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Jan 18, 2025 | 
pressdemocrat.com | Adriana Arguijo Gutierrez |Adriana C. Gutiérrez
For more stories about school closures, go to pdne.ws/3DW1eJn In a rare and at times emotional Friday evening public meeting, members of Santa Rosa’s school closure advisory committee began to show their hand on which choices they’re likely to recommend.
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Jan 18, 2025 | 
pressdemocrat.com | Adriana Arguijo Gutierrez |Adriana C. Gutiérrez
The format of Friday night’s public Santa Rosa school closure advisory meeting raised questions over transparency after members of the public were not provided access to discussions taking place on the stage. The School Consolidation Advisory Committee members were split into small groups at the start of the meeting, which took place in the Santa Rosa High School auditorium. Committee chair Ben Wolf told attendees it would be difficult for them to hear the conversations.
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Jan 16, 2025 | 
pressdemocrat.com | Adriana Arguijo Gutierrez |Adriana C. Gutiérrez
After nearly six months, district negotiators have returned to the bargaining table with representatives of its classified staff, the front desk assistants, janitors, cafeteria workers, bilingual translators and others who are not teachers but make schools run smoothly. “We’ve been waiting a long time,” said Mary Lehman, a Lead Information Technologist in the Santa Rosa City Schools district who is leading the union bargaining team. “Our members are the lowest paid workers.
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
pressdemocrat.com | Adriana Arguijo Gutierrez |Adriana C. Gutiérrez
This scenario would still require a high school to close, two middle schools and “some” elementary schools. Pros identified by the district: There would be fewer combination classes, where one teacher teaches multiple grade levels at a time. Low enrollment in specific grades creates these classrooms.
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Jan 8, 2025 | 
pressdemocrat.com | Adriana Arguijo Gutierrez |Adriana C. Gutiérrez
An 11th grader named Julia was one of the first dozen students to enter the brand-new library at Anova Center for Education, a school that serves children on the autism spectrum. They quickly scanned the room, with bookshelves stacked to the ceiling. “Ooh! Can I go look at the books?” Julia said.
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Jan 7, 2025 | 
pressdemocrat.com | Adriana Arguijo Gutierrez |Adriana C. Gutiérrez
At least four schools are set to close at the end of the school year in the Santa Rosa City Schools district in an effort to save $11 million a year for the next two years and offset a deficit of at least $20 million. The district’s Consolidation Advisory Committee will meet for the last time at the end of the month before recommending which schools should close.
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Jan 2, 2025 | 
hechoencalifornia1010.com | Adriana Arguijo Gutierrez |Adriana C. Gutiérrez
Un financiamiento de casi $400,000 permitirá a las escuelas secundarias de Montgomery, María Carrillo y Santa Rosa ampliar sus programas de vías de atención médica y ofrecer cursos adicionales. January 2, 2025, 9:49AMUpdated 1 hour ago4 minute readEn un salón de clases iluminado por el sol en Montgomery High School a principios de diciembre, los estudiantes clasificaron cuidadosamente coloridos caramelos Nerds en mostradores de pastillas y colocaron M & M en pequeños frascos.
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Dec 30, 2024 | 
mercedsunstar.com | Adriana Arguijo Gutierrez |Adriana C. Gutiérrez
Sabryyah Abdullah, clad in a purple traditional African dress, led a toast - called a ceremonial libation - in the Rohnert Park Community Center on Monday, reading aloud: "In the presence of our all-powerful, all-knowing, and all-present creator by whatever name you call it, we pour ..." The crowd of 50 responded "asé!" Meaning "so it goes," or "Amen." The back-and-forth kicked off an event hosted by The Nubian Cafe Collective celebrating Kwanzaa, the annual weeklong holiday that affirms...
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Dec 15, 2024 | 
thegroundtruthproject.org | Adriana Arguijo Gutierrez |Adriana C. Gutiérrez
SANTA ROSA – In December the Santa Rosa Violence Prevention Partnership and the city’s police department rang the alarms: youth as young as age 10 were showing interest in the gang lifestyle and someone needed to get through to them. “(In 2023) there was a couple of kids that had been involved in some major assaults and stabbings,” said Danielle Garduño, manager of the Violence Prevention Partnership.
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Dec 9, 2024 | 
laprensasonoma.com | Adriana Arguijo Gutierrez |Adriana C. Gutiérrez
Las autoridades descubrieron una “pistola fantasma” cargada en el casillero de un gimnasio en el campus de la Escuela Secundaria Montgomery el viernes después de que un maestro observara un “comportamiento inusual” por parte de un estudiante y lo reportara a la administración esa mañana. Las pistolas fantasma son armas de fuego en pleno funcionamiento que se construyen utilizando partes operativas del mecanismo de disparo que no están reguladas.
