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Traffic signal in 2016 for Stage Coach/ Fallbrook St.
Fall fun allows creativity Suspensions, expulsions
A contract to construct a new traffic signal and four curb ramps at the intersection of Stage Coach Lane and Fallbrook Street will soon be awarded to the low responsible bidder. On Sept. 30, the San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted 3-0, with Greg Cox in San Jose for the League of California Cities conference and Ron Roberts in Washington, DC, to authorize the advertisement for bid and subsequent award for the contract
The number of suspensions and expulsions in the Fallbrook Union High School District (FUHSD) has dropped due to a new strategy being implemented in the schools, according to assistant superintendent Jose Iñiguez and director of student services Ryan Whetstone. Iñiguez stated that the district was given information from the California Department of Education data reporting office regarding suspensions and expulsions about the district recently. Though the numbers for the 2014-2015 school year have not been made public, he was able to refer to numbers from the 20132014 academic year to discuss how the new social justice strategy being implemented at the high schools will help students learn how take more accountability for their actions. “Discipline data must be reported to the state, then the state collects it in a large repository called CalPads,” said Iñiguez. “The state extracts the information from our system and every district’s system. Every time an administrator formally disciplines a student with an expulsion or suspension, it is entered into the student information system so that the information interfaces with the repository. This allows us to report individually by school.” In the 2013-2014 academic year, there were 14 expulsions at Fallbrook Union High School, according to the state data. There were also 172 suspensions. Though the 2014-2015 data was not available, Iñiguez said the numbers both had significantly dropped with the new administration’s approach on discipline. The new approach, restorative justice, is meant to help students learn to respect others even when
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County acquiring more acreage for SLR River Park Joe Naiman Village News Correspondent
The County of San Diego will be acquiring 20.3 acres of land for the future San Luis Rey River Park. A 5-0 San Diego County Board of Supervisors vote Sept. 16 approved the purchase of the two legal parcels from the Singh Family Trust for $825,000. The county will also fund $37,200 for staff, appraisal, and other costs to complete the transaction, $20,000 for one-time
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Beyers honored by Assemblymember Waldron
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Christine Rinaldi photos Anabella Norem sprinkles glitter on a pumpkin she has painted at the annual Stagecoach Sunday event, sponsored by the Fallbrook Land Conservancy, on Oct. 4 at Palomares House. Despite a bit of rain, the event went on! See more photos on page B-1.
Shane Gibson photo From right, Marie Joyce, representing Assemblymember Marie Waldron (AD 75 - R), presents Joe Beyers with a Distinguished Citizen Award, as his wife, Rosemary Beyers looks on, during the Bonsall Chamber of Commerce Sundowner at Vista Valley Country Club on Oct. 8. Beyers was honored for his volunteer work in Bonsall and Fallbrook, which includes picking up debris and cleaning up graffiti from the now-closed San Luis Rey Downs golf course.