SCHOOLS & KIDS What can be done about teen drinking & drinking/driving Now may be a good time to get this community to focus on some positive ideas to help all of us in these two very important issues. I say two issues, because they are similar b... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Parent, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood, on Nov 2, 2006 at 4:05 pm There have been 6 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 16, 2006 at 6:46 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Important PAUSD Vote on January 9th Please be aware that the results of the Feasibility Study for the Mandarin Immersion proposal have been moved up by the District Staff and will be presented to the Board on De... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Jamie Maltz, a resident of the Charleston Gardens neighborhood, on Oct 31, 2006 at 12:36 pm There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 8, 2006 at 9:19 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS PAUSD Spending My elementary child brought home a flyer today in his Friday folder about disaster preparedness. In the mail today I received two identical flyers addressed to the parents of... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Parent, a member of the Palo Alto High School community, on Oct 27, 2006 at 4:03 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Oct 27, 2006 at 9:35 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Ohlone Farm I know that Ohlone School has a wonderful farm although I have never seen it myself. It has occurred to me that of all the years I have had children in Palo Verde, I have nev... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Carol, a member of the Palo Verde School community, on Oct 25, 2006 at 2:47 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Jan 27, 2007 at 4:29 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS School board to discuss 'trust' action http://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/show_story.php?id=3930
My hat is off to Gail price for taking an action that many in the community and within PAUSD have been asking for;... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by RWE, a resident of the South of Midtown neighborhood, on Oct 25, 2006 at 2:16 am There have been 27 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 7, 2006 at 9:41 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Is election day an excuse to allow strangers in our schools? As election day comes round again, I ask the above question once again. We have had prowlers near our schools over the past few months and all of us have been asked to keep ou... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by elementary parent, a resident of the Palo Verde neighborhood, on Oct 24, 2006 at 5:27 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 24, 2006 at 10:57 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS PAUSD "trust" issue not limited to mid-level managers As a parent of children in Palo Alto public schools, I have to say that concerns about trust with respect to our senior management are not unique to the mid-level managers. My... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by CP, a member of the JLS Middle School community, on Oct 22, 2006 at 11:47 pm There have been 14 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 29, 2006 at 2:07 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Help: Will Administrators help support Neighborhood Schools? I have no idea who the administrators are that are disgruntled about the District management, nor do I know how to contact them other than on this forum. So I would like to a... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Parent, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood, on Oct 20, 2006 at 12:37 pm There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 20, 2006 at 5:05 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Paly wins a major honor According to today's Palo Alto Online, Paly has won an honor for being one of the best 600 achievers in the nation along with some of our elementary schools. I am so pleased ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Paly Parent, a member of the Palo Alto High School community, on Oct 18, 2006 at 6:43 pm
SCHOOLS & KIDS Place Surveillance Cameras in PAUSD Schools There are many acts of petty, and serious, vandalism being committed in our schools. Some of these crimes have cost the district a lot of money, and/or compromised the persona... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Periwinkle, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood, on Oct 18, 2006 at 1:58 am There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 3, 2006 at 1:25 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Creativity and Palo Alto Schools? I was just listening to KQED where an expert on Japanese culture was critiquing the Japanese education system for failing to promote creativity among its students. It’s going... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Simon, a resident of the College Terrace neighborhood, on Oct 17, 2006 at 11:17 am There have been 6 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 18, 2006 at 11:51 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Looking for further information on the Board's Action re: Administrators I'm wondering if anyone has heard anything more about the Board's intended action re: the Administrators' letter. Discourse kind of devolved in the last couple of threads, an... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by waiting for the light, a resident of the Charleston Meadows neighborhood, on Oct 17, 2006 at 9:45 am There have been 14 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 20, 2006 at 12:57 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Choosing a Palo Alto Elementary school My family is exploring the Palo Alto public elementary school options. Besides the info. that I have reviewed from greatschools.com I would like more information. Can you pro... