AP Angela Gramlick plans to leave Tam
December 14, 2018
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Assistant principal Angela Gramlick will leave Tam on December 21, the last day of the school semester, to accept a new job as principal at Ross Elementary School. The Tam community was notified of the decision in an email sent by principal J.C. Farr on Monday, December 10. “I think quite a few a...
Assistant Principal David Rice Leaves Tam
August 11, 2018
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Assistant Principal David Rice has accepted the position of Interim Middle School Principal at the Ross School, and will not be returning to Tam. Principal J.C. Farr sent out an email addressed to students and parents regarding his departure. Rice was a teacher and assistant principal with the Tam Union H...
Wellness Center Update
April 3, 2017
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Development of Tam’s Wellness program continues, with the school set to begin hiring Wellness coordinators April 3rd. Due to space constraints, Tam is going forward with a Wellness program that combines counseling support with community outreach, rather than constructing a separate Wellness cent...
David Rice Joins Administration Team
March 17, 2017
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At the beginning of the 2016-2017 school year, Assistant Principal Brian Lynch was replaced by former Drake Assistant Principal David Rice, who previously worked at Tam as a social studies teacher. Lynch is now working as assistant principal at Redwood. “Ultimately, the district office places As...
Political March on Town Hall
February 2, 2017
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On January 27 President Donald Trump signed an executive order that suspended entry of all refugees to the United States for 120 days, blocked Syrian refugees indefinitely, and denied entry for citizens of six Muslim majority countries (Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen) for 90 days. The order also temporarily blocked ...
Clown Hysteria Strikes the Bay Area
October 30, 2016
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KRON4 has broadcasted news of “creepy” clowns targeting schools and children in the Bay Area. On October 4, in Concord, California, KRON4 documented the aftershock of a young girl attacked by a clown at a bus pad on Willow Pass Road in Contra Costa County. Though specific threats tweeted by clowns have ...
Admin Hosts Informational Meeting on Project-Based Learning and New Tech
April 4, 2014
The Tam administration held an informational meeting for parents on April 3 in Ruby Scott Gym as a “Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment Overview,” including discussion of a proposed contract with the New Tech Network. Approximately 200 parents, students, and teachers attended, as well as the district...
Ramping Up: Tam students spur skate park renovation
March 17, 2019
District updates school safety plan
March 17, 2019
Board approves new teacher contract
March 17, 2019
March 17, 2019
California Welfare and Institutions Code 5150. When a person as a result of a mental health disorder is a danger to others or to themselves, a peace officer, or professional person designated by the county, may take the person into custody for a period of up to 72 hours for assessment, evaluation, and crisis intervention.
Junior Lily Bogas wins state poetry competition
March 14, 2019
March 14, 2019