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3rd Annual
Sweetheart Ball Expected to
Draw Crowds
Presented by the Folsom
Cordova Community
Partnership and the Folsom
Cordova Unified School
District, the ball raises
money for the "Helping Hand
Fund" (video
here)
Board Names Debbie
Bettencourt District
Superintendent
Bettencourt to replace
retiring District
Superintendent Patrick
Godwin on July 1, 2010
Cordova High School
Wins National Recognition
As one of five
schools nationwide to
participate in NASA's
international telescoping
project
Folsom High School Upsets
Bella Vista; wins Sacramento
County Academic Decathlon
Earning their second county
title in four years, FHS
will represent all of
Sacramento at "State
Finals" this March
District's Parent Engagement
Project Kicks Off at Cordova
High School
As Cordova High School
continues search for its new
principal, Parents were
invited to share their
perspectives at Parent Night
"Qualities and
Characteristics of Your Next
Principal"
Measure M Projects to Begin
this Spring with Education
Services Center
$750 million bond will
finance construction of more
than 20 new schools and
support facilities in the
new growth area South of
Highway 50
Save Cordova Lane
Continues Efforts
Already raising thousands of
dollars to support their
cause, SOS is selling "VIP
Cards" to help them reach
their $300,000 target by
March 1, 2010
District Budget Shortfall
Anticipated at $13.9 Million
Message from Superintendent
Godwin
District Teachers Achieve
National Board Certification
Building on the district's
tradition of high academic
excellence, Sarah
Kirby-Gonzalez (Navigator
Elementary) and Terry
English (Goldridge
Elementary) have
achieved National Board
Certification as Middle
Childhood Generalist
An Update from the Folsom
Cordova Education Foundation
(FCEF)
Volunteers wanted for
fundraising, events, and
publicity
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"Student Named
Candidate for Presidential Scholars
Program"
The District Congratulates Michelle
Tseng, a Folsom High School Student.
Michelle was named a candidate for
this coveted program. Only 141
graduating seniors nationwide are
designated with this, among the
nation's highest honors for high
school students. If selected,
Michelle will be invited to
Washington, DC in June to
participate in National Recognition
week, which culminates with a
Presidential Scholars ceremony at
the White House. Congratulations and
Good Luck to you!
Submitted to eNews
"Five District Schools
Named as Prestigious Honor Roll
Schools"
Congratulations to Sandra J.
Gallardo Elementary, Folsom High,
Carl H. Sundahl Elementary, Folsom
Hills Elementary, Natoma Station
Elementary, and Empire Oaks
Elementary. Each of these
schools were named for raising
students to grade level proficiency
by the "California Business for
Education Excellence".
Congratulations of this tremendous
success.
Submitted to eNews
"Teacher Presents to
State Conference"
Concgraulations to Carrie Weldon,
9-12 ELA Lead Teacher and FHS
English Teacher. She presented to
the California Association of
Teachers of English (CATE)
Conference in LA on February 11th.
For more information
click here
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Parent District
Advisory Committee (PDAC) Tuesday
2/23/2010 9:30am-11:00am at Folsom Middle
School
- Debbie Bettencourt and Patrick
Godwin will be there to discuss
budget and other updates.
- JoAnne Reinking and Lisa Vaca
will be presenting information about
raising money to help save
athletics, libraries and other
programs.
- Marie Correa from Support CA
Kids to discuss what parents can do
on a state-wide level to fight for
education funding.
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District Will Observe Furloughs and
Holidays in "President's Week"
"President's Week" will
be observed from Monday, February 15, 2010 -
Friday, February 19, 2010. Students and
staff will return to school on Monday,
February 25, 2010.
Click here for more information.
Elementary School
Administrators Assigned for 2010-2011 School
Year
Jim Cagney, Principal of Blanche Sprentz
Linda Liebert, Principal of Oak Chan Andy
Smith, Principal of Williamson Richard
Tapia, Principal of Cordova Gardens, with
the FLES program Patricia Carbone,
Director of Preschool and After School
Programs

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