1/21 Family Ed. Day – John Covey, “The Leader in Me” 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. at Heather School, “7 Habits of Highly Effective Families” 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. at Heather School.

1/23 NO HOMEWORK NIGHT and Middle School Science Fair – Awards at 7:00 p.m. at Tierra Linda

1/28 Family Theater Day - Come see the San Carlos Children’s Theater production of Willy Wonka featuring actors and actresses from Central, Tierra Linda and CLC. The showtimes are 1:00 p.m. or 7:00 p.m. at Mustang Hall on the CMS campus. Tickets are $10 for students and $14 for adults.

Carol Elliott and Kathleen Farley to be sworn in at January 18 meeting

 SAN CARLOS, CA – January 13, 2012 – At its meeting last night, The Governing Board of the San Carlos School District appointed Carol Elliott and Kathleen Farley as new Governing Board members to fill seats vacated by former school board trustees Mark Olbert and Carrie Du Bois, both of whom were elected to different positions in the November election.  Ms. Elliott and Ms. Farley will each serve the remainder of Olbert’s and DuBois’s terms (until November of 2013).

On December 8th, the School Board unanimously voted to pursue an appointment process for the two vacant seats rather than call for a special election, which would have cost the District up to $60,000 and would have left two seats vacant until June of 2012.  At that meeting, the Board set a deadline of January 9, 2012 for interested candidates to complete an application.  Seven applications were submitted, which included background information and candidates’ answers to a number of questions.

At last night’s board meeting, each of the seven candidates was given a chance to speak about his/her candidacy and then was asked to answer two randomly drawn questions.  After all candidates had spoken and answered questions, the Board deliberated in the public meeting.  At the end of the deliberation, the Board unanimously voted to appoint Elliott and Farley.

Seth Rosenblatt, President of the San Carlos School Board, remarked, “We are thrilled to have Carol and Kathleen on the Board.  They will both make great contributions to our governance team, and I’m excited to have a full board so we can proceed with all of the important and exciting work of the district.”  Ms. Elliott and Ms. Farley will be sworn in at the beginning of the next regularly scheduled San Carlos School Board Meeting on January 18th.

“I was pleased by the number of high quality candidates that applied for the position; it was very difficult for the Board to narrow it down to just two,” said Dr. Craig Baker, Superintendent of the San Carlos School District.

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:

Craig Baker, Ed.D.

Superintendent

San Carlos School District

(650) 508-7333

cbaker@sancarlos.k12.ca.us

The candidates are (in alphabetical order):

• Donald Cox
• Carol Elliott
• Kathleen Farley
• Tom Hausken
• Lauren Pachkowski
• Peter Tzifas
• Jason Wacha

The Board will hear from all candidates at its meeting this Thursday, January 12th (7pm at Central library), and the intention is to make the appointments the same evening. This entire process will be held in an open board meeting, so the public is welcome and encouraged to attend.

The actual applications can be viewed on-line here: http://sancarlos.csbaagendaonline.net/cgi-bin/WebObjects/sancarlos-eAgenda.woa/wo/3.0.7.1.3.0.0.7.2.0.40.5.0.19.3.0.3.1.13.1.1.0.0.3.1

Interested applicants should complete an application form and turn in by 3:00pm on January 9, 2012.  At the School Board’s meeting on January 12th, candidates who have completed the application form will be given a chance to address the board, and the intention will be to make the appointments at that meeting.

The San Carlos School Board would like to encourage any interested candidates to apply.

The outline of the process is available here.

The application form is available here.

You can view the press release here.

As most of you probably know, we had a local election this past Tuesday.  Although the results are not official until they are certified by the County Elections Office (which will occur on or before December 6th), it looks likely that one or two current sitting school board members — Carrie Du Bois and Mark Olbert — will be leaving the Board before their terms end.  This is because the law prevents individuals from simultaneously holding two elected offices, and automatically resigns them from their previous office.

The remaining members of the Board will need to choose a process to replace any open positions.  By law, the Board must choose to either appoint new members or hold a special election.  At our December 8th meeting, the Board — which will not include any former trustees who resigned due to being elected to another office — will discuss which path they want to go down.  We encourage all community members to attend that meeting to understand the next steps as well as to give public input into the process. You can also share your thoughts by calling me at 508-7333, or by emailing me (cbaker@sancarlos.k12.ca.us) or the Board (board@sancarlos.k12.ca.us).

Assuming that there is at least one opening to fill, I am hopeful that a number of interested and committed community members will step forward to serve as School Board Trustee.  If you have any interest in serving, I encourage you to learn more.  Please feel free to reach out to me or any Trustee to learn what is involved in becoming a member of the San Carlos School District School Board.

As always, please contact me if you have any questions.

Regards,

Craig Baker, Ed.D
Superintendent

Enrichment Programs – Winter 2011-2012

Be sure to check out our Winter Enrichment Programs, we’re certain you will find a class that interests your student.  For more information, visit www.smartesancarlos.com and click on “enrichment programs”.  Enrollment is open now.  To register contact the program instructor, his/her contact info is located on the SMARTE website.

Enrichment Programs are offered at all six district schools.  Winter session classes begin the week of November 28^th.

School Holiday Camps – Thanksgiving Week and Winter Break!

SMART-E is pleased to offer school holiday camps to the community (campers are not required to be San Carlos School District students).  In collaboration with our SMART-E partners, we are offering camps on the following school holiday weeks: Thanksgiving (11/21, 11/22, 11/23 only), Winter Break (1/2/12 to 1/6/12), Presidents’ Week (2/20/12 to 2/24/12), and Spring Break Week (4/2/12 to 4/6/12).

After School Care – Hours of Operation

SMART-E After School Program is open from the end of the school day until 6:00 pm Monday through Friday.  There is no additional charge to accommodate children for additional hours due to early dismissal on parent conference days and minimum days. We provide flexible schedule, you may enroll in a 5-days per week schedule to an occasional drop-in day.

After School Care – Monthly Pricing
5 days/wk:    $430
4 days/wk:    $376
3 days/wk:    $306
2 days/wk:    $224
1 day/wk:      $120
Drop in rate: $30/day

Questions? Visit www.smartesancarlos.com or contact Mary Carbullido 650.590.5950 or Masa Tasovac 650.590.5955.

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