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CDE Complaint Decision Denies Reading Fluency; Impacts 40,000+ California Students with Dyslexia

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Tuesday, June 13, 2023
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PLEASANTON, Calif., June 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Everybody Advocate™, a nonprofit for the support and advancement of special education, today announced they will be offering free second opinions to California families denied reading intervention due to an alleged systemic failure by the California Department of Education (CDE) to find students eligible for specially designed instruction. The decision comes in response to a refusal by the CDE's special education Complaint Resolution Unit (CRU) to correct the absence of a checkbox for reading fluency on a statewide eligibility form for special education.

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  • The decision comes in response to a refusal by the CDE's special education Complaint Resolution Unit (CRU) to correct the absence of a checkbox for reading fluency on a statewide eligibility form for special education.
  • The form is provided through a special education information system (SEIS) used by more than 90% of California districts.
  • "A shocking number of schools insist that they do not consider below-grade-level reading fluency a problem until it also impacts reading comprehension, which has a checkbox on the form.
  • On behalf of three families, Maehr filed a complaint against Pleasanton Unified School District, the Tri-Valley Special Education Local Plan Area, and the CDE.

Pleasanton Unified School District (CA) Selects Synergy Student Information System

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Thursday, April 6, 2023
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PLEASANTON, Calif., April 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Edupoint® Educational Systems announced today that Pleasanton Unified School District (PUSD) has selected the company's industry-leading Synergy® Student Information System (SIS) to replace its current system from Aequitas for its K-12 student data management needs. The district's Synergy solution will include Synergy SIS and Synergy Online Registration hosted on Edupoint's AWS Cloud Hosting platform. PUSD is located in the greater San Francisco Bay area, where it serves over 14,000 students.

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  • PLEASANTON, Calif., April 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Edupoint® Educational Systems announced today that Pleasanton Unified School District (PUSD) has selected the company's industry-leading Synergy® Student Information System (SIS) to replace its current system from Aequitas for its K-12 student data management needs.
  • The district's Synergy solution will include Synergy SIS and Synergy Online Registration hosted on Edupoint's AWS Cloud Hosting platform.
  • Pleasanton Unified School District needed to replace its SIS with a modern system providing comprehensive functionality, ease of use, and the security benefits that come with world-class cloud hosting.
  • "The district was looking for a modern and robust database system for the long haul," said Robert Torres, Chief Technology Officer at PUSD.

SkillsetGives: Nonprofit Grants $5,000 in Need-Based Scholarships to Paramount Students

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Monday, December 19, 2022
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PARAMOUNT, Calif., Dec. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- This holiday season, the Orange County nonprofit SkillsetGives is making sure students from Paramount Unified have the resources to pursue any career they want.

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  • PARAMOUNT, Calif., Dec. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- This holiday season, the Orange County nonprofit SkillsetGives is making sure students from Paramount Unified have the resources to pursue any career they want.
  • The non-profit donated $5,000 this month to the scholarship organization Paramount Education Partnership (PEP).
  • Paramount resident, PEP Board member and SkillsetGroup CMO Jose Baca said PEP's commitment to scholarships for all high-achieving students in need is what attracted support from SkillsetGives.
  • The Paramount Education Partnership includes the City of Paramount, the Paramount Chamber of Commerce and the Paramount Unified School District.

The Paseo To Host 29th Annual Pasadena Chalk Festival On Father's Day Weekend

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Wednesday, June 1, 2022
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PASADENA, Calif., June 1, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Paseo, an open-air lifestyle shopping center in downtown Pasadena (http://www.thepaseopasadena.com), together with Light Bringer Project, a non-profit Pasadena-based arts organization (http://www.lightbringerproject.org), will host the 29th annual Pasadena Chalk Festival from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Father's Day weekend, June 18th and 19th. The event is free to attend and open to the public. In addition to showcasing the work of hundreds of talented chalk artists, the 2022 event will focus on fundraising with donations as well as proceeds from the art gallery/silent auction benefitting the Light Bringer Project's arts education programs for underserved youth. Each year, the Light Bringer Project reaches more than 3,500 students from 10 low-income public schools in Los Angeles County with its programs and services. Donations to the Light Bringer Project can be made on-site during the chalk festival or online here: http://www.lightbringerproject.org/support.

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North Island Credit Union Presents 2022 Innovation in Education Impact Award to Poway Unified School District College & Career Readiness Program

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Tuesday, May 31, 2022
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SAN DIEGO, May 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- As the Premier Sponsor of the Classroom of the Future Foundation (CFF), North Island Credit Union recently presented the organization's prestigious 2022 Innovation in Education Impact Award to Poway Unified School District (PUSD) for its Through the Lens of Equity: Jump Starting Pathways to Rewarding Careers Program.

