SCHOOLS & KIDS
What happened to civility?
What kind of a community do we want? If you read Town Square postings on school district issues, would you want to be the new superintendent of the Palo Alto Unified School Di... |
Mandy Lowell & Carolyn Tucher |
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on Feb 18, 2007 at 1:03 pm by Anna, a resident of the South of Midtown neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Paly Choirs present ... With Love, from Paris
The Palo Alto High School choirs are happy to announce their annual Valentines Concert, which features the Concert Choir, Madrigals, Spectrum Singers, Viking Men's Chorus and ... |
Theresa |
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on Feb 15, 2007 at 9:19 am by Paly Parent, a member of the Palo Alto High School community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
FLES - How should we implement it?
I would really like to know what other people think about FLES in our schools.
How should we implement a FLES program? Should it be incorporated into the school day, extend... |
Tired Parent |
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on Feb 12, 2007 at 2:19 pm by Lisa Steinback, a resident of the Greenmeadow neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Soap Box Derby is for kids 8 - 17 years of age
There are lots of activities for kids, with opportunities to win "The Big Prise" at the end of each season, but how many opportunities are there for kids who don't "Run As Fas... |
joe sparaco |
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on Feb 9, 2007 at 2:47 pm by joe sparaco, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
College Admissions: Less Stress, More Success - With Marilee Jones
A great opportunity, and we'd like to encourage you to attend!
7:00 PM (Books will be sold and light refreshments served beginning at 6:30 PM)
Woodside High School
Pe... |
Libby Heimark |
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on Feb 9, 2007 at 2:00 pm by Paly student, a member of the Palo Alto High School community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Recommendations for buying a rollerblade
My 6 yr old wants a rollerblade .. not too sure how long the enthusiasm is going to last, hence I want to get a pair that is reasonable. Any recommendations for a store in Pal... |
Parent |
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on Feb 8, 2007 at 7:28 pm by Why Used, a resident of the Greater Miranda neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Radio Program About Immersion
KALW, the public radio station of the San Francisco Unified School District, has a 30 minute program about language immersion instruction. I don't know if there is a podcast,... |
Paul Losch |
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on Feb 7, 2007 at 1:24 pm by Paul Losch, a resident of the Community Center neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
When Strategic Planning? Channeling MI debate energy to true global thinking
I think this whole debate could have been a lot more positive if there had been an official way to channel the whole process through strategic planning. There could have been... |
A.J. |
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on Feb 4, 2007 at 2:02 pm by Paul Losch, a resident of the Community Center neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Perspectives on Mandarin Immersion discussion?
I wasn't at the school board meeting, but understand the board voted 3-2 against the proposal, with Barb Mitchell changing her mind. Can people post their observations about t... |
Paly parent |
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on Feb 3, 2007 at 5:55 pm by OhlonePar, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Who donated funding for the MI feasibility study?
On January 3rd, the PA Weekly published an editorial: Make 2007 the 'Year of Openness.' It begins by saying, "Both city and school district leaders need to re-commit to idea o... |
pat |
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on Jan 31, 2007 at 2:50 pm by pat, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Discrimination at Paly
Has anyone else been told by Palo Alto High School that a science course taken at an accredited off-campus school could not be included on his or her transcript? If so, I ask... |
Kathleen Rotow |
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on Jan 31, 2007 at 8:07 am by Kathleen, a member of the Palo Alto High School community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Choice vs. peer streaming trade-off??
I've seen/heard a lot of discussions about the important of peer streaming and choice programs. The peer streaming camp appears to be pro-neighborhood school while the choice... |
ADL |
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on Jan 30, 2007 at 2:02 pm by Your neighbor, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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... |
Carol |
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on Jan 27, 2007 at 4:29 pm by Chris Linn, a member of the Ohlone School community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Immersion Summer School - What do you think?
Now that there is some talk going on at the District level about summer school and language immersion possibilities, I wonder what the community thinks?
Possibly due to my ... |
Carol Rogers |
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on Jan 23, 2007 at 1:30 pm by Parent, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
A NIMBY speaks to Mandarin Immersion
I find it interesting that Karen Karpen and Glenn Krasner had a letter to the Editor published in the Town Talk yesterday about how disappointed they were about the Board bein... |
NIMBY |
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on Jan 22, 2007 at 1:44 pm by anonymous, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
MI -- What can Palo Altans learn from the experience?
What can we as palo alto citizens learn from the MI experience? My most pressing question is how can we create a better "review process" that ensures a fresh supply of ideas ... |
Alexis Hamilton |
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on Jan 20, 2007 at 5:47 pm by A.J., a resident of the Green Acres neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
A Simple Question For Mandarin Opponents
I have a very simple question for all those opposing the Mandarin program:
Why are you not also advocating elimination of the Spanish immersion program as well?
Because... |
Outsider |
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on Jan 19, 2007 at 11:17 pm by A.J., a resident of the Green Acres neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Highlights & reactions to MI school board meeting?
I wasn't able to attend the meeting on the Mandarin immersion proposal tonight and would love to hear about it. What was the tone of the public input and do more people seem i... |
Ohlone parent |
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on Jan 19, 2007 at 4:58 pm by get a grip, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Why do elementary teachers/students need semester break
Of all the years I have had my children in school, I have often wondered and asked why the elementary teachers need a day off at the end of the semester. I can understand why ... |
Elem Parent |
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on Jan 19, 2007 at 11:49 am by Carol, a resident of the Palo Verde neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Seeking Teens who Want to Save the World!
My New Red Shoes, a nonprofit organization in Menlo Park that provides underprivileged children in the Bay Area with brand new clothing and shoes for the first day of school i... |
Heather Hopkins |
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on Jan 17, 2007 at 11:48 am by Vienna, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
This forum and Paly students
Thank you to the Paly students (and also to Gunn students) who have recently been adding posts to this forum. It is really interesting to have your points of view and the link... |
Paly Parent |
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on Jan 17, 2007 at 11:18 am by Paly Parent, a member of the Palo Alto High School community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Proposed school calendars released
The school district has released the proposed school calendars for the next two years and shows continued early starts in August, semester finals before the Christmas holiday ... |
Paly parent |
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on Jan 17, 2007 at 11:10 am by Paly Student Journalist, a member of the Palo Alto High School community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Giordano gets four years in prison
Web Link
What a total, total creep. |
John |
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on Jan 17, 2007 at 10:52 am by Jenny McElaney, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Children's Library Fundraising Completed!
Thank you to all you wonderful Palo Altans who donated money so that our children can read in chairs, study at tables, checkout library books on their own, and find their way ... |
Kathy Miller |
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on Jan 14, 2007 at 10:54 pm by alex, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
We were duped on Measure A
Were we duped with Measure A? The board doesn't seem to get the connection. They asked for parcel tax increase of about $435 per parcel because the district was in dire str... |
Angry Taxpayer |
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on Jan 13, 2007 at 4:11 pm by John, a resident of the College Terrace neighborhood |
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