SCSD and San Carlos Teacher’s Association Reach Impasse

The current financial crisis is just not limited to City Hall.  The San Carlos School District is facing its own financial crisis.  In a memo released from Superintendent Craig Baker, the SCSD and the SCTA (San Carlos Teacher’s Association) had been meeting over the last few months to try and reach an agreement over current [...]

BREAKING NEWS: San Carlos School District Finalizes New School Boundaries

At last night’s San Carlos School District Board meeting, the Board approved final changes to the new San Carlos school boundaries.  The proposed changes to the boundaries, which was floated at community meeting late in 2009, remained with a few minor changes detailed below:

A few streets within Devonshire canyon will remain assigned to Arundel

The Board [...]

San Carlos Educational Foundation: Ramping Up Efforts

The San Carlos Educational Foundation is ramping up its efforts to do everything possible to help San Carlos schools. SCEF has revamped its website and is conducting a full court press to do everything possible to help San Carlos schools.  For those of you who don’t know, SCEF is a parent-run, non-profit organization that has [...]

A Final Word on School Boundaries

A lot has transpired over the last two weeks with all the talk of the boundary changes to San Carlos Schools. I was disappointed by some of the commentary which I thought was uncalled for.  I have removed those comments from the site.  Having a difference of opinion is what this site is all about, [...]

Breaking News: San Carlos School District Puts Forth New Elementary School Boundaries

Responding to impacting issues at White Oaks Elementary and focusing on boosting enrollment at Heather School, the San Carlos School District has released a map of proposed changes.  The district wants to make clear that currently enrolled students and their soon-to-be-enrolled siblings will not be affected by the new boundaries. The new Superintendent, Craig Baker, [...]

NEW API SCORES RELEASED FOR SAN CARLOS SCHOOLS

The State of California just released the updated API scores for all San Carlos schools.  As discussed in previous blog articles, it is important to note that the API scores of schools offer only a limited glimpse into the success of the school.  That being said, fair or not, they have a resounding effect on [...]

SCSD SUPERINTENDENT RESIGNS

Steve Mitrovich, the Superintendent of the San Carlos School District has resigned.  Mark Olbert has written about it on his blog which you can read by clicking here.

BREAKING NEWS: PRELIMINARY NUMBERS INDICATE MEASURE B PASSES

According to the San Mateo County Elections Office, Measure B has passed with 71.2%  voting in favor of the measure., although the vote count is only semi-official.  A supermajority, 2/3 +1, of all votes cast were needed to pass the Measure.  The Measure will provide the San Carlos School District with the much needed extra [...]

Impacted Schools Creating Tension in San Carlos

By now you have probably heard of the impacting issues at most of the San Carlos elementary schools, with White Oaks taking the brunt of the impacting.  A total of 53 more students enrolled than the school typically enrolls each year.  I have been forwarded numerous email threads over the past week regarding possible solutions [...]

San Carlos Teachers, Parents and Students to Run 140 Miles to Help Save Their School

Teachers, parents, and students of California’s first and oldest charter school will run from San Carlos to Sacramento to raise critically-needed funds and draw attention to the dismal state of funding for public education in California.  The 140-mile relay run, called the Run for Funds, by the San Carlos Charter Learning Center begins May 16. [...]

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