Browse past news stories for Special Education in Concord, CA.

• Contra Costa County Board of Education appoints new trustee (Contra Costa Times)
  posted on November 21, 2009 at 04:21:05 am
  Michele Foster will replace trustee David Krapf, who resigned two months ago to take a position in the Martinez school district
• Religion Calendar (Memphis Commercial Appeal)
  posted on November 21, 2009 at 12:34:19 am
  Thanksgiving services will be held at the following churches:10:30 a.m. Sunday at Cherokee Baptist Church, 5340 Quince. Reservations required for dinner. Call 683-7344.An interfaith service will be 7 p.m. Tuesday at Emmanuel United Methodist Church, 2404 Kirby. Call 7545-6458.6:30 p.m. Wednesday at First Presbyterian Church, 166 Poplar Hosted by the The Downtown Churches Association.8 a.m ...
• Split Mt. Diablo school board OKs pay raises, reorganization (Lamorinda Sun)
  posted on November 19, 2009 at 01:34:20 pm
  CONCORD — Five Mt. Diablo school district employees will receive raises totaling more than $55,000 next year, while teachers and other workers are prepared to go without salary increases through 2013.
• Across the USA News from every state (USA Today)
  posted on November 19, 2009 at 04:36:36 am
  News from every state
• Mt. Diablo district special education consultants seek parent comments (Contra Costa Times)
  posted on November 19, 2009 at 12:29:10 am
  Online forum open through Friday
• Preschool plan worries teachers (Concord Monitor)
  posted on November 11, 2009 at 06:24:04 am
  Educators in the Concord district preschools say the board is planning too few spaces for special education therapies in its new elementary schools.
• Federal program may face pressure (Concord Monitor)
  posted on November 11, 2009 at 06:23:54 am
  When the Concord School Board decided last week to build classrooms for its special-education-focused preschool, it left some educators worried about the future of the district's other, federally funded preschools.
• Rahall: Quick Senate approval expected for health care overhaul (Bluefield Daily Telegraph)
  posted on November 10, 2009 at 10:20:31 am
  ATHENS — U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall, D-W.Va., believes President Barack Obama will have a health care reform bill signed into law before Christmas.Rahall, who voted in favor of the Affordable Health Care for America Act in the U.S. House of Representatives, said he expects the U.S. Senate to approve the measure before the year’s end.
• Concord's Kennedy is player of the week again (Bluefield Daily Telegraph)
  posted on November 9, 2009 at 10:09:06 am
  PRINCETON — For the third time in 11 weeks, Concord running back Brian Kennedy is an offensive player of the week in the West Virginia Conference.
• Portsmouth area community calendar (Portsmouth Herald)
  posted on November 9, 2009 at 07:13:31 am
  Today in Portsmouth:
• Big decisions on elementary size (Concord Monitor)
  posted on October 31, 2009 at 05:32:34 am
  Before architects can finish designing three Concord elementary schools, the school board must decide class size, length and location.
• Elevating aspirations and hairdos (Concord Monitor)
  posted on October 30, 2009 at 05:33:56 am
  When Jenna Osberg was 7, she found a mannequin head among her Christmas presents and decided to become a cosmetologist.
• Spectrum K12 School Solutions Uses Neotys to Load Test Special Education Software (dBusinessNews.com)
  posted on October 21, 2009 at 05:54:02 pm
  Merrimack, NH – Neotys , a leader in easy-to-use, cost effective stress and load testing tools for web applications, today announced that Spectrum K12 School Solutions , the leading provider of student achievement management, Response to Intervention (RTI) and special education IEP software is using Neotys’ NeoLoad to load test its EXCEED/RTI based on Adobe Flex technology . By using NeoLoad ...
• Westside moves on awning bids (Jonesboro Sun)
  posted on October 20, 2009 at 02:50:09 pm
  JONESBORO — The Westside School Board lent its support Monday night to moving forward on bidding a portion of new awnings to be placed at the elementary school after that campus’ Parent Teacher Organization sought its blessing.
• School Committee gets a taste of the new Willard (Concord Journal)
  posted on October 19, 2009 at 04:39:37 pm
  The Concord Public School Committee on Tuesday took a virtual tour of the new Willard Elementary School, accepted gifts from the Drinking Gourd Project and saw preliminary needs budgets the administration is bringing to the Finance Committee.
