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Press Release - March 21, 2013

Judge Rejects Bullis Charter School's Third Attempt to Dismiss District Cross Complaint Seeking Examination of Bullis Admissions And Fundraising Practices

Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Carol Overton has denied a third attempt by Bullis Charter School ("BCS") to dismiss the Los Altos School District's cross complaint that calls for judicial examination of Bullis admissions and fundraising practices.

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Teaching Coding: Where Do You Start?

Start Coding Now! New Article on EdSurge published by LASD CSTEM teacher Sheena Vaidyanathan.

We are excited to see Sheena's work once again published online at EdSurge.  The article shows how to start programming with students right away.


Press Release - February 27, 2013

Another Los Altos School District Teacher Identified as an Apple Distinguished Educator

LASD is proud to announce that another one of our teachers has been identified as one of the most innovative educators in the world.  Ellen Kraska, District Technology Integration Coach has been selected as an Apple Distinguished Educator.

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Press Release - January 29, 2013

Los Altos School District Saves Local Taxpayers More Than $2.5 Million Dollars

The Los Altos School District on January 16, 2013, successfully refinanced existing general
obligation bonds, resulting in approximately $2.7 million in total savings to its taxpayers over
the next 10 years. The District borrowed money at today’s lower interest rates to pay off
bonds that carried higher interest rates. All of the savings from the refinancing will be passed on to District taxpayers in the form of slightly lower property tax assessments.
 
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Library eBooks have arrived!

Thanks to the generous support of LAEF and PTAs, students may now check out both electronic and print books from our school library.  Visit the library website eBook page at https://sites.google.com/site/lasdlibraries/library-ebooks to watch  a short video about the library eBook check out process.  Students can read library eBooks on almost any device including a Kindle, smartphone, tablet, Chrome Book, PC or Mac.  Students simply need their library card number and the eBook password which are both available in the library.  All library eBooks are also available in print format; eBooks are a supplement to our wonderful collection of print books to give students more reading options.

 

 
 

LASD Staff to Present at CUE and ISTE

LASD Staff to Present at State & International Conferences in 2013

Los Altos School District staff have been selected to present at two upcoming conferences.  Kami Thordarson, Innovative Strategies Coach and Ellen Kraska, Technology Integration Coach will be presenting at the state CUE Conference in March on Digital Storytelling.  Kami Thordarson and Kelly Rafferty, Grade 6 Teacher at Santa Rita will be presenting on Project Based Learning: Creating a Student Film Festival at the International Society of Technology in Education Conference in June.



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