Do you know what the Santa Monica-Malibu school district did this past summer?
While students have been out of school, traveling, attending camps and pursuing their interests, local education officials
With the 2016-17 school year around the corner, the Santa Monica-Malibu school district continues its search for a superintendent who will help close longstanding academic achievement gaps.
The emphasis on
The reality of a $10-million operating deficit probably would have been hard enough for the Santa Monica-Malibu school district to swallow if it planned to stay together forever.
But as
The leadership change in the Santa Monica-Malibu school district didn’t seem to come at an opportune time.
Sandra Lyon left her post as superintendent amid a period of transition
As the Santa Monica-Malibu school district searches for its next superintendent, it still must approve contracts and handle other administrative issues as it pivots towards the upcoming school year.
Even
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote that the Santa Monica-Malibu schools were in crisis on every level. The problems run long and deep and extend into just about every
Negotiations are moving forward on the possibility of splitting the Santa Monica-Malibu school district into two distinct entities, but not without a series of bumps in the road.
The committee
At outgoing Superintendent Sandra Lyon’s last public meeting with the local school district, Santa Monica-Malibu Board of Education members figured out who will be in charge for the next
The Santa Monica-Malibu school district took another step towards possible separation last week when the local Board of Education examined the complex procedures for splitting the district.
A county education
