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The Eastern Sierra Unified School District looks as if it may have to close several of its schools, according to information contained in a school district resolution released this week that calls for the elimination of at least eight full-time teacher positions, as well as many programs. The resolution states that Lee Vining Community Day School, the High Desert Academy and the Eastern Sierra Academy will have to close, if the resolution passes. The exact reason for the problems were not known at press time, but Mono County Superintendent of Schools Catherine Hiatt said today that she did not know of the issue until this morning when a parent from the district called her. Hiatt said she would have more information at a later date. At least one e-mail to the Mammoth Times from a district resident states that the district is facing a S2.2 million shortfall, but that number and reason for a possible deficit have not been independently confirmed. The Eastern Sierra School Board has scheduled an emergency meeting on this matter at 7 p.m., Friday, March 12 at the Lee Vining Elementary School. The Mammoth Times has a call into ESUSD Superintendent Don Clark seeking more information and will update information to this site as it is available. – WG |
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Eastern Sierra Academy hits Newsweek top 200 for 7th year |
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Friday, 12 June 2009 |
The Eastern Sierra Academy in Bridgeport has been ranked 132 out of 1,500 public high schools across the United States by Newsweek.
The academy has received the accolade every year since 2003, according to Roger Yost, principal since the school was founded fourteen years ago.
But the recent annual Newsweek review is not the important thing, Yost said in a phone interview.
“To me, the most important thing is if our kids are successful in college. And by taking AP [Advanced Preparation] classes, it provides the rigor to prepare,” he said. “We’re a college preparatory program. So by junior year, they’re taking AP classes.”
The Newsweek ranking is based the number of kids taking AP classes divided by the number of seniors. It’s the abundance of writing and reading that’s required to be successful in an AP class that really makes the difference, Yost said. – CB
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 17 June 2009 )
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