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Local business and community leaders to act as Principals for the day at SAUSD schools on Friday

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 27, 2017

Contact: Deidra Powell, Chief Communications Officer, (714) 558-5555 office, (714) 673-4995 mobile

56 OC Business and Community Leaders to Experience a Day in the life of a Principal during SAUSD’s Principal for a Day Program

The Santa Ana Unified School District (SAUSD) will host “Principal for a Day” to provide members of the community an opportunity to experience the daily operation of a school. Each of the district’s 56 schools will have a guest principal from the community on campus. Following their morning assignments at their specified schools, the guest principals will join all the principals in the SAUSD for a luncheon and program at McFadden Intermediate School, where they will share their experiences as Principals for a Day. Continue reading→

Artspiration, benefiting arts and music at the SAUSD, set for 3/23 at the Bowers

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5TH ANNUAL ‘ARTSPIRATION’ BENEFITING SAUSD ARTS AND MUSIC PROGRAMS TO BE HELD MARCH 23

The Santa Ana Public Schools Foundation, in partnership with the Santa Ana Unified School District, will celebrate the success and creativity of the arts during the 5th Annual Artspiration event from 5 to 7 p.m. March 23, 2017 at Bowers Museum, 2002 N. Main St. in Santa Ana. RSVP on Facebook here.

Student artwork will be sold during the event, giving students an opportunity to understand the value of art. Guests will also have an opportunity to meet some of the winning artists. Continue reading→

SAUSD pink slips are evidence of a dysfunctional system

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By: Steven Greenhut

c/o The Orange County Register

The news from the Santa Ana Unified School District board meeting should raise red flags for anyone with children in the district’s struggling school system. The board voted, 4-1, to hand out pink slips — i.e., layoff notices — to 287 teachers and other educators. The dissenting board member raised real fears of kids being herded into larger classrooms.

The notices are a state requirement. If there’s any possibility the district will lay off teachers this year, it must notify them now. There’s a good chance a smaller number — or none at all — will get the boot. Nevertheless, the vote says a lot about the way public-school systems are designed and about the priorities of the unions that help elect board members. Continue reading→

The Santa Ana teachers union is to blame for teacher layoffs at the SAUSD

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By: Cecilia Iglesias

c/o The O.C. Register

Confronting a financial disaster they helped create, Santa Ana teachers union leaders did Tuesday what they’ve done for years: They blamed someone else.

In a newsletter they sent to all Santa Ana teachers, union leaders blamed me for the declining enrollment in the district’s schools. Continue reading→

New charter high school that includes free college courses now enrolling in Orange

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Unity Middle College High School will open in the Fall of 2017 at 1310 East Lincoln Ave., in Orange, with 100 9th and 10th grade students. They  are offering free college courses for all their students. Unity Middle College High School students will graduate with a High School diploma and college courses that may include an AA degree. They are currently accepting intent to enroll forms online. Continue reading→

If you live in Santa Ana which local school district is the best one for your kids?

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Do you live in Santa Ana? If you have kids then you need to know that you don’t have to put them in our local schools. That said there are some fine schools in Santa Ana. But are they the best ones for your kids?

Parents are allowed to indicate a preference for the school which their child will attend, irrespective of the child’s place of residence within the district. And surrounding school districts have to honor this parental preference if their schools have sufficient capacity without displacing other currently enrolled students, according to California Education Code Section 35160.5(b).

So what school districts are the best ones in our area? Continue reading→

Event to support low income SAUSD STEM students set for May 11

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The Achievement Institute of Scientific Studies (AISS) is hosting their 5th Annual Bridging the Gap celebration on Thursday, May 11 from 5:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. at the Highway 39 Event Center, located at 1563 South State College Blvd., in Anaheim. Come to support and celebrate 4.0 and above students as they get into the right university for their STEM program. Click here to buy your tickets, starting at only $5.99. Continue reading→

2nd Annual O.C. School Choice Fair set for Jan. 28 in Santa Ana

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2nd Annual Orange County School Choice Fair, January 28

Local charter schools, community leaders and education partners will participate in the National School Choice Week celebration

SANTA ANA, Calif. – In celebration of National School Choice Week, California Policy Center along with local charter schools will host the 2nd Annual Orange County Public Charter School Choice Information and Enrollment Fair on January 28 at NOVA Academy Early College High School.

Representatives from Orange County public charter schools, ranging from K-12 will be available to help families understand the enrollment process to public charter schools for their children. Continue reading→

The SAUSD 2016 School Choice Fair is set for Oct. 22 in DTSA

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“We are SAUSD” School Choice Fair

Saturday, October 22, 2016

(October 17, 2016) – The Santa Ana Unified School District invites parents, students, and community members interested in learning about the unique opportunities and programs available to students at its 57 schools to attend “We are SAUSD School Choice Fair,” to be held Saturday, October 22, 2016, from 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. in downtown Santa Ana on 4th Street.