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by seekinfo, a resident of another community, on Oct 16, 2006 at 2:09 pm There have been 8 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 8, 2006 at 11:55 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Healthy Halloween As is is that time of year again when candy and treats are one of the most talked about topics of our kids, I would like to put in a please, please, please, request to make Ha... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Healthy Mom, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood, on Oct 16, 2006 at 12:43 pm There have been 14 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 20, 2006 at 7:02 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Former school trustees should refrain from comment Former school board members should know better than to take sides, much less comment on, school personnel issues. No member of the public is privy to the facts, to any ongoing... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Anne Avis, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood, on Oct 11, 2006 at 4:53 pm There have been 15 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 17, 2006 at 11:51 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Boundary Decisions no longer Relevant Why is PAUSD spending any time or effort on school boundaries? Someone must have forgotten to inform the community and the BOARD and the Attendance Area Review Group (AARG) ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Parent, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood, on Oct 11, 2006 at 3:41 pm There have been 49 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 26, 2006 at 1:21 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Is PIE going to work in a CHOICE program District? Here's a question about how PiE works for our schools. I thought PiE was set up for equitable distribution of funds across the district on a standard dollar per student - so f... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Angry Parent, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood, on Oct 11, 2006 at 1:51 pm There have been 10 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 15, 2006 at 3:40 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS A great Black and White Ball! Thank you Sunny and Dan Dykwel for organizing a terrific Black and White Ball! Your tireless efforts brought our community together to celebrate our kids! I am glad that our... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Grateful, a resident of the South of Midtown neighborhood, on Oct 8, 2006 at 4:17 am There have been 7 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 21, 2006 at 9:12 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS PAUSD crisis: Bargaining Issues or Leadership? PAUSD is in a leadership crisis. Principals are on the front lines with students, teachers, parents, senior staff, psychologists, reading specialists, special education and m... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by ABC, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood, on Oct 7, 2006 at 2:51 pm There have been 58 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 15, 2006 at 7:55 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Taking school concerns public seeks to manipulate Last week this paper published portions of an internal document used to shape and articulate discussions among members of the school district's administrative teams. It was wi... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by John Lents, Principal of Addison,, a member of the Addison School community, on Oct 3, 2006 at 10:32 pm There have been 25 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 6, 2006 at 1:38 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Document from school administrators to Superintendent Callan Here is a link to the full text of the document prepared by members of the Palo Alto School District management team, consisting of the 48 principals and senior district admin... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Tyler Hanley, online editor of Palo Alto Online, on Oct 2, 2006 at 5:34 pm There have been 8 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 12, 2007 at 2:05 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Lunch credit cards + kids = worries I got the letter about lunch payment changes and see all sorts of problems ahead starting Wednesday.
1. How can handing cards out to kids and then presumably collecting th... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Elementary Parent, a resident of the Palo Verde neighborhood, on Sep 30, 2006 at 7:23 pm There have been 11 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 16, 2006 at 1:41 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Letter of complaint and retraction? The Weekly and now the San Jose Mercury are both reporting on a letter, sent to Superintendent Callan, from 40 or more of our district administrators, including principles, as... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Parent, a resident of the Fairmeadow neighborhood, on Sep 30, 2006 at 4:38 pm There have been 44 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 4, 2006 at 3:17 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Soap Box Derby racing into Mountain View Boys and Girls between the ages of 8 and 17 are elegable to race in the All-American Soap Box Derby and compete for trophies and even College Scholarship.
The Palo Alto E... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by joe sparaco, a resident of Mountain View, on Sep 30, 2006 at 9:24 am There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 27, 2006 at 3:57 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS School Lunch and Kids Is it me - or are there more parents out there who are frustrated with the fact that their school going kid bring back their lunch untouched? With me - does not matter what I ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by FrustratedParent, a resident of the Palo Verde neighborhood, on Sep 29, 2006 at 3:37 pm There have been 8 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 17, 2006 at 9:19 pm.
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