2009-04-25 - PORTOLA COMMUNITY BUILDS A GARDEN
The Portola Elementary School community came together on Saturday, April 25th to build a community
garden and beautify the campus. Planting boxes were installed and filled with soil, seeds and starter
plants were planted, pots were painted and filled with flowers, and irrigation systems were installed.
LIVERMORE HIGH SPRING MUSICAL: LES MISERABLES—School Edition
Performances will take place on May 8, 9, 14, 15, and 16 at 8 pm or on Mother’s Day, May 10, at 2 pm. Call 925-606-4812 x2446 for more information or tickets reservations. Reserved tickets are $8 and balcony seats are $5.
2009-04-09 - MICHELL GROWS TO K-8
Editorial from The Independent in supporting Board action to grow Michell to K-8.
2009-04-02 - BOARD APPROVES 7TH & 8TH GRADES AT MICHELL
Patricia Koning's article in The Independent describing action by the Board of Education to add grades 7 and 8 at Joe Michell Elementary School for the fall.
2009-04-05 - SCHOOL BOARD APPROVES MICHELL AS K-8 FOR SEPTEMBER
Board
members in March OK'd the transformation of the former kindergarten through fifth-grade Joe Michell School into the district's first kindergarten through eighth-grade school, much to the delight of parents and school staff who have been pushing for the change for several years. (Tri-Valley Herald article)
2009-04-06 - LHS OPENS NEW SCIENCE WING
Thanks to $11 million in fees paid by Livermore Developers, Livermore High has a new science wing and quad area designed to relieve overcrowding on the campus and provide state-of-the-art facilities needed to meet the new science curriculum.
2009-03-17 - LIST OF POSSIBLE BUDGET REDUCTIONS CONSIDERED
At this week's (3/17) meeting of the Board of Education, the Superintendent will present a list of possible budget reductions for discussion. She will ask the Board for feedback on the list of reductions and will return to the Boad at their April 7th meeting with recommendations for budget reductions for the 2009-2010 school year.
2009-03-17 - SECOND INTERIM FINANCIAL REPORT
This state-mandated financial report describes the financial condition of the School District as of January 31, 2009. It will be presented to the Board of Education for their approval at their March 17th meeting.
2009-03-10 - BRING ME A BOOK ORGANIZATION DONATES CHILDREN'S LITERATURE
The non-profit Bring Me A Book
organization, whose mission is to
provide easy access to children's
books and inspire reading aloud to
children, donated two bookcases of children's literature to Marylin Avenue Elementary School through their Bookshelf Program. Click on the link provided for more information and photos from the ribbon cutting ceremony.
2009-03-10 - SUMMARY OF STAFF SURVEY
The District recently invited staff members to participate in a survey regarding the impact of the State's financial crisis on our District. Click on the link provided to download a summary of the results of that survey in PDF format.
2009-02-17 - COMMUNITY FORUM BUDGET UPDATE
Click on the link provided to download the Powerpoint presentation in PDF format that is used at community forums to explain the impact of the State's financial crisis on our District.
2009-0206 - LIVERMORE HIGH SENIORS HELPING SENIORS
Each year the Livermore High School Senior Class holds a fund raiser dinner-dance to support the Senior Services Program
of the
Livermore Area Recreation and Park District. This year the event was held at the Robert LIvermore
Community
Center
and included a pasta dinner, entertainment by LHS senior Stevie Rae Stevens, and a raffle of specialty baskets.