Amador County – Theresa Hawk, executive director of Amador County’s Special Education Local Plan Area said Friday that the Amador County Unified School District Board of Trustees is taking applications for a “Communities Advisory Committee,” specific to the district’s SELPA. The application period opened about two weeks ago and closes Aug. 31. Hawk said Trustees are looking for teachers, parents and event students and the disabled to serve on the likely 10-member advisory committee, which…

Amador County – The Amador County Unified School District board of trustees heard a report last week that it could lose $900,000 from its budget as a “basic aid county,” but could also lose more in the governor’s proposed “fair share” calculations. New Amador School District Chief Financial Officer Tim Zearley last week gave a report after taking a look at the governor’s May revisions, for the 2011-2012 state budget. Zearley said “we are in…

Amador County – The Amador County Unified School District Office of Education board of trustees on Wednesday directed staff to work on reviving a Special Education Local Plan Area, and figure out the process of forming a corresponding Community Advisory Committee. Special education teacher Terry Goodall, vice president of the Special Educators of Amador County (SEAC), urged trustees to work with the various teachers’ groups to find a solution to the School District’s special education…

Amador County – Amador Community Foundation has received a gift of $130,000 from an anonymous donor, with the intention of benefiting school physical education at Ione Junior High and Jackson Junior High, along with the overall music program. Tina Hurley, Executive Director of the Amador Community Foundation announced the donation last week, saying she was “delighted” to begin her position as ACF executive director “by awarding a gift of $130,000 from a generous anonymous donor…

Amador County – Amador Community Foundation announced last week the anonymous gift of $30,000 toward music education in county schools. Amador Community Foundation Executive Director Tina Hurley, who is disbursing the donation, said the gift is for music education. She said “Chris Tootle, Amador County Unified School District Music Educator, had partial funding for music education from other resources, but this gift allowed him to hire additional teachers and fund the music program through the…