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North Coast Current

News online for Encinitas, Calif.

North Coast Current

News online for Encinitas, Calif.

North Coast Current

Education Matters: Restricting public participation

Marsha Sutton June 3, 2020
Of all the issues that have arisen recently in the San Dieguito Union High School District, it’s fair to say the grading policy was one of considerable importance to the community. On this issue, the public was denied its right to address the board in a fair and transparent manner.
Santa Fe Christian fifth graders show their messages to Sharp healthcare workers. Top row, left to right: Calvin Barno, Anna Barr, Samantha Kim and Aspen Lee. Bottom row, left to right: Quinn Nikkel, Presley Seedig and Jaya Yuskiewicz. Lower right corner: teacher Cynthia Nixon. (Photos of Santa Fe Christian Schools)

Santa Fe Christian students thank Sharp caregivers

North Coast Current May 22, 2020
Students in teacher Cynthia Nixon’s fifth-grade class at Santa Fe Christian Schools in Solana Beach recently sent pictures and notes of appreciation to Sharp Grossmont Hospital doctors and nurses.

Education Matters: Grading policy at San Dieguito ignites community

Marsha Sutton May 20, 2020
The San Dieguito Union High School District’s Board of Trustees, students and parents should have been involved in the district’s credit/no credit grading discussion from the beginning, rather than the superintendent rolling it out without seeking more feedback from stakeholders.

Education Matters: Scorning the public’s right to be heard

Marsha Sutton May 20, 2020
By violating the basic rules of California’s Brown Act in its ill-advised attempt to control the number of public speakers, the San Dieguito Union High School District board has taken away the public’s right to address its elected officials.
Computer code. (Photo by Markus Spiske, Unsplash)

San Dieguito high school district warns of employee email breach

North Coast Current May 15, 2020
The San Dieguito Union High School District announced May 14 that an unknown party gained access to employee email accounts last summer, an incident that predates an August 2019 malware attack on the district’s parent access portal.
The Cardiff Elementary School campus is shown under construction Sept. 17. (Photo by Roman S. Koenig)

National Parks Service OKs Cardiff school site boundary change

Bella Ross May 6, 2020
The National Parks Service has granted final approval to Cardiff School District for a boundary adjustment, a big win for the district that will allow it to proceed with construction plans approved by voters in 2016, according to a district news release.
A faculty member walks across the courtyard of San Dieguito High School Academys math and science building Aug. 31, 2017. (Photo by Jen Acosta)

North County school districts adjust to coronavirus challenges

Chase Spear March 20, 2020
Due to the potential health hazard imposed by the COVID-19 coronavirus, K-12 school districts across San Diego County — including those in North County — have closed their campuses.
The Cardiff Elementary School campus is shown under construction Sept. 17. (Photo by Roman S. Koenig)

Cardiff school legal fight at crossroads in wake of tentative settlement

Bella Ross February 21, 2020
Both parties in the lawsuit regarding a Cardiff Elementary School remodel reached a tentative settlement agreement last month, potentially bringing an end to the months-long quarrel over the legality of the project.

EDITORIAL: Sunset High School in Encinitas deserves better than fluff

North Coast Current January 31, 2020
For decades, students have been helped along their life paths thanks to Sunset High School, a continuation campus in the San Dieguito Union High School District. Teens at the Encinitas school didn’t necessarily expect any fluff treatment, nor did educators expect to give it. Fluff treatment is what the school is getting, however, with its administration’s call for a new name.

OPINION: The kids aren’t all right; neither are the parents; here’s why

Cardiff Students First Alliance January 24, 2020
There is a growing number of parents who “aren’t alright” about the Cardiff School project being hijacked by a small number of nearby “not in my backyard” residents who have the luxury of time and money to partake in the sport of litigation.
A faculty member walks across the courtyard of San Dieguito High School Academys math and science building Aug. 31, 2017. (Photo by Jen Acosta)

Campus selection set to start for San Dieguito district high schools

North Coast Current January 20, 2020
The San Dieguito Union High School District offers several information nights in February to help families decide campuses for their children to attend in the 2020-21 school year, the district recently announced.

EDITORIAL: Cardiff’s kids are all right, but what about the adults?

North Coast Current January 4, 2020
In an ongoing dispute over the status of a park in the construction zone of Cardiff Elementary School, vile posters and banners chastising a local woman for her supposed “hatred of children” have appeared. Cut the immaturity. Be a good example for the children of Cardiff.
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