School administrators, parents launch rideshare program-NC TIMES

Participants hope effort will reduce congestion around San Elijo middle, elementary schools
ANDREA MOSS – NC TIMES
San Elijo Middle School administrators are taking aim at some of the traffic congestion around their campus with a new ride-sharing program that matches parents with each other for school-carpooling purposes.
Gary DeBora, assistant principal of the school, said last week [...]

Second Annual SEES Country Fair

Second Annual SEES Country Fair is this April 25th from 10 am to 4pm at San Elijo Elementary. This is a community event and all proceeds will go to support San Elijo Elementary school. The event will include itunes walk, games and prizes, silent and live auction. Food will be available from Islands, Smoothie [...]

SAN MARCOS: Trustees examine cuts : North County Times – Californian 03-05-2009

Board will vote on layoffs, other reductions Monday
By GARY WARTH – Staff Writer | Thursday, March 5, 2009
SAN MARCOS —- Class sizes may be increased, library hours shortened and athletics reduced in the school year that begins next fall to make ends meet in the San Marcos Unified School District.
Superintendent Kevin Holt outlined those and [...]

Makeover for San Marcos school district detailed

Board will pare down $628 million project list
By Linda Lou UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER November 13, 2008
In an ideal world, the San Marcos Unified School District already would have the $628 million it would need to complete a long list of modernization projects.
That’s what district officials estimate it will cost, with inflation, to rebuild San Marcos [...]

Incumbents in San Marcos School District bow out

Trustees say it’s time for new faces
By SHAYNA CHABNER – NC TIMES Staff Writer | Tuesday, July 22, 2008 7:36 PM PDT
There could be an extensive shake-up in leadership at several inland school districts in November with news this week that four longtime trustees in Escondido, San Marcos and Fallbrook will leave their seats open [...]

California School Finder Site Launched

California School Finder site was just launched. You can easily access data on local public schools. You can compare schools side-by-side with the latest school rankings, course offerings and information. The information provided on the web site comes from the California Department of Education.
www.schoolfinder.ca.gov

San Marcos School district news

The San Marcos Unified School District reaffirmed their commitment to building energy efficient and environmentally correct schools Monday night, approving a resolution that gives the board guidelines for building and updating schools. San Marcos’ efforts to build green schools will include adding natural light to classrooms by using windows and sky lights to decrease [...]

San Elijo Elementary Country Fair Photos

SMUSD unveils proposals for attendance boundary changes

By: NOELLE IBRAHIM – NC TIMES Staff WriterSAN MARCOS — Parents at a meeting Wednesday night said they generally accept the proposed revisions to the San Marcos Unified School District’s attendance boundaries for the next school year that would require nearly half the students at Alvin Dunn Elementary to transfer to the district’s newest school.
“Change [...]

Wear your Bolts – or else?

According to one miffed parent, a vice-principal at the San Elijo Middle School in San Marcos broadcast an edict yesterday over the school’s public-address system telling the kids they were allowed only to wear San Diego Chargers gear today.David Kuba, who hails from New England, says his 11-year-old twin son and daughter are both Patriots [...]