Merced City School District

Two new members of the Merced City School District’s Board of Education were sworn in to office on Tuesday night at the STEAM Center on the campus of Ada Givens School. Birdi Olivarez-Kidwell, representing the Area 4 seat, and Jessee Espinosa, representing the Area 2 seat, were sworn in by Superintendent Al Rogers. They were joined by…

Editor's Note: Here we take a look at candidate Birdi Olvarez-Kidwell who is running for the Area 4 seat on the Merced City School District's Board of…

Editor's Note: Here we take a look at incumbent candidate Emily Langdon who is running for re-election in the race for the Area 4 seat on the Merced City…

The certain risk that children will suffer from sustained school closure far outweighs the minimal benefit to adults of keeping schools closed. By SIMI ASADI,  ANGELA SETO & SHANE SMITH Yes, we can safely open schools — and keep them open — when public health officials allow children back on campus. Our understanding of how the COVID virus…

Students sat anxiously with a paper and pencil ready to take on the words that were soon to come. A proctor or two stood at the edge of every table ready…

Merced City School District Superintendent RoseMary Parga Duran, Ed.D, will be retiring from her post at the end of 2019, making way for a new…

All students at Chenoweth Elementary School, a Transitional Kindergarten through Grade 6 campus in Merced, attended an outdoor Veteran’s Day ceremony put on by their Leadership Council at the start of the school day on Nov. 8. Kyndra Hickman, a sixth grade Math and Science teacher, organized the ceremony.  Hickman is a Leadership Advisor at…

Dr. Richard Alan “Al” Rogers, the next superintendent of the Merced City School District, received a warm welcome at Tuesday night’s Board of…

Aaron Alexander, Lil Ayala and Chuck Pirtle are new principals to their school sites this year in the Merced City School District. The Times previously…

Parents, teachers, school staff members, and retired school administrators gathered at the Cruickshank Middle School’s gym last Thursday evening as the nationwide search gets started for the next superintendent of the Merced City School District. The current superintendent, Dr. RoseMary Parga Duran, recently announced her retirement which…