Small School Districts' Association

Tough but necessary Discussions at Sonoma Valley USD: Do you close or reconfigure schools as declining enrollment continues? https://edsource.org/news-updates#sonoma-valley-unified-considers-closing-schools-amid-declining-enrollment

Special Education Student Joins School Board: This is why Small Rural schools are all about community, students, and family! What a great story from Shasta Union School District up in Redding area. Heart Warming! Superintendent Rob Adams you are such an amazing leader: #StudentsFirst https://edsource.org/2023/former-special-education-student-joins-school-board-in-shasta/683140?unapproved=107375&moderation-hash=8e7743ceed215fcdb18511f6c1f3f02b#comment-107375

Follow Sunol Glen School's 2023 flood recovery on their website here: https://www.sunol.k12.ca.us/emergency-updates

Sunol Glen School in Alameda County facilities damaged and destroyed from Saturday flood. Currently preparing for the oncoming storm. https://edsource.org/2023/schools-dig-out-from-big-weekend-storm-prepare-for-next-one/683540

We received over 180 submissions for our 2022 Annual Holiday Card Contest! View the wonderful submission here: http://ow.ly/Eh7I50LYN6k

Update on Negotiations in LAUSD. https://edsource.org/updates/teachers-union-demands-raises-as-negotiations-continue-with-los-angeles-unified

Congrats to the Fresno COE for this statewide award! https://abc30.com/local-teacher-pipeline-rural-residency-program-fresno-state-statewide-recognition/12494633/ #ssda #Fresno COE

Community College Enrollment Drops: Time To Rethink Post Secondary Instructional Delivery Systems and Dual Enrollment Courses. Staggering drops of 18% statewide. https://edsource.org/2022/enrollment-drop-varies-at-colleges-statewide/681505

Budget Whiplash....Projections for 23-24 reveal some grim budget news. https://us11.campaign-archive.com/?e=cd2e6e5162&u=5f4af3af825368013c58e4547&id=cf3c803fe3

Great News for the North State! https://edsource.org/updates/chico-state-wins-13-4-million-grant-to-boost-north-state-teacher-workforce

Le Grand Elementary Robotics Receives Top Award The Le Grand Elementary School Robotics program competed in The Battle at the Nest, Hosted by the Central Valley Robotics organization in Clovis on Saturday, Nov. 5. Le Grand Elementary Robotics Receives Top Award

Nov 8, 3-4:30pm ET Beyond the Headlines! What Can We Learn from a Closer Look at NAEP? Presenters: Raymond Hart Ph.D., Council of the Great City Schools; Tim Taylor and Heather Zellers, NREA, and Christy Wolfe, National Alliance for Public Charter Schools

Not all test scores declined--Congrats to the districts that broke the mold. https://edsource.org/2022/why-some-schools-saw-their-scores-soar-during-covid-and-others-didnt/680333

Great article for SSDA's CS4NorCal Family Coding Night! https://edcal.acsa.org/schools-preparing-events-for-computer-science-week. Celebrate Computer Science Education Week – December 6-12, 2022 with us! https://www.csedweek.org/

National and State Test Scores Released: ELA and Math Scores dare own. How do you expect better results when your nation is in a pandemic and hundreds of districts in California were affected by wildfires? Let’s focus on local assessments as schools and the country rebound.

BREAKING NEWS! The SSDA 2023 Annual State Conference registration is open! We can't wait to see you in Sacramento on March 5-7. Visit the Conference website: https://www.ssda.org/o/ssdacon Direct registration link: https://ssda.regfox.com/2023-annual-state-conference

Great Opportunity For Your 4th Graders! Become a Student Preparedness Ambassador for School! https://www.caloes.ca.gov/office-of-the-director/operations/planning-preparedness-prevention/planning-preparedness/school-emergency-planning-safety/preparedness-ambassadors/

GREAT NEWS FOR OUR RURAL COMMUNITIES: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $502 Million for High-Speed Internet in Rural Communities https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2022/09/22/biden-harris-administration-announces-502-million-high-speed

The Radford Fire is threatening Bear Valley USD community. Supt Mary Suzuki has closed classes all week at most of her schools. Such Great Leadership as these fires are so explosive. Safety First! Let's hope Cal Fire can get this contained.

Earn While You Learn...How Apprenticeships for Teaching Could Help Recruit More Teachers. https://www.route-fifty.com/management/2022/08/are-apprenticeships-key-fixing-teacher-shortage/375071/