“Our focus is to prepare all of our students for college and career beginning as early as preschool, so our School Choice Fair is a great opportunity for parents to get a head start on the variety of options that we have for their children so that they can plan and make the best decisions for their education,” said Dr. Stefanie Phillips, Superintendent of the Santa Ana Unified School District. Continue reading→

Bauer endorsed for the SAUSD School Board by Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Bruce Bauer, 949-293-5311 – bruce@bauer4sausd.com

GAVIN NEWSOM, LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR OF CALIFORNIA, ENDORSES BRUCE BAUER FOR SANTA ANA SCHOOL BOARD

Santa Ana, CA – Demonstrating his potent force in the race for the Santa Ana Unified School District Board race, Bruce Bauer, currently the Vice-Chair of the City of Santa Ana Planning Commission collected yet another major statewide endorsement from California’s Lieutenant Governor, Gavin Newsom. Gavin Newsom is currently the Lieutenant Governor for the State of California and was elected to that position in 2010. Prior to Lieutenant Governor, Gavin Newsom was the Mayor of San Francisco. He is considered a top-contender for the 2018 governor’s race.

Responding to news of the endorsement, Bruce Bauer remarked: Continue reading→

Supervisor Do will help to launch Santa Ana’s newest charter school on 10/14

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October 13, 2016

Contact: Molly O’Brien, Larson Communications, (703) 863 – 8773

MAGNOLIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS CELEBRATES OPENING OF FIRST STEAM-FOCUSED K-12 PUBLIC SCHOOL IN SANTA ANA

Demand for the new school far exceeded original projection and rising enrollment numbers reveal high-demand for STEAM-based school in region

Santa Ana – Parents, students, teachers, Orange County Supervisor Andrew Do and the greater Santa Ana community will come together Friday, Oct. 14, 2016 in a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new Magnolia Science Academy (MSA) Santa Ana campus—a state-of-the-art facility funded by $17.4 million from the State of California. About 645 students have enrolled in the first K-12 STEAM-focused public school in Santa Ana—115 students more than original expectations—and there is also a waiting list. The Santa Ana campus is one of the 10 schools in the high-performing Magnolia Public Schools network in Southern California. Continue reading→

The entire Santa Ana City Council has endorsed Bruce Bauer for the SAUSD School Board

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Contact: Bruce Bauer, 949-293-5311, bruce@bauer4sausd.com

SANTA ANA CITY COUNCILMEMBERS UNANIMOUSLY ENDORSE BRUCE BAUER FOR SANTA ANA SCHOOL BOARD

Santa Ana, CA – The Councilmembers of the City of Santa Ana have unanimously endorsed Bruce Bauer in the race for the Santa Ana Unified School District Board. Bruce Bauer is currently the Vice-Chair of the City of Santa Ana Planning Commission.

The City of Santa Ana City Council is composed of six members who are elected on a City-wide basis: Continue reading→

The SAUSD will host a novice classic speech and debate tournament on Oct. 7

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Santa Ana Unified School District Intermediate Students Fall Novice Class Speech and Debate Tournament

Producing Our Leaders of Tomorrow through the Art of Speech and Debate

SANTA ANA, CA (October 3, 2016) – More than 300 intermediate students in the Santa Ana Unified School District will demonstrate their leadership and oratorical skills during the district’s Fall Novice Classic Speech and Debate tournament to be held October 7, 2016, from 8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. at McFadden Intermediate School, located at 2701 South Raitt Street in Santa Ana. “This is a great opportunity for our students to learn, be mentored, and to be supported by members of the community that have a keen interest in our students, leaders of tomorrow, succeeding,” said, Stefanie P. Phillips, Ed.D., Superintendent. Supported with the help of the Kiwanis Club of Santa Ana, students will have the opportunity to write and memorize speeches and perform them in front of an audience to bolster their confidence and academic success while creating a path toward college. Continue reading→

Why are the Rancho Santiago Community College Trustees still supporting their bad deal with Saudi Arabia?

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Saudi mistreatment of women

Why in the world would the Rancho Santiago Community College District (RSCCD) get involved in a consulting contract to help run two technical schools in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia? It is a crazy idea – and it is wrong on so many levels. Yet the scheme, which was hatched by the RSCCD Foundation, is moving forward – but not as was expected.

The potential profit from the deal has also been reduced from $8 million to $2 million after negotiations with Saudi Arabian officials finished, according to the Santa Ana College Newspaper, El Don. Continue reading→

The Democratic Foundation of O.C. has endorsed Bruce Bauer for the SAUSD School Board

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Bruce Bauer, 949-293-5311, bruce@bauer4sausd.com

THE DEMOCRATIC FOUNDATION OF ORANGE COUNTY ENDORSES BRUCE BAUER FOR SANTA ANA SCHOOL BOARD

Santa Ana, CA – The Democratic Foundation of Orange County has endorsed Bruce Bauer in the race for the Santa Ana Unified School District Board. Bruce Bauer currently the Vice-Chair of the City of Santa Ana Planning Commission.

Founded in 1983, the DFOC is comprised of a broad coalition of professional, business, labor, environmental, civil rights and political leaders who are dedicated to developing the financial resources to support an effective Democratic presence in Orange County. The DFOC is known for sponsoring high-profile events to increase the visibility of Democrats and Democratic ideas. In addition, the DFOC provides a forum to develop and discuss political and public policy issues of local and national importance. Continue reading→