Tag: Student success
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Know Your Rights: Opt-Out of CAASPP State Exams
Know Your Rights! Opt-Out from Exams this Week! Many students are stressed and ridden with anxiety with upcoming AP exams. Did you know you have the right to opt-out of SBACELA, SBACMATHEMATICS, and CALIFORNIA SCIENCE ASSESSMENT? Here is CTA guidelines for students legal right to opt out: https://www.cta.org/optout Opting-out of the testing will NOT impact…
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No Meaningful Change Occurs in the Absence of Conflict
Today, I take full ownership of the “storm” generated in the community! The storm emerged due to intense resistance to change status quo at SDUHSD. The storm, a.k.a. conflict, is a war of preserving the control of special interest at the expense of students and taxpayers. The storm is the attempt to keep covering up…
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Attend to Students’ Needs: A Whole Student Counts!
It’s time to transform our school systems to focus on students’ well-being, life skills, critical thinking, problem solvers, and continuous improvement systems.
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The Pyramid of Student Needs to Succeed
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How to setup boundaries by making collaborative decisions
How to collaborate with your children to gain buy-in and make better decisions. Lead your children with their well-being and safety in mind. Social and peer pressure should be at the bottom of your pyramid. Here is an effective tool to guide you through the process.
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Let’s Speak Up Mission and Motivation
“No one should be afraid to speak up when children are bullied and violated,” said Lea Wolf, co-founder of Let’s Speak Up. “We need to empower children and become their voice when needed, so issues are resolved immediately and constructively.” The application is designed to allow individuals to file complaints in a manner that best…
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“Willful Defiance” is Banned from Education Codes! Yet, Schools Use it to Justify Expulsions
Guide to ‘Willful Defiance’: Has your student been accused of ‘willful defiance’? Know that ‘willful defiance’ has been banned from Education Codes! Yet, school administrators use it to justify expulsions for their personal agenda.
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Recall Process, Resources, and Budget
Following publication of Recall to Resignation, many community members requested additional information on the recall process as it relates to their school board members. We have learned that each group is at a different stage with different competencies, resources, and socio-demographics. The good news that the process to recall a school board member is similar…
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Our Student Voices: We’re imprisoned
Intrigued by my campaign message to “Empower Students,” another District student stopped by to talk with me. She preferred I did not use her real name for fear of retaliation so, for purposes of this article, we’ll call her “Cassie.” I explained that my mission was to instill a change in our schools’ culture to center on…