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Archive for the ‘Schools & Education’ Category

August 17th, 2007

La Mesa-Spring Valley School District

La Mesa-Spring Valley School District in San Diego County is made up of the following 22 schools.  If you’re looking for a school in this area, click on the link for each school to obtain more information.
Elementary Schools

Avondale Elementary
Bancroft Elementary
Casa de Oro Elementary
Fletcher Hills Elementary
Highlands Elementary
Kempton Elementary
La Mesa Dale Elementary
La Presa Elementary
Lemon Avenue Elementary
Loma Elementary
Maryland Avenue […]

By Carole A. Lane -- 0 comments

August 16th, 2007

Resources for Homeschooling

If you’re looking for homeschooling resources in San Diego County, you can’t do much better than to check out the county library’s Homeschool Help page.
There you’ll find a plethora of information and links, from advice and  curriculum to organizations and literature:
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Homeschooling Resources
Children’s Literature Guide

Homeschool Help in the Catalog
Using Books With Children

Homework Help For Kids and Teens 
Award […]

By Carole A. Lane -- 0 comments

July 22nd, 2007

Julian Union School District

The Julian Union School District in San Diego County is made up of the following 3 schools. If you’re looking for a school in this area, click on the link for each school to obtain more information.
 Elementary Schools

Julian Charter School (K-12)
Julian Elementary

Middle Schools

Julian Charter School (K-12)
Julian Junior High School

High Schools

Julian Charter School (K-12)

For information about schools in […]

By Carole A. Lane -- 0 comments

July 22nd, 2007

Julian Union High School District

The Julian Union High School District in San Diego County is made up of the following 1 school. If you’re looking for a school in this area, click on the link for the school to obtain more information.
High Schools

Julian High School

For information about schools in other areas of San Diego, see San Diego Public Schools.
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July 21st, 2007

Jamul-Dulzura Union School District

The Jamul-Dulzura Union School District in San Diego County is made up of the following 4 schools. If you’re looking for a school in this area, click on the link for each school to obtain more information.
Elementary Schools

Jamul Primary
Jamul Intermediate (grades 4-5)

Middle Schools

Oak Grove Middle (grades 6-8)

Home Schools

Greater San Diego Academy

For information about schools in other […]

By Carole A. Lane -- 0 comments

June 24th, 2007

Grossmont Union High School District

Grossmont Union High School District in San Diego County is made up of the following 18 high schools, in addition to adult school.  If you’re looking for a school in this area, click on the link for each school, or on the district link to obtain more information.
High Schools
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June 22nd, 2007

What Does the Community Think About VUSD’s Hiring Practices?

I’ve written about Vista’s temporary teachers losing their jobs, warned new teaching applicants to stay away from Vista, and documented what the Vista Teachers Association thinks of VUSD’s hiring practices. 
But what about the community?  What are they saying about Vista Unified School District’s hiring practices?
At the June 14th VUSD Board meeting, the community was very vocal en masse, starting […]

By Carole A. Lane -- 2 comments

June 19th, 2007

San Diego County - A Treasure for Gemologists

Pala Indian Reservation
Do the stories of the California Gold Rush stir something within you?  Have you ever thought about prospecting for gems?  Well you can, right here in San Diego county!
You may not be aware of the Pala Mining District in North County San Diego.  Although various types of gems have been discovered in the […]

By Carole A. Lane -- 3 comments

June 16th, 2007

What Does the Vista Teachers Association Think About VUSD’s Hiring Practices?

If you live in Vista, and missed the meeting of the School Board on Thursday night, you missed the debate about a subject that galvanized the teachers and the community - the loss of teaching contracts by many temporary teachers who have proven themselves in every way possible. 

The first hint that something was stirring was […]

By Carole A. Lane -- 0 comments

June 15th, 2007

Teaching Applicants - Stay Away from Vista

It’s 1 a.m. and I just returned from the VUSD Regular Meeting of the Board of Trustees.  For all I know, it’s still going.
I stayed through a couple of hours of board business and presentations, followed by more hours of impassioned parents, students, and teachers, pleading for the livelihoods of the teachers whose contracts have not been […]

By Carole A. Lane -- 6 comments