The Rancho Santa Fe School District and the Rancho Santa Fe Faculty Association settled their negotiations for a new teachers agreement for 2013-16, a process Superintendent Lindy Delaney said went very well.
I will be leaving my position as principal of Canyon Crest Academy to assume the position of principal at Ruth Asawa San Francisco School of the Arts effective July 1, 2013.
The Rancho Santa Fe School District is incorporating sixth grade into its middle school this fall, a move that is in line with the new Common Core State Standards that breaks down elementary and middle school as K-5 and 6-8.
The Rancho Santa Fe School District board voted to put iPads into more students’ hands at its May 1 meeting, approving the purchase of 250 new devices for increased deployment for second through sixth grades.
Solana Santa Fe recently added seven new members to its Student Council. During the school year, the sixth-grade students assist with school events, assemblies and community service projects. Ali Youel, Casey Pascucci, Gunnar Michelsen, Aiden Borts, Morgan Schreiber, Lily Irvin, Hana Nguyen, Zachary Faith, Cooper Mortimer, Mariel Alexander, Allison Martin and Kamila De La Fuente.
ScholarBoost is a Torrey Pines High School student-organized philanthropic organization whose mission is to help high school students with college aspirations from low-income San Diego neighborhoods improve their ability to gain admission to their schools of choice.
Horizon Prep recently announced its finalists for the ACSI (Association of Christian Schools International) Creative Writing Festival! Finalists receive a Good, Excellent or Superior rating for their submissions. Those who receive a Superior rating will now have their work submitted to the ACSI District level competition. A record number of Horizon Prep students received Superior ratings this year: 5th Grader Daniel Hotson, 6th Grader Nick Macaluso, and
7th Grader Shelby Sutton.
At the May 2 board meeting, the RSF School board is expected to hear a recommendation for the next technology rollout at R. Roger Rowe School. Currently the district has 1:1 iPads at the middle school level, and the K-6 classrooms have six per classroom in addition to desktop computers. Getting more iPads in the elementary school classrooms will be a topic of conversation.
The Rancho Santa Fe School District will look into the possibility of improving its school gym, be it a small makeover or tearing the old building down to build a new gym altogether.
Horizon Prep recently announced its finalists for the ACSI (Association of Christian Schools International) Math Olympics. Students will now represent Horizon Prep at the District level competition on April 12. Students in 3rd through 8th grade are eligible to compete.
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