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Published by Rick Gebin, 2018-06-02 00:02:00

May - June 2018 "End-of-Year" District Newsletter (Salinas City Elementary School District)

May - June 2018 District Newsletter
Salinas City Elementary School District

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ISSUE 17 | MAY-JUNE DISTRICT NEWSLETTER 1

SUPERINTENDENT MESSAGE

Martha Martinez,
Superintendent

North Salinas High School Seniors visit Natividad Elementary.

As the school year draws to end I cannot help but remember so many special moments I experi-
enced this year. It reminds me of the following quote; “Life is all about moments. Don’t wait for
them, create them.”

MAY-JUNE DISTRICT NEWSLETTER From the beginning of the school year to the end, we have created extraordinary moments that tell
YEAR: 2018 | ISSUE: 17 our SCESD story of success.

FOLLOW US Let me recap just a few of this year’s highlights:
o Welcome Back Breakfast - Celebration of employees from all levels of our organization
AND GIVE US A LIKE! o Teachers celebrated the highest ELA gains out of all Monterey County districts on the Smarter

@SalinasCitySD Balance Assessment
o PBIS Silver Implementation Award to Los Padres, Loma Vista, El Gabilan and Boronda Meadows
TABLE OF CONTENTS
schools
2017-18 Award Winner o Honored at California School Board Association for a statewide Golden Bell Award: Changing
Recap .............................................. 6
Professional Development ..... 9 School Communities and Beyond
Curriculum & Instruction ...... 13 o District sold $20 million in General Obligation bonds to be used for improvement of our aging
Testing & SIS ............................. 14
ACSA Spring Fling.................... 15 facilities
Migrant ........................................ 16 o District refinanced the 2008 Series A bonds to a lower interest rate, saving taxpayers $3.9M
SPED ............................................. 17 o Special Education Co-Teaching model implemented
School Climate ......................... 18 o Highest number of students for Reclassification designation – 735 RFEP students
Food Services ............................ 19 o District-wide celebrations on Anti Bullying efforts
Family Resource Center ........ 20
Trip Down Memory Lane.......... 22 o Fall festivities
SCESD Promotions ...................44 o Kindness Challenge
o Pink Shirt Day
o March Against Bullying
o Community Alliance for Safety & Peace (CASP) Award
o MCOE Awards for PBIS Sustainability, Administrator of the Year, and PBIS Champion of the Year
o 1-1 Chromebooks for 3rd to 6th grade
o Founder’s Day Public School Tours and city celebration

Memories are special moments that tell our SCESD story, one rooted in deep commitment to our
students, our schools, our district and our community. I want to say a heartfelt thank you to each
and every one of our employees who continually make our district a great place for kids, families and
fellow workers.

I am so proud to represent SCESD and I marvel at all that we accom-
plished this year even with some of the greatest challenges we faced.
Together we have demonstrated perseverance and unwavering dedica-
tion to the education of our students. There are no words to express my
gratitude for all you do each day to make a difference in the lives of our
students.

Warmest Regards, ON THE COVER

Loma Vista Elementary

students walk down the aisle during
their 6th Grade Promotion

See Promotion photos on Page 34

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2017-18 ANNUAL AWARD WINNER RECAP

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2017-18 ANNUAL AWARD WINNER RECAP

“Education is not the filling of the pail,
but the lighting of the fire.”

- WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS

ISSUE 17 | MAY-JUNE DISTRICT NEWSLETTER 5

2017-18 ANNUAL AWARD WINNER RECAP

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2017-18 ANNUAL AWARD WINNER RECAP

“My students

and their
excitement
about learning

keeps me
motivated on

a daily basis.
I love seeing
them have an
“A-Ha!” moment
or the look on
their faces when
they are sharing
something they

are proud of. ”

- KRYSTA

BRADLEY

ISSUE 17 | MAY-JUNE DISTRICT NEWSLETTER 7

TESTING & SIS

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ED SERVICES

BY LORI SANDERS

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
FOR CERTIFICATED STAFF

June 2018 Schedule Tuesday, June 5

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Audience Kammann
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ED SERVICES

BY LORI SANDERS

CERTIFICATED STAFF - JUNE 7 PD DAY

Event Time* Target Location
Audience
Date

Various Sessions

Session One:

