- Brad Haugaard
Monrovia's Still-Amazing Continuation High School
Joy Dunn, a counselor at Monrovia's Canyon Oaks (continuation) and Mountain Park (independent study) schools, told the Monrovia Coordinating Council today about the success the schools have had.
Continuation high schools are typically, as School Board Member Ed Gilliland chimed in, "warehouses," but Canyon Oaks has gone from that to making very successful students.
Successful like this: Last year 75 percent of of its grads - and it graduates approximately as high a percentage of students as Monrovia High - went on to post-secondary education or into the military; 30 percent went directly to four year colleges; Canyon Oaks' classes are now certified by the UC system as "college prep;" the school has the maximum six-year accreditation awarded by the standard accreditor, Western Association of Schools and Colleges (fewer than 3 percent of WASC visits result in that level of accreditation); the school has been named a "Model Continuation High School" for California; and, Dunn said, students even transfer in to the Monrovia school district from other parts of the San Gabriel Valley simply so they can attend.
Dunn said Canyon Oaks and Mountain Park, which share a campus, "feel like a private school," and now, she said, the school is setting up a scholarship fund to help students with college (Rotary Club is chipping in).
Opinion: Who in the world transfers to a school district to attend that district's continuation high school? What continuation high school has even had one percent of its grads go on to college? What percentage of continuation high students even graduate at all? What percentage of continuation schools are accredited at all, not to mention for the maximum six years. Compared to that, Wow! I wrote about the schools here ( http://goo.gl/gW2e2 ) long ago. I was so amazed that I sent a note to newspapers, educational journals, and major education bloggers, but for reasons that still baffle me, I never saw anything as a result.
- Brad Haugaard
Continuation high schools are typically, as School Board Member Ed Gilliland chimed in, "warehouses," but Canyon Oaks has gone from that to making very successful students.
Successful like this: Last year 75 percent of of its grads - and it graduates approximately as high a percentage of students as Monrovia High - went on to post-secondary education or into the military; 30 percent went directly to four year colleges; Canyon Oaks' classes are now certified by the UC system as "college prep;" the school has the maximum six-year accreditation awarded by the standard accreditor, Western Association of Schools and Colleges (fewer than 3 percent of WASC visits result in that level of accreditation); the school has been named a "Model Continuation High School" for California; and, Dunn said, students even transfer in to the Monrovia school district from other parts of the San Gabriel Valley simply so they can attend.
Dunn said Canyon Oaks and Mountain Park, which share a campus, "feel like a private school," and now, she said, the school is setting up a scholarship fund to help students with college (Rotary Club is chipping in).
Opinion: Who in the world transfers to a school district to attend that district's continuation high school? What continuation high school has even had one percent of its grads go on to college? What percentage of continuation high students even graduate at all? What percentage of continuation schools are accredited at all, not to mention for the maximum six years. Compared to that, Wow! I wrote about the schools here ( http://goo.gl/gW2e2 ) long ago. I was so amazed that I sent a note to newspapers, educational journals, and major education bloggers, but for reasons that still baffle me, I never saw anything as a result.
- Brad Haugaard
Pancakes and Popstars
Pancakes and Popstars, May 12, 8 a.m to noon in the Monrovia's First Presbyterian Church. Entertainment, food, shopping to support the Centre Stage, which will be putting on Bye Bye Birdie in July. $5.
- Brad Haugaard
- Brad Haugaard
Peacocks Invade Monrovia
Comment: First pea-hens ( http://goo.gl/Xv0Ch ) and now peacocks. One or the other is tolerable and temporary, but having both sounds like trouble to me.
UPDATE: I just heard a report (May 7) of two peacocks on North Canyon near Scenic.
