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Pete Karaiskos May 14, 2013 at 11:18 am
Credo is struggling with enrollment because it's a Waldorf school... and as such has no business…Read More being a public charter. Waldorf schools are built on the quazi-religious occult teachings of Rudolf Steiner. They shouldn't be publicly funded to begin with, and that's probably why they're struggling in the first place. When the article says “Happy parents and students talk to other, that’s the best form of advertising,” it fails to mention that unhappy parents and students talk too. Read about Waldorf schools and their problematic nature here: http://thewaldorfreview.blogspot.com/
LP May 10, 2013 at 01:17 pm
A lot of colleges allow alumni or other adults (using such programs as Osher's to just sit in on the…Read More class). Janette, at 63 you're not too old to go back and it can be affordable. You need to talk to the people in the financial aide departments (also check out Dominican for the Pathways Program), there is aide and scholarships available.
Janette Brown May 10, 2013 at 12:42 pm
All well and good if you can afford it. Sonoma State is not cheap.And I am sure the rest of the…Read More colleges are the same. I recently was thinking about going back to get my BA (I am 63 and retired) This was on my bucket list....
but when I found out how much its cost compared to when I went their in the 70's I about passed out. Cant afford that !
Ernest Giono May 9, 2013 at 12:22 pm
Josh Groban is not a country music singer. He is clasically trained and one of the best tenors…Read More around.
Kimberley Peterson Roberts April 8, 2013 at 02:54 pm
I completely agree James. Maybe if the phone was picked up and used a little more often then you…Read More would see more from the parents thus making it easier for the teacher.
James Gattis April 8, 2013 at 02:46 pm
Even the portals are problematic because they are not updated regularly. It is something too…Read More concrete for appropriate up to date information about our students. When questions arise about our students decline in grades it can take weeks even months to reach a teacher/counselor to get the whole story, by that time our student has failed or it is too late for make up. What happened to the old fashioned way..student is failing or needs help the teacher picks up a phone and calls the parent? Rarely happens. I experience this frequently with Windsor High and have heard the same stories from parents who have come for counseling. Communication is very poor between parents and teachers and something needs to change.
Kimberley Peterson Roberts April 8, 2013 at 02:37 pm
Dylan you are obviously a very intelligent student to which I commend you. I am linked into Aeris.…Read More I have also used engrave now and prior. I just think simplicity makes things easier. Have one portal that all our schools in our district use. With that said, after linking in and watching my students progress declining that is when I started with emails, then phone calls still with no response. I cannot help my student unless I am told how I can help my student. There were two counselors and know been informed there are three which is ok. I don't compare our district to others due to they don't run their districts like ours. For example I love Casa Grande due to the fact that they have block scheduling. They have 3 classes a day which give the teacher and the student to be able to more one on one with classes that are oversized. Casa has had great success with this.
Ralph Hutchinson April 4, 2013 at 11:30 pm
@Judd, I'm not scared I just find ur direct line of questioning disrespectful and antagonistic…Read More rather than debating issues ur attacking.
I just recently learned about STC101 while researching Darius Anderson. I support their efforts to close the RP casino. I don't know anything about the other efforts you refer to. We share a common interest. I'm a Sonoma Valley guy but shop in RP. I am not a NIMBY I don't want casinos anywhere in California but if I have to I prefer very rural isolation.
So ur answer is NO.
Judd Ames April 4, 2013 at 10:35 pm
Hey! Hutchinson! What's it going to take to get you to respond to the repeated query regarding your…Read More association with the STC101 clown car? I.e., were you an insider in on the recent FIGB fear mongering with Worthington, trolling as "Gene Ricky Shaw," and others with Stop The Casino 101 Cabal (def: conspiratorial group of plotters)?
Ref: Rohnert Park-Cotati Patch "Rohnert Park to Get $40 Million More from Casino"
http://tinyurl.com/bqy36mz
Granted, my response therein (which BTW immediately frightened you off the thread) to your prior comments was a bit harsh: "IMO, debating sociology, economic issues, racism, and perception of evil with a NIMBY credit banker is akin to discussing nutrition with an 800-pound McDonalds exec." But all I'm seeking is a simple yes or no response. So man up: Were you an insider in on the recent organized fear mongering with STC101? Yes or no?
