Schools

School site? No problems yet, but no final answer, district says

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Exploratory work at the site proposed for a new elementary school has turned up nothing so far that would prevent a school from being built, according to the Elk Grove Unified School District.  Read more »

Property tax reduction available for seniors, disabled

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Residents 65 or older and disabled people in the community may apply for a 70 percent reduction in a local property tax if they have no school-age children living with them. The Measure A assessment passed in 1987 and 1998 provides funds to improve schools.  Read more »

Community Church's school plans call for opening in 2010

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Church plan

The Rancho Murieta Community Church has announced it will establish a school as part of its new church facility. The complex will be constructed on a 20-acre Stonehouse Road site donated by the Frank family in 2005. The Rancho Murieta Christian Academy is expected to open in the fall of 2010.  Read more »

An evening for fathers, daughters -- and dancing

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Conga line

There was enough energy generated at the Country Club Friday night to get the community through its next power outage thanks to the annual father/daughter dance sponsored by the Cosumnes River Elementary School PTA. Conga lines formed spontaneously from time to time as girl power found yet another way to express itself.  Read more »

CRES parent meetings rescheduled for Feb. 7 and 12

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Meetings for parents about the new school proposal have been rescheduled from Jan. 30 and 31 to Feb. 7 and 12, Cosumnes River Elementary School Principal Michael Gulden said Friday.  Read more »

Community greets new school plan with skepticism

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Crowd

Many in the audience were skeptical of plans to expand Cosumnes River Elementary.

The Elk Grove Unified School District's plans for a new elementary school to serve Murieta got a mostly sour reception at a community meeting at the Country Club Thursday night.  Read more »

District outlines 20-acre Cosumnes River Elementary School

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[Second update -- Jan. 22] The first look at plans for a new Cosumnes River Elementary School -- expanding the campus from 4.5 acres to almost 20 -- was offered by the Elk Grove Unified School District board Tuesday night.  Read more »

District calls meeting on new school site

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Elk Grove Unified School District announced Thursday it will build a new elementary school for Murieta's children, but it won’t be on Stonehouse Road. The new plan will be discussed at a community meeting scheduled for 7 p.m. Jan. 24 at the Rancho Murieta Country Club.  Read more »

Crab and tri-tip dinner Feb. 1 to support sports program

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Enjoy an adult night out and support the Pleasant Grove Junior High Eagles Football and Cheer program as it hosts a crab feed and tri-tip dinner 6 p.m. Feb. 1 at the S.E.S. Hall in Elk Grove.  Read more »

What's holding up the school? In a word -- water

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A non-injury car accident outside Cosumnes River Elementary School last week triggered safety measures at the school and ended a summer of silence about what's delaying plans to build a new school.  Read more »