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Students, parents, staff members, administrators, and Board members from the Merced City School District honored the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. by participating in the annual march and celebration service in Merced on Monday. Band members from Cruickshank, Hoover, Rivera, and Tenaya middle schools performed "Let There be Peace on Earth" while marching from the Amtrak station to the Merced County Fairgrounds. Students from Burbank and Muir elementary schools performed several songs during the service at the fairgrounds, including "Put a Little Love in Y...
During a ceremony prior to the start of the Merced City School District’s December 13 Board of Education meeting, three newly elected Board members took the oath of office. Mike Crass, Emily Langdon, and Miguel Lopez join Adam Cox and Jessica Kazakos, who both began their terms in December of 2009. During Tuesday’s meeting, Mr. Cox was unanimously approved as Board President, and Mrs. Kazakos was unanimously named Board Clerk. Mr. Crass has served on the Board for Area 1 since he was appointed to the vacant position in May, and he was elected to continue in that rol...
Santa made a special visit to the Merced Mall Tuesday morning to meet several students from the Merced City School District, and he got a helping hand from the Merced Police Department. Merced Police Liaison Eugene Drummond explained, "We are having Shop with a Cop. It was started in 2009 by Chief Andrade. He thought it was something the community needed, but also something the officers needed to have that connection with our community. So we’re happy to partner with the Merced Mall and be out here with the kids.” The students were...
The Merced City School District received the state's leading educational honor, the Golden Bell Award, during the California School Boards Association Annual Education Conference and Trade Show at the San Francisco Marriott Marquee on Saturday, December 3. MCSD also received a $1000 award from Cisco during the ceremony.The CSBA sponsors the Golden Bell Award, which is now in its 37th year. The award recognizes public school programs that are innovative and sustainable, make a demonstrated difference for students, and focus on meeting the needs of all public school students.The ...
The Merced City School District is proud to serve a diverse community, including many families with a primary language other than English. We also know how important it is to help all of our students become proficient in English and the powerful role relatives can play in supporting their education. That’s why we’re working to raise awareness about a program our district offers called Community Based English Tutoring, or CBET. Our Director of Curriculum and Categorical Compliance, Elena Castro, explains, “The purpose of the program is to promote the acquisiti...