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03.25.16 Volume 15 Issue 111
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SMMUSD proposes new language coordinator Parents call for improvements to dual immersion program BY JEFFREY I. GOODMAN Daily Press Staff Writer
When Laurie Newman was a parent at Edison Language Academy, she was amazed by the school’s dual immersion program and its commitment to teaching students in English and Spanish. By the time her child had settled in at John Adams Middle School, though, she was left astounded by the lack of continuity in language education. “And in high school, I hear, it’s
a different story,” she said. “A worse story.” Newman raised her concerns earlier this month as the local Board of Education weighed a proposal to create a new language and literacy coordinator in the Santa Monica-Malibu school district. The proposed employee would work with district and site staff at all levels to implement language programming while increasing professional development for both SEE SCHOOLS PAGE 7
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Park list approved for county research project BY MATTHEW HALL Daily Press Editor
Supporters of a multi-use sports facility found themselves on thin ice this week when Council excluded a potential ice rink from the first wave of park construction at Santa Monica Airport. The County of Los Angeles is conducting a study to assess park needs in all municipalities and unincorporated areas. The results of that study will be used to develop a list of priority park projects
and that list will become the basis for potential future bond funding similar to the Proposition A bond measure that passed in 1992. Santa Monica is one of 189 study areas participating and local input has been gathered by staff, at public meetings and at the Recreation and Parks Commission. The culmination of the local process was a presentation to the City Council on March 22 prioritizing a set of park projects. Council approved a staff recommended list that included fields at
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the Civic Center, expansion of Memorial Park, expansion of parkland at the airport, opening Mt. Olivette reservoir to the public, renovating Stewart Street Park and prioritizing acquisition of new land citywide for future parks projects. According to the presentation, about 72 percent of Santa Monicans live within a half mile of a park providing significantly better access than the county average SEE PARKS PAGE 3
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Students from several University of California chapters of CALPIRG (California Student Public Interest Research Group) are spending their Spring Break traveling to six cities, including Santa Monica, in an effort to support a statewide ban on single use plastic bags. The students are participating in beach and river cleanups in those cities as part of their campaign. Locally, the students were joined by representatives from Heal the Bay and the City of Santa Monica.
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