- Brad Haugaard
Monrovia Senator on State Budget | Time-Lapse Video of Freeway Bridge Work
~ Video: Senator Bob Huff, who represents Monrovia, says revenue is not coming in as high as expected, Standard and Poors is worried about the state's finances and Sacramento is "getting to the point where we will actually have to start reducing the scope of government." http://goo.gl/eEo6F
~ Video: Two-minute time-lapse video of the erection of the temporary false-work for the 210 Gold Line Bridge Project. http://goo.gl/93Qc1
- Brad Haugaard
~ Video: Two-minute time-lapse video of the erection of the temporary false-work for the 210 Gold Line Bridge Project. http://goo.gl/93Qc1
- Brad Haugaard
Monrovia Schools: A Lot of Layoffs, Improved Attendance, Enviro Science, 'Transitional' Kindergarten
~ Let go a bunch of employees, effective at the close of this school year. http://goo.gl/x3Jbh
~ Hear a report on the district's success improving student attendance rate. (The more students attending, the more money from the state.) At the district's traditional schools attendance increased a little over a half a percent (.52), and for all schools, the increase was .46. http://goo.gl/8bRc6
~ Consider offering an advanced placement course in environmental science ( http://goo.gl/qrx1n ) and a textbook to go with it ( http://goo.gl/bn6zk ).
~ Consider creating a "transitional" kindergarten at Plymouth School. This seems to be sort of a preschool. The idea? To "attract students to our district" and "to provide them [students] with skills that are attractive to their parents, to institutes of higher education, and to future employers" and to "boost future academic achievement." Again, the more students, the more cash from the state. http://goo.gl/1ESx1
- Brad Haugaard
Lunch at Applebee's
Lunch at Applebee's. Got lunch special with a fried green tomato and turkey club sandwich with tomato basil soup. $6.99 (plus an iced tea). It was good. Never had fried green tomato before.
- Brad Haugaard
- Brad Haugaard
New Trail Above Monrovia
A new trail is being created just before the entrance to the Trask Boy Scout camp. (Entry point shown in picture.) Not ready for prime time. Poison oak, lots of debris, lots of hands-and-feet climbing. It goes to a ridge heavily covered with brush. Advice? Wait a while.
- Brad Haugaard
- Brad Haugaard
Yard Sale at Monrovia HIgh for Band and Colorguard
Yard sale at Monrovia High School this Saturday, May 5th, to support the MHS Wildcat Band and Colorguard. 8 a.m-noon. 825 W. Colorado Blvd. (Student Parking Lot on Madison).
- Brad Haugaard
- Brad Haugaard
New Monrovia City Manager's First Report
She also reports that a new four-unit development planned for 212 and 216 West Olive Avenue (see above) incorporates an existing 80-year-old house into the development and the three new two-story units incorporate several of the same design features as the existing house. The developer will probably break ground in early summer.
Monrovia Police Department Honors Employees
UPDATED: The Monrovia Police Department honored 11 employees today at 5 p.m. Some details:
~ Medal of Valor winner, Officer Pacheco, won this highest award during an incident on Myrtle in which a man held a gun to a woman's head. Pacheco got out of his car, approached the man while demanding he put the gun down. Instead the man (the woman's ex-husband) put the gun to his head and shot himself.
~ Mary Taylor worked with the phone company to find a suicidal man she had on the phone by the location of his cell phone. Police arrived just after he passed out by breathing carbon monoxide, and he survived.
~ The Monrovia members of the Foothills Special Enforcement Team were honored for rescuing a badly wounded person during the shooting at the Southern California Edison plant in Irwindale. Without their quick help the victim would not have survived.
~ Officer John Donchig was honored for his initiative in creating a technical training program and Officer William Burkhalter for his work obtaining and managing a grant for alcohol enforcement training.
~ Officer Richard Schneider was named Officer of the Year for his work expanding the Explorer Program from 10 to 20 participants and for his skill and dedication in detecting and arresting drunk drivers.
The Honorees were:
Medal of Valor
Officer Jose Pacheco
Officer of the Year
Officer Richard Schneider
Distinguished Service Medal
Sergeant Nicholas Manfredi
Detective Heath Harvey
Agent Luis Villalobos
Agent Javier Leon
Officer William Burkhalter
Officer Gerald DeHart
Officer John Donchig (Two Awards)
Officer John Jefferson
Officer Jose Pacheco
Communications Operator Mary Taylor
- Brad Haugaard
~ Medal of Valor winner, Officer Pacheco, won this highest award during an incident on Myrtle in which a man held a gun to a woman's head. Pacheco got out of his car, approached the man while demanding he put the gun down. Instead the man (the woman's ex-husband) put the gun to his head and shot himself.
