Retiring after 31 years serving the Galt Joint Union Elementary School District, Educational Services Director Donna Mayo-Whitlock received a final recognition at the June 21 board of education meeting.
If 2020 was the year that turned life upside-down, 2021 was the year that people started fitting the pieces back together. As COVID-19 variants taught us more letters of the
With over 20 years working for the district, Lois Yount was approved as the new superintendent.
Yount was one of four finalists with elementary teaching experience and had been the districtâs Chief Business Official since 2018.
âThank you, board of trustees. I look forward to continue serving the board, the community of Galt. I also want to thank Dr. Schauer for her leadership. Sheâs been a great role model for me. Iâm excited about it. I look forward to the hard work. This is a wonderful district that does great things. I thank you for this opportunity,â Yount said after she was announced as incoming superintendent during the boardâs June 16 meeting.
Closing out a 14-year chapter of leadership, the Galt Joint Union Elementary School District Board showed appreciation for their longtime superintendent, Dr. Karen Schauer, who attended her last meeting before retirement.
Sacramento County Supervisor Don Nottoli gave a special presentation at the start of the board meeting on June 21, handing Schauer a resolution from the Board of Supervisors that, in part, offered congratulations on her career as an educator.
Schauer spent 40 years as an educator, starting with teaching and progressing to administration.
Nottoli noted her commitment to outstanding work, four decades of service and thanked her for her accomplishments throughout her career.
Districts Ramp Up Summer School Plans To Make Up For Learning Loss From Distance Learning
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SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Many local parents of school-age children say their kids have fallen behind due to distance learning.
Faced with this gap, school districts are quickly ramping up their summer school programs, scrambling to find teachers many who are pandemic weary to keep the lessons going. Administrators are trying to keep the teachers around for the summer by offering higher pay.
River City High School parent Evelyn Bennett says she’s seen kids in the district fall behind.