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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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Assistance League of Arcadia installs new officers. New President is Kay Kinsler. In photo Keppi Sullivan, Kay Kinsler and 2014-2015 new board members.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33859
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 12, 2014
Pages
p. 11
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 12, 2014
Pages
p. 11
Subjects
Assistance League of Arcadia
Kinsler, Kay
Organizations
Sullivan, Keppi
Item ID
34053AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Parents and children rallied at three Arcadia middle schools, in an effort to prevent the potential layoffs of 105 Arcadia Unified School District (AUSD) teachers and staff, blamed on an anticipated budget shortfall of at least $2 million next school year. Since the campaign started in late January, Arcadia Educational Foundation (AEF) has raised about $225,000, which will be presented to the AUSD. That is enough to save 3 teachers' positions.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32352
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 16, 2011
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 16, 2011
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Arcadia Educational Foundation (AEF)
Arcadia Schools
Xu, Nancy
Item ID
32550AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Unified School District's Board of Education upholds its decision of having fired cross country coach James O'Brien. There were no details about the reasons of his dismissal.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33560
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 2, 2013
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 2, 2013
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Arcadia High School sports--coaches
Arcadia High School teachers
Arcadia Unified School District Board of Education
Cross-country
O'Brien, James
Item ID
33755AN
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Newspaper Index
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The ad (open letter to the Arcadia community) that was paid for by the three members of the Arcadia Unified School District Board of Education who are targeted for recall--Cung Nguyen, lori Phillipi, and Kay Kinsler--was printed in the Pasadena Star News August 11, 2013. Fired Arcadia High School cross country coach James O'Brien and his supporters say the letter was a public relations bid to derail the recall effort. See hard copy of the letter in VF "Arcadia High School." See also Arcadia Weekly, p. 1 and 27, August 15, 2013.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33586
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 13, 2013
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 13, 2013
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Arcadia High School sports--cross country
Arcadia Unified School District Board of Education
Gonzalez, Sergio
Kinsler, Kay
Nguyen, Cung
O'Brien, James
Phillipi, Lori
Wei, Esmond
Item ID
33781AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia High School reported CIF-SS rules violation before firing coach James O'Brien. CIF-SS spokesman Thom Simmons declined to elaborate on the notification. O'Brien's supporters have begun a recall campaign targeting Arcadia Unified School District board members Cung Nguyen, Lori Phillipi, and Kay Kinsler.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33563
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 7, 2013
Pages
p. A1, A6
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 7, 2013
Pages
p. A1, A6
Subjects
Arcadia High School sports--coaches
Arcadia High School teachers
Arcadia Unified School District Board of Education
Cross-country
Kinsler, Kay
Nguyen, Cung
O'Brien, James
Phillipi, Lori
Wei, Esmond
Item ID
33758AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Unified School District Superintendent Dr. David Vannasdall gives a district update each month in this column. The district celebrated Arcadia Unified Teacher of the Year Jan Dickson.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35510
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 2, 2019
Pages
p. 2
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 2, 2019
Pages
p. 2
Subjects
Arcadia Unified School District
Dickson, Jan
Educators
Teachers
Vannasdall, David
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Joel Shawn, the Arcadia Unified School District (AUSD) superintendent since 2008, addresses the state of education. Biography.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32512
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 4, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 4, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Arcadia Unified School District (AUSD)--educators
Shawn, Joel--biography
Superintendents
Item ID
32711AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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In the wake of the firing of Arcadia High School cross country coach James O'Brien, twelve alumni, students and parents, have joined forces in an intensive effort to recall Arcadia Unified School District Board members Cung Nguyen, Kay Kinsler, and Lori Phillipi. The recall petition is headed by Esmond Wei. One issue is a list of O'Brien's alleged CIF violations that Arcadia High School formally sent to CIF officials. According to Wei, Arcadia High School's principal refused to let O'Brien see the letter. Wei said support for O'Brien is growing. See also p. 8 for related story.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33581
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 8, 2013
Pages
p. 1, 23
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 8, 2013
Pages
p. 1, 23
Subjects
Arcadia High School sports--cross country
Arcadia Unified School District Board of Education
Kinsler, Kay or Kinsler, Kasy
Nguyen, Cung
O'Brien, James
Phillipi, Lori
Wei, Esmond
Item ID
33776AN
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Newspaper Index
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A message supporting embattled former Arcadia High School cross country coach James O'Brien, sent by a concerned parent named Michael Yamane, was forwarded to the police by a school board member. Yamane's email urged the district to reconsider its firing of O'Brien, accuses district officials of abusing employees, lying about a CIF-SS investigation into O'Brien's program, and suggested officials might be breaking state law. Yamane is concerned about his constitutional right to free speech, after his email was forwarded to police. Yamane is also a proponent of the "Recall Arcadia" campaign, which seeks to recall three school board members.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33564
