San Diego County Office of Education Recognizes and Celebrates “Teachers are Heroes” Award Winner from La Presa Elementary School

San Diego County Office of Education Recognizes and Celebrates “Teachers are Heroes” Award Winner from La Presa Elementary School

The San Diego County Office of Education surprised La Presa Elementary School kindergarten teacher, Michelle Juarez, at an assembly with the “Teachers are Heroes” award. After her name was announced, students chanted, “BEST DAY EVER!” SDCOE partners with Azusa Pacific University and Entercom radio stations Alt 94.9, KSON and Sunny 98.1 to celebrate outstanding teachers […]

Over 100 Casa de Oro Elementary Students Receive Free Bicycles and Helmets

Over 100 Casa de Oro Elementary Students Receive Free Bicycles and Helmets

Bill Pollakov, community member and founder of BikesForKids.org, donated over 100 bicycles to second and third graders at Casa de Oro Elementary School. Recently, the multipurpose room at CDO was filled with boxes of bikes and volunteers from local organization Common Ground and CDO staff putting bikes together. It was past 10 p.m. on Tuesday […]

La Mesa Arts Academy Community Action Team Hosts Food Drive with Community Partners

La Mesa Arts Academy Community Action Team Hosts Food Drive with Community Partners

The La Mesa Arts Academy Food Drive has been abundantly successful this holiday season! The LMAAC Community Action Team (CAT) partnered with City Hope, a community collaboration that facilitates resilience and wellness. According to CAT team advisor, Jennifer Schroeder, students were able to pack 230 bags of food. All of the bags were filled with […]

Casa de Oro Elementary Hosts Volunteers for Campus Service Day

Casa de Oro Elementary Hosts Volunteers for Campus Service Day

On Saturday, November 17, Casa de Oro Elementary School in Spring Valley was flooded with volunteers, ready to help make the campus more welcoming, safe, and attractive. Employees, friends, families, and community members from long-time partner Faith Chapel spent the day cleaning the garden, planting succulents, and repairing the irrigation. According to principal Dana James, […]

National Latino Peace Officer Association Hosts Bancroft and Maryland Students with Thanksgiving Dinner and Bicycles

National Latino Peace Officer Association Hosts Bancroft and Maryland Students with Thanksgiving Dinner and Bicycles

Students from two La Mesa-Spring Valley Schools and their families were treated to a Thanksgiving dinner and celebration in Chula Vista on Thursday, November 15, 2018. The event was a collaboration with the district and the National Latino Peace Officer Association, assisted by John Betts, a district-based Deputy Probation Officer, who works closely with students, […]

Baron’s Market and Spring Valley Academy Partner to Feed Families for Thanksgiving

Baron’s Market and Spring Valley Academy Partner to Feed Families for Thanksgiving

Spring Valley Academy partnered with local business partner, Baron’s Market in North Park, to provide crates full of food for families in need over the Thanksgiving break. Dean of students, Sarah Shemirani, reached out to Baron’s Marketplace regarding the need for food. Many families in the community of Spring Valley near SVA are in need […]

Builders Club at Parkway Middle School Serves the Community with Kiwanis Partners

Builders Club at Parkway Middle School Serves the Community with Kiwanis Partners

“Be the change you want to see in the world,” is an infamous quote and the staff and students of the Builders Club at Parkway Middle School are living this message through their work in service to the community. The Builders Club at PKMS works with the Fletcher Hills Kiwanis Club to connect with students […]

La Mesa-Spring Valley Schools Hosts Health and Wellness Fair for Employees

La Mesa-Spring Valley Schools Hosts Health and Wellness Fair for Employees

La Mesa-Spring Valley Schools’ Human Resource team hosted the annual Health and Wellness Fair for all employees in LMSV. Enjoy this video about the Health Fair by clicking here. LMSV employs approximately 1,500 people in teaching and other non-teaching roles. Dedicated employees working in grounds and maintenance, business services, child nutrition services, and other departments […]

Spring Valley Academy Teacher Leaders Share About Music and Inclusion at San Diego County Equity Symposium

Spring Valley Academy Teacher Leaders Share About Music and Inclusion at San Diego County Equity Symposium

Just before the fall break at the beautiful Shelter Island Sheraton, thousands of educators gathered for the San Diego County Equity Symposium. The SDCOE team described, “At the symposium, participants will deepen their understanding and ability to lead universal design for learning, engage in difficult equity conversations, and apply practices around school culture and morale […]

LMSV Principals Provide Leadership at Nationwide No Excuses University Conference

LMSV Principals Provide Leadership at Nationwide No Excuses University Conference

Over the two-week fall break in La Mesa-Spring Valley Schools, leaders and teachers from Highlands Elementary and Rolando Elementary Schools headed to Clark County, Nevada to help spread the word about No Excuses University. Founded in 2006 by leaders in the Poway Unified School District, the program is now on hundreds of campuses nationwide. No […]

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