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MP schools pursue off-site child care
There is a "high likelihood" that a child care organization in the community could accommodate as many as 80 district students this fall, said Ken Ranella, superintendent of t... |
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on Apr 29, 2008 at 1:08 pm by M * 2, a resident of the Menlo Park: Belle Haven neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Sequoia Healthcare District to receive Golden Apple Award
In a Press Release issued by Don Shoecraft on Dec. 3, 2010, it was announced that the Sequoia Healthcare District has been selected as one of two recipients of the Redwood Cit... |
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on Dec 9, 2010 at 1:33 pm by just a thought, a resident of another community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Editorial: School cuts or school taxes?
In just a few weeks, voters in the Menlo Park City and Portola Valley school districts will decide whether to approve a modest parcel tax to help their schools get through a s... |
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on Mar 17, 2010 at 12:28 am by sure, a resident of the Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
MP district will take all Tinsley students next year
The Menlo Park City School District voted to enroll its full allotment of Tinsley transfer students from the Ravenswood school district. The school board voted unanimously at ... |
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on Mar 15, 2010 at 2:22 pm by Resident, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School district expects 'significant' loss
The Menlo Park City School District expects a "significant" loss in its funds that are deposited in the San Mateo County treasury due to the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers, the... |
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on Oct 17, 2008 at 11:42 am by MPCSD Parent, a resident of the Menlo Park: Menlo Oaks neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
A pitch to head off artificial turf in Woodside
By Patrick Noonan
Am I the only person in Woodside who cares that soon two of our beautiful natural turf playing fields at the elementary school will be dug up and replaced ... |
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on May 29, 2007 at 3:09 pm by Angela Hey, a resident of the Portola Valley: Brookside Park neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Menlo College students arrested in thefts
Two Menlo College students were arrested this week after a security guard said he saw them stealing backpacks at neighboring Menlo School in Atherton.
Read the full stor... |
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on Nov 8, 2011 at 3:36 pm by A Parent, a resident of another community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Menlo Park teen arrested in Anaheim
A 17-year-old Menlo Park youth was arrested on sexual battery charges on Friday, May 20, at a dance at the Disney California Adventure Park in Anaheim, according to a report ... |
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on May 30, 2011 at 12:41 pm by Legal Eagle, a resident of another community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Siegel appointed to fill vacant Las Lomitas district school board seat
Jay Siegel, who has a child at La Entrada School and has been an active volunteer on the Las Lomitas Education Foundation, has been appointed to the five-member Las Lomitas Sc... |
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on Nov 23, 2009 at 9:39 pm by Fed LE Parent, a resident of the Menlo Park: Sharon Heights neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Caltrain fatality identified as Gunn High junior William Dickens, 16
The Gunn High School student who died on the Caltrain tracks Monday night has been identified as William Dickens, 16, a junior at the school. He had been a member of the water... |
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on Oct 24, 2009 at 10:00 pm by Bill, a resident of another community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Motorists are the problem, not cyclists
The following letter by Robert Cronin was published in the Almanac's April 4 print edition:
Editor:
Let's turn Maria Ploeger's (Letters, March 21) question around: B... |
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on Apr 10, 2007 at 9:25 am by Positive Solutions, a resident of the Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
The homework myth
I'm disappointed to see Menlo Park school officials backpedal on the District's homework "ban."
It seems to me they have a thoughtful and well-reasoned policy on limiting ... |
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on Apr 6, 2007 at 7:39 pm by a former oak knoll parent, a resident of the Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Feature story: Envisioning a 'frontier of possibility'
Hillview Middle School Principal Erik Burmeister blazed new trails during his first year on the job, and promises to continue changing classroom strategies to "prepare kids fo... |
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32 minutes ago by Mp employee, a resident of another community |
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 ... |
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on Feb 7, 2013 at 9:43 am by Jack Hickey, a resident of the Woodside: Emerald Hills neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
New principal named for Encinal School
Sharon A. Burns, principal of a Mountain View elementary school of 582 students, will likely be Encinal School's new principal, Superintendent Maurice Ghysels of the Menlo Par... |
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on Jun 22, 2012 at 7:41 am by Jim, a resident of the Menlo Park: other neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Ghysels' Leadership in the MPCSD
There have recently been several posts on other threads regarding the maangement style of Maurice Ghysels. As noted by Carl, a "toxic leader" is defined as a person who demons... |
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on Apr 1, 2012 at 2:33 pm by Smart Gal, a resident of the Woodside: Emerald Hills neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
No binding limit on students at Ladera site
Despite pleas from neighbors to put a binding limit on the number of students that could be allowed at the site, the board of the Las Lomitas Elementary School District voted ... |
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on Dec 21, 2011 at 11:37 am by SirTopham Hatt, a resident of the Menlo Park: University Heights neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Encinal coach's lawsuit: Ruling appealed
The lawsuit filed by a former Encinal School basketball coach against the school's Parent Teacher Organization and three of its officers has moved out of the local courtroom a... |
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on Jan 22, 2011 at 11:40 am by Laurel Parent, a resident of the Menlo Park: The Willows neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
State tests: Las Lomitas ranks first in state among K-8 districts; other local districts score high
Local elementary school districts are among the highest-ranked in the state based on the 2009 Academic Performance Index scores, with the Las Lomitas district topping the list... |
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on Dec 4, 2010 at 6:10 pm by Hawk, a resident of the Atherton: West Atherton neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Teachers re-bond in wake of 'Superman'
A "Band of Brothers/Sisters" effect is galvanizing teachers and staff at Woodside High School following the simply drawn negative portrayal of the school in the controversial ... |
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on Oct 29, 2010 at 7:08 pm by POGO, a resident of the Woodside: other neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Equestrians worry about culture, trail conflicts
Equestrians from Portola Valley and nearby communities seem nettled, in part by the prospect of students frequenting a trail along the south side of Alpine Road, and in part ... |
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on Sep 22, 2010 at 4:18 pm by Trail User, Parent, a resident of the Portola Valley: Portola Valley Ranch neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Ravenswood to close Stanford charter school
In a stunning rebuke to Stanford University, the Ravenswood City School District Board of Trustees Thursday voted to shut down a Stanford-run charter elementary school at the ... |
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on Jul 6, 2010 at 11:54 am by Albert B. Franklin, a resident of another community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Bill introduced to restrict enrollment in kindergarten
State Sen. Joe Simitian, D-Palo Alto, has introduced a bill that would restrict kindergarten enrollment to children who are 5 before Sept. 1, three months earlier than the cur... |
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on Apr 20, 2010 at 11:09 am by scorpio, a resident of the Menlo Park: other neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Sequoia high school district superintendent Pat Gemma to retire
Patrick Gemma, the superintendent of the Sequoia Union High School District since February 2003, has announced that he will retire on June 30, the end date for his current con... |
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on Feb 15, 2010 at 12:22 pm by Charlene, a resident of the Menlo Park: University Heights neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Almanac editorial: Thomsen, Ferrando for high school board
This editorial was published in the Oct. 21, 2009, issue of The Almanac.
With the seats of retiring members Sally Stewart and Gordon Lewin certain to be filled by ne... |
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on Oct 21, 2009 at 10:13 pm by Gail Slocum, a resident of the Menlo Park: The Willows neighborhood |
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