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		<title>Blog retired September 2010</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Sep 2010 16:05:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thank you for reading. Filed under: SCUSD Observer Tagged: End<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=scusdobserver.wordpress.com&amp;blog=12950566&amp;post=710&amp;subd=scusdobserver&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Teaching is the profession that teaches all other professions</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Sep 2010 18:24:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Toward the end of his speech in front of organized labor this past Monday in Land Park , Jerry Brown related his story as a young teacher of catechism. In 1958, he entered Sacred Heart Novitiate, a Jesuit seminary, intending to become a Catholic priest. Part of his education involved teaching in Oakland. (Paraphrasing) he [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=scusdobserver.wordpress.com&amp;blog=12950566&amp;post=691&amp;subd=scusdobserver&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>I better stop now before I get in trouble*</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Sep 2010 16:11:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Stories that developed while on hiatus: Proposed Senate Bill 1317 (Mark Leno, D-San Francisco) will legislate the incarceration of parents of truant California children. The Sacramento Bee reports that SCUSD is eligible for federal funding to help 1,801 refugee children in grades K-12 who have arrived in the county in the last three years. West [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=scusdobserver.wordpress.com&amp;blog=12950566&amp;post=681&amp;subd=scusdobserver&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>And the candidates are&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Aug 2010 18:46:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SCUSD Board of Trustees Election Tuesday, November 2, 2010 If you are not registered to vote, please visit this link. Candidates: Area 1 David Ross Ellyne Bell Paige Powell Area 2 Andrea &#8220;Andie&#8221; Corso Jeff Cuneo Matthew Easley Mary Hernandez Area 6 Darrel Woo Sharon Owens Thomas Rob Gunn Robert Bartron Shane Singh Filed under: [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=scusdobserver.wordpress.com&amp;blog=12950566&amp;post=662&amp;subd=scusdobserver&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>SB 1422 gives students a much-needed voice</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Aug 2010 17:47:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ In my opinion, this bill has no possible negative repercussions for the students and teachers of California; teachers can choose to participate (so the bad ones can opt out) and students get the much-needed chance to offer input on how they would like to be taught. In our current education system, students often lack the much needed voice that they deserve, as most communication takes place between the administration and teachers of a school...<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=scusdobserver.wordpress.com&amp;blog=12950566&amp;post=655&amp;subd=scusdobserver&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Test scores do not identify the strong from the weak</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Aug 2010 14:46:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Commentary by Robert Bartron Candidate for District 6 representative to the SCUSD School Board The key to improving students’ performance is to empower and improve teacher performance. But what is the best way to measure teacher effectiveness? Student standardized test scores are totally insufficient in measuring teacher performance. Despite what some individuals profess, not every [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=scusdobserver.wordpress.com&amp;blog=12950566&amp;post=652&amp;subd=scusdobserver&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>BUDGET SNAPSHOT :: Improving Teacher Quality</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Aug 2010 20:52:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karen Swett</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Title II, Part A, Improving Teacher Quality If you are familiar with reading the SCUSD budget reports, please take note. Accompanying Documentation HERE (zip file) Resource Code 4035 FY 0910  budget =  $6,276,725.00 Start with the SUMMARY, page 1. Pay attention to 3 lines (accounts) in object code 1101 (TchrReg). The &#8220;issues&#8221; are obvious. Also [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=scusdobserver.wordpress.com&amp;blog=12950566&amp;post=650&amp;subd=scusdobserver&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>One more year on facilities use</title>
		<link>http://scusdobserver.wordpress.com/2010/08/06/645/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Aug 2010 18:57:00 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Ellyne Bell]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of our community members reports a small but important change to the Sac Charter facilities use agreement passed last night at the school board meeting. The agreement was amended to expand the district&#8217;s intent regarding future use of the St. Hope/Sacramento Charter High School campus from just the co-location of other educational programs on [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=scusdobserver.wordpress.com&amp;blog=12950566&amp;post=645&amp;subd=scusdobserver&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>State disqualifies SCUSD for school improvement grant</title>
		<link>http://scusdobserver.wordpress.com/2010/08/03/state-disqualifies-scusd-for-school-improvement-grant/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Aug 2010 05:31:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The CDE (California Department of Education) turned down Sacramento City Unified School District&#8217;s $22M application for a School Improvement Grant (SIG). This grant money was to be used to fund initiatives to reform the Superintendent&#8217;s Priority Schools in the district, including Oak Ridge Elementary, which had been identified as &#8220;persistently underperforming&#8221; by the state of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=scusdobserver.wordpress.com&amp;blog=12950566&amp;post=637&amp;subd=scusdobserver&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The hinge the door swings on in education is the teacher</title>
		<link>http://scusdobserver.wordpress.com/2010/07/31/the-hinge-the-door-swings-on-in-education-is-the-teacher/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jul 2010 14:33:24 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Area 6 Candidates]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Commentary by Robert Bartron Candidate for District 6 representative to the SCUSD School Board TEACHERS ARE THE KEY TO SUCCESS The United States Marine Corps is known worldwide as a superior and ultra-effective force for good. When right must be defended or those in need must be quickly helped or a tough fight is thrown [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=scusdobserver.wordpress.com&amp;blog=12950566&amp;post=632&amp;subd=scusdobserver&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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