Advanced studies program's expansion could mean high school for east Sacramento
Published: Monday, Dec. 24, 2012 - 12:00 am | Page 1B
For years, the notion of bringing a high school to east Sacramento has been steeped in political posturing and bitterness. When recommendations were made, fierce opposition arose.
However, some say a parent-led effort may finally put to rest several issues that have dogged the school district, including what to do with the underenrolled Kit Carson Middle School.
The Sacramento City Unified School District is moving forward with plans to bring the International Baccalaureate program to Kit Carson and Caleb Greenwood, a K-8 school in River Park.
The hope is to create a kindergarten-through-12th-grade IB track, where students would attend Caleb Greenwood for elementary school before completing middle school and high school at Kit Carson.
"I am completely excited about it," said Mimi Lewis, the mother of two students at Caleb