Glen View and Las Animas elementary schools have piloted a new
program at their schools called Character Counts! Supported by the
six pillars of trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, fairness,
caring and citizenship, Character Counts! is an initiative that
will spread throughout the entire community, school officials
hope.
Character Counts! now in two schools
Glen View and Las Animas elementary schools have piloted a new program at their schools called Character Counts! Supported by the six pillars of trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, fairness, caring and citizenship, Character Counts! is an initiative that will spread throughout the entire community, school officials hope.
“I’m a believer,” said Glen View Principal Scott Otteson. He learned of the program at a previous district where it drastically reduced the rate of discipline problems. The program was met with wide approval from trustees, community members, the superintendent – who also witnessed firsthand the benefits of the program in a previous district – and the police department.
The program is easily integrated into the regular curriculum and establishes a set of core values that permeates the entire school.
Board adopts 2009/2010 school calendar
School trustees unanimously approved the recommendation of the calendar committee to bump the 2009/2010 school calendar up a week and end the first semester at the high school before the winter break.
The adopted calendar has school starting August 20 and ending June 11. The high schoolers will complete their first semester before the two-week winter break at the expense of eight days of instruction. The first semester will be 82 days, the second will be 98. The longer second semester will even out after spring standardized test days are factored in.
Dog wash raises funds for shelter
Happy sounds are coming from the San Martin Animal Shelter following another successful fundraiser for the shelter last week at the Downtown Dog Wash in Gilroy. Owners of more than 40 dogs of various shapes and sizes contributed $750 to the shelter while watching local veterinarian Dr. Greg Martinez and his team shampoo, blow dry and groom their family pets.
County Supervisor Don Gage was one of the locals who brought his family’s chocolate Labrador for an oatmeal shampoo and conditioning treatment. Gage was pleasantly surprised to learn the Downtown Dog Wash is a permanent service provided by owners Al & Jane Howard.
The Downtown Dog Wash is located on Monterey Street across from St. Mary’s Church.
Rebekah Children’s Services honored at 2008 Fit Business Awards Ceremony
There’s a growing debate at the State Capitol about the rising cost of healthcare and the financial impact it will have on the private and public sectors, and these are tenuous times in Sacramento, but both sides of the healthcare policy debate can agree: when workers are healthy and fit they are happier and more productive on the job.
Smart employers know that an investment in their workers’ wellness will considerably benefit the company in many ways, including reduced insurance rates, increased productivity and lower, long-term healthcare costs.
Recognizing the value of a fit and healthy workplace to organizations and workers alike, the California Task Force on Youth and Workplace Wellness recently honored 78 employers with the 2008 Fit Business Awards.
In Gilroy, Rebekah Children’s Services was awarded with the Bronze Award. Rebekah Children’s Services was recognized because of its commitment to invest innovatively in the health and wellness of its workers.
The California Task Force on Youth and Workplace Wellness is a public/private collaboration that brings together educators, health advocates, public health professionals, health providers, athletes and legislators in an effort to create and promote policies to improve health and fitness and lower obesity rates in California schools and workplaces.
Details: www.wellnesstaskforce.org.
