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06/24/21 Looking Forward: New Superintendent at Monrovia Unified from 2021-06-24T23:00:13
Monrovia Unified School District Incoming Superintendent Dr. Ryan Smith discusses the excitement and challenges of assuming the top administrative post in Monrovia, meeting with stakeholders, we...
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06/17/21 On the Road to Sustainability: Clean Mobility in El Monte Union from 2021-06-17T22:47:32
El Monte Union High School District Facility and Energy Manager Lena Luna discusses the District’s $9.8 million California Air Resources Board grant and the implementation of the Clean Mobility ...
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06/04/21 Leveling the Playing Field: Digital Equity in Lynwood from 2021-06-04T19:57:51
Lynwood Unified Assistant Superintendent of Technology and Innovation Dr. Patrick Gittingriboongul discusses the District effort to provide digital equity to the Lynwood community, which include...
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05/28/21 Celebrating Excellence: California Distinguished Schools in Whittier from 2021-05-28T19:00:30
La Serna High School Principal Griselda Castro and Pioneer High School Principal Lilia Bozigian discuss the Whittier Union High School District school’s designations at 2021 California Distingui...
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05/20/21 Determined to Succeed: AVID Scholarships in Fontana from 2021-05-22T20:25:44
Fontana High School seniors Fatima Kamara and Michelle Navarrete Vega discuss how Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) helped to prepare them for college, receiving scholarship opport...
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05/13/21 Listen and Learn: Psychology Club at Whittier Union from 2021-05-13T23:10:23
Santa Fe High School AP Psychology teacher Michele Jones and seniors Elizabeth Serna and Jessika Suos discuss the Santa Fe Psychology Club, providing safe spaces f...
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05/06/21 Moving on: Forensics Speech and Debate at Rio Hondo College from 2021-05-07T01:25:26
Rio Hondo College forensics coordinator Grant Tovmasian and speech instructor Patricia Hughes discuss the school’s Speech and Debate Team, which has a transfer rate of more than 90% for students...
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04/29/21 Life Skills: Mechatronics and Cyber Security in Fontana from 2021-04-29T23:31:42
Summit High School career technical education teachers Bruce Tuttle and Marco Torres discuss the Fontana Unified school’s mechatronics class, ethical hacking pathway and CTE students who have ad...
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04/22/21 Something’s Brewing: Fermentation Technology at Rio Hondo College from 2021-04-22T22:55:53
Rio Hondo College biotech professor Robert Bethel discusses the school’s Fermentation Technology course, which explores the science behind brewing beer with the goal of training the next generat...
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04/15/21The Future is Now: Inspiring Students in Buena Park from 2021-04-19T20:26:55
Buena Park School District Career Technical Education Coordinator Shelley Andros discusses encouraging students to pursue STEM careers as coders, engineers, and horticulturists, developing a dro...
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04/08/21 Raising Spirits: Supporting Families in Fontana from 2021-04-09T22:53:39
Canyon Crest Elementary School Principal Dr. Kelly Wilbert joined with fifth-grade student Noah Walker and his mother Candis Walker to discuss a fundraising drive ...
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03/31/21 Enduring Legacies – Elderly Outreach in Baldwin Park from 2021-04-01T23:27:48
Sierra Vista High School NAMI Club adviser Melanie Graf and Kaiser Permanente EOP psychiatric social worker Ruth Padilla-King discuss the Intergenerational Pilot Projec...
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03/25/21 A Level Playing Field – Equitable Education in Lynwood from 2021-03-26T21:09:53
Lynwood Unified Director of Equity Services Patricia Brent-Sanco discusses the academic benefits of allowing students to find their own voice, the importance of parent ...
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03/18/21 Leading the Way: Model Continuation School at Bonita Unified from 2021-03-20T00:58:10
Chaparral High School Principal Christine Black discusses the Bonita Unified school’s designation as a 2021 Model Continuation School, the importance of providing socia...
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03/11/21 Care Bears: Hugs and Comfort in Fontana Unified from 2021-03-13T03:04
Eduardo Valencia, a counselor for Redwood and Primrose elementary schools in the Fontana Unified School District, discusses an outreach effort that provided teddy bears...
