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Middle School Electives Can Launch Self-Discovery, Even Life Paths
The Slice – January 2013: In Our High Schools | In Our Middle Schools | In Our Elementary Schools If grade school is about gaining knowledge, middle school is about gaining choice. Beginning in sixth grade, students are introduced to “The Wheel.” Made up of six-week short courses, and common to all three middle schools…
Read MoreHigh School Electives Are Core
The Slice – January 2013: In Our High Schools | In Our Middle Schools | In Our Elementary Schools What is an elective? It’s not easily defined, according to Palo Alto High School (Paly) Principal Phil Winston, since the Palo Alto School District changed its graduation requirements making some former electives like languages, visual and…
Read MorePalo Alto Partners in Education Foundation Awarded $50,000 Gift from Local Realtor Juliana Lee
(December 27, 2012) PALO ALTO, CA – Palo Alto Partners in Education (PiE), the education foundation supporting Palo Alto Unified School District schools, [pullquote align=”right”]Download a PDF version of this press release.[/pullquote]today announced that it has been awarded a $50,000 gift by prominent local real estate executive Juliana Lee. Ms. Lee’s donation puts her among…
Read MoreTight-Knit Teams: Fostering Student Achievement and Professional Growth
The Slice – November 2012: In Our High Schools | In Our Middle Schools | In Our Elementary Schools With Palo Alto middle school class sizes growing, how can teachers give students the individual feedback they need to improve future performance and adapt their own teaching style to help? Ask any middle school principal in…
Read MoreBig Advancements for Our Littlest Learners
The Slice – November 2012: In Our High Schools | In Our Middle Schools | In Our Elementary Schools How Two Elementary Schools Are Using Imaginative Play, Games and Technology to Cultivate Student Learning with PiE Funds They enter as kinders and exit as fifth graders. And in between those years, our elementary-aged kids are…
Read MoreThe Not-So-Big High School: Palo Alto’s High Schools Seem Smaller Thanks to PiE-Funded Programs
The Slice – November 2012: In Our High Schools | In Our Middle Schools | In Our Elementary Schools Palo Alto’s two public high schools continue to excel in national merit scholar count, test scores, sports championships and science competitions. And they continue to attract new families to the school district. With this year’s 14th-day…
Read MoreThe Paly Voice: Back to School Challenge Grant Ends
The Paly Voice wrote about PiE’s success in earning $300,000 worth of matching grant money in the Back-to-School Challenge Grant for the Palo Alto Unified School District’s 2013-2014 budget. Read the full article.
Read MorePalo Alto Partners in Education Foundation to Raise $4.75 Million for Public Schools
(August 7, 2012) PALO ALTO, CA – Palo Alto Partners in Education (PiE) education foundation today launched its 2012-2013 fundraising campaign to support Palo Alto public schools. [pullquote align=”right”]Download a PDF version of this press release.[/pullquote]In response to ongoing California state budget cuts, PiE aims to give PAUSD schools $4.75 million this school year. The…
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