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Los Altos School District Seeks Court's Guidance on Facilities Options for Bullis Charter School
To help guide its evaluation of options for addressing the facilities issues that it must solve, the Los Altos School District has turned to the local courts to provide guidance on whether the District can satisfy its legal obligations to Bullis Charter School ("BCS") by offering a site outside of District boundaries.
Read the full press release here.
Blach Intermediate School Named a 2013 California Distinguished School
State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson has announced that Blach Intermediate School, in the Los Altos School District, is one of 218 public middle and high schools named California Distinguished Schools for their strong commitment and innovative approaches to improving student academic achievement. Only twenty-one middle and high schools in Santa Clara County were honored with this prestigious award this year. Elementary schools and middle schools are awarded in alternating years.
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LASD Delivers Final Facilities Offer to Bullis Charter School
At its meeting last night, the Los Altos School District Board of Trustees approved a final facilities offer to Bullis Charter School for the 2013-14 school year. After considering countless hours of community input, this offer is the most generous that the District has ever offered.
Read the full press release here.
HOT LUNCH: Cheese Pizza and Veggie Pizza
IN SPORTS NEWS:
Boys basketball and girls soccer practice today
Judge Rejects Bullis Charter School's Third Attempt to Dismiss District Cross Complaint Seeking Examination of Bullis Admissions And Fundraising Practices
Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Carol Overton has denied a third attempt by Bullis Charter School ("BCS") to dismiss the Los Altos School District's cross complaint that calls for judicial examination of Bullis admissions and fundraising practices.
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Start Coding Now! New Article on EdSurge published by LASD CSTEM teacher Sheena Vaidyanathan.
We are excited to see Sheena's work once again published online at EdSurge. The article shows how to start programming with students right away.
Another Los Altos School District Teacher Identified as an Apple Distinguished Educator
LASD is proud to announce that another one of our teachers has been identified as one of the most innovative educators in the world. Ellen Kraska, District Technology Integration Coach has been selected as an Apple Distinguished Educator.
Read the full press release here.
Los Altos School District Saves Local Taxpayers More Than $2.5 Million Dollars
The Los Altos School District on January 16, 2013, successfully refinanced existing general
obligation bonds, resulting in approximately $2.7 million in total savings to its taxpayers over
the next 10 years. The District borrowed money at today’s lower interest rates to pay off
bonds that carried higher interest rates. All of the savings from the refinancing will be passed on to District taxpayers in the form of slightly lower property tax assessments.
obligation bonds, resulting in approximately $2.7 million in total savings to its taxpayers over
the next 10 years. The District borrowed money at today’s lower interest rates to pay off
bonds that carried higher interest rates. All of the savings from the refinancing will be passed on to District taxpayers in the form of slightly lower property tax assessments.
Read the full press release here.
Thanks to the generous support of LAEF and PTAs, students may now check out both electronic and print books from our school library. Visit the library website eBook page at https://sites.google.com/site/lasdlibraries/library-ebooks to watch a short video about the library eBook check out process. Students can read library eBooks on almost any device including a Kindle, smartphone, tablet, Chrome Book, PC or Mac. Students simply need their library card number and the eBook password which are both available in the library. All library eBooks are also available in print format; eBooks are a supplement to our wonderful collection of print books to give students more reading options.
LASD Staff to Present at State & International Conferences in 2013
Los Altos School District staff have been selected to present at two upcoming conferences. Kami Thordarson, Innovative Strategies Coach and Ellen Kraska, Technology Integration Coach will be presenting at the state CUE Conference in March on Digital Storytelling. Kami Thordarson and Kelly Rafferty, Grade 6 Teacher at Santa Rita will be presenting on Project Based Learning: Creating a Student Film Festival at the International Society of Technology in Education Conference in June.
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