"E-NEWS"
News from the New Haven Unified School District
Headed for College
More than 80 percent of the Class of 2008 at James Logan High School
planned to enroll this fall in college, according to statistics provided
by Barbara Hart of the College and Career Center. Of the 947 students
who were on the graduation check-out list, 354 students (37 percent)
planned to enroll in a four-year university or college, and 416 students
(44 percent) planned to enroll in a two-year school.
School Board Candidates Forum is Wednesday
Candidates for the New Haven Board of Education will answer questions
Wednesday night (Oct. 1) at a forum sponsored by the League of Women
Voters. Two incumbents, Jonas Dino and Kevin Harper, and two
challengers, Michelle Matthews and Karen Yifru, are vying for three
seats on the District*s five-member governing body. A fifth candidate
whose name will appear on the Nov. 4 ballot, Sarabjit Cheema, has
withdrawn from the race.
The forum will be at the Educational Services Center, 34200
Alvarado-Niles Road, starting at 7 p.m. It will be shown live on Union
City Cable Channel 27 and rebroadcast at 7 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays
through Nov. 3.
Superintendent Search Update
The search for a new Superintendent moves ahead this week after 19
candidates submitted applications through the California School Boards
Association (CSBA) by Monday*s deadline. The Board will review all
applications, and receive feedback from a CSBA review team that also
will go through the applications, before meeting in closed session next
Tuesday, Oct. 7, to determine which candidates to interview.
The individuals whom the Board wants to consider will be screened by
CSBA then interviewed by both the Board and a 20-member Superintendent
Search Advisory Council, representing District stakeholders, on Thursday
and Friday, Oct. 16 and 17. The Board will conduct final interviews
Saturday, Oct. 18.
*Roy Williams Day*
Union City Councilmembers last week designated Friday, Nov. 7 as *Roy
Williams Day* and presented a key to Deborah Williams, mother of the
former Logan student-athlete who has gone on to enjoy a Pro Bowl career
with the Dallas Cowboys. His return to Logan will include two
assemblies, where he will speak to the student body about how he
overcame learning disabilities, the unveiling of a campus mural and an
evening banquet at the Crowne Plaza Hotel.
Tickets to the banquet, priced at $60, are now on sale. Call or e-mail
Liz Serochi (471-2520, ext. 5747, or lserochi@nhusd.k12.ca.us).
Adult School Flea Market
The New Haven Adult School is inviting vendors and other sellers to
participate in a Flea Market and Open House on Saturday, Oct. 25, from 8
a.m. to 1 p.m. Selling spaces are $15. For more information or to get an
application, call 489-2185.
Names *n* Notes
The District will launch its new web site Wednesday at
www.nhusd.k12.ca.us * The Gifted and Talented Education (GATE)
program is getting a boost, as New Haven teachers are being offered a
series of classes on differentiated instruction to support GATE
students. The classes, being offered through Santa Clara University,
start in October * A group of students from Vince Rosato*s class in
Room 15 at Searles Elementary attended Congressman Pete Stark's most
recent *Town Hall* meeting in Union City, to thank the Congressman
for his role in wildlife refuge and Social Security legislation. *
Parent Project Jr., a joint effort with Union City Youth & Family
Services designed to provide *loving solutions for families,* will
begin an eight-week session Wednesday, Oct. 15. Classes, for parents of
children 5-10, will be from 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesdays through Dec. 10. A
Parent Project Sr. class, for families with children 10 and older, will
start Thursday, Nov. 6. More information about either program is
available by calling Kristie Potter at 675-5217. * Gandhi Day 2008, a
free program of music, art, skits, essays and testimonials to promote
world non-violence and peace, will celebrated this Saturday, Oct. 4. The
event will be from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Park Theater, 37411 Fremont
Blvd., Fremont. More information is available at:
www.nonviolencepeaceday.org
E-News is produced during the school year for parents, staff and
community members in the New Haven Unified School District, part of the
District*s effort to create effective internal and external
communications as called for in the New Haven Strategic Plan. The Public
Information Office is responsible for content. Submit items for
consideration to rlaplante@nhusd.k12.ca.us Previous editions are
available on the District website (www.nhusd.k12.ca.us).
Rick La Plante
Public Information Officer
New Haven Unified School District
(510) 471-1100, ext. 2310
FAX: (510) 471-7108
rlaplante@nhusd.k12.ca.us
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