District and Statewide – As reported in local and national news reports, teachers, students, and parents in Hayward and throughout the
East
Bay joined forces to participate in the statewide “Day of Action” on Thursday March 4 to protest cuts to education.“Hundreds of kids, parents and teachers were joined by school board members and top administrators along Foothill Boulevard at Jackson Street in
Hayward, where passing cars honked incessantly in support,” reported the Bay Area News Group.“Students throughout the district took time . . . to send a message to
Sacramento.High school kids wrote letters to legislators, while those in lower grades poster-painted signs, many of which included the governor’s phone number.”There was also a strong turn out of staff from all departments in the Hayward District Office, participating in a letter writing campaign to the Governor and State Representatives.Postcards provided ran out within the first 15 minutes.Assessment Technician Linda Collins was instrumental in recruiting staff members throughout the District Office to come to the board room to fill out the postcards.As the “official greeter” at the door, she answered questions and thanked everyone who came to participate, making the event effective at the local level.
Helen Turner Children’s Center – Helen Turner Children’s Center celebrated Black History month on Friday February 26 with a host of activities and learning stations focused on helping children develop an overall appreciation for the contributions of African Americans.Throughout the morning children moved from station to station learning and participating in focused activities such as:the Peanut Station where children learned about George Washington Carver’s contributions and how to make peanut butter, the Traffic Signal station where children learned about Garrett Morgan and constructed their own paper traffic signals.There was also a Weaving Station, a Bracelet Making Station, an Inventors and Inventions Station, a Quilt Making Station, a Heritage Flag station, and a Traditional Music station.A Food tasting station was set up where children, parents and staff were able to sample bite-sized portions of candied yams, black eyed peas and corn bread.
February 22, 2010 Greetings To All! As you know, the State of
California
and every school district are facing serious fiscal shortfalls.Our District has provided various forums for community input regarding District spending priorities, but we continue to need your input on the imminent budget cuts that HUSD will need to make this spring.I want to direct your attention to the purple bar at the top right of our website front page entitled “Budget Reductions.”Please click on the link and do the following:
Respond to the Budget Survey questions.
Complete a Budget Input Card and turn it in to your nearest school site or bring it to the District Office.
Review the articles and informational pieces.
Thank you for taking the time to participate and offer feedback. Sincerely, Janis Duran
