San José Unified School District


2006 Press Releases

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December

December 14 Are you ready to get in the “Spirit?” Taylor Woodrow Homes is already there with their holiday gifts to Anne Darling Elementary School Student

November

San José Unified Receives $104,865 Migrant Education Even Start Grant

November 2 - Two of San José Unified’s Stars receive Education Awards From San José Silicon Valley Chamber of Commerce

October

October 29 - 22 Pioneer High School Students will receive the President’s Volunteer Service Award for 4,140 hours of service over a 12 month period of time!

October 26 - Real DUI Trial at Lincoln High School Gives Students a Sobering Look at the Consequences of Drinking and Driving

October 23 - San Jose Student Wins “Beethoven’s Hair” Essay Contest Jeffrey Huang of Bret Harte Middle School Pens Winner; Six Others Win Merit Prize

October 19 - Simonds Elementary School Recognized by California Business Community For High Student Academic Achievement and Closing Achievement Gaps

September

September 29 - The Kick Off is today at 9:00 a.m.! San José Unified-Youth Re:Action Corps- The Pat Tillman Foundation

September 21 - SJUSD Honored for Participating in Clearinghouse for Multilingual Documents

September 20 - San José Unified to Celebrate Terrell & Willow Glen Elementary Schools California Distinguished Schools Awards

September 14 - San Jose Unified School District Launches Essay Contest In Connection with “Beethoven’s Hair” Special Event

August

August 31 - San José Unified School Ranks 1st in County for API Growth
Olinder Elementary School gains 84 points on their API

July

July 26 - San José Unified Receives “A+” rating from Standard & Poor

June

June 13 - San José High Academy grants diplomas to Japanese-Americans who were interned during World War II

June 2 - A Celebration of River Glen School’s 20-Year Anniversary 1986-2006

May

May 30, 2006 - Willow Glen and Terrell Elementary Schools receive California Distinguished School Awards and increase San Jose Unified’s total award number to 32!

May 30, 2006 - San José Unified’s Anne Darling Elementary School Receives the Mayor’s Progress to Excellence Award

April

April 10, 2006 - San José Unified is very pleased to announce they are “bringing home the gold!” San Jose Unified has been awarded the Magna Award by the American School Boards Journal at the National School Boards Conference in Chicago. San Jose Unfied won over 350 applicants from 40 states for their Board Driven Pulic Engagement Model.

April 10, 2006 - San José Unified is very proud to be one of 3 Grand Prize winning school districts selected out of 350 districts nationwide to be honored with the Magna Award from the American School Board Journal and Sodexho USA.The Magna Awards recognize districts across the country for outstanding programs that advance student learning and encourage community involvement in schools

March

March 23, 2006 - San José Unified School District wins grand prize in Magna Awards program

March 20, 2006 - Local Principal Wins National Lumina Foundation / College Summit Award (PDF)

March 19, 2006 - The Sun Shines on Terrell School All Year! Terrell Elementary School’s Life Lab Garden Grand Opening - Wednesday, March 22, 1:30 – 2:30 p.m.

March 15, 2006 - San José Unified School District Annual Parent Education Conference “Parents are Teachers, Too!” -Saturday, March 18, 2006

March 14, 2006 - San José Unified’s Gardner Academy Professional Development School Grand Opening - Thursday, March 16, 10:30 – 11:30 a.m.

March 12, 2006 - Community Conversations. A National Award Winning Program

March 9, 2006 - 3,500 Dictionaries Distibuted by California Dictionary Project to Public School Third Graders in San José

February

February 27, 2006 - San José Unified to receive top honors at the California Association for Bilingual Education (CABE)

February 27, 2006 - San José Unified Celebrates the Opening of the Plaza Comunitaria with the Consul General of Mexico

January

January 20, 2006 - The Performing Arts Center (PAC) is Back !

January 19, 2006 - San José Unified School District to Sponsor Employee Health Fair