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Plans to build 26 single-family homes, including two with “accessory dwelling units” often called “granny flats” on seven acres near Lincoln Middle School have been approved despite objections from many of the nearby residents.
Safety near the project’s entrance on Grandview Street, a narrow road with curves and no sidewalks, was the biggest concern of most people, though some said the high-density development would not fit in with the larger lots nearby in the older Fire Mountain neighborhood.
“This is the wrong project at the wrong location,” said resident Janet Bledsoe Lacy, an attorney and former Oceanside Unified School District board member. “We are imploring the city to reject this project, which is so incompatible with the surrounding neighborhood and will have a devastating impact on the city of Oceanside as a whole.”
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Ofelia Lopez-Villamar, a school office assistant at Jefferson Elementary in the Carlsbad Unified School District, has been named the 2021 Countywide Classified School Employee of the Year by the San Diego County Office of Education.
The county Office of Education runs the countywide Classified School Employee of the Year program to recognize employees of distinction, nominated by their school districts.
“We celebrate Ofelia and all her fellow nominees, who work tirelessly to ensure students have what they need and deserve to succeed,” said San Diego County Superintendent of Schools Paul Gothold in a statement. “The key roles they play in the day-to-day functions of schools are as important as ever as we adjust to life during the pandemic.”
The three sisters and a fourth passenger were killed in a crash on a highway about 35 miles west of Boise, Idaho. The crash is still under investigation.
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Four San Diego County educational programs two from the Poway Unified School District have been named winners of the 18th annual Innovation in Education Awards, presented by the Classroom of the Future Foundation.
The awards honor programs that motivate K-12 students to learn and increase student achievement. Educators apply for Innovation Grants in four categories, and a panel of leaders in the business and education communities makes the selections. This year’s winners are:
Achieve Award ($5,000 grant): An innovative program that is able to measure results or achievements that drive student learning. Winner is the
CyberAegis Team of the Poway Unified School District. The program inspires students to pursue careers in cybersecurity and trains students to compete in and win county, state, and national cybersecurity competitions.