Press Releases
Neighbors asked to help protect schools over Spring Break
Arsonists, metal thieves, vandals prey on schools during the holidays
April 10, 2014 (Sacramento): Sacramento City Unified School District is asking the community for help in keeping its 75 schools safe and secure over Spring Break (April 12-20). School resumes on Monday, April 21.
Arson fires at two SCUSD playgrounds last summer cost the district $50,000 in insurance deductibles.
District, teachers union to hold press conference on NCLB Waiver
April 8, 2014 (Sacramento): Sacramento City Unified School District and the Sacramento City Teachers Association (SCTA) will hold a joint press conference on Wednesday (April 9) on the future of the No Child Left Behind waiver at SCTA’s office in East Sacramento.
SCUSD Board President Patrick Kennedy and SCTA President Nikki Milevsky are scheduled to make a joint announcement.
WHAT: Joint SCUSD-SCTA Press Conference
WHEN: 3 p.m. on Wednesday, April 9
WHERE: SCTA, 5300 Elvas Ave., Sacramento, CA 95819
SCUSD workshops help parents understand new online tests
March 19, 2014 (Sacramento): Students across California are getting ready to participate in a trial run of the state’s new online assessment program which will eventually replace paper-and-pencil testing.
The new Smarter Balanced Assessments will be field tested in SCUSD schools beginning April 7. To help parents learn about the new tests, SCUSD is sponsoring a series of parent workshops that focus on the assessments and the learning standards to which they are tied.
SCUSD trustees set meeting to discuss superintendent search
March 11, 2014 (Sacramento): Sacramento City Unified School District’s Board of Education will hold a special meeting on Thursday (March 13) to discuss the search for a new superintendent to replace Jonathan Raymond, who resigned in December.
The Board will meet at 5 p.m. with representatives of the executive search firm Leadership Associates of La Quinta, recently selected to direct the search for a permanent superintendent. The Board is expected to discuss the process for filling the position and create a timeline for meetings to receive public input.
Fern Bacon gets high-tech media lab, thanks to SECC grant
Middle school schedules ribbon-cutting ceremony for Wednesday
Editor’s note: The following press release was written by students of Fern Bacon Middle School.
Sacramento, California – Fern Bacon Middle School is pleased to announce that it will hold a Grand Opening and Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony for its recently renovated media studio with the help of the Sacramento Education Cable Consortium’s media grant.
Connecting the dots: SCUSD seeks public input on how best to fund schools
January 20 (Sacramento): The state’s new Local Control Funding Formula is bringing sweeping changes to the ways schools are funded and how K-12 districts are held accountable for using state resources.
In general, LCFF has fewer funding restrictions that tie resources to certain programs. In exchange for this new flexibility, districts are required to develop accountability plans that detail how spending is aligned with California’s eight priorities for public education.
Hospital emergency department staff buys 134 gifts for South Sac school
Kaiser Permanente South Sacramento nurses, doctors to deliver presents on FRIDAY
December 17, 2013 (Sacramento): Emergency department personnel from Kaiser Permanente’s South Sacramento Medical Center will deliver 134 wrapped holiday presents to students at Susan B. Anthony Elementary School between 9 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. on Friday (December 20).
Noguchi named SCUSD Interim Superintendent
November 21, 2013 (Sacramento):
The Sacramento City Unified School District Board of Education voted 5-2 this evening to appoint former teacher and principal Sara Noguchi, Ed.D., as interim superintendent and to begin the process of finding a permanent replacement for outgoing Superintendent Jonathan Raymond.
Superintendent Raymond announced last month that he will be leaving his post as of December 31 to return to his native Boston, where he plans to spend more time with his immediate and extended family.
Sara Noguchi named SCUSD Interim Superintendent
The Sacramento City Unified School District Board of Education voted 5-2 this evening to appoint former teacher and principal Sara Noguchi, Ed.D., as interim superintendent and to begin the process of finding a permanent replacement for outgoing Superintendent Jonathan Raymond.
Superintendent Raymond announced last month that he will be leaving his post as of December 31 to return to his native Boston, where he plans to spend more time with his immediate and extended family.
SCUSD sponsors high school recruitment fair
‘Choose Your Future’ helps students and parents learn about district’s college prep and career pathway options
November 13, 2013 (Sacramento): Middle school students can explore high school options on Thursday (November 14) at SCUSD’s fourth annual Linked Learning Recruitment Fair.
