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Two elementary schools, Bonita Park and Baldwin Stocker, have been recommended for closure by the Space Utilization Committee. The Board of Education will analyze the recommendations and schedule public hearings before making a decision.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 9, 1980

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 9, 1980

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools-Baldwin Stocker Elementary; Schools - Closure

Item ID: 2663AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The Space Utilization Committee will probably recommend the closure of two schools. Consensus was that one of the two should be Bonita Park, the smallest elementary school in the district. Committee members are still studying which other school to pair with Bonita Park.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 16, 1980

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 16, 1980

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools - Closure

Item ID: 2662AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Petitions are being circulated that are aimed at thwarting the possible closure of two elementary schools. The savings would amount to only .7% of an $18 million school budget - not enough to justify closing the schools, according to the parents of students at Bonita Park and Baldwin Stocker.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 18, 1980

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 18, 1980

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools-Baldwin Stocker Elementary; Schools - Closure

Item ID: 2667AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The Board of Education has added four new members to the Long-Range Space Utilization Committee. The additions provide for representation by a parent from every elementary school in the district.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 15, 1980

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 15, 1980

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools - Closure

Item ID: 2660AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The first public hearing on the closure of two public schools was held December 10. Most of the speakers urged the Board to look for other alternatives to closure. The savings isn't enough to justify the move. The Space Utilization Committee did not explore alternatives to closure.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 14, 1980

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 14, 1980

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools - Closure

Item ID: 2666AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The Board will decide May 11 which two of four elementary schools to close next fall. Bonita Park is the most likely candidate for closure. Comments pro and con on the four schools under consideration (Santa Anita, Holly Ave., Bonita Park and Baldwin Park) are given.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 30, 1981

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 30, 1981

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools - Closure

Item ID: 2672AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Todd Dickson, a 12-year-old student at Baldwin Stocker School, has won a trip to Spain. Parade Magazine conducted a contest for news carriers across the country. Todd joins 139 other carriers for his two week trip.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 29, 1981

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 29, 1981

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Subjects: Dickson, Todd; Schools-Baldwin Stocker Elementary

Item ID: 1432AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The Space Utilization Committee may recommend the closing of two elementary schools in Arcadia in 1981 and another a year or two later.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: September 11, 1980

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: September 11, 1980

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools - Closure

Item ID: 2661AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Milt Sonnevik, School Principal at Baldwin Stocker for 20 years, has announced his plans to retire.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: May 11, 1986

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: May 11, 1986

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Subjects: Schools-Baldwin Stocker Elementary; Schools - Employees - Sonnevik, Milt

Item ID: 2877AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

A committee headed by Irene Burkner has done an update of a study made ten years ago by the Arcadia League of Women Voters on local public school education. The recent study, which was presented to the Board of Education, attempts to reconcile the League's desire for the best possible education with the current financial situation. The article discusses the two studies.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 15, 1982

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 15, 1982

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Organizations - League of Women Voters

Item ID: 2089AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The Board of Education realigned elementary school boundaries as the result of the decision to close two schools. Map included.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 4, 1981

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 4, 1981

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools - Elementary Schools

Item ID: 2696AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

A proposal by School Board member Pete May would delay the closing of any elementary school for at least a year. May proposed the district sell two residential parcels which should bring in around $250,000.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 15, 1981

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 15, 1981

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools - Closure

Item ID: 2669AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The Board of Education voted to close two elementary schools but delayed deciding which two pending possible bail-out by the city.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 25, 1981

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 25, 1981

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools - Closure

Item ID: 2670AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Members of the school district Long Range Space Utilization Task Force have been visiting all the elementary schools in the district to gain an overview of all the facilities before they recommend which should be closed.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 5, 1980

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 5, 1980

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools - Closure

Item ID: 2659AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

A public hearing is scheduled Monday night by the Arcadia Board of Education on the initial contract proposal by the district's classified employees. They are members of the California School Employees Association, Chapter 40, and are seeking a 10% salary increase.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 10, 1983

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 10, 1983

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools - Employees

Item ID: 2755AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Some Sierra Madre parents want to split from the Pasadena Unified School District and join the Arcadia Unified School District because of Arcadia's high-ranking CAP scores and low dropout rate. Members of Arcadia's Board of Education question whether they could handle the influx of new students.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 23, 1989