Benchmark: 9:15-10:45 TK-6 Boronda Meadows
Bulls Eye! How to target small

group instructional needs using

leveled screeners

Benchmark: 9:15-10:45 TK-2 Boronda Meadows
Think-Speak-Listen! Planning for

Designated ELD

Thursday, June 7 Benchmark: 9:15-10:45 TK-1 Boronda Meadows
Making the Most of Small Group 9:15-10:45 1-6 Boronda Meadows
Instruction

Renaissance Learning:
Getting the Most from Accelerated
Reader and STAR

Footsteps 2 Brilliance: 9:15-10:45 TK-2 Boronda Meadows
Moving Forward with F2B

Imagine Learning Literacy: 9:15-10:45 K-6 Boronda Meadows
Imagine Learning Literacy 101

Imagine Learning Mathematics: 9:15-10:45 3-6 Boronda Meadows
Getting the Most from IL
Mathematics

Units of Study Process and 9:15-10:45 K-3 Boronda Meadows
Presentation: 9:15-10:45 K-6 Boronda Meadows
Problem-Based Learning Units to 9:15-10:45 K-6 Boronda Meadows
Support Teaching and Learning in
the Lower Grades

Illuminate:
Illuminate 101

Mindfulness:
Supporting Students with High
Levels of Trauma and
Compassion Fatigue

GoGuardian Teacher: 9:15-10:45 2-6 Boronda Meadows
Chromebook Classroom
Management

“This Kid Won’t Stop Being 9:15-10:45 K-6 Boronda Meadows
Disruptive. How What?”:
Preventative Teacher-Applied
Strategies
Session Three:

Benchmark Education:
Session Two: Making the Most of Small Group
Instruction
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Teaching Writing Using Benchmark Education: 1:30-3:00 3-6 Boronda Meadows
Think-Speak-Listen! Planning for 1:30-3:00 1-6 Boronda Meadows
Benchmark Whole Group Mini Designated ELD K-6 Boronda Meadows
3-6 Boronda Meadows
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Getting the Most from Accelerated TK-6
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Plan Smarter, Not Harder: Using 2-6 Boronda Meadows
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Weekly Assessments for

Instructional Planning

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Brief! Explicit! Rigorous! Getting Getting the Most from IL Literacy
1:30-3:00
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Reader and STAR 11:00-12:30 K-6 Boronda Meadows Mathematics 1:30-3:00
11:00-12:30 3-6 Boronda Meadows 1:30-3:00
Footsteps 2 Brilliance: Units of Study Process and 1:30-3:00
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Participation Personalized Instruction

Illuminate: GoGuardian Teacher:
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Management
GoGuardian Teacher:
Chromebook Classroom
Management

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ED SERVICES

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Making the Most of Small Group 9:15-10:45 Boronda Meadows
Instruction 9:15-10:45 K-3 Boronda Meadows
9:15-10:45 Boronda Meadows
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Getting the Most from Accelerated K-6
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2-6
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Imagine Learning Literacy:
Imagine Learning Literacy 101

Imagine Learning Mathematics:
Getting the Most from IL
Mathematics

Units of Study Process and
Presentation:
Problem-Based Learning Units to
Support Teaching and Learning in
the Lower Grades

Illuminate:
Illuminate 101

Mindfulness:
Supporting Students with High
Levels of Trauma and
Compassion Fatigue

GoGuardian Teacher:
Chromebook Classroom
Management

“This Kid Won’t Stop Being
Disruptive. How What?”:
Preventative Teacher-Applied
Strategies

ISSUE 17 | MAY-JUNE DISTRICT NEWSLETTER 11

ED SERVICES

BY LORI SANDERS

PARAEDUCATORS- JUNE 7 PD DAY Thursday, June 8

CONTINUED Target
Audience

Session Two: Date Event Time* Location

Benchmark Education: Small Group Support
Teaching Writing Using
11:00-12:30 2-6 Boronda Meadows Friday, June 8
Benchmark Whole Group Mini Boronda Meadows
Behavior 101: How Do I Keep My
Lessons Group Engaged?

