Schools

By Sara Beth Williams-- During the Citrus Heights City Council meeting on Jan. 12, Mike Jones with San Juan Unified Safe Schools program presented the 2022-23 Site Safety and Vulnerability assessment findings completed by the district’s Safe Schools program.

By Sara Beth Williams-- Three of the four school board candidates backed by the San Juan Teachers Association lost in their bids to win or keep their seats on the San Juan Unified School District's governing board in 2022 -- a sharp contrast from the 2020 elections when all three teachers union-endorsed candidates won.

Sentinel staff report-- Discussion of Citrus Heights breaking away from the San Juan Unified School District to form its own district has gained attention in recent months, with the topic being brought up at several council meetings and discussed at the city's strategic planning session in November.

Sentinel staff report-- Grand Oaks Elementary in Citrus Heights remained closed Tuesday due to "ongoing power outages," according to school district officials.

By Sara Beth Williams-- Plans to construct a new charter school on a vacant lot off Antelope Road in Citrus Heights have shifted.

By Sara Beth Williams-- Tanya Kravchuk, who graduated from Mesa Verde High School in 2003, was sworn in this month as a new school board member on the San Juan Unified School District Board of Education.

By Sara Beth Williams-- Prompted by school shootings across the United States and other security concerns, the City of Citrus Heights is moving ahead with studying the feasibility of putting a police officer on every public school campus in the city.