SCHOOLS & KIDS Board OKs firing of special education director The school board approved the removal of the Menlo Park City School District's director of special education from her job on March 12, but not until the defiant director publi... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Mar 20, 2013 at 2:39 pm There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 26, 2013 at 9:03 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Editorial: Superintendent's actions roil school district For a superintendent who is reputed to be fond of applying the latest business techniques to improve the performance of local school districts, Maurice Ghysels seems to have m... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Mar 20, 2013 at 2:33 pm There have been 50 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 27, 2013 at 6:28 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Portola Valley man pleads no-contest to child porn charges Portola Valley resident Stephen Wolf, 65, pleaded no contest Tuesday to charges of possession of child pornography, according to the San Mateo County District's Attorney's Of... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Mar 20, 2013 at 12:50 pm There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 20, 2013 at 5:10 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Traffic enforcement in Menlo Park Today is not the day to be chatting on a cellphone while driving -- not that any day is -- but on Wednesday (March 20), a larger number of traffic police will be on patrol in ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Mar 20, 2013 at 10:51 am There have been 12 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 21, 2013 at 8:41 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Special education director forced out The school board approved the removal of the Menlo Park City School District's director of special education from her job last night (March 12), but not until the defiant dire... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Mar 13, 2013 at 12:26 pm There have been 38 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 18, 2013 at 10:39 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Menlo Park: Special ed director faces ouster A battle is brewing over the pending dismissal of the Menlo Park City School District's director of special education at the end of the school year.
Read the full story her... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Mar 11, 2013 at 11:09 pm There have been 33 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 13, 2013 at 9:29 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Further delay in opening Hillview playing field The games must go on, in spite of the continued delay in opening the Hillview Middle School playing field, which has been booked by the Menlo-Atherton Grizzlies Lacrosse Club ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Mar 11, 2013 at 3:35 pm There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 12, 2013 at 8:31 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Woodside High stages 'Legally Blonde' "Legally Blonde, The Musical" is being staged at Woodside High School's Performing Arts Center through March 16, with a Sunday performance at 2 p.m. March 10.
Read the full ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Mar 11, 2013 at 2:16 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Mar 11, 2013 at 2:16 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Parents demand Menlo Park reinstate gymnastics teacher City employees are often reminded that they work for the public — usually when the public wants the employee terminated. But in the case of a fired gymnastics teacher, the pub... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Feb 26, 2013 at 12:16 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 26, 2013 at 12:22 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Menlo Park father takes child's play seriously Mike Lanza, author of "Playborhood: Turn Your Neighborhood Into a Place for Play," will speak Monday, Feb. 25, on ways parents can promote neighborhood play and help kids deve... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Feb 24, 2013 at 9:14 am There have been 12 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 27, 2013 at 10:30 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Woodside School gears up for kindergarten registration Parents whose children are eligible to attend kindergarten or transitional kindergarten next fall at Woodside Elementary School are invited to attend a informational meeting o... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Feb 5, 2013 at 2:32 pm There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 7, 2013 at 3:24 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Court denies schools recovery of $20 million in losses from Lehman Brothers bankruptcy A state appeals court on Thursday approved the dismissal of a lawsuit brought against San Mateo County by 12 county school districts – including the Menlo Park City, Las ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Feb 1, 2013 at 12:34 pm There have been 9 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 7, 2013 at 9:43 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Letter: Plenty of healthy substitutes for milk A frequent bugaboo of the "fiscal cliff" debacle was the "milk cliff," the threat of milk prices doubling if Congress failed to extend dairy subsidies. Parents were forgoing o... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Jan 17, 2013 at 3:52 pm There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 17, 2013 at 7:40 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Local Schools have $8,000 - $18,000 per student Menlo and Redwood city patch posted the school funding comparisons of many peninsula schools today, sure to insight a rehash of our current non-equitable state/local funding m... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Parent, a resident of the Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park neighborhood, on Jan 16, 2013 at 2:05 pm
SCHOOLS & KIDS State coaching honor for Sacred Heart Prep's Lavorato Prep football notes It was a big year for head coach Pete Lavorato and his Sacred Heart Prep football team. The Gators set a school record for most single-season wins du... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Jan 9, 2013 at 7:54 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 9, 2013 at 7:55 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Las Lomitas School District examines two-story option Flexible-use two-story classrooms clustered around outdoor spaces could be used to reduce the squeeze put on the Las Lomitas Elementary School District by a 40 percent growth ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Dec 21, 2012 at 7:21 am There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 24, 2012 at 11:26 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Local schools take safety precautions Local schools reacted quickly to reassure parents they are taking precautions to prevent a tragedy like the one that happened at a Connecticut elementary school on Dec. 14.
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SCHOOLS & KIDS SHP sends a top volleyball duo to the Ivy League Ellie Shannon and Payton Smith have been a formidable duo during their three varsity seasons on the Sacred Heart Prep girls' volleyball squad. Their excellent efforts, both o... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Dec 16, 2012 at 3:51 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Dec 16, 2012 at 3:51 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS 5 Ways to Encourage Open-mindedness in our Kids this Holiday Season “The mind that opens to a new idea never returns to its original size.” -- Albert Einstein
December is a great time to talk to kids about Open-Mindedness (being open to ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Kristin Quintana, a resident of the Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park neighborhood, on Dec 5, 2012 at 1:42 pm
SCHOOLS & KIDS Editorial: Enrollment crunch at local schools The two school districts serving most of Menlo Park and Atherton are bursting at the seams, which is causing a ripple effect as the enrollment bubble works its way through the... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Nov 28, 2012 at 2:58 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 28, 2012 at 6:23 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Menlo Atherton Algebra Class Travesty This article was published in the Menlo Atherton student newspaper:
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I read it and wondered if i... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by MA Bear, a member of the Menlo-Atherton High School community, on Nov 16, 2012 at 8:32 pm There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 5, 2012 at 10:00 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Small school is lab for innovative learning The tiny school, tucked into a ramshackle former insurance office at the back of the Portola Valley Village Square shopping complex, doesn't look from the outside like a showc... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Nov 16, 2012 at 4:21 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Nov 16, 2012 at 4:21 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Hanretty restitution hearing postponed A court hearing to discuss what former school official Tim Hanretty should be required to pay in restitution to the Woodside Elementary School District for misappropriating th... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Nov 16, 2012 at 6:43 am There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 18, 2012 at 5:07 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Positions on Finance/Audit Committee The Board of Education of the Menlo Park City School District is seeking candidates to fill three positions on the Finance/Audit committee to facilitate public understanding o... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by cmetzler@mpcsd.org, a resident of the Menlo Park: other neighborhood, on Nov 9, 2012 at 3:59 pm
SCHOOLS & KIDS MA-Vikings Pop Warner football report This report is from Adam Greenlow of Menlo Park, a player on the Pee Wee Vikings' team. He is a seventh-grader at St. Raymond School. All players named are with the Vikings... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Nov 1, 2012 at 8:22 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 2, 2012 at 9:35 am.
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