Sacramento Coalition to Save Public Education

The County Board of Ed voted to renew the Highlands Charter that Twin Rivers had revoked. They actually faulted Twin Rivers for a lack of oversight. That oversight costs a district money, and charters contribute only a small fraction of it. Meanwhile every charter school takes money away from district students.

County education officials keep controversial Sacramento charter school system alive Highlands got a second chance after a state audit found several infractions and school board members moved to shut the schools down.

What does state receivership mean for parents and students?

What parents should know about a possible state takeover of Sacramento schools If Sacramento City Unified were to receive a loan from the state, impacts could include layoffs and deep cuts to programs.

Once again a group of East Sac parents is ready to press the district for a neighborhood high school. Their focus is on the two neighborhood middle schools campuses. But what if the Sac High campus became available?

East Sacramento parents push for Miwok plans and neighborhood high school shift Families sent a message to officials this week, with ideas for how to maintain stability for their students in the short and long run.

Follow the link to write to your reps, and tell them to stop the charter School Money Grab!

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The closure of under enrolled schools may be inevitable, but the process should always involve the community. There was a stark contrast between the round of closures in 2008 which had community input, and 2013 which did not.. The later resulted in a lawsuit claiming discrimination in the schools chosen for closure. The court found that low income communities were discriminated against, but because "intent" by the district could not be proven, the lawsuit failed.

School closures could come for Sacramento district, amid student decline and financial trouble The trustees are considering a number of possibilities, amid declining enrollment projections over the next ten years.

Closing a school is a sad thing to do, but the small high schools are a drain on SCUSD. The grant money that supported them when they first opened 20 years ago is long gone. The programs could be moved to the comprehensive high schools, most of which are under enrolled.

Sacramento area ‘safe haven’ high school to close — unless donors opt to save it The Sacramento City Unified School District voted Thursday to close the charter school, which offers a Waldorf educational environment.

SCUSD Board Member Taylor Kayatta expressing his frustration at district staff's failure to follow the board's direction to address the fiscal crisis.
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Lay off notices must go out in advance of any actual job cuts, but there will be drastic changes at SCUSD.

Sacramento City Unified tries to right its ship by laying off the entire central office The school board Thursday approved almost 400 new layoffs, primarily targeting non-teachers. Administrators pushed back during the meeting.

Latest info on the financial state of SCUSD...

SCUSD Budget and Staffing Update Posts Details/Default Board Post Page - Sacramento City Unified School District

Well this can't be good. But it might be a personal reason, rather than a rat deserting a sinking ship situation. I had heard that she was ill when she first took over the district a few years back. What a lousy picture to use Abridged.

Sacramento City Unified superintendent resigns abruptly, amid sinking budget situation Her departure comes as the district faces a multi-million-dollar budget crisis and the risk of state receivership.