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Papa Doug Manchester's nuptials to be before Christmas
She might bring her own cod. Or caviar.— October 25, 2013 4 p.m.
Papa Doug Manchester's nuptials to be before Christmas
*Margo Schwab's San Diego Social Diary is THE source on San Diego's beautiful people.* Alas, I didn't get my invite, either. Must not be as beautiful as I thought I was. (puts glasses back on, facing mirror) EGADs, who's tha,...er,...oh.— October 25, 2013 3:59 p.m.
South Bay judge upholds majority of indictments in pay-to-play
Let's see, La Mesa City Council recently discussed Term Limits. How about SUHSD? Donna Frye talked about Brown Act Issues. Anybody on our board want to go there? San Diego High School District has Campaign Contribution limits, which a member of the public recently attempted to introduce to our district. Certain board members wanted to do a study of other districts. Anything come from this????? McCann? Cartmill? Ricasa? California Department of Education shows that, as of the 2011-2012 school year, SUHSD is 16th largest school district in California. (http://www.cde.ca.gov/ds/sd/cb/ceflargesmalldist.…) Why are we trying to follow others? (Or in some cases, not.) Why can our Board not take the lead on some of these issues?— October 11, 2013 8:27 a.m.
Unreasonable search of Olympian High School students?
When you look at the inspection report, you can see that it was done back in June. The district says: "To place the fire alarm systems in perspective, they can be compared to an automobile. Cars have thousands of components. Some are critical to the operation of the vehicle such as the engine, tires, exhaust systems, etc. Others are not as critical to operation, such as the radio, a cigarette lighter, or the car’s interior upholstery. While still important, these items are not essential to safe operation." So which of these components does the district consider non-critical?— October 9, 2013 9:56 a.m.
Mar Vista Middle School on the cheat?
I'm kind of split on this one. First, wasn't Mar Vista Middle already 're-structured'? Wasn't it due to its long-time API scores? Second, the teacher used a previous year's study materials. With all the spending schools and states are doing with regarding to testing materials, aren't tests different from year to year? Though I can see how tests are going to include 'similar" or even the same questions in math. If you are teaching variables in Algebra, you are going to run into several variations of "X=5" or some such. And didn't some well known person justify, "If you are teaching a subject, and you teach to the test, aren't the kids learning the subject?" (Probably not worded exactly that way.) I know we want our students to think critically, to know when to use "Distance = Speed x Time" and such. However, until the determination on whether any testing violation was actually made, I'm going to sit on the sidelines.— September 27, 2013 2:06 p.m.
Sweetwater school district backs off on Alliant International University plan
Quite possibly a personal email address for him. The blanked out portion looks like it missed the very tip of a lower-case t and the end portion of possibly an m. As in thassey@ something . com. Just a guess.— September 8, 2013 8:13 p.m.
Chula Vista school hurries to get ready for Arne Duncan
Truth is objective? Is there some other side that these facts represent? Reminds me of Brand chastising news outlets for putting a spin on stories unfavorably, telling them "This is how the story should have been reported". Any comments by Susan on her articles that I have ever seen were responding to questions or others comments. (Other journalists do this, it is not unusual.) Or requests to others to contact for details in other areas.— September 6, 2013 12:24 p.m.
Chula Vista school hurries to get ready for Arne Duncan
While I don't currently know what CPM was scheduled to have in regards to the Prop O process, it seems that our illustrious leadership could have planned for some sort of mini ampitheater complete with awning as a shiny gathering spot for the students. Slapping a $20,000 stage in as a band-aid seems pale in comparison. Until I know which funding (General Fund, ASB) is covering which portion (Stage, t-shirts) I won't be able to comment further. Except wondering if either was approved by the student body to fund with their money. (Don't they have to go through some student approval for those purchases? Also, when was the stage ordered? Was it ordered as part of the general site improvements that have been going on, or did we just find out about Duncan's visit, and go "we need to put him on a pedestal"? As for the school improving, have you seen their scores lately? For the entire district?? According to API site I just looked at, CPM made no progress whatsoever. Make no mistake, we WANT test scores to improve, we WANT these schools to shed these stereotypes (That we are NOT promoting), we WANT all of our schools (we are not East vs. West) to achieve. Slapping paint over windows will not achieve this. (For the record, my kids are west school.)— September 6, 2013 10:50 a.m.
Chula Vista school hurries to get ready for Arne Duncan
While I like the idea of a good fresh coat of paint on our schools, why are windows being painted over? Is this the type of paint that is one-sided? Like the vehicle wraps that allow bus passengers to look out, but you see the advertising from the outside. If that is what is in place, then WHY? Isn't that a higher cost? If it is just paint, then who is the sloppy painter who can't distinguish between a window and a wall? As for the college banners, shouldn't we be getting these from colleges themselves who are trying to recruit? They should be picking up the cost. I do know that several schools have been going through the beautification process. Southwest High has had some fresh paint, and their Raider logo applied. It looks so much better than before. It feels more like a school than a prison. The students have more pride attending campus. Finally, in paying attention, I see we have a few new commentators. Welcome. We need more people involved in keeping an eye on the actions of this district. I do find it funny, though, that this article was posted yesterday (9/4) and our 3 new people sign up yesterday to post last night into early this morning to decry this article and those who post. Curious.— September 5, 2013 11:26 a.m.
Chula Vista school hurries to get ready for Arne Duncan
The visit to a school by the US Secretary of Education should not be an "event". The school SHOULD be operating as a normal day.— September 5, 2013 9:15 a.m.