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03/04/21 Medals of Honor: Academic Decathlon in Whittier Union from 2021-03-05T23:15:39
Whittier High School economics teacher Kele Perkins and Santa Fe High School English teacher Annette Snow discuss the 2021 LACOE Academic Decathlon, where the Whittier and Santa Fe teams finishe...
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02/25/21 Compassion and Caring: Student Well-Being in Whittier from 2021-02-27T03:51:52
California High School Assistant Principal Shana Jones and Counselor Rosanne Atilano discuss Cal Cares, the Whittier Union school’s program to support the socio-emotion...
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02/18/21 Launch Pad to Success: Dual Enrollment in El Monte Union from 2021-02-20T08:14:51
El Monte Union High School District Director of Curriculum and Instruction Hillary Wolfe discusses the District’s commitment to college dual enrollment, new partnership...
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02/11/21 Coding for the Future: AP Computer Science in Fontana from 2021-02-14T04:21:59
A.B. Miller High School AP computer science teacher Jay Windley and Summit High School STEM coordinator Jaime Perez discuss Fontana Unified’s Advanced Placement program...
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02/04/21 The Future of Gaming: App Design in Monrovia Unified from 2021-02-06T05:04:18
Monrovia High School CTE teacher Anthony Carlson and senior Charlie Heatherly discuss the student-created gaming app Red Dungeon, the school’s game development team For...
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01/28/21 Making It Work: Holiday Choral Music in Baldwin Park from 2021-01-29T20:46:38
Sierra Vista High School Choral Director Suzanne Brookey and Sierra Vista Class of 2010 alumni and piano accompanist Kevin Phan discuss the challenges in putting togeth...
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01/21/21Building a New Life: Perseverance and Leadership in Whittier Union from 2021-01-23T20:12:33
Whittier High School senior Ashley Perdomo discusses coming to the United States from El Salvador at 10 years old after her parents were granted political asylum, findi...
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01/14/20 Crossed Paths: Art Education and Post-Secondary Success in Lynwood from 2021-01-16T03:44:14
Lynwood High School art teacher Luis Vega joins Class of 2007 graduate and Doña Ana Community College history professor Dr. Daniel Santana to discuss the Lynwood High a...
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01/07/21 The Art of Communication: Reading Revolution in Fontana from 2021-01-09T00:32:34
Almond Elementary School principal Tim McCaffrey and library specialist Kayla Markoff discuss the Fontana Unified school’s commitment to literacy, the Almond mobile lib...
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01/07/21 The Art of Communication: Dual Language Immersion in Fontana from 2021-01-09T00:28:49
Redwood Elementary School principal Eduardo Gomez and Teacher on Special Assignment Isela Ortega discuss the Fontana Unified school’s Spanish dual-language immersion pr...
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12/17/20 The Season of Giving: Student Tutoring in Lynwood from 2020-12-18T03:34:10
Lynwood High School senior Alexa Escamilla and Firebaugh High School senior Richard Reynoso discuss Lynwood Unified’s after-school tutoring program, which provides one-...
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12/17/20 The Season of Giving: Music Instruction in Baldwin Park from 2020-12-18T03:31:49
Baldwin Park Unified orchestra teachers Paul Grant and Joshua Chan discuss the District music program, providing every 5th-grade student an opportunity to le...
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12/10/20 Template for the Future: Fiscal Security at Rio Hondo College from 2020-12-12T00:50:12
Rio Hondo College Acting Superintendent/President Teresa Dreyfuss and Board of Trustees President Oscar Valladares discuss their 2020-21 budget, which sets aside more than $31 million for financ...
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12/10/20 Template for the Future: Arts Instruction in Baldwin Park from 2020-12-12T00:48:09
Geddes Elementary School Principal Irene Garcia and Heath Elementary School Principal Dr. Maria Alonso discuss Baldwin Park Unified’s participation in the Teaching English Learners through the A...
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12/03/20 Ahead of the Curve: College Savings Plans in Lynwood from 2020-12-04T22:24:13
Lynwood Unified Superintendent Dr. Gudiel R. Crosthwaite and Lynwood Partners Educational Foundation Executive Director Elsa Chagolla discuss the Lynwood College Promise Savings Plan, the COVID-...
