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Feaster Charter is Among Finalists for National Honor
The National Center for Urban School Transformation has announced that 22 schools from across the country have been chosen as finalists for the National Excellence in Urban Education Award. Among the...
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Spotlight: Cook Elementary
On an annual basis, each school in the Chula Vista Elementary School District provides an oral presentation or written report to the Board of Education on educational progress and future plans. Hazel...
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District Shares English Learner Success with State Board
Mauricia Saucedo was a parent volunteer when she first began working with English Learner students in the Chula Vista Elementary School District. A landmark Supreme Court decision in 1974 guaranteed...
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Classroom of the Future Has Arrived at Feaster Charter
At Mae L. Feaster Charter’s Engineering Lab, third grade students learn about torsion, tension, compression, and shear. They collaborate to construct model bridges. Upper grade students learn to code...
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Young and Young at Heart Get Fit Together
One generation grew up watching black-and-white television, the other is still growing up and as likely to watch Apple TV as ABC. No matter their age, however, participants in the Intergenerational...
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Masonic Awards are Still Going Strong after Nearly 90 Years
Retired Navy Capt. Jack Evans was a second-class seaman assigned to the battleship USS Tennessee when he awoke December 7, 1941, to the sounds of war as the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. “Everything...
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Gaining Ground in the Fight Against Childhood Obesity
A comprehensive four-year initiative to improve the health and wellness of students in the Chula Vista Elementary School District has resulted in the most positive trends to date in the fight against...
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Purple Reigned at Olympic View Elementary
If you were seeing purple at Olympic View Elementary last month, it was no accident. Purple is the color that symbolizes all branches of the military as it is the combination of Army green, Coast Guard...
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STEM Fair Draws Broad Tech Participation
More than 30 speakers from a variety of companies and public agencies came out to Discovery Charter recently to talk about careers in science, technology, and engineering, and how math is used in...
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Music Education Continues its Comeback in Chula Vista
Student Bruno Bello recalls how difficult it was to find something that was both challenging and enjoyable. He wasn’t into sports, and he wasn’t into school. The year was 2010, and he was despondent...
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Board Approves $5 Million for Teacher Collaboration
The Board of Education set aside $5 million to employ additional teachers starting in the 2015-16 school year with a focus on Visual and Performing Arts, which in turn will provide classroom teachers...
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2015-16 School Year: From ‘First Day’ Tears to Patriotic Tributes
Kindergarten parents shed a few tears. Teachers formed welcome “tunnels” at school entrances. And PTA leaders set up coffee and pastries to welcome parents. Most of the District’s 45 schools began the...
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New Look for District’s Older Schools
Dramatic “makeovers” are underway this summer at three schools in the Chula Vista Elementary School District, thanks to general obligation bond funding approved by voters in 2012 under Proposition E....
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Padres and STAR/PAL are a Hit with Silver Wing Students
Students from Silver Wing Elementary in south San Diego caught fly balls, took swings in the batting cage, and ran the bases during a simulated game while being cheered by their local heroes: the San...
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CVESD Honored by State Business Organization for Achievement
The District and 26 individual schools are selected for respective ‘Honor Roll’ distinctions The Campaign for Business and Education Excellence (CBEE) has announced that the Chula Vista Elementary...
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Shoe Drive for The National MS Society!
chulavistaesd:Way to go, Chula Vista Hills! Originally posted on Chula Vista Hills : Hello! We just wanted to extend another big thank you to the CV Hills Community for donating so many old shoes! As...
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CVESD Students Outperform Peers in State Testing Results
Baseline is set for test results aligned to new, more rigorous state standards When California updated its standards and built matching assessments (tests) to shift student learning toward more complex...
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New State Standards, Familiar Place for Heritage Elementary Students
Heritage Elementary had traditionally been at the top of the District academically under the former state standards. How did Heritage students fare under the new, more rigorous state standards? The...
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Chargers Urge Students to ‘Fuel Up’ with Fruits and Vegetables
It looks like the San Diego Chargers were winners off the field this week too, what with the way kicker Josh Lambo, defensive tackle Sean Lissemore and linebacker Manti Te’o fired up students at...
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Music Education Continues its Comeback in Chula Vista
Student Bruno Bello recalls how difficult it was to find something that was both challenging and enjoyable. He wasn’t into sports, and he wasn’t into school. The year was 2010, and he was despondent...
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