Benchmark Education: Facilitator: Katie Turner 8:00-3:00 Paraeducators District Office
Plan Smarter, Not Harder: Using
11:00-12:30 1-6
Weekly Assessments for
Thursday, June 7
Instructional Planning

Benchmark Education: 11:00-12:30 TK-6 Boronda Meadows
Brief! Explicit! Rigorous! Getting

intimate with Close Reading

Renaissance Learning: 11:00-12:30 1-6 Boronda Meadows
Getting the Most from Accelerated Boronda Meadows
Boronda Meadows
Reader and STAR Boronda Meadows
Boronda Meadows
Footsteps 2 Brilliance: 11:00-12:30 K-2 Boronda Meadows
Moving Forward with F2B Boronda Meadows

Imagine Learning Literacy: 11:00-12:30 K-6 Boronda Meadows
Getting the Most from IL Literacy Boronda Meadows

Imagine Learning Mathematics: 11:00-12:30 3-6
Getting the Most from IL
Mathematics

Mindfulness: 11:00-12:30 K-6
Theme One: Active Mindfullness
Participation

Illuminate: 11:00-12:30 K-6
Illuminate 101

GoGuardian Teacher: 11:00-12:30 2-6
Chromebook Classroom

Management

Session Three:

Benchmark Education: 1:30-3:00 2-6
Making the Most of Small Group

Instruction

Benchmark Education: 1:30-3:00 3-6
Think-Speak-Listen! Planning for

Designated ELD

Renaissance Learning:

Thursday, June 7 Getting the Most from Accelerated 1:30-3:00 1-6 Boronda Meadows

Reader and STAR

Imagine Learning Literacy: 1:30-3:00 K-6 Boronda Meadows
Getting the Most from IL Literacy

Imagine Learning Mathematics: 1:30-3:00 3-6 Boronda Meadows
Getting the Most from IL 1:30-3:00 4-6 Boronda Meadows
Mathematics 1:30-3:00 TK-6 Boronda Meadows

Units of Study Process and
Presentation
Problem-Based Learning Units to
Support Teaching and Learning in
the Upper Grades

Mindfulness:
Theme Two: Active Mindfullness
Participation

Illuminate: 1:30-3:00 TK-6 Boronda Meadows
Using Illuminate Features to Drive
Personalized Instruction

GoGuardian Teacher: 1:30-3:00 2-6 Boronda Meadows
Chromebook Classroom
Management


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CURRICULUM & INSTRUCTION

BY RON DILLENDER

The Summer Professional Development Days are just around the corner and we are excited to participate in some very
exciting, engaging days. Come work and learn together! Sessions that will be offered include:

M O N D AY, J U N E 4

Grades Sessions Locations
Boronda Meadows
TK-3 Various sessions for Benchmark Advance and Adelante Kammann
4-5 Eureka Math Laurel Wood
6 Eureka Math
Locations
T U E S D AY, J U N E 5 Laurel Wood
Kammann
Grades Sessions Boronda Meadows

TK-1 Eureka Math Locations
2-3 Eureka Math Boronda Meadows
4-6 Various sessions for Benchmark Advance and Adelante
Locations
W E D N E S D AY, J U N E 6 Boronda Meadows

Grades Sessions

TK-6 CUE Rockstar!
Come see and learn about techniques, strategies, and
tools that you can use to integrate technology into
SCESD classrooms.

T H U R S D AY, J U N E 7

Grades Sessions

TK-3 Various sessions will be presented in three blocks on
a wide range of topics including Benchmark, STAR
Reading and Accelerated Reader, Footsteps 2 Brilliance,
Imagine Learning Math, Units of Study, and more!!

ISSUE 17 | MAY-JUNE DISTRICT NEWSLETTER 13

TESTING & SIS

BY VIRGINIA GARZA-NUÑEZ

THE UPDATE

Reclassifications:

I am ecstatic to announce that we had 735 English Learners meet the reclassification criteria. On behalf of the district,
I would like to CONGRATULATE your students in being reclassified! We are so incredibly proud of our students and
the educators and families that supported them as they navigated their schooling to become proficient in the English
language.

ADA (Average Daily Attendance):

ADA (Average Daily Attendance): The district’s ADA average for Months 1-9 was 95.41 % not including Saturday
attendance recovery (AARC) and 95.52% including Saturday attendance recovery (AARC). Please continue to com-
municate to parents and students the importance of making everyday count!

14 MAY-JUNE DISTRICT NEWSLETTER | ISSUE 17

ACSA SPRING FLING 2018 BY RICK GEBIN

WE CELEBRATE!