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11/19/20 Finding Their Voice: Creative Arts Intervention in Whittier Union from 2020-11-20T18:38:11
Frontier High School assistant principal Richard Rodriguez, Whittier High School assistant principal Allison Huntley and Whittier High School senior Kim Morales discuss...
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11/12/20 A Fresh Start: Thanksgiving Meals in Whittier from 2020-11-16T21:08:31
Pioneer High School Campus Operations Supervisor John Lopez and his wife - Helping Homeless Vets – L.A. president and founder Cynthia Perry-Lopez – discuss their nonprofit, it’s mission to provi...
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11/12/20 A Fresh Start: Facilities Upgrades in West Covina from 2020-11-16T21:04:16
West Covina Unified Assistant Superintendent of Business Services Dr. Drew Passalacqua discusses the completed facilities projects funded by a $143 million bond measure passed by voters in 2016,...
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11/05/20 A Fresh Start: Facilities Upgrades in West Covina from 2020-11-07T04:41:52
West Covina Unified Assistant Superintendent of Business Services Dr. Drew Passalacqua discusses the completed facilities projects funded by a $143 million bond measure passed by voters in 2016,...
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10/29/20 Template for Sustainability: Farm Lab in El Monte from 2020-10-30T19:15:12
Eco Urban Gardens Executive Director Marianne Zaugg, Program Manager Elizabeth Christy and Arroyo High School senior Tara Ta discuss Arroyo High’s organic garden and Farm to School program, the ...
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10/22/20 Making a Difference: Food Service in Fontana from 2020-10-27T00:46:11
Fontana Unified Food Service Director Trieste Huey discusses receiving the California Public Employees Retirement System’s 2020 Spotlight on Excellence Award, the challenges of putting together ...
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10/22/20 Making a Difference: Mental Health Advocacy in Fontana from 2020-10-26T23:03:47
Fontana High School senior Fatima Kamara discusses her role as the Fontana Unified Board of Education’s student representative, advocating for student well-being and mental health days, the hidd...
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10/08/20 Education for All: Equity Task Force in Lynwood from 2020-10-09T20:11:23
Lynwood Unified School District Director of Equity, Access and Instructional Services Dr. Patricia Brent-Sanco discusses the District’s newly launched Equity Curriculum Inclusion Task Force, imp...
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10/01/20 Community Support: Technology in Fontana from 2020-10-02T01:28:39
Sequoia Middle School Principal Antonio Viramontes and Assistant Principal Kim Moyer discuss the Fontana Unified school’s recognition as a Microsoft Showcase Incubator School, how the enthusiasm...
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10/01/20 Community Support: Nutrition Service in Baldwin Park from 2020-10-02T01:21:20
Baldwin Park Unified School District Director of Nutrition Services Rosa Estrella discusses the challenges of providing meal service to the community during the pandemic, incorporating the Distr...
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09/24/20 Flexing Creative Muscles: Award-winning Art Education at El Monte Union from 2020-09-26T03:46:47
El Monte High School visual art teacher Patrice Cooley was recently recognized as the California Art Education Association 2020 Outstanding Visual Art Teacher of the Year. Cooley discusses how s...
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03/31/20 Meeting the Challenge: COVID-19 Responses in Paramount from 2020-04-01T21:44:34
Paramount Unified’s Odyssey STEM Academy Principal Keith Nuthall discusses the school’s rapid transition to distance learning, how Odyssey advisers are maintaining relationships with their schol...
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03/31/20 Meeting the Challenge: COVID-19 Responses in Lynwood from 2020-04-01T21:32:14
Lynwood Unified Board President Gary Hardie Jr. and Lynwood Partners Education Foundation Executive Director Elsa Chagolla discuss the Foundation’s COVID-19 Response Fund, with a goal of raising...
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03/17/20 Quest for Greatness: National Match Scholar at El Monte Union from 2020-03-20T00:09:54
El Monte High School senior Dana Hua discusses being named a QuestBridge National Match Scholar, preparing for college through summer enrichment programs, participating in 24-hour coding hackath...
