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Los Altos resident Joe Beninato isn’t thrilled with his new neighbors – the coyotes he’s seen around his neighborhood near Covington School.

Listen to this article The Covington Community School Corporation School Board met for its monthly meeting May 10. The meeting was conducted in alignment with social distancing guidelines. Recognizing that the 2020-21 school year has been like no other, the board approved a year-end stipend in the amount of $1,250 for eligible certified and non-certified staff members. The stipend is to be distributed on the final pay schedule of May. ESSER II funds will be utilized for the stipends. “Daily I am honored to have the opportunity to watch our instructional and support staff members in acti...

LASD community helps feed families during pandemic Courtesy of Trish Mitchell LASD Community Gives Back helps families facing food insecurity. Every week, former Santa Rita School teacher Trish Mitchell rallies support for the LASD Community Gives Back project, which helps Los Altos School District families grappling with food insecurity. Led by LASD Board of Trustees member Jessica Speiser and district office employee Jason Carballar, the project has consistently served 40 families per week since May. “The outpouring of love and support for our own community by our own community has r...

A teacher talks with a student at Covington School last fall. The Los Altos School District reopened campuses and resumed in-person classes today (Jan. 11), despite the teachers’ union asking the district to stay remote. In the fall, LASD had resumed part-time, in-person classes for students in fifth grade and below. That reopening was paused in December, when the district reverted to being fully remote, due to a high number of staff absences. Students and staff complete a COVID-19 symptom tracker every day, and are required to stay home if they report any possible symptoms. The district re...

Yet, there was confusion from the beginning. you're right, big images, big headlines which people draw conclusions from right away. >> what does this do to the name of the covington school as well? these are difficult suits to win. i think they knew that going in, the sandman family. i didn't think it would be thrown out, the fact that he is a minor. i think there should be existing protections for minors in the course of how journalists cover them. they did nothing wrong, nothing at all, and said this was an agitator that got in his face. if we cannot protect teenager as a society, then who a...