, 2013 at 01:30 am
Like I said, proves my point most definately, and Mrs. Java had a burning comment but couldn't…Read More disclose herself-Patch staff are Trolls and proven. I rest my case! Psst, change is coming, that's fine, that's only cause you mean emails will be matched and confirmed with thd person, you know Mrs. Java, like you did - post a comment, "First Name, email, and password-thank you for joint Patch :) ha ha, so easy. That would be better, but it seems you cant afford it yet! Ohh wait, trouble, if trouble is what you're trying to get us into, can we include you Mrs. Java for your Trollness ... I think you should. Common there's nothing wrong with being fair. Let's keep that in mind for the "change" woooo hooo, little baby cry.
LGCRC Coffee drinker March 26, 2013 at 02:05 am
all of you need to step way to the left or get ready to get run over.
we are coming. Change is upon…Read More us.
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Racerx Gto February 1, 2013 at 05:13 am
Excellent! It's nice to read about private business stepping up and providing on their own. It would…Read More be even much more nicer is the business climate were more friendly where more businesses had more disposable profit margins to set aside for charity.
Cara Bryant January 26, 2013 at 02:01 pm
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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.
Reality Check January 17, 2013 at 11:20 am
They make money from the figment of their imagination anyway!
Reality Check January 17, 2013 at 11:17 am
back in the 1970's they took me for a ride to the raw milk farm! wtf!?
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"
Shripathi Kamath January 16, 2013 at 06:40 pm
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Sylvia Jones January 16, 2013 at 06:24 pm
I am responding to Shlripathi Kamath's post of January 15 which takes exception to a teacher who…Read More receives a 78% pension for 12 years of teaching based on a salary in her/his last year in the classroom of $78,912. The writer cites no source for the information, and as a retired teacher I am concerned that readers will take this claim as fact.
Please consider the following: teacher retirement in the State of California is administered by the state, not by school districts. It is based on teacher age at retirement, number of years taught, and birthdate.
Here is an estimate of what a California teacher might receive based on the profile the writer uses. It is based on the formula as I came to understand it in going through my own retirement process.
Using the writer's data, here is what a California teacher might receive If she/he
retires this June with 12 years of experience, a birthdate of 1946 and an age at retirement of 64 years and seven moths, her/his retirement stipend would be approximately $1,869.89 per month or $22,438.68 per annum. That equates to 28% of final compensation, not the 78% that the writer decries.
Tom January 16, 2013 at 04:26 pm
Good teachers of course matter and I think most of them are quite good. I have kids at SRVHS and…Read More CWMS and for the most part am pleased with how professional they are. Sometimes though we do run into a bad one. When that happens my kids are strong enough to work through it and be fine but the weakers ones suffer.
In our school system it is MUCH easier for the teachers because you have VERY involved parents. We are a team and work with eachother. I hate the teachers union but respect the teachers. I also think there are many things we could do to improve things for students and teachers but we lack the backbone to do it.
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Melanie C. Johnson January 7, 2013 at 07:54 pm
Hi Chris. It looks like the blog is back up. Maybe it was some sort of glitch. Anyway, just letting…Read More you know. Take care!
Melanie C. Johnson January 6, 2013 at 04:15 am
That was the most recent blog. I didn't realize it had been taken down. Thanks for sending it.
Julie Rhoten December 11, 2012 at 05:07 pm
I have worked at Stanford Settlement for the last 23 years, and the students of Jesuit High School…Read More are amazing in their dedication to serving those in need! Thank you again, Jesuit! You have already made the holidays better for hundreds of families that will receive Christmas Baskets from Stanford Settlement!
Victor Calderon December 10, 2012 at 02:31 pm
Thanks to Jesuit students, faculty and staff for their committment to this worthy cause. I was one…Read More of those students who helped donate and collect food for the Stanford Settlement.
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