Photo of electric bus provided by LTUSD
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. -The Lake Tahoe Unified School District (LTUSD) was recently awarded $330,000 from the California Energy Commission to replace one of its aging diesel school buses with an electric bus. The new bus arrived in December and has been transporting students daily since then.
The Commission s School Bus Replacement Program offers funds to replace old diesel school buses in disadvantaged and low-income communities throughout California. This program helps schools embrace next-generation zero-emission vehicles and improve children’s health by reducing their exposure to transportation-related air pollution.
“We are thrilled to see further progress made toward the District’s net zero energy goals,” said LTUSD Superintendent Todd Cutler.
The mobile STEM Academy offers robotics lessons for those who are interested.
Wise teaching robotics to a group of middle school girls.
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. With the pandemic halting most in classroom learning, one South Lake Tahoe man is bringing education to the students wherever they are.
David Wise, co-founder of Tahoe STEM Camp at Lake Tahoe Community College, launched the mobile Tahoe STEM Academy in August.
“I wanted to expand [the camp] even more,” Wise said. “The mobile STEM academy helps kids that are super passionate and want to go beyond what’s offered at the camp.”
STEM education is the expansion and combination of science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
Photo of electric bus provided by LTUSD
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. -The Lake Tahoe Unified School District (LTUSD) was recently awarded $330,000 from the California Energy Commission to replace one of its aging diesel school buses with an electric bus. The new bus arrived in December and has been transporting students daily since then.
The Commission s School Bus Replacement Program offers funds to replace old diesel school buses in disadvantaged and low-income communities throughout California. This program helps schools embrace next-generation zero-emission vehicles and improve children’s health by reducing their exposure to transportation-related air pollution.
“We are thrilled to see further progress made toward the District’s net zero energy goals,” said LTUSD Superintendent Todd Cutler.
Submitted by paula on Tue, 01/26/2021 - 6:24pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Students receiving weekly food bags from Bread & Broth 4 Kids will be able to pick them up at normal locations on Friday this week, due to the pending blizzard.
Buses from Lake Tahoe Unified School District normally distribute the bags to students with the breakfasts and lunches on Wednesdays, but with the possibility of a snow day and heavy snow, Bread & Broth moved to Friday for safety concerns.
Bags will also be available on Friday at the three school locations that serve the to-go breakfasts and lunches - Tahoe Valley Elementary, Bijou Elementary and South Tahoe Middle School. Should there be another snow day on Friday, this will be rescheduled and a notice placed in South Tahoe Now.
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SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. Lake Tahoe Unified School District students will return to the classroom as the district prepares to move into hybrid learning.
Hybrid in-person instruction in grades TK-8 for Cohort B will begin on Thursday, Feb. 4 and Cohort A will begin on Monday, Feb. 8.
“The district has been monitoring the local COVID-19 data and case numbers have been stable or trending down, including decreasing cases among our staff, over the last several days. As long as our community continues to stay on this course, we anticipate a safe and healthy return to the classroom,” said a press release from the district.