Similar school report card numbers aren’t good
When it comes to the 2012 Base Academic Performance Index – California’s yardstick for measuring student achievement – the Morgan Hill Unified School District still has an uphill climb to catch up with other state schools with similar “educational challenges.”
LO principal finds comfort in new perch
Educator Tanya Calabretta was born to wear the green and gold, from her high school alma mater St. Joseph in Santa Maria to her college choice Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo, and now as the new principal at Live Oak High School.
The 36-year-old has spent...
More than 100 Flex students enroll at MHUSD
Since Silicon Valley Flex Academy announced it was closing July 26, Morgan Hill Unified School District staff has enrolled more than 100 new students from the defunct charter school at its secondary campuses, according to an Aug. 5 press release.
Globetrotter brings anti-bullying message to El Toro
Bringing an anti-bullying message along with him to El Toro Elementary School, Harlem Globetrotter Anthony “Buckets” Blakes entertained local students with his flashy basketball skills at a pair of Sept. 14 assemblies on campus.
What’s in a charter?
Charters are still public schools. It’s the phrase both Principal Paige Cisewski of Charter School of Morgan Hill and Head of School Jean Southland of the Silicon Valley Flex Academy have repeatedly said before and emphasized.
