The Bookmobile is rolling through four neighborhoods in San Mateo and Foster City this summer. The first stop on the whirlwind tour will be Turnbull Learning Academy in North Central. North Shoreview, Shoreview and Fiesta Gardens will also get a visit, courtesy of the San Mateo-Foster City School District.
The visits are from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Each family is allowed to borrow two books, magazines or books on tape at a time. Literature groupies should check the schedule below.
North Central, Turnbull: Mondays, June 21-July 26
Shoreview, near the Shoreview Recreation Center, the new skate park and Horrall School: Tuesdays, June 22 to Aug. 17
Fiesta Gardens, on Bermuda just before the pool and park: Wednesdays, June 23 to July 21
North Shoreview, near the Boys and Girls Club on North Quebec: Thursdays, June 24 to Aug. 19
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A virtual charter school could be on the way in the Burlingame School District. Trustees will hold a public hearing on a proposal by California Virtual Academies July 13.
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No word yet what officials will do to solve the teacher contract problem in the San Mateo-Foster City School District. Teacher representative Jim Remington said the union's waiting to see what the board does at its next meeting later this month.
The two sides were set to put the issue behind them last month when a last-minute wording "glitch" was noticed. The word "supplemental" shouldn't be in a sentence detailing retirement benefits, officials say - that could cost the district an additional $100,000 a year. The teachers' union maintains that the wording should stay.
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Donations are still being accepted to buy textbooks for low-income students at Cañada College in Redwood City. Every semester, a large number of students at the community college are forced to drop out of school or reduce their class loads because they can't afford the required textbooks. Now both the Redwood City-San Mateo Chamber of Commerce and the Redwood Shores Neighborhood Association are asking their memberships for donations.
While students at most community colleges have trouble affording textbooks, the problem is amplified at Cañada because its students are mostly low-income, first-generation students who also work.
Donations should be sent to the San Mateo County Community Colleges Foundation, 3401 CSM Drive.
Class Notes is a weekly column in the Daily Journal dedicated to school news. It's compiled by education reporter Yunmi Choi. Have something you'd like to add? Call 344-5200, ext. 109 or e-mail, yunmi@smdailyjournal.com.
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