Maryann Straub no longer works for the CDE. If you have questions please contact the Healthy Start Office at (916) 319-0914 for business matters. Maryann can be reached at maryannstraub@comcast.net
Retiring Principal – Alan Withers “Reflections On Healthy Start Hallmarks”
Mather Heights Elementary School Folsom Cordova Unified School District
The Educational Testing Service Policy Information Report "Parsing the Achievement Gap II"
"Syntheses of many research studies establish that 16 factors related to life experiences and conditions are correlated with cognitive development and academic achievement. This report asks whether there are differences in these 16 ‘correlates of achievement' among different population groups that mirror the large and persistent gaps that are found in school achievement. The answer is yes, there are differences in these correlates of achievement among racial/ethnic and income groups, and those differences do mirror the achievement gaps."
New! Healthy Start Veteran Watch: YouTube Interview with Barbara Penny James – Principal
Ford International MicroSociety Elementary School “Moving from a Healthy Start Planning Grant to Operational”
Schools Chief Jack O'Connell Decries Proposed New Cuts to Public Education Governor's May Budget Revision Cuts Billions from Public Schools (K-12)
SACRAMENTO — State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O'Connell issued the following statement in response to the release of Governor Schwarzenegger's May Revision:
"The two budget proposals the Governor released today offer a choice between devastating and horrific cuts to public schools. I am heartsick at the prospect that public schools in California are being asked to absorb between $800 million and $1.4 billion in the final month of the traditional school year, and then an additional $1.6 billion to $3.3* billion in the next school year. If approved, these proposed cuts would be added to the $11.6 billion in cuts to schools approved last February.
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This toolkit presents tools to guide any school that wants to improve student achievement, youth wellbeing and ties to families and communities. It gives step-bystep instructions to create strong community school partnerships.
The Center for Community School Partnerships has worked with over 850 Healthy Start grantees since 1992. This toolkit pulls from the best of the training materials and resources we have used for sixteen years in supporting community school collaboratives. These tools work. Click for larger image
The HSFO is a project of the Center for Community-School Partnerships.
The HSFO is a collaboration between University of California, Davis and the California Department of Education.
The HSFO is located in the School of Education's CRESS Center.