Bennett-Kew Elementary School sixth-graders will attend a three-day Leadership Academy to prepare for the school year from 8 a.m. to noon Tuesday, Aug. 6 through Thursday, Aug. 8. Students will participate in orientations, team-building sessions and a leadership project on the Bennett-Kew campus, 11710 S. Cherry Ave., Inglewood.
Baldwin Park Unified School District will join in the City of Baldwin Park’s 36th annual National Night Out, a community-building event that encourages police and community partnerships with a 1.5-mile march from Baldwin Park City Hall to the Grocery Outlet parking lot. The march will start at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 6 and will include giveaways and raffles, food and drinks.
Bassett Unified School District will be joining the City of La Puente’s National Night Out event from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 6 at La Puente Park 501 N. Glendora Ave., La Puente. The event will feature live entertainment, free activities for the whole family and special giveaways.
West Covina Unified’s Orangewood Elementary will hold a meet and greet for its Mandarin Dual Language Immersion (DLI) Program at 6 p.m. Monday, Aug. 5, providing families with an opportunity to learn more about the program before it launches on Aug. 15. The event is open to families interested in enrolling in the inaugural kindergarten class. Parents can meet their child’s DLI teacher, learn about the benefits of bilingualism and biliteracy and tour the campus. Orangewood Elementary is at 1440 S. Orange Ave., West Covina.
Lynwood Unified Board of Education President Gary Hardie Jr. has been appointed to the California Student Opportunity and Access Program (Cal-SOAP) Project Grant Advisory Committee, a group of educational leaders who will advise on projects that provide college opportunities to underserved students and families. Hardie was appointed by Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon on July 18 after having spent more than a decade working in public education. In addition to serving on the Lynwood Board of Education since 2014, Hardie serves on the city of Lynwood’s Personnel Board, California Advancing Pathways for Students Board, California AfterSchool Network Leadership Team and is the Vice President of the California Association of Black School Educators.
Paramount Unified School District is helping more than 120 graduates of the Class of 2019 successfully transition to college, guiding them through the process of filling out financial aid paperwork, touring colleges and staying on top of deadlines through the District’s six-week Summer Melt Program.
Two Fontana Unified schools will make history as the District’s first to compete in the World Robot Olympiad (WRO) Friendship Invitational Tournament in Aarhus, Denmark from Aug. 1-4 after their success at a WRO Tournament in April.
Lynwood Unified will provide transportation for special education students beginning this fall through a partnership with Zūm, a rideshare company that provides schools with safe, reliable and flexible transportation for students. Zūm will feature real-time GPS navigation, and vehicles will come equipped with the technology needed for a safe ride to and from school.
The El Monte Union Board of Trustees adopted a 2019-20 budget that supports its Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP), which calls for developing wellness centers, additional after-school enrichment programs and implementing a new data analysis platform that will allow teachers to collaborate and modify instruction to ensure student success.
Monrovia Unified School District will welcome back students on Wednesday, Aug. 14 with a slate of innovative instructional and enrichment programs, including Code to the Future, dual-language immersion, robotics, music, theater and arts.