LETTER: Safety upgrades at schools should have happened years ago
By Mark Mitchell– I really have a hard time believing that our schools need more money to upgrade fencing and other aspects of keeping kids safe. It’s 2023, this should have taken place years ago.
San Juan has 3 new school board members. What will that mean for 2023?
By Sara Beth Williams– The San Juan Unified School District board of education looks very different in 2023, with three newly elected board members and two new seats altogether.
Citrus Heights Police Chief says cost could run $2.5M to put cops in schools
By Sara Beth Williams– During the Citrus Heights City Council meeting on Jan. 12, Mike Jones with San Juan Unified Safe Schools program presented the 2022-23 Site Safety and Vulnerability assessment findings completed by the district’s Safe Schools…
Union-backed candidates lost all school board races in Citrus Heights. What happened?
By Sara Beth Williams– Three of the four school board candidates backed by the San Juan Teachers Association lost in their bids to win or keep their seats on the San Juan Unified School District’s governing board in…
Former teacher says it’s time to form Citrus Heights school district
Sentinel staff report– Discussion of Citrus Heights breaking away from the San Juan Unified School District to form its own district has gained attention in recent months, with the topic being brought up at several council meetings and…
Classes cancelled at Citrus Heights school due to power outages
Sentinel staff report– Grand Oaks Elementary in Citrus Heights remained closed Tuesday due to “ongoing power outages,” according to school district officials.
Charter school slated for Citrus Heights changes course for mystery site
By Sara Beth Williams– Plans to construct a new charter school on a vacant lot off Antelope Road in Citrus Heights have shifted.
Meet the MVHS grad who unseated San Juan’s school board president
By Sara Beth Williams– Tanya Kravchuk, who graduated from Mesa Verde High School in 2003, was sworn in this month as a new school board member on the San Juan Unified School District Board of Education.
Citrus Heights to look into putting police officers in every school
By Sara Beth Williams– Prompted by school shootings across the United States and other security concerns, the City of Citrus Heights is moving ahead with studying the feasibility of putting a police officer on every public school campus…
U.S. Ambassador reflects on her roots in Citrus Heights
By Sara Beth Williams– United States Ambassador Tracey Jacobson (Thomas) counts it a privilege to be a part of the U.S. Foreign Service.
San Juan Unified School District seeking to fill nearly 100 vacancies
By Sara Beth Williams– The San Juan Unified School District is seeking to fill dozens of job vacancies, according to postings at a popular education job listing website. Available positions include everything from substitute instructional assistants, to database…
Vice mayor floats idea to form Citrus Heights Unified School District
By Sara Beth Williams– In a controversial move last month, Vice Mayor Tim Schaefer proposed the formation of a volunteer commission to explore the possibility of breaking away from the San Juan Unified School District and establishing a…
