SCHOOLS & KIDS Feature story: Envisioning a 'frontier of possibility' Hillview Middle School Principal Erik Burmeister blazed new trails during his first year on the job, and promises to continue changing classroom strategies to "prepare kids fo... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, 23 hours ago There have been 6 comments on this topic, the most recent 7 hours ago.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Saturday: Peninsula Debutante Ball Twenty young women will bow at the 53rd Peninsula Debutante Ball to be held Saturday, June 15, at the Crowne Plaza Cabana Hotel in Palo Alto.
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SCHOOLS & KIDS Editorial: Gap year -- a Year of Living Adventurously It's not always obvious when we as individuals arrive at a crossroad. Decisions that seem inconsequential at the time can lead to events and situations that can be life-changi... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Jun 13, 2013 at 12:15 pm There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 14, 2013 at 11:06 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Voters to decide whether to adopt $23 million bond measure for new school in Menlo Park School board members last night (June 11) agreed with Menlo Park City School District staff that district voters should be asked to approve a $23 million bond measure in Novem... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Jun 12, 2013 at 2:34 pm There have been 21 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 15, 2013 at 2:53 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Las Lomitas, Woodside High parents spar There was both faint and full-throated praise for Woodside High School at the May 29 public forum to consider strategies to address a projected 22 percent enrollment surge by ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Jun 3, 2013 at 10:37 pm There have been 46 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 13, 2013 at 5:54 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS School board faces tough decisions on new campus, bond measure The members of the Menlo Park City School District's board of education have had to make some difficult choices in the recent past as they struggle to deal with a flood of new... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on May 31, 2013 at 12:25 pm There have been 14 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 3, 2013 at 7:37 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS New contract: Portola Valley teachers' pay will depend on performance In a radical departure from the way teachers have been paid in the past, Portola Valley School District teachers will soon receive raises based on their performance, advanced ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on May 30, 2013 at 12:36 pm There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 30, 2013 at 8:32 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Editorial: Enrollment surge may alter attendance boundaries It appears that some Menlo Park, Atherton and Ladera parents planning on sending their teenagers to Menlo-Atherton High School in a few years may be in for a surprise as a hug... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on May 28, 2013 at 6:14 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on May 28, 2013 at 6:14 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Why is the MPCSD Board Holding a Meeting at a Private Home? I was looking for the agenda for the MPCSD special school board meeting regarding O’Connor School that is scheduled for this Wednesday night at 6:30 p.m. The meeting was annou... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by A parent who wants to know, \\\\"What are they thinking?\\\\", a resident of the Atherton: Lindenwood neighborhood, on May 27, 2013 at 10:49 am There have been 63 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 3, 2013 at 5:25 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Grab Bag Theater stages 'Babes in Arms' The student-run youth theater group Grab Bag Theater will stage Rogers & Harts' "Babes in Arms" at 7 p.m. on three nights May 24, May 25 and June 1 and at 6:30 p.m. May 31st... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on May 23, 2013 at 11:16 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on May 23, 2013 at 11:16 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Too many students, too few seats Sequoia Union High School District officials have begun a conversation on the possible effects of enrollment growth on facility use, school choice and neighborhood-school boun... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on May 22, 2013 at 11:37 am There have been 14 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 29, 2013 at 4:13 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Las Lomitas parents pepper high school district superintendent in forum Had public comment been darts, Sequoia Union High School District Superintendent James Lianides would have had puncture wounds aplenty after more than two hours on the stage o... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on May 14, 2013 at 1:24 pm There have been 35 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 20, 2013 at 9:27 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS New school campus: Bond measure on ballot as early as November Although no formal action was taken, Menlo Park City School District board members agreed on two key issues they discussed last night (May 13): The district must ask voters to... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on May 14, 2013 at 12:21 pm There have been 27 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 21, 2013 at 10:19 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Come see "Babes in Arms"! The Grab Bag Theater presents a fantastic production of “Babes in Arms!” The show, with performances on May 24th, 25th and June 1st at 7:00 PM, and May 31st at 6:30 PM, is pro... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Logan Walter, a resident of the Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park neighborhood, on May 13, 2013 at 10:31 pm
SCHOOLS & KIDS Ravenswood names finalist for superintendent An administrator from a Sacramento-area school district has been named the finalist to replace the retiring superintendent of East Palo Alto's Ravenswood City School District.... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on May 10, 2013 at 5:40 pm There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 13, 2013 at 10:19 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Where to put the students? Facing projections of a 22 percent rise in enrollment in local public high schools over the next eight years, the Sequoia Union High School District wants to hear from parents... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on May 10, 2013 at 9:19 am There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 13, 2013 at 1:06 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Menlo Park schools 'completely maxed out' The Menlo Park City School District's Board of Education met Tuesday, April 30, to learn more about options for the future use of its O'Connor School site in the Willows neigh... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on May 1, 2013 at 8:42 pm There have been 29 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 9, 2013 at 6:21 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Editorial: Tax would help Portola Valley schools Officials at the two-school Portola Valley district have their hopes riding on a successful outcome of the Measure O election. Note: ==I Ballots must be received by the... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on May 1, 2013 at 5:03 pm There have been 7 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 2, 2013 at 2:11 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Board meets on O'Connor School site The governing board of the Menlo Park City School District will meet Tuesday morning, April 30, to discuss options for the O'Connor School site, now used by the German-America... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Apr 29, 2013 at 8:04 am There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 1, 2013 at 12:03 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS East Palo Alto may sell school land to developer East Palo Alto's Ravenswood City School District is in talks to sell or exchange many acres of property -- including its own headquarters -- to an office developer.
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SCHOOLS & KIDS Helen Hausman to retire from community college board Atherton resident Helen Hausman, a trustee of the San Mateo County Community College District for 23 years, plans to retire from the Board of Trustees on May 1.
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SCHOOLS & KIDS Michelle Rhees, Superman movie and DC cheating scandals The editors removed my post and closed the topic on the Superman movie, Woodside High School and Micelle Rhees place in the movie. It would have been nice if they would have p... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by False idols, a resident of the Menlo Park: other neighborhood, on Apr 13, 2013 at 1:37 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 13, 2013 at 4:20 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Tonight: 'Design thinking' in Menlo Park schools Hillview Middle School in Menlo Park will hold a preview showing next Thursday of a PBS documentary, "Extreme by Design," and conduct a panel discussion on how the school dist... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Apr 12, 2013 at 5:12 pm There have been 8 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 22, 2013 at 5:49 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Editorial: City needs to release results of probe Menlo Park's stance that the results of an investigation into the firing of instructor Michelle Sutton and allegations of a toxic workplace environment within the gymnastics p... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Apr 11, 2013 at 2:52 pm There have been 7 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 25, 2013 at 9:18 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Terminate private school lease,
superintendent recommends Superintendent Maurice Ghysels recommended that the Menlo Park City School District governing board terminate a private school's lease on a district property two years before ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Apr 10, 2013 at 3:55 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 11, 2013 at 5:59 pm.
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