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                <title>Bayside STEM ACADEMY and Beresford Elementary to Receive San Mateo County School Boards Association Kent Awards</title>
                <description><![CDATA[The San Mateo-Foster City School District is proud to announce that on Monday, May 20 th , THE Bayside STEM ACADEMY and Beresford Elementary School will be honored as recipients of the 2012-2013 J. Russell Kent Exemplary Program Award. The awards are given to outstanding and innovative programs either in the classroom or outside the classroom as well as district-wide programs. Applicants must demonstrate their programs promote student success, employ a high degree of creativity, and demonstrate transferability. Named after the past San Mateo County Superintendent of Schools, J. Russell Kent, SMCSBA initiated the J. Russell Kent Award Program in the 1980-81 school year. program blends Design Thinking with Bayside&amp;rsquo;s STEM curriculum affecting each disciplinary area, as students explore topics by looking beyond routine parameters, including all ideas and especially wild ones without judgment, and being creative in prototyping solutions. Students practice Design Thinking as a collaborative team which fosters habits of listening, being empathetic, and adaptable to client input about solutions that fit the client. This may lead to a second or third prototype helping students to learn to understand that &amp;ldquo;re-doing&amp;rdquo; or &amp;ldquo;failing early and often&amp;rdquo; is a natural part of innovation. Empathy, collaboration, adaptability and iteration are requisite skills for the 21 st century learner and global citizenship. Supplemental Spanish Program provides a solution to a challenging problem: How do we support English-Only students during English Language Development (ELD) time? All schools with English Learners struggle with how to meet the needs of both groups of students at the same time. Beresford meets those needs by regrouping the school&amp;rsquo;s English Learners for ELD instruction with classroom teachers and at the same time, grouping together the English-Only students for Spanish instruction, providing exposure to Spanish as a second language and building connections, appreciation, respect and understanding of another culture that is an integral part of our school community. The schools will receive their award at a celebration on May 20 th at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Foster City. ]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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                <title>Bowditch Middle School Named California Distinguished School</title>
                <description><![CDATA[The San Mateo-Foster City School District is proud to announce that State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson has named Bowditch Middle School a 2013 California Distinguished School for their strong commitment and innovative approaches to improving student academic achievement. &amp;ldquo;These schools have gone the extra mile to provide high-quality instruction that puts their students on the right path toward career and college,&amp;rdquo; Torlakson said. &amp;ldquo;Given the enormous challenges schools have faced in recent years, it is inspiring to see this kind of success in so many schools. Our future depends on meeting the needs of every student no matter where they come from or where they live.&amp;rdquo; San Mateo-Foster City School District Superintendent, Dr. Cynthia Simms commented, &amp;ldquo;Bowditch Middle School and its students, teachers, staff, and principal are very deserving of this honor as a California Distinguished School. Hard work, focus, and commitment toa strong academic program &amp;lsquo;where it&amp;#39;s safe for students to be their best, to take academic risks, to respect and be respected&amp;rsquo; have earned this recognition. Congratulations!&amp;rdquo; &amp;ldquo;I am pleased and honored to announce that Bowditch Middle School has received the California Distinguished Schools Award,&amp;rdquo; stated Bowditch Middle School Principal Judith Ross. &amp;ldquo;Our Team collaborates and engages all students in supporting their academic learning and character education. The Bowditch Team and community work in partnership to ensure success for all our students. It is our commitment and goal to continue to strive for excellence in educating and inspiring all students.&amp;rdquo; The 2013 California Distinguished Schools Program directly focuses on the right of California&amp;rsquo;s students to an equitable and rigorous education, and recognizes those schools that have made progress in narrowing the academic achievement gap. The program identifies and honors those schools that have demonstrated educational excellence for all students and progress in narrowing the achievement gap. To be invited to apply for Distinguished School honors, schools must meet a variety of eligibility criteria including designated federal and state accountability measures based on the Elementary and Secondary Education Act and the Academic Performance Index requirements. Schools earning the Distinguished School title agree to share their signature practices with other schools and serve as mentors to other educators who want to replicate their work. Schools selected for recognition will be honored at award ceremonies where Superintendent Torlakson will present each school with a 2013 Distinguished School plaque and flag. For more information on Bowditch Middle School, visit . ]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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                <title>Sign-up Now for Annex Summer Camps</title>
                <description><![CDATA[Annex Summer Camp The Children&amp;rsquo;s Annex presents Endless Summer Camp! Beat the heat, come and cool off during summer and have a blast. Incoming 1 st -5 th grade students can join their friends to participate in fun games, projects and exciting field trips! Space is on a first come first serve basis so register online today. Summer Camp will be offered at two locations: Laurel Annex - 316 6th Avenue, San Mateo Foster City Annex - 461 Beach Park Boulevard, Foster City ]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 7 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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