CAASPP scores show district-wide improvement
The 2019 California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) results are in for the Healdsburg Unified School District and there are several areas of progress to celebrate, including major gains in growth at the elementary level and growth in math.
Letters to the Editor: May 6, 2021
A proclamation condemning violence and hate toward the AAPI community
Local schools that planned to reopen now pivoting toward distance learning
Schools that were moving toward a full return to in-class instruction this fall — such as the small, rural Alexander Valley School and private K-8 school, The Healdsburg School — are now scrambling to pivot toward a full distance learning model following new guidance recently by Gov. Gavin Newsom that requires schools in counties that are on the state’s coronavirus watch list to start the year in remote learning.
Something gained and something lost
Along with the dedication of a new park atop of Fitch Mountain, a community treasure has quietly slipped into the past. On a sunny Sunday in September, Fitch mountaineers gathered for a potluck at Del Rio Beach to share memories of a lake that is no more. Al Pucci, director of the Del Rio Woods Recreation and Park District, Fitch Mountain Association trustee, addressed the group and thanked everyone for their involvement and support. About 30 people came to pay their respects and share stories of their time spent on the Del Rio Woods summer lake.
The dark, silly, twisted side of Healdsburg’s history
When you walk into the Healdsburg Museum to visit the new
Healdsburg Police and Sheriff Department Logs, Dec. 11-17
The following are excerpted from the daily logs of the Healdsburg Police Department and the Healdsburg Fire Department, and Sonoma County Sheriff daily logs for the Healdsburg area.
District hopes to purchase 50 more hotspots to get families connected to learning
Healdsburg Unified School District (HUSD) students are actively engaging in distance learning, however, some families are still without internet access and the district is hoping to purchase 50 Wi-Fi hotspots to distribute to those in need, according to an update from Erin Fender, the district’s director of curriculum and instruction.