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 23, 1989

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Pasadena Unified School District

Item ID: 2151AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The Arcadia Board of Education has approved a new daycare center for unused Bonita Park School.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 19, 1987

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 19, 1987

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Day Care Centers

Item ID: 1409AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

A recent meeting between Asian parents, police and school district members was quite successful, School Board Member Robert Kladifko told the Board. He said recent fights between Asians and Caucasians at the Arcadia High School and the Arcadia Library were not racially motivated.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: May 14, 1986

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: May 14, 1986

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools - Race Relations

Item ID: 3082AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Article discusses need to close one or more of the Arcadia schools in 1981. A committee has been appointed to study the matter. Likely candidates for closure are Bonita Park, Santa Anita and Holly Avenue elementary schools. The vacated property might be used as a senior citizen center.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: May 15, 1980

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: May 15, 1980

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools - Closure

Item ID: 2658AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

A committee set up by the Arcadia School District to study AIDS education has come up with a proposal to integrate it into the district's current health curriculum, which extends from kindergarten to 12th grade.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 16, 1987

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 16, 1987

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: School Board

Item ID: 2478AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

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Two elementary schools, Bonita Park and Baldwin Stocker, have been recommended for closure by the Space Utilization Committee. The Board of Education will analyze the recommendations and schedule public hearings before making a decision.

The Space Utilization Committee will probably recommend the closure of two schools. Consensus was that one of the two should be Bonita Park, the smallest elementary school in the district. Committee members are still studying which other school to pair with Bonita Park.

Petitions are being circulated that are aimed at thwarting the possible closure of two elementary schools. The savings would amount to only .7% of an $18 million school budget - not enough to justify closing the schools, according to the parents of students at Bonita Park and Baldwin Stocker.

The Board of Education has added four new members to the Long-Range Space Utilization Committee. The additions provide for representation by a parent from every elementary school in the district.

The first public hearing on the closure of two public schools was held December 10. Most of the speakers urged the Board to look for other alternatives to closure. The savings isn't enough to justify the move. The Space Utilization Committee did not explore alternatives to closure.

The Board will decide May 11 which two of four elementary schools to close next fall. Bonita Park is the most likely candidate for closure. Comments pro and con on the four schools under consideration (Santa Anita, Holly Ave., Bonita Park and Baldwin Park) are given.

Todd Dickson, a 12-year-old student at Baldwin Stocker School, has won a trip to Spain. Parade Magazine conducted a contest for news carriers across the country. Todd joins 139 other carriers for his two week trip.

The Space Utilization Committee may recommend the closing of two elementary schools in Arcadia in 1981 and another a year or two later.

Milt Sonnevik, School Principal at Baldwin Stocker for 20 years, has announced his plans to retire.

The Board of Education realigned elementary school boundaries as the result of the decision to close two schools. Map included.

A proposal by School Board member Pete May would delay the closing of any elementary school for at least a year. May proposed the district sell two residential parcels which should bring in around $250,000.

The Board of Education voted to close two elementary schools but delayed deciding which two pending possible bail-out by the city.

Members of the school district Long Range Space Utilization Task Force have been visiting all the elementary schools in the district to gain an overview of all the facilities before they recommend which should be closed.

A public hearing is scheduled Monday night by the Arcadia Board of Education on the initial contract proposal by the district's classified employees. They are members of the California School Employees Association, Chapter 40, and are seeking a 10% salary increase.

Some Sierra Madre parents want to split from the Pasadena Unified School District and join the Arcadia Unified School District because of Arcadia's high-ranking CAP scores and low dropout rate. Members of Arcadia's Board of Education question whether they could handle the influx of new students.

The Arcadia Board of Education has approved a new daycare center for unused Bonita Park School.

A recent meeting between Asian parents, police and school district members was quite successful, School Board Member Robert Kladifko told the Board. He said recent fights between Asians and Caucasians at the Arcadia High School and the Arcadia Library were not racially motivated.

Article discusses need to close one or more of the Arcadia schools in 1981. A committee has been appointed to study the matter. Likely candidates for closure are Bonita Park, Santa Anita and Holly Avenue elementary schools. The vacated property might be used as a senior citizen center.

A committee set up by the Arcadia School District to study AIDS education has come up with a proposal to integrate it into the district's current health curriculum, which extends from kindergarten to 12th grade.