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03/10/20 Success at All Levels: Exemplary Continuation Schools in Paramount from 2020-03-11T05:36:49
Paramount Unified’s Buena Vista High School was recently named a California 2020 Model Continuation School. Principal Morrie Kosareff discusses giving students a voice, CTE pathways in media des...
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03/10/20 Success at All Levels: Exemplary Continuation Schools in Fontana from 2020-03-11T05:27:20
Citrus High School Principal Mike Bunten discusses the success of the Fontana Unified continuation school’s Building Trades and Construction Industry CTE pathway which includes a simulation lab ...
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02/03/20 Safe Havens: Distinguished Schools in Baldwin Park from 2020-03-04T22:03:30
Baldwin Park Unified School District’s Santa Fe School Principal Margie Clark discusses the school’s designation as a 2020 California Distinguished School, the school’s strong gains in English l...
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02/03/20 Safe Havens: Wellness Centers in Buena Park from 2020-03-04T21:53:49
Buena Park School District’s Pendleton School Principal Shin Park discusses the opening of the school’s new Wellness Center, rewarding students for positive behavior and the importance of studen...
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02/25/20 Finding the Cure: Counselors in Whittier Union from 2020-02-26T04:13:04
Humberto Solorio, a counselor at Whittier Union’s California High School, discusses attending the 2020 State of the Union address in Washington D.C. as a guest of U.S Rep Linda Sanchez, and the ...
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02/25/20 Finding the Cure: Fundraisers in Monrovia from 2020-02-26T04:06:22
Monrovia Unified parent Dominique Strivings and Monrovia High School teacher Robin Chicca discuss FuzzFEST, a Monrovia fundraiser that has participants shave their heads to raise money for St. B...
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02/18/20 All Roads Lead to Success: Science Academy in Monrovia from 2020-02-19T05:06:02
Monrovia Unified’s Bradoaks Elementary School Principal Jayne Nickles discusses the school’s recent designation as a science academy, the importance of inquiry-based learning, increasing parent ...
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02/18/20 All Roads Lead to Success: Top Student in Whittier from 2020-02-19T04:56:29
La Serna High School senior Jocelyn Jimenez, who will attend Claremont McKenna College in the fall, discusses the life skills she learned as a member of the Whittier Police Department Explorer P...
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02/11/20 Building Communities: Poetry in West Covina from 2020-02-12T23:54:08
Edgewood High School senior Yuriko Chavez and spoken word artist David A. Romero discuss the importance of learning poetry at a young age and Chavez’s poem “Mission First, Mission Always,” which...
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02/11/20 Building Communities: Student Gardens in Paramount from 2020-02-12T23:49:18
Raymond Collins Elementary School Principal Theresa Diaz discusses the Collins student garden, which has provided nutrition and educational opportunities for nearly 10 years, and the support pro...
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02/04/20 Bright Futures: Homeland Security at Rio Hondo from 2020-02-06T21:18:43
Rio Hondo College Homeland Security Program Coordinator Dr. Nash Flores discusses Rio Hondo’s new Homeland Security degree and certificate programs and leading the effort to have the Homeland Se...
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02/04/20 Bright Futures: Robotics in Monrovia from 2020-02-06T19:19:56
Clifton Middle School robotics adviser Paul Flores and eighth-grade students Guadalupe Hilario and Ty Weiss discuss Clifton’s Hippie Bots robotics team, which is preparing to compete in an inter...
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01/28/20 The Start of Something Big: Performing Arts Academy in West Covina from 2020-01-30T06:12:23
West Covina Unified Director of Secondary Curriculum Dr. Marc Trovatore, West Covina High School Principal Dr. Ryan D’Errico and West Covina High Choir Director Tyler Wigglesworth discuss the mi...
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01/21/19 Memories of El Monte: Distinguished Schools in El Monte City from 2020-01-22T03:49:06
El Monte City School District’s Wright School was recently named a 2020 California Distinguished School. Principal Dr. Monica Munoz discusses the importance of professional learning communities,...
