Education

Thanks to contributions from local organizations, businesses, and individual donors, $50,000 was raised this year, enabling the foundation to purchase and distribute the shoes during what is now an annual event.

Swize has spent his entire 33-year career with PSUSD. District officials are yet to announce who will be stepping into the role while a new superintendent is hired.

Some of the biggest changes reflect concerns city residents had raised about traffic at the main entrance off Farrell Drive.

Voters began approving what was to become nearly $1 billion in bond money for the college to use on new campus construction in 2004. Plans currently call for building on the former Palm Springs Mall site.

College trustees could not agree on Friday whether to approve additional funds for design work needed for a satellite campus in the city.

Representatives from WRNS Studio, the lead architects for the project, said they were 90% done with the schematic design and will be holding a preliminary meeting with the Division of the State Architect.

The 11-week program met once a week, helping parents learn more about the technology their students are using and how to access district resources for things like mental health and language learning.

In emails Monday morning, both Al Jones and David Powell said they intend to apply for the vacancy created after Area 3 trustee Fred Jandt stepped down due to health reasons.

Ron Oden, who served as Palm Springs mayor from 2003 until 2007, said he would like the seat that was vacated by Fred Jandt, who resigned last month due to health concerns.

Palm Springs Unified School District students in Transitional Kindergarten through fifth grade are eligible for the program, which places children in classes with native Spanish and English speakers.

COD officials announced a series of public meetings designed to expedite schematic design plans for the college’s planned campus in the city, which has been in the works for decades.