Carlsbad Unified School District
School board approves Carlsbad Village Academy renovations
CARLSBAD — The Carlsbad Unified School District Board of Trustees agreed to spend $345,000 to upgrade portable classroom facilities for the district’s continuation high school, Carlsbad Village Academy, at their May 8 meeting.
Waiver would excuse school district from state penalties over class sizes
CARLSBAD — A waiver brought forth during the Carlsbad Unified School District (CUSD) Board’s April 17 meeting sparked teacher and parent frustration over class sizes that surpass the state’s maximum student to teacher ratios.
Charter school makes appeal to county board
CARLSBAD — Claiming that its petition was not given fair consideration, OPA (Oxford Preparatory Academy) is appealing to the San Diego County Board of Education over the Carlsbad Unified School District’s denial of their petition to run a charter school.
Unique program teaches youngsters the world’s languages
CARLSBAD — When Chad Lund learned students were saying things like, “German rocks,” and “I love French,” the Jefferson Elementary School principal knew his world language program was a hit.
Carlsbad denies charter school
CARLSBAD — After less than two months of review and a three-hour public meeting on Dec. 4, the CUSD (Carlsbad Unified School District) Board of Trustees unanimously denied the Oxford Preparatory Academy’s petition to open a charter school this fall.
New high school makes Carlsbad a ‘district of choice’
CARLSBAD — Gearing up for the student enrollment period, Principal César Morales has a way of making Carlsbad’s new Sage Creek High School sound like part rigorous academic institute and part luxury country club.
CUSD found negligent in civil suit
VISTA — Jurors in a civil trial against CUSD (Carlsbad Unified School District) found the district negligent in supervising a teacher who ultimately molested two female students, awarding the plaintiffs a total of $4.5 million after the five-week trial ended Monday.
Testimony continues in case against school district, Firth
VISTA — Witness testimony continues in the civil lawsuit against the Carlsbad Unified School District for its former elementary teacher Raymond Firth, 41, who was recently released from prison following a 2010 conviction of sexual battery against three students.
School trustees approve second layoff warnings for Carlsbad teachers
CARLSBAD — Facing a budget shortfall, Carlsbad Unified School District trustees voted unanimously to send second layoff warnings to 74 teachers Wednesday night.