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01/21/19 Memories of El Monte: State Championships in El Monte Union from 2020-01-22T03:46:25
South El Monte High School girls soccer coach Alex Rosales and El Monte High School football coach Jesse Ceniceros discuss El Monte Union High School District athletics and the dream seasons tha...
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01/14/20 Awards Season: Esperanza Award Recipient in El Monte Union from 2020-01-15T03:53:33
South El Monte High School business teacher Tam Ly-Wong is a 2019 Bobby Salcedo Esperanza Award recipient. Wong discusses emigrating from Vietnam as a child, joining the Future Business Leaders ...
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01/14/20 Awards Season: Distinguished Schools in Buena Park from 2020-01-15T03:51:31
Buena Park School District’s Charles G. Emery School has been recognized as a 2020 California Distinguished School. Principal Julie Linnecke discusses Emery’s Balanced Literacy program, rising t...
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12/17/19 Successful Outcomes: Creative Opportunities in Baldwin Park from 2019-12-18T05:55:24
Baldwin Park Unified Director of Student Achievement Richard Noblett discusses the importance of integrating visual and performing arts into the District’s core curriculum and how partnerships w...
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12/17/19 Successful Outcomes: Workplace Culture in Bonita from 2019-12-18T05:19:25
Bonita Unified Superintendent Carl J. Coles and Director of Human Resources Kevin Lee discuss the District’s recognition as a 2019 Top Workplace and how its core values of equity, mastery and a ...
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12/10/19 In the Right Direction: El Monte City from 2019-12-12T02:28:26
Shirpser School Teacher/Assistant Principal Juan Flores discusses El Monte City School District’s Leader in Me program, the Panda Cares program that brought Panda Express employees to Shirpser t...
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12/10/19 In the Right Direction: Lessons in Leadership in Fontana from 2019-12-12T02:19:13
Fontana Unified Elementary School counselor Eduardo Valencia discusses the experiences that led him to be a school counselor, bringing college and career days to District elementary schools, arr...
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12/03/19 Getting a Head Start on Learning: Early Education in Baldwin Park from 2019-12-04T03:04:55
Baldwin Park Unified Director of Early Childhood Education Ricardo Rivera details the history of the District’s Head Start program, the importance of community support, and the program’s annual ...
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12/03/19 Getting a Head Start on Learning: Coding in Fontana from 2019-12-04T02:59:56
Fontana Unified’s Southridge Tech Middle School science teacher Pam Matea – a C-STEM 2019 Teacher of the Year – is joined by three of her eighth-grade students to talk about coding, robotics and...
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11/19/19 Aspiring to Greatness: Tolerance in Monrovia from 2019-11-21T00:14:17
Monroe Elementary School Principal Dr. Lily Jarvis and interventionist Shirley Conde discuss anti-bullying strategies, including Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) and Olweus ...
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11/19/19 Aspiring to Greatness: Scholars in Paramount from 2019-11-21T00:08:11
Paramount High School seniors and National Merit Scholarship Commended Scholars Rebecca Mejia and Edward Quezada join Principal Christiana Kraus to discuss school life, the rigor of Advanced Pla...
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11/12/19 Opportunities of a Lifetime: Whittier Union Adult School from 2019-11-14T07:48:54
Whittier Union Adult School alumnus Sachin Mishra discusses how taking adult school classes have enabled him to acquire his diploma, find a full-time job at LAX and prepare to continue his educa...
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11/12/19 Opportunities of a Lifetime: Achievement at Bonita Unified from 2019-11-14T07:39:25
Bonita Unified School District Superintendent Carl Coles and Assistant Superintendent of Education Services Matthew Wien discuss the District commitment to student achievement and core values th...
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11/05/19 Growing Enrollment: Upgrades in Lynwood from 2019-11-06T05:36:43
Lynwood Unified Chief Business Officer Gregory Fromm discusses the recent District facilities upgrades made possible by voter-approved measures K and N, and the connection between enrollment, da...
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11/05/19 Growing Enrollment: Choices in West Covina from 2019-11-06T05:31:36
West Covina Unified Director of Student Services Devon Rose and Edgewood Academy senior Joel Adell discuss what it means to be a California District of Choice and highlight the academic programs...
