Our posts about Santa Ana’s Cafe Lu and Councilman Bustamante topped the charts in 2011
What a year it has been here in Santa Ana – and on this blog, the New Santa Ana. Since January 1, 2011, we have had 226,798 Visits and 407,051 Pageviews. Wow! That’s not bad for a blog that was started not too long ago, in September of 2009.
Now let’s take a look at our top stories this year:
SAUSD Superintendent Thelma Meléndez de Santa Ana, Ph.D., will be the special guest speaker at the Com-Link meeting on Thursday, November 17, which will start at 6:30 pm. The meeting will be held at the Heninger Park Elementary School, located at 416 W. Walnut, in Santa Ana.
The theme of the meeting is “A Special Celebration and Tribute to our Veterans.”
Here is the meeting agenda: Continue reading
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Angela Burrell, APR, (714) 558-5555
Santa Ana students to help set world reading records in their pajamas on Thursday
Students, Santa Ana Superintendent to help set world records, raise awareness of importance of reading early
SANTA ANA, CA — October 4, 2011 – – Santa Ana Unified School District (SAUSD) students will wear their pajamas to school on Thursday as Superintendent Thelma Meléndez de Santa Ana, Ph.D., and other local school officials will read them a favorite story book while working to set two world reading records. Continue reading
What do we really know about new SAUSD Superintendent Thelma Meléndez de Santa Ana? We know that President Obama appointed her assistant secretary for elementary and secondary education at the Department of Education by the U.S. Senate on July 24, 2009. What else do we know about her? Continue reading
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Mr. Michael Bishop, (714) 558-5523
The Santa Ana Board of Education Appoints
Thelma Meléndez de Santa Ana as New Superintendent
SANTA ANA, CA – July 15, 2011 – The Santa Ana Board of Education has announced the appointment of Dr. Thelma Meléndez de Santa Ana as the next superintendent to lead the Santa Ana Unified School District (SAUSD). Dr. Meléndez will assume the duties of Superintendent on August 8, 2011. This item will be agendized for open session ratification on July 26, 2011, as required by Government Code. Continue reading
The Santa Ana Unified School District (SAUSD) is set to announce the selection of Thelma Meléndez de Santa Ana, the Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education at the U.S. Department of Education, this Friday, July 15, at the SAUSD’s headquarters, at 3 pm, according to an insider at the district.
If true, this looks like a fantastic replacement for retired SAUSD Superintendent Jane Russo, whose tenure was marred by corruption, questionable expenditures and results that left many kids out in the cold. Continue reading