Karina Wilcox April 5, 2013 at 05:27 pm
OK, first it is hideous that you would outsource a LOCAL employment position to the tune of 30,000.…Read More Secondly I'm sorry I have had "truancy" issues in my household for both personal and severe medical issues. When my children were in the elementary school medical documentation was provided showing that missed days were out of our control due to there illness. Once they hit middle school we went through some very trying times. The funny part about our wonderful system is the district or WHOEVER lost the medical documentation. I ended up in a SARB meeting, signed contracts, broke down crying telling complete strangers of my hardships, and was only offered help that would cost me money or time off work neither of which I can afford as a single parent. THANKS GUYS!! The real kicker was during the summer I was ordered to court for it. Thank god after providing the courts documentation and my child proving she is a straight A student they dismissed everything. Kids need to be in school to learn I agree 100%, but our system needs to work with the families and the parents need to be involved. I have great communication with my children's school now I learned the hard way PARENT INVOLVEMENT everyday. Reinforce our kids with positives for perfect attendance
Kimberley Peterson Roberts April 5, 2013 at 01:27 pm
As I said above, my children do not miss school due to a fever or throwing up. Well I got a call…Read More from LJMS to come pick her up. She was running a fever. I asked if this would ruin her perfect attendance and I was told they no longer keep track of it. They no longer acknowledge perfect attendance because it there were so many kids leaving for dentist appointments or dr. appointments. I told them have them sign the slip and then it should be excused and not ruin there attendance record. I was told there were to many and they just don't acknowledge it. This is backwards. The district want to enforce truancy and the negative impact but doesn't want to acknowledge the ones with Perfect Attendance and the Positive. My daughter has always been recognized with perfect attendance before and was upset she just lost it because she has a fever and I cannot even get a Dr.s Note to fix it. What's wrong with this picture. Recognize the negative and not Promote the Positive! Really?
Kimberley Peterson Roberts March 28, 2013 at 08:12 pm
My daughters literally have to be throwing up and have a fever to not go to school. It's called…Read More responsibility. If they don't learn they have to go to school how are they going to hold down a job. I don't think high school teaches them enough about life in general. You can't just decided to not go to work and if you do there are consequences. And the consequences that they have in place now are not working. I know of many students that miss at least once a week and nothing happens. There is a meeting and they get a fresh start. So much for implementation.
Concerned Resident March 21, 2013 at 10:58 am
Thank you thank you for re opening the schools. Very important with all the children in town. And…Read More most important I see that the electives are in place as well...band art etc...Love It! These are what helps give the children some meaning and connection in there lives. Good job city! Hope it pans out to what the new project wants to accomplish.
Kimberley Peterson Roberts April 5, 2013 at 01:59 pm
Absolutely they are. I think all of the recent articles are linked in many ways. It give you a…Read More sense that there needs to be some major changes in our schools and hiring and firing of teacher, hiring of more counselors and or therapist. Look at all the articles together and you get the big picture. RCHS Confessions article, New Schools to open in the Fall of 2013, District enforcing truancy. And you wonder why the parents are taking their kids out of the district to go to another school. There's your sign~
Jake Mackenzie March 9, 2013 at 01:15 pm
Just saw class in action on our G section walk-looks like hard work! Nicely done!
Alex Horvath January 27, 2013 at 11:32 am
Wow -- great reporting. As an SSU alum, I find this to be outrageous. I hope that Shepherd Smith is…Read More reinstated and that the adminstration finds more like-minded sources for funding opportunities.
Wanda December 15, 2012 at 01:54 pm
My child and my cousins child go to different schools here in RP. Neither school has had a lock-down…Read More drill this year. My child has had one fire drill this school year. That's it. I don't understand how they have neglected to have a lock-down drill and even more shocking no earthquake drill. How can children know what to do if they are not taught what to do. Both children have no idea what to do if their school is locked down. I do plan to call my child's principal and discuss this matter with her. For the record, I know the teachers and staff truly care about our children and would protect them to the best of their ability.
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