RUNNER TO HOST TOWN MEETING.Byline: Daily News SANTA CLARITA Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, - Assemblyman as·sem·bly·man n. A man who is a member of a legislative assembly. assemblyman Noun pl -men a member of a legislative assembly Noun 1. George Runner George C. Runner, Jr. (born March 25 1952 in Scotia, New York) is a Republican California State Senator, who represents the 17th Senate District, which includes portions of Los Angeles County, San Bernardino County and Ventura County. , R-Lancaster, will host a town meeting Thursday to discuss the draft Master Plan for Education that will affect schools statewide for the next 30 years. The assemblyman wants Santa Clarita residents to help shape the plan that will address access to high-quality education, student achievement, accountability for schools and performance of specific schools and affordability at the meeting scheduled for 6 p.m. Thursday at College of Canyons in the student center. ``The master plan will help shape the direction of policy for decades, and it is important that parents, educators and administrators have their voices heard,'' Runner said in a release. ``This Town Hall will be an invaluable opportunity for our community to share their opinions about the master plan and play a role in a major educational undertaking.'' In 1999, the Joint Committee to Develop a Master Plan began rewriting re·write v. re·wrote , re·writ·ten , re·writ·ing, re·writes v.tr. 1. To write again, especially in a different or improved form; revise. 2. the state's 40-year-old plan for higher education higher education Study beyond the level of secondary education. Institutions of higher education include not only colleges and universities but also professional schools in such fields as law, theology, medicine, business, music, and art. to address the needs of students. This plan will include recommendations for all grades from kindergarten kindergarten [Ger.,=garden of children], system of preschool education. Friedrich Froebel designed (1837) the kindergarten to provide an educational situation less formal than that of the elementary school but one in which children's creative play instincts would be to college in attempt to establish a comprehensive plan. The committee has completed its research and will present the plan to the Legislature in August. A panel of local educators and consultants will be at the meeting to help evaluate some of the recommendations. Residents will be able to speak with committee representatives and are encouraged to ask questions and share thoughts. The meeting is expected to last two hours. For more information about the plan, visit the Master Plan for Education Web site at www.sen.ca.gov/masterplan or call (661) 723-3368. |
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