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Maya Holguin – K & 1st

By admin|2010-07-09T16:16:01+00:00July 9th, 2010|Who We Are|

Maya Holguin comes to Sierra Expeditionary Learning School with a wide variety of teaching experiences. She has spent more than 10 years as a classroom educator, working with kindergarten through 3rd grades. She also feels fortunate to have taught in the field of outdoor education and wilderness adventure. Ms. Holguin is moving from Santa Cruz, California, where she not only grew up, but has spent the past 3 years teaching in the local public schools. She helped develop kindergarten curriculum and also worked closely with 3rd graders on literacy. Last year she particularly enjoyed having daily parent volunteers in her classroom. […]

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David Manahan – Director

By admin|2010-06-28T16:06:48+00:00June 28th, 2010|Who We Are|

Sierra Expeditionary Learning School (SELS) is excited to introduce you to our new Founding Director, David Manahan. Mr. Manahan arrives with nearly 20 years of educational experience in various roles and institutions. His background in outdoor and experiential education includes facilitation at environmental learning centers, curriculum development and start up, group and corporate team building, and educator training. […]

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Building Background Knowledge Workshop

By admin|2010-04-01T22:16:57+00:00April 1st, 2010|Latest News & Updates|

Building Background Knowledge Workshop August 16th, 6:30 - 8:30pm at the SELS Campus hosted by John LeCavalier, Northwest Regional Director, Expeditionary Learning Schools Limited space available. You must RSVP (via the Evite) to attend this workshop. Overview: This workshop demonstrates how quickly participants can become interested in a topic, build background knowledge, and use that [...]

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Now Hiring: Spanish Language Instructor

By admin|2010-03-27T22:16:55+00:00March 27th, 2010|Uncategorised|

We are currently looking for a Spanish Language Instruction (part-time) for the Sierra Expeditionary Learning School! Please 'read more' for the complete job description. […]

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Charter Approved

By admin|2010-03-05T00:23:03+00:00March 5th, 2010|Latest News & Updates|

Great News - the Sierra Expeditionary Learning Charter School has been approved! The Tahoe Truckee Unified School District Board voted unanimously on March 3rd to approve the charter petition of Sierra Expeditionary Learning School (SELS). The school will open in Truckee in the fall of 2010, initially serving 63 students in grades kindergarten through 5th [...]

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Core Practices

By admin|2010-01-28T02:08:26+00:00January 28th, 2010|Our Program|

SELS will adopt a hands-on Expeditionary Learning curriculum that adheres to district and state standards. Expeditionary Learning has been recognized nationally as an innovative, research-based, school improvement model and has been credited with producing high performing public charter schools. The model is based on five core practices. These core practices work in concert and support [...]

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Jan 7, 2010 Minutes

By admin|2010-01-13T22:31:19+00:00January 13th, 2010|Uncategorized|

Sierra Expeditionary Learning School Minutes 1/7/2010 Structure of Charter Council Discussion re: losing Mike & Dana. Dana would like to still be involved. We need to be careful of side-bar conversations, gossiping, etc. Decision Making process: Items which will be voted on [...]

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Dec 1 Meeting

By admin|2016-05-04T16:42:28+00:00December 11th, 2009|Board Meeting Agendas|

Charter School Minutes Dec 1, 2009 Attending: Erica Stein, Arthur Radar, Jen Wilkin, Anna Demm, Kim Bradley, Christina, Melissa Williams, Jill Penwarden, Angelica Stone, SunMie Won, Alison Schwedner, Mike Kahlich, Elizabeth Bell TTUSD/Union Update - Christina: Waiting until after Union’s meeting on Dec 8, will not hear an update until after their meeting when [...]

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Nov 18 meeting

By admin|2016-05-04T16:42:29+00:00December 11th, 2009|Board Meeting Agendas|

Truckee Charter School Meeting Minutes 11/18/09 Update from Finance Committee Need for money for planning phase Finance Committee needs to be ready to apply for Public Charter School grant and revolving loan once charter is approved. District has 30 days to approve charter once it is submitted. Action Item: Jill- Can we open bank [...]

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Nov 2 meeting

By admin|2016-05-04T16:42:29+00:00November 21st, 2009|Board Meeting Agendas|

Working committee meetingI.) Alison updated the group on the board training that she attended. The group needs to decide whether to form an actual board or remain in the structure of a ‘founding group’. We discussed 2 ways of voting. The 1st is by consensus the 2nd by majority vote. The group decided to adopt [...]

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