The Morongo Unified School District Board of Trustees held its regular meeting last night. Reporter Andrew Dieleman has the details…
At last night’s meeting, the board heard a presentation from Morongo Unified School District public relation liaison Laura Hall on the district’s public relations efforts, discussing demographics and statistics for district and school site social media pages and reviewing the district’s goals for communicating vital information with the community.
The Morongo Unified School District Board of Trustees. From left to right, top to bottom: President Hillary Slotta, Trustee Kerri Condley,
Trustee Cathy Nelson, Trustee Megan Berge, Trustee Robert Hamilton, Assistant Superintendent Amy Woods, Assistant Superintendent Mike Ghelber, public relations liaison Laura Hall, and Interim Superintendent Doug Weller. Assistant Superintendent Sharon Flores was also present for the meeting.
The Twentynine Palms City Council gathers this evening to discuss a new median on Hwy 62 and construction costs for Project Phoenix, among other issues. Reporter Heather Clisby has details…
Tonight, the Twentynine Palms City Council will gather to discuss and likely appoint local resident, Chantelle Rodriquez, to the Public Arts Advisory Committee (PAAC). Rodriquez is an entrepreneur, art educator, and substitute teacher for the Morongo Unified School District.
Up for discussion is the awarded contract to KOA Corporation in the amount of $27,500 for the construction of a raised median in front of the Stater Brother’s Shopping Center on Highway 62.
The Morongo Unified School District has appointed a new principal for Twentynine Palms Elementary School. Reporter Andrew Dieleman has the details…
On October 30, Twentynine Palms Elementary School Principal Megan Pfau announced her resignation for personal reasons and Assistant Principal Robin Hill-Davidson (Mrs. HD) stepped in as interim principal. On Friday, December 18, the school district officially appointed Hill-Davidson as the new principal of Twentynine Palms Elementary School.
Robin Hill Davidson
Hill-Davidson is in her 23
rd year in education and has served 14 years as an administrator. Hill-Davidson stated she is looking forward to continuing work and getting to know students, parents, staff, and the community even more.
Students at local schools will not be going back to classrooms anytime soon. The Morongo Unified School District Board of Education reported in open session today, that Morongo Unified School District will remain on the Distance Learning/ Independent Study model for the remainder of the 2020/2021 school year concluding in June 2021. Due to ever-changing state restrictions, the district will to remain on its current model for the safety and well being of its students, teachers and staff. The District said they recognize this will pose continued challenges for many families. A district press release said, “The board and districts decision is based on local data related to safety, and the second surge of the coronavirus that is currently impacting our county, our cities, and our school district significantly.”
The Morongo Unified School District board of Trustees held a special meeting yesterday where they made a final decision on whether or not the district can meet its tentative date of January 19, 2021, for return to in-person learning for students. Reporter Andrew Dieleman has the results of that meeting…
The Morongo Unified School District Board of Trustees. From left to right, top to bottom: President Hillary Slotta, Trustee Robert Hamilton, Assistant Superintendent Amy Woods, Assistant Superintendent Sharon
Flores, Trustee Cathy Nelson, Assistant Superintendent Mike Ghelber, Trustee Megan Berge, and Trustee Kerri Condley. Interim Superintendent Doug Weller was absent for the meeting.