It's probably too late to donate items to the Stuff the Bus campaign -- pencils, backpacks, etc.
But I'm sure it's not too late to donate money! Or to sign up to be a volunteer!
If it takes a village to raise a child, it surely needs a platoon to sort and stuff backpacks for the more than 5,000 homeless children in Monterey County.
From 12 to 3 p.m. this Thursday, Aug. 1, volunteers will be needed to sort all the items that have been donated at cute buses all over the county. Then, on Saturday, volunteers will be needed again from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. to stuff the backpacks.
I helped last year and it was a fun, heart warming activity. You should definitely consider it. Remember, you're helping some of our most vulnerable students.
For more information, visit the United Way website here.
Tuesday, July 30, 2013
On expulsions and the rights of students
Trustees with the Monterey Peninsula Unified School District will have a study session on Wednesday to learn more about expulsion hearings. Presenting will be Dora Dome, law adjunct professor at both Mills College and the University of California at Berkeley.
It promises to be an interesting presentation. The topic of discipline, particularly among black students, is increasingly being discussed nationwide, with some districts changing their practices to prevent black students from being expelled as frequently as they are. Civil rights advocates claim expulsions and detentions start students on the path of delinquency.
The meeting will take place at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at the district's office board room,700 Pacific Street, Monterey.
It promises to be an interesting presentation. The topic of discipline, particularly among black students, is increasingly being discussed nationwide, with some districts changing their practices to prevent black students from being expelled as frequently as they are. Civil rights advocates claim expulsions and detentions start students on the path of delinquency.
The meeting will take place at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at the district's office board room,700 Pacific Street, Monterey.
Salinas teens: become a youth commissioner!
The City of Salinas is looking for students between thirteen and eighteen years of age to serve on the Youth Commission.
The Youth Commission is comprised of twenty-eight members selected by the Mayor and City Council members to make recommendation regarding recreational programs and activities affecting youth. The Commission generally meets the second and fourth Mondays of each month at 6:30pm.
Interested persons may obtain additional information or an application here or by contacting the Salinas City Clerk’s office, 200 Lincoln Ave. Salinas, 93901, 758-7381, Monday through Thursday, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Return completed applications to the City Clerk’s Office.
The Youth Commission is comprised of twenty-eight members selected by the Mayor and City Council members to make recommendation regarding recreational programs and activities affecting youth. The Commission generally meets the second and fourth Mondays of each month at 6:30pm.
Interested persons may obtain additional information or an application here or by contacting the Salinas City Clerk’s office, 200 Lincoln Ave. Salinas, 93901, 758-7381, Monday through Thursday, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Return completed applications to the City Clerk’s Office.
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