Three MUSD schools; Joshua Tree Elementary, Twenty-Nine Palms Elementary, and Yucca Valley Elementary, along with district offices, have been growing their own farm to table food, or, rather, from seed to salad bar. Lead by MUSD Director of Nutritional Services Janet Barth, this hydroponic gardening program utilizes indoor growing tower, starting romaine, green-leaf lettuce and basil seeds in trays until two-days strong. Once transplanted into the water-filled towers, the seedlings grow without…

At the Morongo Unified School District Board meeting last night (April 25), a once-a-week 90-minute early release for students was approved by the MUSD Board of Education to support staff collaboration to improve student performance. At Tuesday night’s board meeting, Morongo Unified School District’s Board unanimously approved early release days beginning in the 2023-2024 school year. Under the agreement, students will be released 90 minutes early every Wednesday, so teachers and staff can have…

While the Morongo Valley Fire Department’s kitchen is being remodeled, community members are nourishing their fire crew by hopping on the meal train, organized by Firefighter Auxiliary volunteer Heather Bird. Assignment reporter Gabriel Hart has the details of this impressive effort in community spirit. After Morongo Valley Firefighter Auxiliary volunteer Heather Bird found out the fire department would be without a kitchen for ten days due to a black mold outbreak, Bird has organized a “meal…

For tonight’s MUSD meeting agenda, Director of Secondary Curriculum Issac Hirales will provide information on the Department of Defense Education Activity Grant Program, and Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources Stacy Smalling will present the initial points for contract negotiations regarding MTA/MUSD Sunshine Proposal with Jason Bolt. The Board of Education is requested to adopt Resolution #23-16 proclaiming May 10, 2023, as Day of the Teacher in the Morongo Unified School District, as…

After only scant details offered from the board, much of which led to unnecessary speculation by attendees, Z107.7 has learned there was clearer logic leading to the cancellation of the MVCSD meeting on Wednesday, April 19th.  With President Henning, Vice President Whitney, and Fire Commissioner Emory absent, many assumed it was a scenario of “no call, no show,” considering the three members are presently under scrutiny of a recall. However, the day of the meeting, President Henning…