August 2020

 

August has arrived, and with it, one of the most unusual starts to the school year ever imagined.

COVID-19 continues to affect how society interacts and it has forced education from the school site to a website.

Districts and schools worked diligently over the the Summer of 2020 to prepare for all types of scenarios to start the 2020-21 Academic School Year: On-Site instruction for all students, Hybrid Schedules to limit exposure, Distance Learning with no student contact, and many other possible instructional scenarios that could allow teachers to reach their students while preventing the spread of this highly contagious disease.

It will no doubt be a challenging school year for students, teachers, parents, administrators, and all who are dedicated to providing quality education for all.  The task ahead is a difficult one and we will need to support each other if we are to succeed in making this one of the best years in education.

So wake up, get ready, and log on to your classroom!

Manuel R. CortezRodas - Educator

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Blended Learning: President's Day and Chinese New Year

What happens when you blend President's Day and Chinese New Year?
This question got me curious and decided to do some research.
The results are as follows:

15 U. S. Presidents began their terms on the year of the Rooster.
13 U. S. Presidents began their terms on the year of the Snake.
12 U. S. Presidents began their terms on the year of the Ox.
4 U. S. Presidents began their terms on years of the Dog, Pig, Rabbit, and Tiger. 



Washington-1789        Jefferson-1801
J. Q. Adams-1825        Van Buren-1837
Taylor-1849                  Lincoln-1861
Cleveland-1885            McKinley-1897
Taft-1909                      Harding-1921
F. D. Roosevelt-1933   Truman-1945
Nixon-1969                   Regan-1981
Clinton-1993



Adams-1797          Madison-1809
Polk-1845              Buchanan-1857
Arthur-1861           Garfield-1881
Cleveland-1893     Grant-1869
Hoover-1929          Eisenhower-1953
Carter-1977           H. W. Bush-1989
W. Bush-2001

Monroe-1817             A. Jackson-1829
Harrison-1841           Tyler-1841
Pierce-1853               A. Johnson-1865
Hayes-1877               Harrison-1889
T. Roosevelt-1901     Wilson-1913
Kennedy-1961           Obama-2009

Fillmore - 1850

Coolidge - 1923

L. B. Johnson - 1963

Ford - 1974

Manuel R. CortezRodas - Chief Educator/Founder

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