Getting More Students to Begin with Breakfast

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Published: Tuesday, March 7, 2017

“Take the School Breakfast Challenge” Encourages Eureka City Schools’ Students to Choose Breakfast at School

Busy weekday mornings make it a challenge for families to find time for a healthy breakfast. However, US Department of Agriculture data show that more students are starting their day with a nutritious breakfast in their school cafeterias. To encourage more families to take advantage of the healthy choices available with school breakfast, Eureka City Schools will recognize National School Breakfast Week during March 6-10, 2017.

The National School Breakfast Week (NSBW) campaign theme, “School Breakfast Challenge,” reminds the entire school community that school breakfast provides a healthy, energizing start to the day. Elementary students are encouraged to “Take the Challenge” from March 6-10 with special promotions, and decorations in the cafeteria. We will have a fun give-away each day at Washington, Lafayette, Alice Birney, and Grant.

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College Athletes Come to Eureka High

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Published: Tuesday, March 7, 2017

Nine college athletes and 2 college coaches visited Eureka High on Friday, March 3, to talk to the EHS college bound AVID sophomores. HSU Softball coach, Hannah Jones, and CR Football coach, Andrew Aiello, joined 4 HSU women soccer players and 4 CR football players in a panel to help the EHS AVID students prepare to succeed in college academics and athletics. The high school students got a clear picture of a day in the life of a college athlete, and how demanding it is to balance their class schedule with their practice, conditioning and study hall schedules.

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Letter to Staff Regarding Countywide Interdistrict Agreement

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Published: Wednesday, February 15, 2017

As I am sure many of you are aware, the current countywide interdistrict agreement is set to expire at the end of June. Under the current agreement, our county has an open enrollment policy with very few exceptions for denying a request. Even before the countywide agreement, Eureka City Schools, to my knowledge, has never limited interdistrict agreements. A significant problem with the current agreement is some school Districts have chosen not to honor it. For example, just before winter break, Cutten Elementary brought in 170 interdistrict requests for students already attending their schools, 130 of which we had no idea existed.

The practice of open enrollement has created an issue where nearly one in five, or approximately 800 of the students who should attend a Eureka City School, attend another school. This number assumes we have the correct information, which Cutten Elementary has proven is unlikely to be true. This number does not include charter or private schools, so in reality, this number could be much higher. For a variety of reasons, these parents have chosen another District to educate their children.

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