On last Friday’s Up-Close Show, host Gary Daigneault spoke to MUSD Superintendent Dr. Patricio Vargas and Assistant Superintendent of Secondary Education Amy Woods for a general back to school check in, for a conversation that included tips to set up our students for success on the first week of school. With school starting a week earlier this year, many families must change their routines in advance. Host Gary Daigneault asked Vargas and Woods what parents can do to get their kids to prepare…

MUSD‘s 2024-25 school year is starting a week early this summer on August 12th, and the reason behind this push forward is of substantial benefit to both students and staff. Back in 2022 MUSD launched a calendar stakeholder committee consisting of teachers, classified staff, school site administration and District office personnel to look at the calendar. They surveyed the community and identified two major problems they wanted to address; they wanted the first semester to end at winter break…

Following numerous pre-trials and continuances, the dates for the second trial of Arthur Davies have been tentatively set for Wednesday, September 25th, following a status conference on September 19th, where they will “discuss everything to get this case moving,” said Judge Rasheed Alexander. On Friday, October 4th, they will set a further recall with the anticipation of starting jury selection on Monday, October 7th. Last Friday’s pre-trial hearing had Davies in attendance with attorney William…