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Honoring Our Volunteers
Shannon Napier of James McKee Elementary School 
Shannon Napier was recognized as an Education Partner at the May 21, 2013 meeting of the Elk Grove Unified School District Board of Education. Napier has been a member of the McKee family for 11 years. Both she and her husband Sean have been very active in volunteering at McKee. Shannon has been a member of the School Site Council for four years and has served as chair for the past two years. She has also served as a long-time volunteer in her sons' classrooms. Shannon is a past coach of McKee's track and field team, a school photographer and has served as a chaperone on countless day and overnight field trips. She also often uses her own money to purchase prizes for the principal to recognize student achievement. Sean just returned from serving as a chaperone for three days on the recent Headland's field trip. Almost no event goes by without the Napier's volunteerism and support. Shannon and Sean have three sons: Brenden - a 10th grade student at Elk Grove High School, Garrett - an 8th grade student at Joseph Kerr Middle School and Parker - a 6th grade student at McKee. Both Brenden and Garrett have participated in leadership at Kerr and Brenden is also a member of leadership at Elk Grove High. Parker is currently serving as Student Council president at McKee. All of the Napier sons participate in multiple sports, including soccer, baseball, football, track and field and swimming. The Napier sons also are or were in McKee's accelerated program and were consistently on the Honor Roll and Principal's List while at McKee. Parker has maintained a 4.0 GPA during his entire school career. |
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Sheldon High School graduate gets new animated
show on
Nickelodeon
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EGUSD's #UnfollowBullying website introduces student guest bloggers
Elk Grove Unified's #UnfollowBullying now features student guest bloggers from our high schools! Meet the first two bloggers below: Aivi Huynh is a junior at Sheldon High School and serves as a member of Superintendent Ladd's student advisory committee. In this post, Aivi highlights the importance of speaking up and helping others. Click here to read Aivi's post. Jessica Kel is a senior at Monterey Trail High School and served as a member of Superintendent Ladd's student advisory committee. In this post, Jessica shares her reflections on being a part of the #UnfollowBullying campaign. Click here to read Jessica's post. Click here to visit the #UnfollowBullying website.
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Stay up-to-date on the latest news at Elk Grove Unified
Parents, students and community members can keep up with the latest news and updates about the Elk Grove Unified School District through a variety of communications tools. For extensive news on activities and events throughout the district, Elk Grove Unified produces eguNews, an email newsletter published every two weeks. eguNews includes highlights from around the district and information about upcoming events. Archive copies are also available to read on the district's website. To sign up to receive eguNews, visit http://www.egusd.net/news/egunews.cfm. The EGUSD website offers a wealth of information for parents, students and community members. In addition to an Internet Spotlight story - that features different programs and events from throughout the district -- the EGUSD website contains information about the various programs and activities offered through the district. You can visit the EGUSD website here: www.egusd.net. EGUSD's Twitter page includes short, concise updates on a variety of topics, including: upcoming events such as graduations, school activities, student, school and staff awards and district initiatives. To follow Elk Grove Unified on Twitter, visit http://twitter.com/elkgroveunified. On Facebook, users can not only get updates like they can on Twitter, but they can also view photos from district and school events, learn about upcoming events and view highlights such as awards and honors earned by our students, teachers and staff. You can "like" Elk Grove Unified on Facebook here: http://www.facebook.com/ElkGroveUnified. Questions? Comments? Concerns? Please email the Communications Department at communication@egusd.net or call (916) 686-7732.
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Welcome to eguNews, an EGUSD email newsletter published every two weeks. To subscribe to eguNews, click here. If you have questions about eguNews, you can email communication@egusd.net or call (916) 686-7732.
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Top EGUSD graduating seniors honored at Outstanding Scholars event
As the end of the school year approaches, graduating seniors eagerly look forward to participating in the time-honored tradition of the graduation ceremony.
But for top seniors at high schools throughout the Elk Grove Unified School District, there was also another event to look forward to as their senior year draws to a close - the "Evening of Recognition for Outstanding Scholars" for the Class of 2013. EGUSD honored the top 102 graduating seniors in the district at two events held on May 6 at the Sheldon High School Performing Arts Center for comprehensive high school seniors and May 8 at the Cosumnes Oaks High School Culinary Arts Center for alternative high school seniors.
In addition to honoring and recognizing the top senior scholars from each EGUSD high school, the scholars also had the chance to recognize a teacher or mentor who made a difference in their lives. These important individuals were also honored at the Outstanding Scholars event.
Top seniors in the Class of 2013 have gathered an impressive list of accomplishments, which includes acceptance to top colleges across the country - such as Stanford University; Harvard University; Princeton University; Yale University; University of California, Los Angeles; University of California, Berkeley; California State Polytechnic University (Cal POLY); University of Southern California; Brown University; University of the Pacific and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - to pursue a variety of majors, including mechanical, nuclear and biomedical engineering; philosophy; microbiology; business; molecular and cell biology; computer science; psychology; nursing; criminal justice; neurobiology and international relations.