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10/29/19 Star Tech: AP Computer Science in Buena Park from 2019-10-30T02:55:10
Buena Park Junior High teacher Shelley Andros and seventh-grader Joseph Williams discuss the school’s computer science program, where students learn to code Java and Python and can receive colle...
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10/29/19 Star Tech: Cisco Academy in Baldwin Park from 2019-10-30T02:52:02
Baldwin Park High School Principal Dr. Gilberto Rodriguez, Asst. Principal Dr. Josefina Steinmetz and freshman Rene Cisneros discuss a school visit to San Francisco-based IT company Cisco-Meraki...
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10/22/19 Full Steam Ahead: Parent Academy at Bonita Unified from 2019-10-23T22:45:39
Bonita Unified Senior Director of Specialized Services Mark Rodgers and Coordinator Danielle Walker discuss the District’s Parent Partnership Academy, which offers training on such topics as mod...
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10/22/19 Full Steam Ahead: Sailing Academy in Buena Park from 2019-10-23T22:42:51
Buena Park Junior High program specialist Debbie Clark discusses an ocean conservation program where junior high students learn to swim, sail and build waterproof robots.
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10/15/19 Preparing for the Future: International Baccalaureate in Fontana Unified over the Years from 2019-10-16T22:13:58
Jurupa Hills High School Principal Caroline Labonte joins Middle Years Program coordinator Randy Bertok and Diploma Program coordinator David Cambero to discuss 10 years of being an Internationa...
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10/15/19 Preparing for the Future: International Baccalaureate in Fontana Unified in the Primary Years from 2019-10-16T22:08:35
Fontana Unified Assistant Superintendent of Teaching and Learning Miki Inbody discusses the District’s International Baccalaureate K-12 continuum, which will include a Primary Years Program at D...
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10/08/19 Excellence in Education: LA County Teacher of the Year in West Covina from 2019-10-09T03:52:16
Orangewood Elementary School kindergarten and Spanish dual-language immersion teacher Karla Toledo, a Los Angeles County Office of Education 2019-20 Teacher of the Year, discusses instilling the...
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10/08/19 Excellence in Education: LA County Teacher of the Year in Paramount from 2019-10-09T03:48:22
Paramount Park Middle School intervention teacher Felicia Akuamoah, a Los Angeles County Office of Education 2019-20 Teacher of the Year, discusses the school’s acclaimed student support service...
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10/01/19 Making Progress: Facilities Upgrades in West Covina from 2019-10-02T22:25:21
West Covina Unified Assistant Superintendent Dr. Drew Passalacqua discusses facilities upgrades funded by a $143 million bond measure passed by voters in 2016, including a newly renovated footba...
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10/01/19 Making Progress: Special Education in Monrovia from 2019-10-02T22:22:54
Monrovia High School WorkAbility and Transition Program Partnership Coordinator Kymberly Hirst discusses the school’s Roasters coffee cart program, which teaches independence and life skills to ...
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09/24/19 Ready to Go: Energy Conversation in El Monte from 2019-09-26T03:34:11
El Monte Union High School District Facility and Energy Manager Lena Luna discusses the District’s “Go Green” initiative and how to keep students comfortable in class while balancing the costs o...
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09/24/19 Ready to Go: New Administration in Bassett from 2019-09-26T03:29
Newly appointed Bassett High School Principal Hector Vasquez discusses his first month at Bassett Unified, his initial meetings with faculty, staff and parents, and his goals for the 2019-20 sch...
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09/17/19 The Art of Outreach: Storytelling in Rio Hondo from 2019-09-18T02:50:49
Rio Hondo College Art Gallery Director Robert Miller and Arts Division Dean Dr. Grant Linsell discuss the gallery’s exhibition Cuentista, part of the fifth SUR:biennial, an art show at multiple ...
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09/17/19 The Art of Outreach: Attendance Awareness in Inglewood from 2019-09-18T02:45:19
Inglewood Unified Director of Student Support Services Katrina Taylor and LACOE Director of Student Support Services Dr. Michelle Castelo Alferes discuss the District’s “Every Student, Every Day...