DURING ACSA’S SPRING FLING
SCESD ADMIN WERE AWARDED

W ith a night full of reflection and good times with colleagues all over the region, the Association of Califor-
nia School Administrator’s (ACSA) Region 10 honors their School Administrators for the 2017-18 school
year during its annual Spring Fling event at Seascape Resort. Three Salinas City Elementary School District
Administrators were honored for their hard work, commitment and relentless efforts focused on student
achievement. Congratulations!

Superintendent Martha Martinez Director of Assessment & Ac- Monterey Park Elementary
was awarded “Superintendent countability Virginia Garza-Nuñez Vice-Principal Victor Marinelli was
of the Year” was awarded the “Central Office awarded the “Elementary Co-Ad-
Administrator of the Year” ministrator of the Year”

ISSUE 17 | MAY-JUNE DISTRICT NEWSLETTER 15

BY MARY PRITCHARD MIGRANT

MIGRANT EDUCATION

OFFERS SUMMER PROGRAM

T he Salinas City Elementary School Migrant
Education Program will provide many oppor-
tunities for migrant students this summer. We

will join forces again with Hartnell College to provide

a 5-week summer program for migrant Preschoolers

which will also be housed at Sherwood. Our site-based

program, Explore Our World, for entering 1st -6th

graders will be held July 2nd –July 27th at Rancho Cie-

lo. Our program will be supported by students working

in the California Mini-Corps program as well as by

three Bi-National teachers joining us from Mexico.

Late June, twenty ingoing 5th and 6th-grade migrant Additional summer highlights will include SCESD Mi-
students will attend a weeklong outdoor education grant Summer Programs Kiddie Kapers Parade dance
program with the California Mini-Corps program held group and parent workshops presented by the visiting
at Camp Jones Gulch outside of Santa Cruz. Bi-national teachers.

For all migrant students not attending site-based Please do not hesitate to contact the staff at the Mi-
programs, staff will provide students and their families grant Office at (831) 753-5685 if you have any questions
support via our home based Continuous Learning related to Migrant Education.
Program.

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SPECIAL EDUCATION

BY DR. JAN HAMILTON

AN UPDATE WITH
SPECIAL EDUCATION

T he Special Education department has had a We have been fortunate to work with Santa Clara County
wonderful and successful year. We are looking Office of Education Inclusion Collaborative this school
forward to summer and the 2018-19 school year. year. Throughout the year we had the opportunity to
This summer we will be hosting Extended School Year work with them monthly to improve our inclusive prac-
(ESY) at Boronda Meadows. We will be serving students tices. We’ve had the opportunity to reflect on the year
from our Moderate/Severe Special Day Classes, Mild/ and plan for ongoing improvements. As SCESD states,
Moderate Special Day Classes, and Resource Programs. students are the focus of our work, and in special educa-
Our teachers are excited and looking forward to serving tion this is an absolute truth. We are always looking at
these students to help them maintain their skills over the what is best for our students and how we can keep them
long summer break. in the Least Restrictive Environment. Our inclusive practic-
es have helped us get more students in the Least Restric-
Looking forward to the 2018-19 school year, we are excit- tive Environment of General Education for portions of the
ed to expand our Co-Teaching model to 1st grade and school day.
into additional preschool locations. We’ve seen great
successes with our students that have been involved and
are excited to see them continue to grow in the future.

We are also expanding our Therapeutic Support Program
(TSP) to help better serve some of our younger students.
A TSP provides a small group setting as well as integrated
counseling services within the school day. We’ve seen as-
tonishing results in our upper grade TSP and are looking
forward to providing support for younger students.

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SCHOOL CLIMATE & CULTURE

BY RAFAEL ZAVALA

TOGETHER, WE DID...

OUR FOCUS ON STUDENTS...

I t is hard to believe that another school year has
come and gone. With it, we have seen our schools
and classrooms blossom!! I am proud to say that we
have worked hard together, and our hard work is being
celebrated locally with thirteen schools reaching our Tier
1 goal of being at 70% or greater on the Tiered Fidelity
Inventory; at county with a second-year-in-a-row District
win in PBIS School Sustainability Award; and at state with
our big Golden Bell win!!