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  • "We congratulate the outstanding educators at Poway Unified School District for receiving CFF's Impact Award, which is well-deserved recognition of their efforts to support their students' transition to college and rewarding careers," said North Island Credit Union President/CEO Steve O'Connell.
  • In recognition of the award, North Island Credit Union provided PUSD with $10,000 to expand its career and college readiness program for under-represented student populations across the district.
  • About North Island Credit Union, a division of California Credit Union
    California Credit Union is a federally insured, state chartered credit union founded in 1933 that serves public or private school employees, community members and businesses across California.
  • The credit union operates in San Diego County as North Island Credit Union, a division of California Credit Union.

Financial Literacy is a Family Affair.

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Thursday, April 7, 2022
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ACEE and collaborators facilitated the 2nd Annual Family Financial Literacy Night on Thursday, March 31st at Heritage Elementary School in Glendale, AZ.

Key Points: 
  • ACEE and collaborators facilitated the 2nd Annual Family Financial Literacy Night on Thursday, March 31st at Heritage Elementary School in Glendale, AZ.
  • PUSD Superintendent Dr. Jason Reynolds opened the event with a compassionate reminder of how important financial literacy is to the success and happiness of our students.
  • Topics and activities included budgeting and saving, financial awareness discussions, games for all to enjoy and a financial read along.
  • The Arizona Council on Economic Education (ACEE) is a 501(C)3 nonprofit organization dedicated to entrepreneurship, economic and financial literacy, and workforce development in Arizona.

Pacific Oaks College is selected to participate in national teacher preparation cohort for minority serving institutions

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Tuesday, September 21, 2021
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PASADENA, Calif., Sept. 21, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Pacific Oaks College (POC) is pleased to announce its selection to Branch Alliance for Educator Diversity (BranchED) 's third National Teacher Preparation Transformation Center cohort, to foster high-quality educators within minority serving institutions (MSIs) across the United States.

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  • PASADENA, Calif., Sept. 21, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Pacific Oaks College (POC) is pleased to announce its selection to Branch Alliance for Educator Diversity (BranchED) 's third National Teacher Preparation Transformation Center cohort, to foster high-quality educators within minority serving institutions (MSIs) across the United States.
  • Through BranchED's one-of-a-kind Quality Preparation Framework, Pacific Oaks College joins three other MSIs from across the nation to better prepare highly effective and diverse future educators by strengthening educator preparation programs (EPPs).
  • "We know that minority serving institutions train more diverse educators at a disproportionate rate, so we are glad to have Pacific Oaks College joining our third Transformation Center cohort to build equity-empowered, high-quality programs.
  • BranchED's National Teacher Preparation Transformation Center is rooted in the organization's work to redefine what constitutes quality educator preparation.

PAPER to be Key Part of Pasadena Unified School District's Back-to-School

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Wednesday, August 26, 2020
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MONTREAL, Aug. 26, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Pasadena Unified School District partners with PAPER to provide their students with unlimited 24/7 academic support this school year.

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  • MONTREAL, Aug. 26, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Pasadena Unified School District partners with PAPER to provide their students with unlimited 24/7 academic support this school year.
  • What initially began with Paper providing online tutoring access for 550 students in an after-school program is now a district-wide partnership for all 8000 middle school and high school students.
  • When considering instructional supports through an equity lens, the PUSD leadership were driven to bring Paper into their schools.
  • Paper partners with districts across North America to close the achievement gap and support educational equity.

Fiske Family Foundation Donates $50,000 to the Poway Unified School District Foundation to Support Nutrition Needs and Distance Learning for Students During COVID-19 Public Health Orders

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Friday, March 20, 2020
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Today, the Fiske Family Foundation announced it has donated $50,000 to the Poway Unified School District Foundation to support immediate and unforeseen nutrition and distance learning needs.

Key Points: 
  • Today, the Fiske Family Foundation announced it has donated $50,000 to the Poway Unified School District Foundation to support immediate and unforeseen nutrition and distance learning needs.
  • As a result, Poway Unified School District and the PUSD Foundation are working to provide distance learning options to more than 36,000 PUSD students.
  • As a result, access to resources is an immediate need in order to continue to support the daily needs of students.
  • John and Courtney Fiske founded the Fiske Family Foundation to focus concentrating on public education and recreation opportunities for all.

Pittsburg Unified School District Switches to Neste MY Renewable Diesel

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Wednesday, April 18, 2018
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HOUSTON, April 18, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --Pittsburg Unified School District (PUSD), a public school district based in Contra Costa County, California, has switched some of its vehicles from operating on petroleum diesel to using Neste MY Renewable Diesel.

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  • HOUSTON, April 18, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --Pittsburg Unified School District (PUSD), a public school district based in Contra Costa County, California, has switched some of its vehicles from operating on petroleum diesel to using Neste MY Renewable Diesel.
  • Neste MY Renewable Diesel is a low-carbon fuel produced from 100% renewable and sustainable raw materials.
  • Unlike biodiesel, Neste MY Renewable Diesel is a drop-in fuel that requires no blending and is compatible with all diesel engines.
  • Western States Oil, based in San Jose, California, is the exclusive distributor of Neste MY Renewable Diesel to PUSD.