Smiles and hugs filled the Coronado High School front office after Principal Karin Mellina’s intercom address on May 29. “Please excuse this interruption. I have a very important announcement to make: This year’s class of 2024 salutatorians are Andreana Frangos and Cate Gregory, and the class of 2024 valedictorian is Gabe Langevin. Congratulations to them.” […]
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Coronado Unified receives $1M state grant to enhance biomedical and environmental pathways
Coronado Unified was recently awarded a $1 million Golden State Pathways Program (GSPP) grant from the California Department of Education. The grant money will help fund the continued development of robust pathways, specifically supporting the enhancement of the district’s biomedical health pathway and the development of a new interdisciplinary environmental studies pathway. “We are excited […]
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Budget Cuts and Protests: Coronado Schools Reject Teachers’ Pay Raise Demands
Coronado school officials told teachers this week the district cannot meet a demand for 10% more pay because the community’s education budget is already being depleted due to underfunding. At a June 6 meeting – with more than a dozen members of the Association of Coronado Teachers (ACT) outside protesting – trustees and administrators said […]
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Coronado Unified faces budget cuts, layoffs and negotiations
In the midst of contract negotiations, Coronado Unified School District teachers are pressing for more pay and ripping the School Board over budget cuts – including reductions in staffing. But school administrators have bridled at the criticism, saying the teacher’s union is pushing for 10 percent pay increases at a time when the district is […]
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Students show support for counselor whose therapy dog program is leaving Coronado
A group of students from the Coronado Unified School district, heart-broken by the termination of a special education counselor due to budget cuts, hand-delivered cash in a clear plastic bag to district board members last week, begging them not to release counselor Rebecca Rabe. “Please do not get mad at us, and even if you […]
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Coronado’s Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps secures place in championship event
Following two online rounds of rigorous competition against teams from all over the world, Coronado High School’s Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) Academic Team secured a coveted spot in the 2024 Navy JROTC Academic Bowl championship. The JROTC Leadership & Academic Bowl stands as a nationally recognized competition tailored exclusively for JROTC students. Through […]
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Coronado High senior Rafael Roos, the first to earn a State Seal of Biliteracy in Dutch
This year, Coronado High School awarded a record of 66 students with the State Seal of Biliteracy (SSB)— an honor given to high school graduates who have attained a high level of proficiency in speaking, reading and writing in one or more languages in addition to English. The high school offers language classes in Spanish, […]
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Coronado Unified finalizes staffing cuts
Coronado Unified School District trustees finalized their decision on staffing cuts this week, and by May 15, will notify eight employees that their jobs have been terminated. The cutbacks, prompted by a budget shortfall, will affect two program specialists, one reading specialist, one mental health clinician, one clinical counselor, one school counselor, one spanish teacher […]
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Month of the Military Child
With April being the Month of the Military Child and Coronado being a military town (34% of CUSD’s students are military children), many attendees wore purple to honor military children at the April 18 school board meeting. Kelly Fortson, who runs the Anchors for Life program at Village Elementary School, shared about the program and […]
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Attendance decline raises budget concerns for Coronado Unified
The Coronado Unified School District board responded to concerns regarding the elimination of some Association of Coronado Teachers (ACT) members’ positions and the impact that decreased attendance has on the district’s funding. The regular board meeting on April 18 heard from ACT President Jennifer Landry, who revealed that eliminated ACT positions would transition to general […]
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Leading with the ‘intention of creating inclusive outcomes for everyone’
For the past seven years, Brooke Barto has served multiple roles within the Coronado Unified School District—an education specialist working with students with mild to moderate disabilities, an English and math teacher in a general education environment and now, the program specialist at the middle school. She came to Coronado in 2017 after working as […]
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Coronado High School concert band received highest possible honor
For the first time in 40 years, the Coronado High School Concert Band received the highest possible honor, a Unanimous Superior Rating, at the California Music Educators Association Band and Orchestra Festival (CMEA). The band, directed by Matt Heinecke, consisted of 24 CHS band students and seven advanced band students from Coronado Middle School. The […]
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Coronado Unified plans according to foreseeable basic aid status
The Coronado Unified School District plans to reach basic aid status in the next five years, a title that would ultimately allow for local property taxes exceeding the Local Control Funding Formula to fund the school district while also keeping excess tax overflows in house. Amid negotiations with the teacher’s union, the school district is […]
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Coronado Unified School District celebrates community partners amid budget cuts
In the midst of budget uncertainty and employee cuts, the Coronado Unified School District (CUSD) recognized their community partners — nonprofit organizations and parents — who bring in funding streams from outside of the district. “I am really just overwhelmed with gratitude,” District Superintendent Karl Mueller said. “…In particular, in times of budget uncertainty, we […]
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Mila Waydo recognized in regional dean’s list with CHS robotics
Coronado High School junior Mila Waydo was recently awarded the prestigious Southern California Regional FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) Dean’s List Award. She advances to compete at FTC Worlds which will be held in Houston, Texas on April 17-20. Waydo was the sole female recipient of the award. “Being a Dean’s List Finalist and going to […]
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Upcoming meetings for CUSD
The Coronado Unified School District is scheduled to have a Community Partners Workshop during a separate special board meeting this month on March 26 to discuss the organizations that provide educational funding and support for students in the city. “We’re talking about our budget right now, and that’s a huge piece of what’s on,” Board […]