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Aveson Charter School

• Final Mitigated Negative Declaration and Responses to Comments (Full Report, 55 MB)
  
  
• Individual Documents
  • Title, Notice, Table of Contents
  • Preface and Introduction
  • Environmental Checklist
  • Environmental Analysis
  • Response to Comments - Part 1
  • Response to Comments - Part 2
  • Response to Comments - Part 3
  • References
  • List of Preparers
  • Appendix A - Correspondence
  • Appendix B - Aveson Neighborhood Plan
  • Appendix C - AQ Appendix
  • Appendix D - Cultural Report
  • Appendix E - Records Searches and Information Requests
  • Appendix F - Noise Appendix
  • Appendix G - Traffic Impact Analysis
  • Appendix H - Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program

• Initial Study and Mitigated Negative Declaration (Full Report, 25 MB)
  
  
• Initial Study and Mitigated Negative Declaration
  • Notice of Availability
  • Introduction
  • Environmental Checklist
  • Environmental Analysis
  • References
  • List of Preparers
  • Appendix A - Correspondence
  • Appendix B - Aveson Neighborhood Plan
  • Appendix C - AQ Appendix
  • Appendix D - Cultural Report
  • Appendix E - Records Searches and Information Requests
  • Appendix F - Noise Appendix
  • Appendix G - Traffic Impact Analysis

Board Affirms Commitment to School Reform, Rejects Further Teacher Layoffs

The Pasadena Unified School District (PUSD) Board of Education ratified a $186.8 million operating budget for 2009-2010 that includes $12.6 million in cuts to balance the 2008-09 budget, and reflects a $20 million loss of revenue from the State of California for 2009-10.

ConnectEd Grant Will Support Multiple Pathways Approach to Prepare Students for College and Career

PUSD announced that it was awarded a $1.175 million grant to implement a comprehensive high school reform strategy for students throughout PUSD. PUSD is one of six California school districts selected by ConnectEd: the California Center for College and Career, to receive the grants, funded by The James Irvine Foundation. The funds, which are part of the California Multiple Pathways District Initiative, will be used to establish ten high-quality pathway programs organized around career themes or industry sectors.

School ranks among top 6 percent of high schools for 7th consecutive year

Pasadena Unified School District (PUSD) announced that Marshall Fundamental School has been named one of Newsweek magazine’s Top Public High Schools for the seventh consecutive year. Every year, the list is compiled by Washington Post education columnist Jay Mathews, and includes only the top six percent of high schools nationwide.

Pasadena Unified School District (PUSD) high school students will compete in Pasadena’s first city-wide Model United Nations Conference at Pasadena City College (PCC) on Friday, June 12. The conference is an all-day event that focuses on the politics of water in the Middle East.

Pasadena Unified School District (PUSD) graduates will participate in a Latino Student Recognition Ceremony sponsored by a partnership of numerous community organizations on Sunday, June 14. The annual ceremony celebrates students’ personal success and academic achievements in the spirit and tradition of Latino culture.

Sarah Rudchenko led Hamilton Elementary to National Blue Ribbon Nomination

Pasadena Unified School District (PUSD) Superintendent Edwin Diaz today announced that he has named Sarah Rudchenko as principal at Wilson Middle School, which serves approximately 740 sixth through eighth grade students. Over the past seven years, Principal Rudchenko has served as the principal of Hamilton Elementary, a California Distinguished School and a current nominee for the National Blue Ribbon Achievement award.

The Pasadena Unified School District (PUSD) announced commencement ceremony dates, times and locations for the graduating classes of 2009.

Seniors at PUSD’s five high schools will don gowns and mortar boards to receive their high school diplomas June 13-17. Family members are invited to attend although students should contact their campus graduation coordinators to obtain tickets. The ceremony schedule follows:

District English Language Arts Scores Nearly Doubled Since 2002

The Pasadena Unified School District (PUSD) announced that it has received the “California Pride of SRA Academic Recognition Award” from educational publisher SRA McGraw-Hill in recognition of outstanding improvement and achievement in reading and language arts over the past seven years.

"This award represents our elementary schools’ commitment to a standards-based curriculum, high-quality instruction and research-based professional development to raise student achievement," said Superintendent Edwin Diaz. "I am very proud of their hard work to accelerate student performance District-wide."

Community Performance Scheduled May 17

Students throughout the Pasadena Unified School District will have the opportunity to participate in a workshop with The Young Americans, an internationally-recognized music and performing arts group, on May 15 at Daniel Webster School. The workshop will include classes in voice, choral singing, dance, acting/improvisation., musical theater, and performance techniques. The workshop will culminate in a community performance at the Marshall Fundamental auditorium on Sunday, May 17 at 5 p.m.