The Class of 2013 will also leave their mark at their high schools throughout the district, having participated in an assortment of volunteer and enrichment activities, including sports (tennis, soccer, cross country, volleyball, track, wrestling, swimming, softball and football) and clubs and electives (class officers, People and Students Reaching Out, band, Link Crew, Science Olympiad, Academic Decathlon, theatre, dance, Key Club and Mock Trial).
Click here to view the schedule of EGUSD graduations.
Congratulations to the Class of 2013!
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Common Core State Standards implemented at EGUSD
In the 2013-2014 school year, the Elk Grove Unified School District will fully implement the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) at all grade levels. These national academic standards, adopted by the State of California, reflect the most significant change in public education in over two decades. It is an exciting shift. In addition to being aligned at a national level, the CCSS are focused on preparing students to have the skills and knowledge that will enable them to compete in a 21st century global marketplace.
The CCSS standards stem from a nationwide initiative to set a clear and consistent progression of learning across all states. In 2010, the California State Board of Education adopted these standards with some additions unique to California. These kindergarten through 12th grade standards provide a progression of knowledge and skills that prepare students to graduate from high school and be ready for college and careers. The standards are research-based and internationally benchmarked.
These new academic content standards address English Language Arts (ELA) and mathematics, with ELA standards including literacy standards for science and history/social sciences. Standards define the concepts and skills that every child learns. Over the past year, EGUSD teachers have been preparing to teach these new standards to your students.
EGUSD's implementation of the CCSS began this school year at elementary schools with mathematics in grades K-2 and ELA in grades 3-6. In 2013-2014, elementary schools will add ELA in grades K-2 and mathematics in grades 3-6. At the middle and high schools, in 2013-2014, the CCSS mathematics and ELA standards (including literacy standards for science and history/social sciences) will be taught at all grade levels.
Click here for more information about CCSS at EGUSD.
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EGUSD selected for statewide Common Core State Standards grant
The Elk Grove Unified School District has been selected as a recipient of a Math in Common grant from the S.D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation to support EGUSD's faithful implementation of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) in Mathematics for K-8 students.
New math standards will transform the way children learn mathematics, tapping into children's natural curiosity to make math more engaging, relevant and rigorous. The standards call on students to practice applying mathematical ways of thinking to real world issues and challenges, thus preparing them for the 21st century economy.
Elk Grove Unified's plan for standards implementation includes:
- The purchase of curricular materials that support CCSS math in grades K-6.
- Students in grades K-2 have begun to use these materials this school year. Students and teachers in grades 3-6 will begin using the new materials when school starts in the summer of 2013.
- S.D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation funding will provide some 220 elementary and middle school math teachers training to become leaders of colleagues in structures known as professional learning communities (PLCs). This funding will also provide substantial training for all of our K-8 math teachers.
- EGUSD partners in the grant, the Math and Science Education Center at CSUS and the Sacramento County of Education, will assist EGUSD teachers in deepening their understanding of mathematics and instructional strategies to support student learning in math.
"This grant provides support to our efforts to build instructional capacity not only in our district, but also allows us to share our best practices with other school districts," said Elk Grove Unified Superintendent Steven M. Ladd, Ed.D.
Elk Grove Unified will join nine other committed and capable California school districts as Math in Common grantees: Dinuba, Garden Grove, Long Beach, Oakland, Oceanside, Sacramento City, San Francisco, Sanger and Santa Ana. In addition to focusing on their individual plans, these districts will participate in a community of practice to share the challenges and successes they encounter in implementing the standards. Lessons learned from these districts will be made available for all districts in California.
Click here for more information about the Math In Common grant program.
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Sheldon High School receives $50,000 National Endowment for the Arts grant
Sheldon High School's K9 Studios has been selected as the recipient of a $50,000 National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Art Works grant. Sheldon's K9 Studios was one of 817 non-profit organizations nationwide selected to receive this grant.
K9 Studios will use the grant to produce a three to five minute animated short film with direct instruction from and participation with professional animators and artists throughout the entertainment industry. The film will be created by 45 Sheldon animation students under the direction of Shawn Sullivan, animation teacher at Sheldon and coordinator of the animation project. To gain maximum exposure for the project, the students are proposing to screen the film at movie theaters in the San Francisco Bay Area and Los Angeles.
"Being selected for the NEA Art Works grant is a huge honor and opportunity for the animation students here at Sheldon," said Sullivan. "For high school students, the ability to intern and learn from professionals from Disney Pixar, Cartoon Network and Nickelodeon is the chance of a lifetime. The philosophy of my class is to provide real world learning opportunities. In the area of animation education, it does not get bigger than this."
Art Works grants support the creation of art that meets the highest standards of excellence, public engagement with diverse and excellent art, lifelong learning in the arts and the strengthening of communities through the arts. The 817 NEA Art Works grants totals $26.3 million and spans 13 artistic disciplines and fields. Grant applications were reviewed by panels of outside experts convened by NEA staff and each project was judged on its artistic excellence and artistic merit. Click here for more information about the NEA Art Works grant.
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