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

• T.O. man involved in murder-suicide had recently lost job (Ventura County Star)
  posted on September 17, 2009 at 08:51:48 pm
  Authorities today identified the man and children found dead in a Thousand Oaks apartment.
• T.O. father involved in murder-suicide had lost job recently (Ventura County Star)
  posted on September 17, 2009 at 08:51:48 pm
  A Thousand Oaks man who fatally stabbed his two children before committing suicide was in the midst of a bitter divorce and custody battle and had lost his job two weeks ago, according to authorities and court documents.
• Authorities: Children found dead with father killed in murder-suicide (Ventura County Star)
  posted on September 17, 2009 at 03:30:41 am
  The two children found dead with their father in a Thousand Oaks apartment last night were victims of a murder-suicide, a Sheriff’s spokesman said this afternoon. The children were stabbed to death in their bedrooms at the apartment in the 2700 block of White Ridge Place, Bonfigio said.
• New teachers join Fowler USD staff (The Fowler Ensign)
  posted on September 5, 2009 at 06:00:01 pm
  New Fowler Unified Staff: Left to right: Ashkhen Aristakessian, Janelle McClain, Lisa Ovalle and new district psychologist Debbie Riverhawk-Helmns. Three new teachers have been hired in Fowler Unified School District for the 2009-2010 school year, according to district office personnel.
• Cook du Jour: Creativity a key ingredient in 'good food' (Ventura County Star)
  posted on August 30, 2009 at 07:12:48 am
  Nancy Feder has clocked many years in her culinary craft, cooking the good food, as she describes it. Her mother, who was a nurse, never allowed her to leave home without a good breakfast, and so she passed along some of that wisdom to her own children, Nicole and Kevin. The kids may be grown now, but when they stop by for a visit, Feder is quick to whip up a batch of French toast with yogurt ...
• Bravo: July 11, 2009 (Ventura County Star)
  posted on July 11, 2009 at 09:38:07 am
  Ian Benedict Dron-Smith of Ojai; Nicholas Bryan Bern and Gabriela Nicole Hempfling, both of Ventura.
• California unemployment rises to record 11.5% in May (Los Angeles Times)
  posted on June 19, 2009 at 02:56:15 pm
  Men lose jobs more than women. Only four states have higher unemployment rates than California. The national jobless rate is 9.4%. California's unemployment rate in May hit 11.5% -- its highest level in more than three decades -- but the pain of losing work isn't being shared equally between the sexes.
• Grand jury report recommends consolidating districts to save money (Camarillo Acorn)
  posted on June 19, 2009 at 03:26:38 am
  A grand jury report recommends that the 20 public school districts in Ventura County be reduced by almost a third to save millions of dollars in administrative costs at a time when California is insolvent and searching for ways to streamline services.
• Young family supports others battling cancer (Ventura County Star)
  posted on June 14, 2009 at 04:08:57 pm
  When his mother began making fleece blankets a few years ago, Dmitri Young wanted to cuddle up with a domino motif. His son, Damon, snagged camouflaged covers. Orders soon arrived from friends in Detroit for blankets with Tigers and Pistons patterns.
• School district consolidation recommended, but idea fails to gain support (The Acorn)
  posted on June 11, 2009 at 03:20:54 am
  A grand jury report recommends that the 20 public school districts in Ventura County be reduced by almost a third to save millions of dollars in administrative costs at a time when California is insolvent and searching for ways to streamline services.
• As the budget crisis looms, we explore how the cuts will affect you (Ventura County Star)
  posted on May 31, 2009 at 07:12:03 am
  It’s the first day of school, and you’re rushing to get your daughter in the car on time because there’s no school bus any more. The stoplight at the corner has been out all morning, so you get stuck in traffic. When you start moving again, you hit a pothole and spill your coffee in your lap. Before she gets out of the car, your daughter asks again for that check so she can participate in her ...
• Camarillo district accepting applications for student transportation (Ventura County Star)
  posted on May 20, 2009 at 07:09:02 am
  The Pleasant Valley School District is accepting applications for transportation services for the 2009-10 school year.
• 1,400 graduate from UNC (Greeley Tribune)
  posted on May 10, 2009 at 07:20:41 am
  About 1,400 students at the University of Northern Colorado received bachelor's and graduate degrees this weekend.
• Triton Academy a unique option for students with autism (Ventura County Star)
  posted on May 4, 2009 at 03:38:53 am
  Daniel Mamroth climbs into a school bus before the sun comes up. The 12-year-old commutes to Triton Academy in Camarillo, about 20 miles from his Oak Park home. He doesn’t get back until after 4 p.m.
• Ventura County Alzheimer's cases expected to double (Ventura County Star)
  posted on April 20, 2009 at 07:11:22 am
  The number of Ventura County residents with Alzheimer’s disease will more than double over two decades, intensifying the pressure on families to provide care and ratcheting up needs for government assistance, according to a statewide report.
• Camarillo High named a California Distinguished School (Camarillo Acorn)
  posted on April 10, 2009 at 02:44:31 am
  When Ron Fisher, assistant principal at Adolfo Camarillo High School, listened to a phone message from Jack O'Connell, state superintendent of schools, on April 1, he thought it was an April Fools' joke. Just to be sure, Fisher called O'Connell's office to confirm the news.
• Job outlook grim for graduating teachers in Ventura County (Ventura County Star)
  posted on April 3, 2009 at 07:13:07 am
  Charity Britton had the bundles of resumes, reference letters, sample lesson plans and college transcripts ready to go by December. But that was before the state cut billions from public education; before school districts proposed larger class sizes and handed out hundreds of pink slips to Ventura County teachers. For Britton, set to graduate in May with a teaching credential from California ...
• Local teacher defies the odds (Ventura County Reporter)
  posted on March 25, 2009 at 07:49:44 pm
  Local teacher defies the odds
• County workshop to help teachers who get laid off (Ventura County Star)
  posted on March 14, 2009 at 07:46:27 am
  Ventura County school districts handed out a record number of pink slips this week, warning hundreds of teachers they might be out of work by July.
• Presentation will address emotionally challenged youth (Simi Valley Acorn)
  posted on March 6, 2009 at 03:17:10 am
  The Ventura County Special Education Local Plan will present a seminar titled "Carpe Diem: A conference for people who work with and care about children with emotional challenges" from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thurs., March 12 at Ventura County Office of Education Conference Center, 5100 Adolfo Road, Camarillo.
• Programs on special education (Moorpark Acorn)
  posted on March 6, 2009 at 01:46:26 am
  The Ventura County Special Education Local Plan Area will offer the following programs. For more information, call (805) 483-2353 or to to www.venturacountyselpa .com. •"Helping Your Child with Fine Motor Skills" will be presented from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Tues., March 10 at the Oak Park Library lecture room, 899 N. Kanan Road, Oak Park.
• Conference to tackle emotional challenges (The Acorn)
  posted on March 5, 2009 at 04:35:43 am
  The Ventura County Special Education Local Plan will present a seminar titled "Carpe Diem: A conference for people who work with and care about children with emotional challenges" from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thurs.
• Families come together to advocate for autistic children (Camarillo Acorn)
  posted on February 20, 2009 at 02:45:10 am
  Five years ago, when Jeremy Ballard was 9 months old, he stopped vocalizing. But his parents, Renee and Michael Ballard, weren't too alarmed. After all, the pediatrician had assured them that Jeremy met all the other developmental milestones for children his age; he just appeared to be developing at a different pace than their older daughter.