~ Mary Taylor worked with the phone company to find a suicidal man she had on the phone by the location of his cell phone. Police arrived just after he passed out by breathing carbon monoxide, and he survived.
~ The Monrovia members of the Foothills Special Enforcement Team were honored for rescuing a badly wounded person during the shooting at the Southern California Edison plant in Irwindale. Without their quick help the victim would not have survived.
~ Officer John Donchig was honored for his initiative in creating a technical training program and Officer William Burkhalter for his work obtaining and managing a grant for alcohol enforcement training.
~ Officer Richard Schneider was named Officer of the Year for his work expanding the Explorer Program from 10 to 20 participants and for his skill and dedication in detecting and arresting drunk drivers.
The Honorees were:
Medal of Valor
Officer Jose Pacheco
Officer of the Year
Officer Richard Schneider
Distinguished Service Medal
Sergeant Nicholas Manfredi
Detective Heath Harvey
Agent Luis Villalobos
Agent Javier Leon
Officer William Burkhalter
Officer Gerald DeHart
Officer John Donchig (Two Awards)
Officer John Jefferson
Officer Jose Pacheco
Communications Operator Mary Taylor
- Brad Haugaard
Monrovia Radiation Company Launches New Website
Radcal, a Monrovia corporation that makes radiation measuring systems, has just created a new website containing updated product information and industry news. http://goo.gl/2DaZf
- Brad Haugaard
- Brad Haugaard
Monrovia Police: Help Police Catch Brass Thieves, Burglary, Auto Theft, Etc.
How city brass fittings have been stolen
[Monrovia Police activities from the Police Department's Neighborhood Watch Report for April 30 - May 2. - Brad Haugaard]
During the last seven-day period, the Police Department handled 413 service events, resulting in 86 investigations.
Theft of City Property - Police Requesting Public's Help
Over the last several months, a number of city sprinkler valves have been cut and the brass fittings have been stolen. These valves operate the city sprinkler systems for the parkways along our city roads. The valves are most likely being stolen for the value of the brass. Suspects are cutting the brass out with a Sawzall type tool.
City signs are also being stolen at an increasing rate. Suspects are steeling stop signs, street name signs, street sweeping signs and speed limit signs. Police are requesting help from the public to report crimes and help catch these thieves. These suspects may even appear to be contractors servicing the equipment.
If you see individuals tampering with any of these items, please call police immediately.
Vehicle Burglary
April 30 at 5:16 p.m., a vehicle burglary was reported in the 100 block of West Lemon. The victim's car was parked on the street near their residence. Unknown suspect(s) entered the vehicle and took a laptop computer and other miscellaneous property. Investigation continuing.
Drunk in Public / Resisting Arrest / Warrant Arrest - Three Suspects Arrested
May 1 at 2:30 a.m., an officer observed three male subjects drinking alcohol in front of an apartment complex. He attempted to detain all three subjects as they walked down the driveway. One subject stopped and the other two fled. Officers made a thorough search of the area and located the two subjects that ran. One subject was arrested for drunk in public and an outstanding warrant; the other two were arrested for resisting and delaying a police officer.
Grand Theft Auto
May 2 at 6:19 a.m., a vehicle was reported stolen from the 300 block of West Lime. The reporting party parked his vehicle, a red, 1988, Toyota Tacoma truck in front of his residence, locking the vehicle. The following morning he discovered the vehicle missing. There was no evidence at the scene to indicate a window had been smashed. Investigation continuing.
Detective Bureau Case Follow-Up
Gang Association Search Warrants
On April 26, Monrovia Special Enforcement Team officers and detectives were assisted by several outside agencies in serving "gang association" warrants at multiple locations from Pasadena to San Dimas. The results were positive and many of the objectives of the search warrants were met. The warrants were served in connection to gang related crimes.
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