Spotlight Schools Newsletter March 29, 2024
⛈️ Stormy Budget Season for School Districts // 🍊 Orange Unified Voters Recall Two Trustees // 😂 Student Improv Team mixes Laughter & Learning // ⚾️ Dodgers Star Gives Back to O.C. High School
Los Alamitos Unified School District
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Los Alamitos USD preparing for $7 million budget shortfall
While no teacher layoffs are expected for next school year, California's projected $38 billion budget deficit has the district planning to make other cuts for the 2024-25 and 2025-26 school years.
Laugh & Learn: Los Alamitos High School's Improv Team is No Joke
The team recently hosted its first districtwide staff Improv Show to benefit the LAHS Drama Program
2024 California Distinguished Schools Announced
Thirty-eight middle and high schools in Orange County are among the 293 campuses recognized statewide for the high honor awarded by the California Department of Education.
O.C. student trying to sail in Olympics
This week, Stewart McCaleb is competing in a qualifying regatta for a shot to represent the U.S. in sailing which could lead to a chance to participate in the 2024 Olympics in Paris.
Girl Scout selling cookies to help save Monarch Butterfly
Los Alamitos High School senior's Gold Award project aims to build a butterfly pollinator garden at her former elementary school
Public School Districts opening enrollment for the 2024-25 school year
O.C. public schools are starting to plan for next school year, especially for students starting universal transitional kindergarten, kindergarten, or those seeking to transfer campuses.
Los Alamitos USD Deciding how to use Dwindling Bond Dollars
Bond Measure money already spent on new aquatics center and multistory S.T.E.M. building at Los Alamitos High School
Rethinking homework: New policy emphasizes 'quality over quantity'
The Los Alamitos Unified School District Board of Education adopted a new homework policy that translates to less homework overall for students.