Truly, we have much to celebrate about our school and
classroom cultures, and we hope to continue to celebrate.
We are waiting to hear from the California PBIS Coalition,
as thirteen schools applied for recognition from the State
PBIS Coalition. I am crossing my fingers until we receive
word about the results.

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FOOD SERVICES

BY CARLOS MURTA

FREE MEALS

FOR STUDENTS DURING SUMMER

S CESD Food Services Department announces the sponsorship of the Seamless Summer Feed Program for
the 2018 Summer. Free Meals will be made available at 7 sites during the Summer. Free meals will be made
available to all attending children who are 18 years of age or younger at the following school sites:

Sherwood Boronda Meadows Natividad Mission Park
110 S. Wood Street 915 Larkin Dr. 1465 Modoc Ave 403 W. Acacia St

June 18 - July 20, Mon-Fri (No School July 4) June 18 - July 13, Mon-Fri (No School July 4th) June 11 - July 20 , Mon-Fri (No School 7/2-7/6) June 18 - July 20 , Mon-Fri (No School 7/2-7/6)
Time: Breakfast 8:15 - 8:45 (6/18-7/20 only) Time: Breakfast 8:00 - 8:30 Time: Breakfast 8:00am - 8:30am (6/18 - 6/29 Time: Breakfast 8:30am - 9:00am
Lunch 12:45pm - 1:15pm (6/4-7/20) Lunch 12:00am - 12:30pm & 7/9-7/20) Lunch 12:30pm-1:00pm Lunch 1:00pm - 1:30pm
(6/11-6/29 & 7/9-7/20)

Henry F. Kammann Roosevelt Hacienda
521 Rochex Ave. 120 Capitol St. 245 Calle Cebu

June 4-July 20 , Mon-Fri (No School 7/4) June 11 - June 22 , Mon-Fri June 4 - June 29 & July 9 - July 27 , Mon-Fri
(Lunch Only 6/4-6/15) Time: Breakfast 8:30am-9:00am (Lunch Only) Time: 11:30am - 12:00pm
Time: Breakfast 7:30am-8:00am (6/4-7/20) Lunch 12:30pm - 1:00pm
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FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER

BY CHERYL CAMANY

THE LIFE OF
FARMWORKERS

Farmworkers Are Living 20 to a House in California’s Bountiful Salinas Valley

“They can’t get people to move here, or stay here, By Samantha Michaels
because there’s nowhere for them to live.”
Published on

S If you’re making a salad to go along with your Some farmworkers sleep in cars, motels, garages, convert-
dinner tonight, you should probably thank the ed school buses, and reportedly even chicken coops—
farmworkers in California’s Salinas Valley, who pro- which helps explain why 1 in 3 students in the Salinas
duce about two-thirdsof the country’s lettuce and school district are technically homeless. Many more share
much of its strawberries, tomatoes, and broccoli. When apartments with strangers, sometimes dozens of them,
they head home to meet their families this evening, many leading to public health concerns. The poor conditions
of them won’t have the space to cook their own meals: have deterred some families from moving to the area or
A long-standing housing crisis has likely pushed tens of staying there, contributing to a worker shortage that has
thousands of farmworkers into cramped and dangerous affected the ag industry’s bottom line.
living conditions without adequate access to kitchens and
bathrooms, according to a housing survey released Thurs- Housing prices have skyrocketed in much of California
day by the California Institute for Rural Studies (CIRS) and in recent years, and the situation is dire for many of the
the California Coalition for Rural Housing. 90,000 farmworkers in Salinas and neighboring Pajaro
Valley, about 100 miles south of San Francisco. Accord-
Surveyors found about 40 ing to the survey of 420 workers, they earn an average of
people lodged into a 3-bedroom $25,000 a year per household, though a typical two-bed-
home with just two bathrooms. room apartment in Salinas rents for $1,600 a month. Only
1 in 10 of them own a home or mobile home, and the rest
rent, sometimes cutting back on food or medical care to

