English Talking to Children about Events in Ukraine – LA County Office of Education Helping Children Cope with Frightening News – Child Mind Institute How to Talk to Kids About the Ukraine Invasion – PBS SoCal How to Talk to […]
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Family and Community Engagement Committee met on February 10, 2022
The committee heard from LA County’s Dental Director and the Executive Director of the LA Trust for Children’s Health. We discussed disparities in access to dental care and efforts to address oral health inequities in Los Angeles. We were also […]
Read moreBoard of Education approves Resolution declaring February as Children’s Oral Health Month
At its February 8th meeting, the Board of Education approved a resolution that Board Member McKenna and Schmerelson introduced to raise awareness of oral health, highlight the value of dental screenings. It is well documented that oral health screenings are […]
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Read moreBoard of Education approves Resolution on Climate Literacy
School Board Approves Transforming Teaching of Climate Change Curriculum will ‘meet the scale and urgency of the crisis’ Students will participate in more outdoor activities The Board of Education unanimously approved today a Climate Literacy resolution, sponsored by Board Members […]
Read moreVisiting Schools in January 2022
It was lovely to visit so many schools this month. Before school started, I had a chance to see the Testing Center at Mulholland Middle School, when school started I had the chance to visit Canoga Park Early Education Center […]
Read moreStudent Advisory Council Discusses Ethnic Studies Requirement
On January 20th, my Student Advisory Council (SAC) reconvened for our first meeting of the Spring Semester. SAC members had the opportunity to hear from the Division of Instruction’s Mr. Estevan Leyva, who talked about the expansion of Ethnic Studies […]
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Remembering Holocaust Survivor and LAUSD teacher Leon Leyson
On January 27th every year, International Holocaust Remembrance Day, we mark the anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp in 1945. In LAUSD, we take this time to remember one of our own, Leon Leyson, who was a […]
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