Los Angeles school placement consultant Sandy Eiges
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Los Angeles Times:

Sandy Eiges of Los Angeles school placement service
LA School Scout (www.LAschoolscout.com) was interviewed regarding the effect on students of Beverly Hills Unified School District's Board of Education vote not to renew permits for the eighth-graders and other elementary students.
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The following are the events scheduled for just the next week.

5 February 2012

Summer Camp Fair, ages 8-18 - from 12.00pm until 3.00pm (view link)
Marymount HS - 10643 Sunset Boulevard
Across from UCLA

6 February 2012

Pacifica Christian High School - Preview Day - from 9.00am until 2.00pm (view link)

Join us in the month of January as Pacifica opens up its doors to prospective students. There is nothing more telling for a student about the quality of a school like spending an entire day on campus. Your son or daughter will join Pacifica students to experience a day in the life at Pacifica. Students will begin their day with presentations on academics, athletics, and the arts. From there, shadow day students will team up with the Pacifica student body as they experience engaging lectures on European expansionism of the late 15th century, group discussions on fate and free will from Oedipus Rex, and read Roman theology in original Latin text. Registration for preview days will become available in October. Preview Days at Pacifica are available to all prospective students who are currently enrolled in 8th, 9th, or 10th grades. Pacifica Christian High School, 1730 Wilshire Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90403 Please enter through gate on 18th Street Quick Notes: - Students will visit 5 courses (1 class in the Arts). - Interact with Pacifica teachers and students. - Visit a Pacifica club - Lunch will be provided. - And much more. Registration should be available at the following URL by sometime in October: http://www.pacificachristian.org/324542.ihtml

Crossroads School - Admissions/Kindergarten Coffee - from 5.00pm until 6.30pm (view link)

Location: Community Room

7 February 2012

Chandler School (Pasadena) - Middle School Tour - from 10.00am until 11.00am (view link)

Prospective student and parent(s). Campus tours are scheduled by appointment after an application has been received. All tours are from 9 a.m. - 10 a.m.

El Segundo Middle School - Open House / Tour - from 10.00am until 11.00am (view link)

Grades 6 – 8

El Segundo High School - Open House / Tour - from 4.00pm until 5.00pm (view link)

Grades 9 – 12

8 February 2012

Palisades Charter High School Campus Tour - from 9.00am until 10.30am (view link)

You must reserve a tour date so that we can keep the size of the groups manageable. Please email ambassadors@palihigh.org or contact the Main Office at (310) 230-6623. A parent liaison will return your call within 48 hours. Tours begin at 8:00 in front of Pali at the flagpole. They last about 90 minutes (ending at approximately 9:30). First half hour is a school overview with the parent leader. The remaining hour is with Student Ambassadors who visit classrooms and tour campus. The tours will visit 3-4 classrooms, representing a variety of subjects, grade and academic levels. These visits are intended to give visitors a sense of class size and school offerings. Students are welcome and encouraged to attend the tours with their parents. Should you have any questions, please contact the Main Office and leave a message for the Parent Tour Coordinator.

Chandler School (Pasadena) - Middle School Tour - from 10.00am until 11.00am (view link)

Prospective student and parent(s). Campus tours are scheduled by appointment after an application has been received. All tours are from 9 a.m. - 10 a.m.

Fusion Academy - Coffee Chat - from 11.30am until 12.30pm (view link)
West L.A.
Fusion Academy Los Angeles Campus, 1640 S. Sepulveda Blvd., Suite 100, Los Angeles, CA 90025 Learn more about Fusion Academy Los Angeles during a casual roundtable discussion with our head of school. You ask the questions and we’ll provide the answers, all over a cup of joe and tasty treats. This small, informal gathering is an excellent opportunity to determine if Fusion Academy is the right fit for your child. RSVP: http://www.fusionacademy.com/bookings-v3/los-angeles-coffee-chat-september-14-2011

9 February 2012

Rolling Hills Country Day School - Experience our Kindergarten - from 9.15am until 10.30am (view link)

Sit-in on Kindergarten lessons, and join other prospective families on a campus tour. Call the Admissions Office at (310) 377-4848 x. 22 to learn about our Open House, evaluation dates, and campus tours.

Grand View Blvd Elementary Tour - from 9.30am until 10.30am (view link)
3951 Grand View Blvd, Los Angeles, Ca 90066
Spanish Immersion Program

Chandler School (Pasadena) - Middle School Tour - from 10.00am until 11.00am (view link)

Prospective student and parent(s). Campus tours are scheduled by appointment after an application has been received. All tours are from 9 a.m. - 10 a.m.