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09/10/19 Rules of Engagement: Parent Link Crew in Fontana from 2019-09-11T22:11:32
Fontana Unified’s Summit High School Link Crew Coordinator Jennifer Karpinski and Parent Link Crew mentor Heather Mead discuss Summit’s Parent Link Crew pilot program, an adult version of the st...
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09/10/19 Rules of Engagement: AVID in Lynwood, from 2019-09-11T22:06:14
Lynwood Unified Assistant Director of Education Services Christine Manson discusses how Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) helps first-generation college-goers prepare for higher ed...
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09/03/19 Pathways to Success: Entrepreneurism in Paramount from 2019-09-04T23:41:42
Dr. Greg Francois, Paramount Unified School District’s director of secondary education and instructional technology, discusses Startup Tech, a career technical education pathway that prepares st...
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09/03/19 Pathways to Success: Athletics & Academies in Monrovia from 2019-09-04T23:36:14
Monrovia High School Principal Kirk McGinnis discusses the District’s renovation of Wildcat Stadium, the school’s math and humanities learning academies and arts conservatory, its Early College ...
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08/27/19 Bright Futures: College Preparation from 2019-08-28T19:23:42
Baldwin Park Unified Senior Director of Student Services Noreen Iwai-Ito and Sierra Vista High School Vince Pratt discuss the District’s 13th annual College and Career Day, which will provide fa...
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08/27/19 Bright Futures: Dual-Language Immersion from 2019-08-28T19:02:22
Janet Shirley, principal of West Covina Unified’s Orangewood Elementary School, and Mandarin teacher Yuyan Chen discuss the debut of Orangewood’s Mandarin Dual Language Program. Shirley and Chen...
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08/20/19 Creating Greatness: Performing Arts in Buena Park from 2019-08-22T02:34:44
Arthur F. Corey School will increase its commitment to visual and performing arts (VAPA) curriculum this year after being selected for a Disney Musical in Schools grant and Pacific Theater Class...
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08/20/19 Creating Greatness: Robotics in Fontana from 2019-08-22T02:31:30
Randall Pepper Elementary School is one of two Fontana Unified schools to compete in the World Robot Olympiad Friendship Invitational in Aarhus, Denmark. The school combined with German and Nige...
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08/13/19 On the Right Track: Dual Enrollment in El Monte from 2019-08-14T00:25:51
El Monte Union High School District students can take college courses for credit during the regular school day through a new dual enrollment partnership with Rio Hondo College. EMUHSD Director o...
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08/13/19 On the Right Track: Summer STEAM in El Monte from 2019-08-14T00:20:23
Potrero School math teacher Elizabeth Torres served as principal of Wright School’s Summer STEAM program, overseeing 300 K-7 students who used the four-week session to learn science concepts and...
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07/16/19 Channeling a Legend – Pioneer High School Summer Math Academy and Escalante Program Part 2 from 2019-07-17T02:53:27
In 29 years as Director of the Pioneer High School Summer Math Academy and Escalante Program – an accelerated math program for middle and high school students – Pioneer math teacher Javier Gonza...
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07/16/19 Channeling a Legend – Pioneer High School Summer Math Academy and Escalante Program Part 1 from 2019-07-17T02:50:17
In 29 years as Director of the Pioneer High School Summer Math Academy and Escalante Program – an accelerated math program for middle and high school students – Pioneer math teacher Javier Gonza...
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07/09/18 Driving Change in Education – Whittier Union Adult School Part 2 from 2019-07-12T17:19:22
Whittier Union Adult School Principal Dr. Margie Moriarty discusses career technical education opportunities (including its acclaimed bus driver training course), Love and Logic parenting classe...
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07/09/18 Driving Change in Education – Whittier Union Adult School Part 1 from 2019-07-12T17:18:40
Whittier Union Adult School Principal Dr. Margie Moriarty discusses career technical education opportunities (including its acclaimed bus driver training course), Love and Logic parenting classe...
