SCHOOLS & KIDS
School calendar meeting today...ski week or no ski week?
A committee of school district teachers and staff is developing its proposal for the school calendar for 2007-8 and 2008-9, and there is a meeting today at 25 Churchill at 3 p... |
PAUSD parent |
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on Sep 23, 2006 at 3:17 pm by PAUSD parent, a resident of the Greenmeadow neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
District policy shuts out some students from UC/CSU eligibility
In May, trustees of the Palo Alto Unified School District met to consider a proposal from Superintendent Kevin Skelly that the district make successful completion of an A-G cu... |
Editor |
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on Dec 19, 2011 at 11:21 pm by Huh?, a resident of the Adobe-Meadows neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
MI Summer School - how's it going?
Anyone know how the MI summer school program is going and would like to pass on any info? |
Interested Parent |
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on Aug 4, 2007 at 8:20 pm by parent, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Protests rock Paly over 're-enactment' plays
Students at Palo Alto High School are rallying to the defense of historical re-enactment plays in a controversy over whether the future of the 17-year-old program is threatene... |
Editor |
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on Dec 22, 2007 at 12:03 pm by edthecoolness, a member of the Palo Alto High School community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Students, parents challenge schools on math
A coalition of students and parents challenged the Palo Alto school board Tuesday to ensure the district's two high schools offer a basic, non-honors track in math and science... |
Editor |
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on Dec 30, 2011 at 4:18 am by Matthew Gunn, a member of the Palo Alto High School community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
French or not at Paly?
Hello all,
i have heard that one of the high schools (Paly) will cancel the upper most French class (French 5AP) or has actually already cancelled it. I am not sure why one... |
homme de palo alto |
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on Sep 6, 2007 at 11:51 am by Palo alto mom, a resident of the Professorville neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
If Mandarin Immersion is adopted fluent Mandarin speaking children should be excluded
I am not necessarily against a Mandarin immersion program but if one is adopted children who already speak Chinese (any dialect) should be excluded.
If fluent Chinese speak... |
David |
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on Jan 4, 2007 at 11:25 pm by Bill, 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 |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Will the Mandarin Immersion decision be unbiased?
The Chronicle (July14th), reported on five San Francisco school board members and four Principals that recently enjoyed an unannounced, free trip to China, paid for by the Chi... |
Jamie Maltz |
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on Oct 30, 2006 at 11:00 am by Parent, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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... |
ABC |
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on Oct 15, 2006 at 7:55 pm by Dan, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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... |
Parent |
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on Oct 4, 2006 at 3:17 pm by Bill Johnson, publisher of the Palo Alto Weekly |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School board delays Mandarin-immersion vote
Wanting more community input and time for compromise efforts, the Palo Alto school board agreed to delay voting yes or no on the highly controversial Mandarin-immersion choice... |
Editor |
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on May 31, 2007 at 9:30 pm by Fact Checker, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
The other difference between Gunn and Paly
We always hear about the academic differences between the two high schools, but sports is definitely worth a mention.
To look at JLS, which was traditionally the ms feeder ... |
Parent |
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on Apr 22, 2008 at 5:52 pm by soaki, a member of the JLS Middle School community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
do you know where your teen is at 3 am?
Would you know if your kids were sneaking out at night? What do you do when you find evidence that your underage teen is drinking? getting drunk? getting sick from getting dru... |
concerned |
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on Sep 19, 2007 at 11:38 am by lovng PA parent, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Mandarin Immersion Solution: A Charter in Mountain View?
The discussion about the potential for a Mandarin Immersion charter in Mountain View to be a great solution for everyone has been happening on several threads, so I'm starting... |
Language Lover/Give Peace a Chance |
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on Apr 14, 2007 at 4:16 pm by Anonymous, a member of the Gunn High School community |
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
Op-Ed: PAUSD needs new leadership
Palo Alto parents are becoming increasingly frustrated with the school district's leadership on the issue of academic stress. The evidence connecting academic stress to adoles... |
Editor |
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on Mar 9, 2011 at 2:53 pm by Actually we were there., a member of the Gunn High School community |
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
Foreign Language Education for all Elementary School Students
Is there any chance the Palo Alto schools will ever offer a foreign language education for all elementary school students? Any suggestions on how to encourage it?
If not d... |
Mary Shannon |
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on Jul 11, 2006 at 11:43 am by Jamie Maltz, a resident of the Charleston Gardens neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Jordan Principal
Can anyone confirm that John Lents, Addison Principal is going to be the new Jordan Principal ? |
Jordan Dad |
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on Jan 22, 2011 at 12:40 am by former Addison parent, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Why All This Controversy Over Mandarin Immersion?
All the opposition to this new program puzzles me. Of course there was some concern when Hoover, Ohlone and Spanish immersion were started. However, these days I hear nothi... |
Shan Phillips |
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on Oct 13, 2006 at 1:21 pm by Lorraine Sparaco, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School board to discuss 'trust' action
Web Link
My hat is off to Gail price for taking an action that many in the community and within PAUSD have been asking for;... |
RWE |
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on Nov 7, 2006 at 9:41 am by anon, a member of the Palo Alto High School community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Share your memories of high school senior pranks
Remember past senior pranks at Palo Alto high schools? Post your memories of them, with the year they occurred, and what the consequences were, if any.
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Tyler Hanley |
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on Oct 31, 2007 at 7:55 am by Thyum Weigand, a resident of the Southgate neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Allergy restrictions gone too far
There is a boy in my child's class with a nut allergy. I'm OK with letting the kids know, asking the kids in the class not to bring nuts in their lunch, and asking parents to... |
Not a Nut |
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on Oct 16, 2007 at 5:49 pm by OhlonePar, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Mitchell Park Library
On Monday (7/24) I went with my children to the Mitchell Park Library around 5:00pm ... to find it closed with a sign "Due to extreme heat in the building we are closing" .. o... |
AnnoyedParent |
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on Jul 31, 2006 at 8:42 pm by Ethan, a member of the Gunn High School community |
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