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COMMUNICATIONS FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER

cover housing costs. On average, more than seven people Subsidized, permanent housing will be key: There are cur-
share a one-bedroom unit—though some apartments are rently only 1,207 year-round units in designated farmworker
more crammed: In one case, 40 people were lodged into a complexes in the region, far short of the 6,351 such units
three-bedroom home with just two bathrooms, according recommended.
to Ildi Cummins-Carlisle, a survey coordinator at CIRS.
On Thursday, government officials from Santa Cruz and
And these aren’t all single migrant men. The survey found Monterey counties met in the city of Salinas to discuss the
that most of the farmworkers are married immigrants who problem with the researchers along with agriculture com-
came from Mexico more than a decade ago and now pany representatives. “It was alarming to hear the statistics
live year-round in the region with their US-born children. of the number of families living in overcrowded situations,”
Some parents teared up while describing their kids’ living Mayor Maria Orozco of the city of Gonzales tells Mother
conditions, like a father who worried about whether his Jones. She said city officials plan to talk with companies
daughters could safely use their home’s bathroom at night and nonprofits about how to follow Tanimura & Antle’s
with dozens of strangers sleeping in the hallway and the lead with the development of new housing, and to review
living room. Kids sometimes have to wait so long for the city regulations in an attempt to streamline the process of
bathroom they develop urinary tract infections, and when building more units.
they get hungry, it’s often not possible to cook. One in five
respondents of the survey didn’t have a kitchen. She hopes the high turnout at the summit in Salinas signals
a shift in momentum to tackle the shortage of affordable
Kids sometimes have to wait rooms. “This is the first time I can remember seeing this
so long for the bathroom they issue at the forefront,” she says. “How that turns out, I
develop urinary tract infections. don’t know,” adds Gail Wadsworth of the CIRS. “But there
definitely was a commitment there.”

The worsening housing crisis comes amid a labor shortage
in the world’s “salad bowl.” Farmers have struggled to
recruit enough workers in part because of the federal crack-
down on immigrants, as my colleague Tom Philpott has re-
ported, and the lack of affordable and sanitary housing has
exacerbated the situation, according to the researchers.
“They can’t get people to move here, or stay here, because
there’s nowhere for them to live,” says Cummins-Carlisle.

Millions of dollars worth of lettuce crops rotted in the
fields a few years ago when Tanimura & Antle, a vegetable
producer in Salinas, only managed to recruit about 200 of
the 500 farmworkers it needed, so the company decided to
build more designated housing for its employees. The $17
million complex opened in 2016, and after that the vegeta-
ble producer was able to fully staff its team. But the hous-
ing complex isn’t a cure-all—it’s only for employees, not
kids, and many more rooms are needed. Although other
ag families are working to build more housing for workers,
the surveyors note that about 48,000 additional units of
farmworker housing are needed to alleviate overcrowding.

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NSHS SENIORS VISIT THEIR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS

HENRY F. KAMMANN

BORONDA MEADOWS LAUREL WOOD

EL GABILAN LOMA VISTA
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OPEN HOUSES ACROSS SCESD

BORONDA DIA

BORONDA MEADOWS UNIVERSITY PARK LINCOLN

LINCOLN MONTEREY PARK SHERWOOD

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BORONDA MEADOWS

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SHERWOOD

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SHERWOOD

ROOSEVELT ROOSEVELT BORONDA MEADOWS

UNIVERSITY PARK MONTEREY PARK LOS PADRES

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NIGHT AT THE FUTURE MUSEUM 3

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NIGHT AT THE FUTURE MUSEUM 3

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COLLOQUIUM 2018

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COLLOQUIUM 2018

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MARCH AGAINST BULLYING 2018

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MARCH AGAINST BULLYING 2018

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MARCH AGAINST BULLYING 2018

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MARCH AGAINST BULLYING 2018

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MAY THE FOURTH BE WITH YOU

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MAY THE FOURTH BE WITH YOU

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CAREER DAY AT LOS PADRES

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CAREER DAY AT LOS PADRES

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SHERWOOD SPRING CARNIVAL

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SHERWOOD SPRING CARNIVAL

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LINCOLN SPRING CARNIVAL

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LINCOLN SPRING CARNIVAL

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PROMOTIONS

EL GABILAN HAWKS

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PROMOTIONS

EL GABILAN HAWKS

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PROMOTIONS

LOMA VISTA SUPERSTARS

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PROMOTIONS

LOMA VISTA SUPERSTARS

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PROMOTIONS

BORONDA MEADOWS HAWKS

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PROMOTIONS

BORONDA MEADOWS HAWKS

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PROMOTIONS

MISSION PARK MUSTANGS

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