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07/02/19 Bassett Adult School Celebrates 50 Years of Excellence Part 2 from 2019-07-03T22:02:43
Bassett Adult School Principal Albert Michel discusses the school’s new GED testing center that will open in the fall, its three high school options that can lead to a diploma, its seven career ...
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07/02/19 Bassett Adult School Celebrates 50 Years of Excellence Part 1 from 2019-07-03T22:00:42
Bassett Adult School Principal Albert Michel discusses the school’s new GED testing center that will open in the fall, its three high school options that can lead to a diploma, its seven career ...
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06/25/19 The Sky is the Limit: Drone Pilots in Fontana from 2019-06-26T20:25:51
Fontana Unified is one of the only school districts in the country to offer an elective that trains students to pilot an unmanned aircraft system. Kaiser High School graduate Rodrick Reed and se...
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06/25/19 The Sky is the Limit: Adult Education in Baldwin Park from 2019-06-26T20:16:51
Baldwin Park Unified Senior Director of Adult and Community Education Dr. John Kerr is retiring after a distinguished career at the District that spanned 39 years. Kerr discusses the changing na...
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06/18/19 Indispensable Services: Summer Learning in Buena Park from 2019-06-19T07:38:37
Buena Park School District’s Kid Connection offers child development and early learning options that include two field trips a week throughout the summer. Corey School Kid Connection lead teache...
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06/18/19 Indispensable Services: Tackling Food Insecurity at Rio Hondo from 2019-06-19T05:41:51
Rio Hondo College’s RioSource Room serves as a campus food pantry and resource hub, helping students struggling with food insecurity and homelessness. Rio Hondo Director of Student Life Shaina P...
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06/11/19 History in the Making: Bonita Unfied’s Time Capsule from 2019-06-12T02:50:51
La Verne Heights Elementary School fifth-grade teacher Lauren Barnes and Bonita High School junior Spencer Gardner were among the celebrants as students and alumni recently dug up a time capsule...
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06/11/19 History in the Making: Advocating for Arts Education from 2019-06-12T02:45:17
Turnaround Arts California President and co-founder Malissa Shriver discusses partnering with renowned architect Frank Gehry to create an arts education advocacy organization, the importance of ...
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06/05/19 The Art of Innovation: Tech in El Monte City from 2019-06-06T02:36
El Monte City School District Ed Tech Coordinator Jessica Pardini discusses the District’s inaugural Tech Fair, the rollout of Lego Robotics curriculum, training students to become tech leaders ...
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06/05/19 The Art of Innovation: Music in Inglewood from 2019-06-06T02:25:50
Warren Lane Academy of the Arts Music Director Claudia Zuniga discusses the Inglewood Unified school’s transition from TK-6 to TK-8, equitable access to music programs for every student, the val...
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05/28/19 Great Expectations: Mora’s Kids in Bassett from 2019-05-29T05:54:26
Sunkist Elementary School Education Specialist Ryann Mora – Bassett Unified’s 2018-19 Teacher of the Year – helped coordinate the second annual Best of Bassett showcase in May. She discusses Mor...
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05/28/19 Great Expectations: VAPA in Monrovia from 2019-05-29T05:43:28
Monrovia Unified celebrated its visual and performing arts program during Monrovia Days, a three-day annual festival. Director of Performing Arts Patrick Garcia discusses the importance of immer...
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05/21/19 Learning, Literacy and Robotics in Buena Park: Buena Park Junior High from 2019-05-24T05:05:41
Buena Park Junior High STEM teacher Shelley Andros has helped develop a strong robotics and coding program, with beginning and advanced classes for all grade levels. Joined by Buena Park student...
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05/21/19 Learning, Literacy and Robotics in Buena Park: Superintendent Dr. Ramon Miramontes from 2019-05-24T05:00:26
Buena Park School District Superintendent Dr. Ramon Miramontes discusses learning and literacy, the new Buena Park mission and vision, 1:1 iPad technology rollout, International Baccalaureate Pr...
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05/15/19 Recipe for Success: K-8 Schools in Inglewood from 2019-05-16T02:12:11
Inglewood Unified School District is restructuring four campuses into K-8 schools, with facilities upgrades that include new classrooms, playgrounds and libraries. Executive Director of Elementa...
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