The Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District needs to fill three seats on the Financial Oversight Committee. The district is seeking qualified candidates who will bring a depth of business and/or financial expertise to the committee.
Samohi — When Mackenzie Moody first saw Santa Monica High’s new artificial turf field, the feeling was a mixture of joy and relief. “I was excited for the band to have something that was reliable to work on,” she said.
JAMS — John Adams Middle School and other community officials marked the beginning of a $12.45 million campus modernization project last week, the most recent construction under the Measure BB bond program.
SMMUSD HDQTRS — The Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District Board of Education on Thursday agreed to move forward with a vote that could change the face of fundraising, despite calls from parents to wait until the details of the proposal are worked out.
SMC — The Corsairs’ Pacific Conference championship has nabbed them quite a few post-season honors. Santa Monica College’s head football coach Gifford Lindheim, who led the Corsairs to an 8-2 record this season, was named the American Division Pacific Conference Coach of the Year, it was announced o
SMMUSD HDQTRS — The Santa Monica-Malibu Board of Education will hold the second of two meetings tonight to hear public discussion on the topic of districtwide fundraising, a controversial policy which would fundamentally alter the way parents provide supplemental money to their children’s schools.
DISTRICT HDQTRS — Arguably the most powerful force in Santa Monica politics announced its support for one of the most controversial topics before the school board — districtwide fundraising.
SMMUSD HDQTRS — The Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District will dodge a bullet if the state is forced to pull the trigger on a round of hefty cuts to public education, but the district can’t keep it up for long.
SAMOHI — A diverse assortment of Santa Monica city officials, school board dignitaries and community members gathered at Santa Monica High School Saturday to discuss an issue that lurks on the periphery of polite conversation — racism.
SMC — Hundreds of classified employees here — including gardeners, administrative assistants and technical support staff — have agreed to a new health care plan that is expected to save the community college more than $1 million next year, officials said Monday.
SMC — The new Organic Learning Garden at Santa Monica College is sprouting. Winter crops such as beets and lettuce, bok choy and fava beans, carrots and kale, and much more have been planted as the beds of soil come to life.
DISTRICTWIDE — The vast majority of the money raised by school-site Parent Teacher Associations gets spent on staff, either for special programs, like the arts, or teacher aides.