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 8, 2013
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 8, 2013
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Arcadia High School sports--coaches
Arcadia High School teachers
Arcadia Unified School District Board of Education
Cross-country
Kinsler, Kay
Nguyen, Cung
O'Brien, James
Phillipi, Lori
Yamane, Michael
Item ID
33759AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Unified School District superintendent David Vannasdall will be paid $205,000 annually, agreed to for a 3-year contract. Vannasdall, 45, was named the district's new chief after Joel Shawn retired. Vannasdall had been deputy superintendent and previously principal of Arcadia High School from 2005 through 2012. His car allowance is $850/month, $150/month for expenses, and a $1,000 annual salary increase if he completes his doctorate degree.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33892
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 10, 2014
Pages
p. A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 10, 2014
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
Arcadia Unified School District employees--superintendents
Vannasdall, David
Item ID
34086AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia resident David Tran, the founder of Huy Fong Foods, which makes Sriracha chili hot sauce, was on hand at the first ever Sriracha Festival in Los Angeles. Tran founded the company 33 years ago, after emigrating as a refugee from Vietnam.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33662
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 28, 2013
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 28, 2013
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Business and Industry
Huy Fong Foods
Tran, David
Item ID
33858AN
Collection
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
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Unified School District hires four new principals. They are Tom Bruce (First Avenue Middle School), Teresa Oakdale (Holly Avenue Elementary School), Ben Acker (Foothills Middle School), and Lauren Leahy (Hugo Reid Elementary School). The new hires come soon after David Vannasdall became the district superintendent in May.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33915
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 8, 2014
Pages
p. A7
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 8, 2014
Pages
p. A7
Subjects
Acker, Ben
Arcadia Unified School District employees
Bruce, Tom
Leahy, Lauren
Oakdale, Teresa
Item ID
34109AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Unified School District's Board of Education took no action to reinstate fired coach James O'Brien as head cross country coach of Arcadia High School.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33559
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 1, 2013
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 1, 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
33754AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Unified School District Board of Education recently appointed Kelsey Brown as Principal of Baldwin Stocker Elementary. See also Mountain Views News, p. 6, December 2, 2017.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35019
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 30, 2017
Pages
p. 10
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 30, 2017
Pages
p. 10
Subjects
Baldwin Stocker Elementary School
Brown, Kelsey
Item ID
35210AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Secret brothels in residential areas of Monterey Park, Alhambra dand Rowland Heights were uncovered recently. Among the conspirators arrested was Jian "David" Guo, 42, of Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32137
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 11, 2010
Pages
p. A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 11, 2010
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
Arrests
Brothels
Crime and Criminals
Guo, Jian "David"
Prostitution
Item ID
32334AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia school board members shed light on the reasons for firing Arcadia High School cross country coach James O'Brien. They wrote an open letter to the Arcadia community that will be published Sunday in this paper as a paid campaign advertisement. The controversy continues.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33585
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 10, 2013
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 10, 2013
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Arcadia High School sports--cross country
Arcadia Unified School District Board of Education
Kinsler, Kay
Nguyen, Cung
O'Brien, James
Phillipi, Lori
Item ID
33780AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Hundreds of teachers across the San Gabriel Valley are facing layoffs again this summer and experts say cuts could be far more drastic if a solution to the state's budget problems is not reached. About 20,000 teachers in the state have been put on notice that they could be laid off if school districts do not receive the necessary state funding. Arcadia Unified School District (AUSD) sent out notices to about 16% of its teachers.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32369
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 4, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 4, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Arcadia Unified School District (AUSD)
California state budget
Education
Layoffs
Teachers
Item ID
32567AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Medal of Honor recipient U.S. Army staff sergeant Salvatore Giunta visits Arcadia High School to talk about his experiences in Afghanistan. He is the first living person to receive the Medal of Honor since the Vietnam War.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33763
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 21, 2014
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 21, 2014
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Giunta, Salvatore
United States veterans
Item ID
33958AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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