Superintendent Sciarretta’s Blog
I blog on issues related to AEA, charter schools, public education and life in general. Follow me on Twitter @dvs1970. –David Sciarretta, Ed. D.
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Important Update from AEA Leadership Regarding School Closure
Important Update from AEA Leadership Regarding School ClosureDear AEA Community,We express our deepest appreciation to our AEA community for their resilience, patience, and optimism during these unsettling times.Given the unpredictable and...
read moreSchool Closure: Day 9
We handed out a record 300 lunches and 300 breakfasts today, which validates the shocking and dismal numbers released by the Labor Department today indicating a record 3 million Americans filing for unemployment benefits in the past week. We will have hygiene bags...
read moreSchool Closure: Day 8
Our AEA food and tech distribution continued today, with several laptops and 520 meals distributed. We will hopefully have additional hygiene products for the community by early next week. Today we also held our first-ever entirely online enrollment lottery —thanks to...
read moreSchool Closure: Day 7
After a record food distribution day yesterday, we started off strong today as well. To accommodate increased demand we have expanded our hours to 10am-12pm. With generous support from our PTO Friends of AEA we are putting together hygiene bags to be distributed as...
read moreSchool Closure: Day 6
As we head into the second week of school closures, we are experiencing an increase in the number of meals we are distributing to the community on our middle school campus. Today was the highest number, with just under 500 distributed between breakfast and lunch. ...
read moreSchool Closure: Day 5
As we wrap up the first week of closures, once again I want to thank all who have given of their time, energy and expertise in meeting the needs of our community both online as well as in person. Teachers and staff are working in conjunction with their principals to...
read moreImportant Message from Superintendent Sciarretta: Updates in Response to Governor Newsom’s Order
Important Message from Superintendent Sciarretta: Updates in Response to Governor Newsom's OrderDear AEA Community:In light of Governor Newsom’s order for a statewide lockdown issued this evening, we are suspending distribution of computers and...
read moreSchool Closure: Day 4
This week we received a number of important messages from Sacramento (CA Department of Education as well as Governor Newsom's office) on the topic of school closures and the future of education in the State. Suffice it to say there are far more questions than firm...
read moreSchool Closure: Day 3
As we reach the midway point of our first week of school closures, despite the rain we will continue to distribute food and technology to any families who show up at our middle school campus. Many thanks to AEA staff who have signed up to support these efforts....
read moreSchool Closure: Day 2
AEACES is completely closed and empty of staff today; AEACMS has a small team in place distributing food and technology to AEA families. I continue to be heartened and humbled by the response from AEA staff members who are volunteering their time, energy and...
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