Merced City School District

Merced City School District officials unveiled a $1.6 million, new preschool classroom on Monday, specially designed to address a common problem in educating young children. The 1,200 square foot room – called an Inclusion Classroom – was available to the public for an open-house event on Monday at Galen Clark Preschool. It’s…

When Allen Brooks won a special election last year to fill a vacated seat on the Board of Education for the Merced City School District (MCSD), he said his…

Merced Superior Court Judge Steven Slocum is pleased to announce that a new panel of jurors has been selected to serve on the 2022-2023 Civil Grand Jury. The…

A bell signaling the beginning of class rings as young people across Merced prepare for their first week back at school. On the agenda: new teachers, classrooms, and as of July 1, a new superintendent to oversee the Merced City School District (MCSD). Her name is Diana Jiménez. “I tell people I’ve only been here two minutes,” she says…

The Merced City School District’s Board of Education announced Tuesday night that Diana Jimenez will serve as the district’s next Superintendent.…

As part of new counseling strategies created with the aim of lessening the impact of COVID on kids, on Feb. 11, 31 fifth graders in their classroom at…

Allen Brooks was the winner of a special election that was held to fill a vacant Area 3 seat on the Board of Education for the Merced City School District. Brooks beat out the only other contender, Adam Cox, by garnering 60.47 percent of the vote. Cox was a former MCSD trustee who left the position last year but decided to run again. The…

The leap in pediatric COVID cases has become concerning as school campuses reopen for in-person instruction. It’s especially troubling because…

There are upcoming elections in Merced County, the Registrar of Voters reminded local residents on Tuesday at the Merced County Board of Supervisors…

The Merced City School District (MCSD) has designed a more intensive summer school experience this year than last year, and also thought of other ways to support student learning during the summer. The reason why MCSD administrators and staff are working so hard on summer programs is to help students recover from academic learning loss that…