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Inside The Spectrum: Cover Story Photo Shoot This month’s cover photo shoot was planned just hours after it was determined who had made the People With Pull list. Publisher Steve Penna e-mailed the five selected community leaders and scheduled the shoot for Tuesday, Sept. 21, at 1 p.m. at Powerhouse Gym on Broadway in the downtown area. Penna did not tell any of the cover subjects what the shoot was for or even that there would be others there. All made themselves available despite conflicting schedules and responsibilities. All except for developer John Bruno were able to make it on Sept. 21. He was to be in Arizona on business. His shots were scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 22, at 2 p.m. Penna and cover photographer James Kaspar arrived early so they could discuss locations within the gym to stage the subjects. It was determined to use one of Penna’s ideas, having the group pose as if they were in a tug-ofwar, which is the shot used for the cover. Needing a rope or some sort, Penna walked down to the Fox Theatre and asked his friend Eric Lochtefeld, the new owner there, to see if he could use the black rope that was on one of the stanchions. It worked. The individual shots were taken as each arrived. Mayor Jeff Ira, Councilwoman Rosanne Foust, attorney Ted Hannig and Paula Uccelli were shot, in that order. All of the subjects of course knew each other already, and throwing Penna and Kaspar into the mix led to continuous conversation and many laughs. They all discussed last month’s cover and the meaning behind the T-shirt Penna wore. They decided to stage a little mockery of it, which you will see in the center section this month. The entire shoot took about an hour. One of The Spectrum’s missions is to highlight and introduce our readers to incredible people in our community who are accomplishing great things. Although you do not need to be introduced to our People With Pull, we definitely want to remind you of exactly what they do in our community and how valuable they are. Put aside your politics and your preconceived notions of what and who our “Pullers” are. We salute each one for their individuality and dedication to making Redwood City a better living and loving environment for all to grow. Keep Pulling! Donate Your Vehicle 650-363-2423 Proceeds support Kainos Home & Training Center Providing quality residential, vocational and support services to developmentally disabled adults, enabling them to become active, contributing members of the community. Maximum Tax Deductions – We handle paperwork www.SpectrumMagazine.net
RCSD Corner: News From the Redwood City School District Teachers, Students Celebrate at Hawes and Henry Ford students in each subgroup has reached the level of proficient or higher. Under requirements of the federal No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), all students are expected to be proficient by 2014. Hawes first-grader hard at work Teachers, students and parents at Hawes and Henry Ford schools in Redwood City celebrated on Sept. 13 as they learned that their schools were removed from the state’s “program improvement” list. Once a school enters “program improvement” (PI) for not meeting the academic growth required by the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), it is rare to exit. Yet Henry Ford and Hawes both came off the list this year for meeting or exceeding the adequate yearly progress targets set by the state for the second year in a row. “Both Hawes and Henry Ford have made amazing progress in increasing the academic achievement of their students,” said Superintendent Jan Christensen. “These are both strong neighborhood schools supported by an engaged group of parents and students who have worked hard to excel in their studies.” Lynne Griffiths, principal of Henry Ford, had planned a celebratory luncheon for her staff to announce the news, and faced a dilemma when the state delayed release of the news by a few days. Unable to tell teachers that the school had exited program improvement due to the state’s news embargo, she threw the party anyway and simply told the staff, “Good news is coming!” When staff finally heard a few days later, they were overjoyed, according to Griffiths. “The teachers here have worked so hard, and this accomplishment validated everything we are doing,” she said. “We have embraced a strategy called ‘professional learning communities,’ where staff share leadership with a strong focus on student learning, collaboration and results. Because of this, the staff has developed a sense of ownership and sense of shared accomplishment!” The day that the state announced the news about the program improvement lists, former Hawes Principal Josh Griffith, who moved to John Gill School this school year, saluted his former staff with an early morning congratulatory e-mail praising them for their rigorous work and their “genuine caring and commitment to the children, families and community of Hawes.” Griffith attributed Hawes’ success to the staff’s work in analyzing student data and following the district’s achievement plan, as well as working with community partners such as Second Harvest Food Bank and Serve The Peninsula to provide a range of services to families that contribute to student success. Griffith explained that through these partnerships and donations, the school was able to provide food, clothing, shoes, rental assistance, counseling and other services that supported students academically. To put the achievement of these schools in perspective, only 28 out of 629 schools (about 4 percent) in the state of California, including Hawes and Henry Ford, in their second or third year of program improvement exited in 2010. Because the academic progress targets are rising by about 11 percent per year, 560 new schools statewide entered their second year of program improvement, and only 11, including Hawes, exited. A total of 238 new schools statewide entered their third year of program improvement and only 16, including Henry Ford, exited. More than 3,000 schools statewide are now in program improvement. Program improvement is a designation given to schools and districts that receive federal Title I funds when one or more demographic subgroups fail to make adequate yearly progress (AYP) — the state’s measure of progress toward the requirements of NCLB — for two years in a row. A school also must make AYP for two years in a row to exit program improvement. In order to make AYP, schools must show that a required percentage of Fifth-grade students participate in class discussion at Henry Ford San Mateo Credit Union & The Spectrum Magazine cordially invite you to the Cañada College Theater Arts Department 9th Annual Fundraiser Thursday, October 21st 5:00 to 7:00 P.M. Main Theater Foyer at Cañada College 4200 Farm Hill Boulevard Redwood City, California Tickets $20.00 Includes Wine, Light Supper & Entertainment by the Cañada College Theater Arts Students Entry for Great Raffle Prizes For information please contact Lourdes Carini 650 823-1463 The Spectrum 5
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