St. Anne School - Tour & Admissions Testing - from 4.00pm until 5.00pm (view link)
2015 Colorado Avenue, Santa Monica
St. Anne School offers parents a tour while children are being assessed. RSVP to 310 829 2775

MUSE Middle School Event - from 6.30pm until 8.00pm (view link)
Malibu Canyon
RSVP to HYPERLINK "mailto:tperry@museschool.org" \t "_blank" tperry@museschool.org

Citizens of the World Charter School (Hollywood) - Evening Information Session - from 7.00pm until 8.00pm (view link)

Evening Information Session Small Auditorium TO RESERVE A SPOT ON A TOUR EMAIL INFO@CITIZENSOFTHEWORLD.ORG ***You may also RSVP for a tour by calling our office at 323-464-4292 and speaking with Angelica or Zina. We can accommodate approximately 30 adults per tour. Tours are for adults only – please do not bring children. The tour will last approximately 60 to 90 minutes depending on the number of questions asked. All tours will be conducted at our campus (co-located on the campus of Le Conte MS) at 1316 N. Bronson Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90028. Our entrance gate is off of Bronson Ave at Fernwood Alley north of Fountain south of Sunset. You may park on the street and enter through our main gate on Bronson Avenue. Please be sure to read the signs for street parking.

Da Vinci Charter High Schools - Information Meeting - from 7.00pm until 9.00pm (view link)

High school Information Meetings are not mandatory, but we strongly urge you to attend to learn about our programs, curriculum and enrollment process. You will also have an opportunity to meet some of our faculty and staff, current students and families. All K-12 meetings will take place at 13500 Aviation Blvd., Hawthorne, CA, 90250

10 February 2012

Couer d'Alene Elementary - Prospective Family Tour - from 10.00am until 10.30am (view link)

Starts in Auditorium

British-American School, Los Angeles - from 10.30am until 11.30am (view link)
1220 2nd Street Santa Monica
Kindergarten Information Meeting Rsvp to 424-645-2330

11 February 2012

Larchmont Charter School - West Hollywood - Tour - from 10.00am until 12.00pm (view link)

You DO NOT need to RSVP for the tour that you wish to attend. Tours will begin with time to walk through the classrooms and then a discussion of our curriculum, instruction, and the lottery process. There will be time after the presentation for questions with the Principal, Assistant Principal, and parent representatives. Tours are intended to accommodate adults only. Please do not bring children. All tours will be conducted at Larchmont Charter School - West Hollywood, at our Primary School Campus, which is located on the site of St. Ambrose Church - 1265 North Fairfax Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90046. Our entrance is on Fairfax just south of the intersection of Fairfax and Fountain. We are on the west side of the street. You may park in the parking lot in the spaces in the middle of the lot or directly adjacent to the school. Please DO NOT park in the spots adjacent to the church – those are reserved for church members only. If the lot is full, there is ample street parking – please read the parking restriction signs.

New West Charter - Admission Open House - from 11.00am until 1.00pm (view link)

All incoming families must attend 1 open house

 

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L.A. School Scout helps clients make informed and thoughtful choices about the schools that will best suit their family. Our mission is to promote, encourage and applaud children's enthusiasm for school and learning; take the mystery and anxiety out of the school finding process for parents; and provide clients with comprehensive information on all of their educational choices. Your school search can be customized to meet your specific educational needs. For more information about our services, please contact L.A. School Scout at 877.877.6240, or

Email:  sandy at LA School Scout.com

Los Angeles Relocation

From the Washington Post:

How real school reform should look (or explaining water to a fish)

This was written by Marion Brady , veteran teacher, administrator, curriculum designer and author. This first appeared on truth-out.org . By Marion Brady Imagine the present corporately promoted education reform effort as a truck, its tires nearly flat from the weight of the many unexamin...

02/04/12 7:00 am

DCPS fires principal forced out of Dallas school (updated)

Update: D.C. schools strengthening hiring process, more details D.C. school officials have now fired a principal they had recently hired without knowing that she had been accu...

02/03/12 1:30 pm

Criticizing (common criticisms of) praise

This was written by Alfie Kohn, the author of 12 books about education and human behavior, including The Schools Our Children Deserve, The Homework Myth, and Feel-Bad Education . . . And Other Contrarian Essays on Children & Schooling. He lives (actually) in the Boston area and (virtually) at ...

02/03/12 8:08 am

Ellen DeGeneres: Public education’s new funding stream

Correction: Money given by Ellen from J.C. Penney Ellen DeGeneres just hosted on her television show a teacher from a Pennsylvania public school district that ran out of money — prompting unionized teachers to vote to work without pay — and handed her a $100,000 check for her school d...

02/02/12 2:11 pm