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Arcadia Unified School District adopts "Common Core," so students in Arcadia will be studying subjects at the same time as students in 46 other states. Teacher Jennifer Prince said Common Core is meant to help students compete in a 21st century national and global economy. See hard copy in VF "Schools--History--2001-2020."

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33793
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 3, 2014
Pages
p. 1, 24
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 3, 2014
Pages
p. 1, 24
Subjects
Arcadia Unified School District
Arcadia Schools--curriculum
Item ID
33988AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Making the transition to Common Core State Standards. Arcadia Unified School District recruits in-house teachers, rather than hire outside consultants, to serve as classroom mentors for implementation. The standards align curricula across 46 states and District of Columbia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33647
Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
October 12, 2013
Pages
p. A8
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Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
October 12, 2013
Pages
p. A8
Subjects
Arcadia Unified School District
Common Core State Standards
Item ID
33842AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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2011 Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) scores show a majority of area schools are progressing. California's STAR program assesses public school students' knowledge of the math, English and science in grades 2 through 11. At Arcadia Unified School District, these are the percentage of students who scored proficient or advanced in core subjects: English-Language Arts 83.9%; History 76%; Mathematics 82.4%; Science 84.7%; Science end of course 80.4%. STAR scores from other area schools are given.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32499
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 16, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 16, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Arcadia Unified School District
Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR)
Test Scores
Item ID
32698AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Unified School District (AUSD) releases personalized learning thought exchange results. Personalized Learning is an innovative new campaign led by Arcadia Unified School District (AUSD) Superintendent David Vannasdall. In May 2017 AUSD utilized a thought-sharing platform called Thought Exchange to facilitate community and student feedback. The report covers five major principles that personalized learning should constitute: 1) Differentiated Learning 2) Class Size and Assistance 3) Individual Learning 4) Students' Current Skill Assessment 5) Parent-Teacher Communication.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35038
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 4, 2018
Pages
p. 12
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 4, 2018
Pages
p. 12
Subjects
Arcadia Unified School District (AUSD)
Education
Personalized learning
Vannasdall, David
Item ID
35229AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Bradley Smith is Arcadia Unified School District's 2015-2016 Teacher of the Year.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34325
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 17, 2015
Pages
p. 30
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 17, 2015
Pages
p. 30
Subjects
Arcadia Unified School District
Awards
Smith, Bradley
Teachers
Item ID
34518AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia High School football pounds Glendale 14-6 on October 10.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33650
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 17, 2013
Pages
p. 27
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 17, 2013
Pages
p. 27
Subjects
Arcadia High School sports--football
Cantos, Nico
Policky, Andrew (Coach)
Item ID
33845AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Only 22 school districts in California honored by College Board for 7th Annual AP District Honor Roll and Arcadia High School is one of them. This means that since 2014, the qualifying school had to increase the number of students participating in AP courses while also increasing or maintaining the percentage of students earning AP exam scores of 3 or higher.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34783
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 19, 2017
Pages
p. 12
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 19, 2017
Pages
p. 12
Subjects
Arcadia High School academics
Advanced Placement courses
Item ID
34974AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Unified School District (AUSD) caught in the web of Net-Neutrality preservation. On December 14, 2017, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted to repeal net neutrality laws. AUSD is transitioning into technology-based platforms of learning with a focus on personalized learning using Chromebooks. Students using different ISPs at home may have varied access to educational means. It is unlikely to affect their access to educational resources while they are at school.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35057
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 18, 2018
Pages
p. 12
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 18, 2018
Pages
p. 12
Subjects
Arcadia Unified School District (AUSD)
Item ID
35247AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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1980s pop group Air Supply plays at the Arcadia Performing Arts Center on January 25, 2014. Also playing this season are America (2/22), Susan Egan (3/1), and The Temptations (6/7).

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33718
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 9, 2014
Pages
p. 19
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 9, 2014
Pages
p. 19
Subjects
Air Supply
Arcadia Performing Arts Center (Auditorium)
Musical acts
Pop groups
Item ID
33914AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia's General Municipal Election slated for April 10, 2018 for these officers: 3 members of City Council for Districts 2, 3, and 5 (full term of 4 years). This will be the first time Arcadia has district-based elections.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35026
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 7, 2017
Pages
p. 1, 14
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 7, 2017
Pages
p. 1, 14
Subjects
City Council elections
General Municipal Elections
Item ID
35217AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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General Municipal Election announced for April 10, 2018 to elect three city council members for Districts 2, 3 and 5. (This will be the first election since switching from at-large elections to district elections.)