Money moves: SCUSD hosts forum on state funding changes
Public input sought on Sacramento educational priorities prior to State Board of Education’s release of spending templates
November 4, 2013 (Sacramento): This fall, the state is gearing up to change the way public schools are funded and how K-12 districts are held accountable for using resources.
In anticipation of these changes, the Sacramento City Unified School District on Wednesday is sponsoring a public discussion of local educational priorities aligned to resources. Input from Wednesday’s meeting will aide in the creation of a spending accountability plan as required by the state.
SCUSD to hold town-hall forum on next year’s budget, LCFF
District officials will answer questions, provide data
October 22, 2013 (Sacramento): Sacramento City Unified School District is hosting “town hall”-type forums to educate the public about its 2014-15 budget and new state funding and spending rules.
The second forum in the series will be held at 6 p.m. on Wednesday at Genevieve Didion K-8 School, 6490 Harmon Drive, Sacramento.
Superintendent Raymond to announce resignation on Thursday
October 16, 2013 (Sacramento): SCUSD Superintendent Jonathan Raymond will announce his resignation at a 10:30 a.m. press conference on Thursday (October 17) at the Serna Center.
Parents go back to school at Common Core workshops
October 4, 2013 (Sacramento): SCUSD is staging a series of
workshops to give parents hands-on experience with the new Common
Core State Standards.
Parents attending the sessions will be challenged to write to
essay prompts, annotate informational texts, flex their speaking
and listening skills and solve math problems — all strategies
associated with the new standards. By the end of a three-part
series, parents will have a clear picture of how Common Core
standards are changing SCUSD classrooms.
School closure lawsuit dismissed
September 24, 2013 (Sacramento): The group that sued Sacramento City Unified School District over the closure of seven chronically under-enrolled schools has voluntarily agreed to the dismissal of their complaint against the district and the case has been dismissed by a federal judge.
“With dismissal of this lawsuit, SCUSD can focus its attention and precious resources on preparing every student at every school for college and 21st century careers, which is the district’s mission,” SCUSD Superintendent Jonathan Raymond said.
City, SCUSD announce traffic signal for Fruitridge crossing
September 11, 2013 (Sacramento): SCUSD and City of Sacramento officials announced on Wednesday that they have joined forces to install a traffic signal at a Fruitridge Road crossing where a West Campus High School student lost her life 20 months ago.
Michelle Murigi, 16, was hit by a car in the crosswalk at 58th Street at Fruitridge Road on January 19, 2012, and died from her injuries. Subsequent to her death, five of Michelle’s friends and classmates started a petition to demand a traffic signal at the intersection (www.facebook.com/58thAndFruitridge).
SCUSD, Councilman McCarty to address Fruitridge Road safety
September 9, 2013 (Sacramento): SCUSD Superintendent Jonathan Raymond and Sacramento City Councilman Kevin McCarty will announce a plan for improving the safety of a Fruitridge Road crosswalk at a press conference on Wednesday, September 11.
Nonprofit kicks off drive for arson-damaged playgrounds
Donations sought to offset costs of replacing playground structures at Caroline Wenzel and John Sloat schools
September 3, 2013 (Sacramento): Sacramento Unified Education Foundation – SCUSD’s official nonprofit organization – kicked off fundraising for two arson-damaged playgrounds today at Caroline Wenzel Elementary School.
Group to kick off drive for arson-damaged playgrounds
Donor of significant funding to be revealed at event on Tuesday – SCUSD’s first day of school
August 29, 2013 (Sacramento): Sacramento Unified Education Foundation – SCUSD’s official nonprofit organization – will kick off fundraising for two arson-damaged playgrounds with an event at Caroline Wenzel Elementary School on Tuesday, SCUSD’s first day of school.
At the event, the group will reveal a donor who has made a significant contribution toward the $50,000 needed to cover the district’s costs for replacing playground structures at Wenzel and John Sloat elementary schools.
Two SCUSD playgrounds damaged by arson fires
Caroline Wenzel and John Sloat schools unlikely to open in September with playground structures due to criminal activity
August 7, 2013 (Sacramento): Arson fires over the past week severely damaged expensive playground structures at two Sacramento City Unified School District campuses, school and fire officials confirmed today. Because of the extent of the damage and state’s school construction review process, it is unlikely that either school will open with playground structures in the fall, officials said.