Rep. Maxine Waters, Janelle Monáe, Jidenna, Angela Rye, Wondaland & Inglewood Unified School District Invite You to “Wondalunch” in Inglewood
Event will provide free meals to thousands of local families
Event will provide free meals to thousands of local families
According to the California Education Code, all California school districts will have to submit a first interim budget report by December 15.
the Mayor of Inglewood James T. Butts, Councilman Alex Padilla and Highland Elementary School students gathered for the presentation of a $10,000 ‘Hometown Grant” to the Inglewood Unified School District.
State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson appointed Dr. Vincent Matthews as State Administrator for the Inglewood Unified School District. “As we enter a new phase in the path towards local control, building on a strong financial foundation with robust academic programs is my priority,” Torlakson said. “There are very few leaders who have led districts under state receivership and Dr. Matthews is one of them. His experience and passion are the right fit at the right time for the Inglewood school community.” Matthews most recently served as superintendent of the San Jose Unified School District. Prior to that, He
Margaret Richards-Bowers “I want to see best practices, I want to see compassionate education.” “I came to America as a young girl, I had no idea about American culture,” said Margaret Richards-Bowers. “I knew where things were in America, I knew your highest mountain peaks, I knew your rivers but I didn’t know the people. “I came seeking to find out more, to find my place in this vast, vast America.” She would find that place here, eventually in Inglewood. Born in St. Vincent, Grenadines, Richards-Bowers came to the United States in the 1970s and eventually became a nurse. She
Kent Taylor, IUSD State Administrator presents his plan to restore financial management to the troubled school district Board Members Now Advisors, Superintendent Gone Last week, a standing-room only crowd of parents, elected officials, and Inglewood Unified School District (IUSD) employees listened intently as California’s Supt. of Public Instruction, Tom Torlakson, announced that Kent Taylor, a product of the Inglewood School System, would lead the IUSD, the existing board members would serve as unpaid advisors, and the superintendent had been relieved of duty. Taylor, previously serving as the superintendent of education in southern Kern County, is charged with
Bishop Johnny J. Young, Ph.D. He is a man of unwavering faith, a community advocate, a businessman, a political leader and he is determined to provide for the children of Inglewood the best education not only in the State but in the nation. With the current state of the California budget and continually declining funding to local school systems, not many people would want the job as President of a school system, let alone one as large and complex as the Inglewood Unified School District (IUSD). But on July 1, 2011 Bishop Johnny J. Young, the longest sitting member of
A fun and welcoming bash was held in Inglewood to announce that a new school is coming to the Inglewood Unified School District this year founded by rapper/producer/businessman Andre “Dr. Dre” Young and philanthropist Jimmy Iovine.
The 2nd Annual City of Inglewood Music Festival held at Darby Park in Inglewood was the place to be on June 29.