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                <title>Classified Employees of the Year Named</title>
                <description><![CDATA[Bev Kile, Browns Valley Elementary School Paraprofessional, has been named the 2012-2013 Classified Employee of the Year for Vacaville Unified. Each school nominates one classified employees for the annual honor. Alamo - Jennifer Kincaid Browns Valley - Bev Kile Buckingham - Terry Dunkelberger Callison - Christine Gourdin Cooper - Paula Castro Country High - Lisa Galloway Fairmont - Aldo Alcala Hemlock - Rebecca Gomez-Diggs Jepson - Karen Hamrick Markham - Robin Bright Orchard - Darla Hicks Padan - Jennifer Lubbers Vaca High - David Pullin Vaca Pena - Starla Studer Wood High - Dan Tyler The attached Reporter article, from a series on classified employees in the district, highlights Be&amp;#39;s accomplishments. The district congratulates all of the nominees for 2013-14. ]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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                <title>New principals selected</title>
                <description><![CDATA[At its May 16 meeting, the Governing Board approved the hiring of elementary principals for next year. Claudia Barba, new to Vacaville Unified, will take over at Orchard Elementary, replacing Christie Cochran, who is retiring. Hemlock/ACE principal Luci Del Rio will move to Padan elementary, and Gricelda Rodriguez, currently an assistant principal at Vaca High, was named principal of Hemlock/ACE. At an earlier meeting, the board approved two new assistant principals for the high schools. Adam Rich and Sean Keating, both of whom are new to the district. ]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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                <title>VECHS openings still available</title>
                <description><![CDATA[Approximately ten freshman openings are still available for the 2013-14 school year at the Vacaville Early College High School. All applications will be considered on a first come, first served basis until the maximum enrollment is achieved. Applications are available at the following locations: the VECHS web site at the link below, Counseling offices of WillisJepson and Vaca Pena middle schools, VUSD Educational Services Center at 401 Nut Tree Road. For more information call 453-6115. ]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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                <title>VUSD selects 2012-13 Teacher of the Year</title>
                <description><![CDATA[Congratulations to Alamo fourth grade teacher Melissa Woods for being named VUSD&amp;#39;s Teacher of the Year for 2013-14. The following teachers were recognized by their individual schools as Teacher of the Year: Alamo: Melissa Woods Browns Valley: Kathleen Clark Callison: Jim Danielson Cooper: Rick Moehrke Fairmont: Cori Bronson Hemlock: Robert Minor Jepson: Alyson Brauning Markham: Dorothy Miller Orchard: Joanna Adams Padan: Cynthia Farrell Vaca High: Steve Green Vaca Pena: Dan Beltramo Wood High: Jared Ropelato Buckingham: Carrie Rausch Country High: Ami Blackstone ]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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                <title>March, 2013, Parent Education Forum</title>
                <description><![CDATA[More than 200 people attended the EL Department&amp;#39;s Family Math Day at St. Mary&amp;rsquo;s Catholic Church in early March, 2013. The event brought math activities and games (in both English and Spanish) to the families in the Parent Education Forums at the church. The department brought together80 volunteers including 50 UC Davis student teachers and students from both Vacaville High School Will C Wood to help translate. A grant from Kaiser funded a large lunch, prepared and served by many retired VUSD teachers; Delta Kappa Gamma sponsored a book give away to children who visited at least 4 math centers. This was one of the most successful events by the group.Families were choosing to stay at the math centers rather than eat lunch or go off to baseball practice or basketball games. Not only were the children engaged but the parents were as well. The EL Department is very grateful to all of the volunteers for their enthusiastic support, planning and organization! For photos,see the attached file. ]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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                <title>Transitional Kindergarten program set to expand</title>
                <description><![CDATA[After a successful first year, our Transitional Kindergarten program is set to expand next year, possibly adding more classes at more schools. The TK program is the first year of a two-year kindergarten experience for children who miss the age cut-off for regular kindergarten due to new state laws. TK classes feature a modified curriculum that is age and developmentally appropriate for younger students. This year, children entering regular kindergarten next year must turn 5 years old by October 1, 2013. The TK program is available to children who turn 5 between October 2 and December 2. To enroll a child in either traditional or transitional kindergarten, register at your school of residence. Enrollment information and school boundary maps can be found on the home page of each elementary school web site. ]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 8 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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                <title>Heading to 7th grade next year? Get your Tdap now.</title>
                <description><![CDATA[Students heading to 7th grade next year will need proof of an adolescent whooping cough booster immunization (Tdap) before starting school in the fall. The requirement applies to all public and private schools. The tetanus-diphtheria booster (Td) shot alone will not meet the requirement. The Tdap requirement affects all incoming 7th grade students in California. If your 6th grader has not yet received the booster shot, avoid the back-to-school rush and get the vaccination now. Proof of this immunization can be taken to the child&amp;rsquo;s current school. For more information see the shotsforschool.org web site. ]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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