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35036
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 21, 2017
Pages
p. 1, 10
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 21, 2017
Pages
p. 1, 10
Subjects
Arcadia City Council Elections-2018
Item ID
35227AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia High School wins National Quiz Bowl Championship in Chicago. Coach is Christopher Schultz, an Arcadia High School English teacher. See also Mountain Views News, p. 10, June 6, 2015.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34188
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 4, 2015
Pages
p. 17
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 4, 2015
Pages
p. 17
Subjects
Arcadia High School students--academic competitions
Leung, Andrew
Nghiem, Justin
Wang, Kevin
Zhao, Yuqiao
Item ID
34382AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Fired Arcadia High School cross country coach James O'Brien questions reason for dismissal. The Arcadia Unified School District's Board of Education upholds its decision to not reappoint Mr. O'Brien as head coach for the 2013-2014 year. He will continue to teach at Arcadia High School.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33562
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 6, 2013
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 6, 2013
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Arcadia High School sports--coaches
Arcadia High School teachers
Arcadia Unified School District Board of Education
Cross-country
O'Brien, James
Item ID
33757AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Unified School District hosting Arcadia Innovation Summit, free of charge and open to all. Sessions will focus on three areas: Google Ecosystem (using Chromebooks, Google Apps for Education and Third-Party Applications), teaching in a 1:1 classroom, and other innovative teaching practices like Genius Hour and Makerspace.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34186
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 4, 2015
Pages
p. 15
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 4, 2015
Pages
p. 15
Subjects
Arcadia Unified School District
Education
Item ID
34380AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Unified School District social media Instagram ranked among world's best according to Buzzfeed. Ryan Foran, Chief Communication Officer, created the Instagram page nearly 5 years ago.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35188
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 24, 2018
Pages
p. 16
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 24, 2018
Pages
p. 16
Subjects
Arcadia Unified School District
Buzzfeed
Foran, Ryan
Social media
Item ID
35377AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Fifty years tell a story. Baldwin Stocker PTA presents "Come back to play" to celebrate the elementary school's 50th anniversary on October 14, 5-8 PM at 422 W. Lemon Avenue.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34671
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 15, 2016
Pages
p. 1, 12
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 15, 2016
Pages
p. 1, 12
Subjects
Baldwin Stocker Elementary School
Anniversaries
Item ID
34863AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Unified School District named to prestigious AP District Honor Roll. Only 22 school districts in California honored.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34739
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 22, 2016
Pages
p. 12
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 22, 2016
Pages
p. 12
Subjects
Advanced Placement District-AP District
Arcadia Unified School District
Item ID
34931AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Unified School District revives middle school athletics. In 1995, the middle school sports program was dismantled when the district transitioned junior high to the middle school model (6th-8th grades), then the focus veered heavily toward academics. On December 3, 2015, First Avenue Middle School faced off with Dana Middle School for the first time in two decades.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34463
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 18, 2016
Pages
p. 23
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 18, 2016
Pages
p. 23
Subjects
Arcadia Schools
Bramley, Scott
McDonald, Laurie
Middle school sports
Ruiz, May S.
Wilson, Jeffrey
Item ID
34655AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Unified School District (AUSD) Deputy Superintendent Robert Leri has resigned. Arcadia High School Principal David Vannasdall will take on the additional role of Deputy Superintendent March 1 and leave his job as principal at end of school year to become Deputy Superintendent. Other personnel changes within the school district. AUSD is trying to cover a projected $7 million annual budget deficit with a proposed 5-year parcel tax. Arcadia Educational Foundation is doing its annual solicitation.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32821
Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
January 21, 2012
Pages
p. 6
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Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
January 21, 2012
Pages
p. 6
Subjects
Amos, Debra
Aragon, Christina
Arcadia Educational Foundation
Arcadia Unified School District (AUSD)--employees
Leri, Robert
Letson, Paul
Popovich, Danae
Reynolds, Brook
Vannasdall, David
Item ID
33018AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Unified School District test scores among highest in Southern California, according to new statewide test results released by California Department of Education. Arcadia scored 40% higher than the state average for math and 26% higher in English language arts/literacy.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34657
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 1, 2016
Pages
p. 17
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 1, 2016
Pages
p. 17
Subjects
Arcadia Unified School District
California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP)
Test Scores
Item ID
34849AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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