DRAMA IS A VALUABLE PART OF OUR CHILDREN’S EDUCATION, PROVIDING ACADEMIC AND SOCIAL BENEFITS WE SEE AS IMPORTANT TO OUR SCHOOL AND TO OUR CHILDREN SUCCEEDING IN LIFE. IT IS ONE OUT OF CLASS ENRICHMENT PROGRAM THAT REACHES ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS IN OUR DISTRICT, AND IS A UNIQUE PROGRAM IN WEST SONOMA COUNTY SCHOOLS THAT WE SEE AS AN ASSET TOO VALUABLE TO LOOSE.

Imperative 1: Address the lack of physical space. It is imperative that we have enough space in order for the teachers and paraprofessionals to properly instruct our students in a safe and healthy environment. It is unacceptable that our students are expected to learn in hallways and closets due to overcrowding and lack of space. Facts: 56,595 square footage & 474 students. Imperative 2: Address Student Population. It is imperative that the needs of the student population are addressed across the board. This includes recognizing and addressing the workload of the teachers and paraprofessionals as well as the students’ special needs. Eastover is designated as a Title I school with a broad range of student issues, which includes DHH; ARP; the highest concentration of economically disadvantaged students; & a number of gifted children falling through the cracks. Facts: 91 students IEP (20%); 105 students referred to BIT (22%); & 67 students Free & reduced lunches (14%). Imperative 3: Address Financial Disparities. It is imperative that the requested relevant financial data is released and explained in order to identify any disparities among the schools within the district; and if such disparities are found, that they are addressed to ensure equitable resources and staffing. Imperative 4: Address the establishment, implementation, and maintenance of the Eastover School Improvement Committee. It is imperative that there is a committee comprised of parent and staff representatives to ensure ongoing communication and accountability between the Committee and the Bloomfield Hills School District Administration with regards to the above three imperatives.

My family attends Global Youth Charter and the Principal is shutting down the sports program. There will be no sports program next school year. We should be concerned about this because the kids will no longer be able to play sports and will no longer have an after school activity to prevent them from getting into trouble. Canceling the sports program is a huge mistake to take away from these kids who want to play, who want to show their school spirit, and even be able to put it on their college applications that they played Varsity sports.

New Dawn Charter High School is using fear and delay tactics to break down their teachers union. Ask New Dawn's board members to put their energy into collaborating with their teachers and supporting their students.

Many parents, teachers and children have told me about the distress due to the SOLs. It's time that we stood up together so that teachers can focus on teaching our children instead of to the SOL tests.

I am deeply offended that MIT would glorify such destructive, sociopathic brothers as the Kochs. How can an institution that works to better the environment promote two men who are largely climate change deniers and responsible for environmental destruction.

Cal Poly has recently experienced two sexual assault incidents. This has brought the issue of sexual assault to our attention. We created a student survey to investigate the campus climate and what students feel would make the Cal Poly campus safer. Our results showed that 50% of students either have been or know someone who has been sexually assaulted. Additionally, respondents reported that they would feel safer on campus with: more lighting (76.5%), security cameras (47%), more safe escort services (61.2%), and more self defense classes (60.2%). Finally, 34.5% stated that they would like department specific education programs and seminars to promote sexual assault awareness. From our research, in conjunction with Safer, we strongly suggest installing a seminar that is required for all incoming students, as well as an exit seminar prior to graduation. We urge you to take action immediately, on behalf of everyone in the Cal Poly community.

We are staring this petition to hold the stakeholders accountable for the removal of our principal. The only information that we have been provided is that it is an HR matter. We want to show all involved just how many families are affected when a decision like this is made.

As a student of the University I appreciate how distinguished Johnson & Wales has become, based off of its tradition and values. For years now the North Miami campus has had a reputation for a professional dress code, where students "dress for success." Johnson & Wales is a school of endless opportunity, development and real life experiences. To keep these values the professional dress code should be reinstated.

The research says that opportunity starts young. If you want to help students do better, you have to reach kids 5-years old and younger. That's why states like Oklahoma make sure every child in the state gets access to a year of free preschool. Here in California, only half of 3- and 4-year-olds are in a preschool program. That's wrong. As legislators draft the budget for the next year, it's our chance to make early education a priority. If we want to expand access to preschool, we need to raise our voices now.

Oklahoma legislators just voted to deny K-12 students access to world-class science standards solely because the standards include climate science. An Oklahoma House Committee voted on May 12 to reject the new Oklahoma Academic Standards for Science, which were developed by a team of 59 Oklahoma educators, scientists, engineers, and parents over the last year. More than 500 educators reviewed the standards, which then received extensive public input before being unanimously approved for adoption by the Oklahoma State Board of Education. If this move to censor science education is approved by the full Legislature and signed by Governor Mary Fallin, Oklahoma standards will revert to the current, outdated standards that are in urgent need of upgrading. This would be a tremendous disservice to Oklahoma kids, who deserve access to the highest quality science education available. It’s critical to speak out now against censorship of science education in Oklahoma. The extreme action taken by Oklahoma legislators to deny students a world-class science education -- all to keep them in the dark about climate change -- comes at a time when the new U.S. National Climate Assessment makes clear that climate change is a real, present, and growing danger that poses acute risks to the health and well-being of children. We’re already seeing impacts like intense heat waves, drought and water shortages here in Oklahoma. To be clear, the climate science content in the new Oklahoma standards is uncontroversial, and already watered down from climate science content in the Next Generation Science Standards, upon which the Oklahoma standards are modeled. Here’s an example of what students in upper grades would be expected to learn: "Analyze and interpret data to explore how variations in the flow of energy into and out of Earth’s systems result in changes in atmosphere and climate." We who are Oklahoma parents, teachers, scientists, and science supporters want our kids to learn the best available science, including climate science. It is a dangerous precedent to allow science and other educational standards to be censored by voices hostile to science, rather than upon the research-based recommendations of credentialed educators. Please join us in urging Governor Fallin and Oklahoma legislators to reject the anti-science legislation. Let’s tell them to accept the unanimous decision of the State Board of Education to adopt the new Oklahoma Academic Standards for Science without further political interference. Thank you for taking action for Oklahoma kids! Sincerely, Jim F. Chamberlain, Ph.D., P.E., BCEE Environmental Engineer Norman, OK Nicole M. Colston, PhD Environmental Science Glencoe, OK Mercedes Lackey Author Claremore, Oklahoma Nancy Smart Retired Educator, Mother, Grandmother Norman, OK Michael Sullivan Concerned Citizen Miami, OK

It is essential that children who grow up in this multi-racial society have an understanding of and familiarity with the unique history of race relations and the heroic struggle for equal rights and equal opportunity that Black Americans have experienced. This enrichment of the curriculum can only help to motivate young people and create bridges of empathy and understanding. Sixty years after the historic Brown vs. the Board of Education decision, the schools in NYC still don't provide culturally relevant education for children of color.