• Clay Aiken’s charity aims to expand (Philanthropy Journal)
  posted on October 19, 2009 at 11:06:13 am
  RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. -- The charity co-founded by Clay Aiken, the Raleigh native and American Idol runner-up, has changed its name to better reflect its mission of integrating children with disabilities into school, after-school and summer-camp activities.
• Schwarzenegger Calls Session To Discuss Water Deal (CBS 13 Sacramento)
  posted on October 12, 2009 at 12:33:17 pm
  Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and legislative leaders plan a seventh straight day of water negotiations Monday, as the governor summoned lawmakers for a special session on the state's water problems.
• Lawmakers: Need More Time On Water Deal (CBS 13 Sacramento)
  posted on October 12, 2009 at 06:46:30 am
  Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger late Sunday summoned lawmakers for a special session on the state's water problems, even as legislative negotiators ended nearly 12 hours of talks without reaching an agreement.
• TEACHER OF THE YEAR TEACHING WITH RESPECT (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)
  posted on October 4, 2009 at 09:54:03 am
  It was a typical afternoon. Concord special education teacher Rebecca Elms sat down to check her e-mail after school. The subject line on one of the e-mails read: Congratulations. Opening the e-mail, Elms was shocked to learn she had been awarded the Arkansas Council for Exceptional Children 2009 Teacher of the Year Award.
• Fewer students, reduced state funding threaten Mt. Diablo budget (Lamorinda Sun)
  posted on October 2, 2009 at 05:17:27 pm
  CONCORD — A state plan to take $4.6 million from the Mt. Diablo school district to offset money received for low-performing schools could mean more budget cuts this year.
• Fewer students, reduced state funding threaten Mt. Diablo budget (Contra Costa Times)
  posted on October 1, 2009 at 11:57:28 pm
  Enrollment down 2 percent more than projected; state may cut money earmarked for low-performing campuses
• Education Notes (The Doings Western Springs)
  posted on October 1, 2009 at 09:11:23 am
  Registration is open for the Oct. 12 ACT achievement test. The ACT has four sections -- English, mathematics, reading and science and takes about three hours to complete. Students who take the ACT Plus Writing complete an optional writing test that requires an additional 30 minutes.
• Education Notes (The Doings Elmhurst)
  posted on October 1, 2009 at 09:03:04 am
  Registration is open for the Oct. 12 ACT achievement test. The ACT has four sections -- English, mathematics, reading and science and takes about three hours to complete. Students who take the ACT Plus Writing complete an optional writing test that requires an additional 30 minutes. During registration, students may select up to four universities to receive their score reports. The cost for the ...
• Board divided over Parker School (Billerica Minuteman)
  posted on September 29, 2009 at 09:51:23 pm
  Billerica’s Board of Selectmen could not come to a consensus on the proposed Parker Elementary School, with members citing an expected drop in enrollment and a multi-million dollar price tag.
• Community Notes (Greene County Daily World)
  posted on September 21, 2009 at 09:00:30 pm
  Linton Moose will have a fish and shrimp dinner at 5 p.m. and karaoke at 8 p.m. on Saturday. Public is invited, and money will be donated to charity.
• Stimulus trickles into city (Concord Monitor)
  posted on September 21, 2009 at 04:09:19 am
  Concord will receive upwards of $21 million in federal stimulus money, but it won't be in a quick shot to the city's budget. Reports from the state office charged with tracking the money show Concord's portion going largely to education and to roadwork on Interstate 93.
• Educating families about special education (Foster's Daily Democrat)
  posted on September 20, 2009 at 07:18:16 am
  Family Support at Community Partners supports parents of children with developmental disabilities or delays in a number of different ways. Educating families through training is an effective way for parents to learn, plus it gives them the chance to meet other families in Strafford County.
• Concord community loses dear friend (Goshen News)
  posted on September 20, 2009 at 03:29:43 am
  DUNLAP — The Friday death of Larry “Jake” Jackowiak, assistant Concord Schools superintendent for business, shocked his many friends and the Concord community.
• In Central Contra Costa County, eight school districts have exceeded state goals, while one is making significant gains (Lamorinda Sun)
  posted on September 18, 2009 at 10:02:28 am
  Central Contra Costa County school districts improved in recent state test results, with eight exceeding state goals for academic performance and one 25 points shy of the target.
• In Central Contra Costa County, eight school districts have exceeded state goals, while one is making significant gains (Contra Costa Times)
  posted on September 16, 2009 at 05:14:15 pm
  Nearly a dozen area schools are on the federal program improvement watch list for failing to progress adequately