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BOARD OF TRUSTEES
DR. GARY PRITCHARD
President
JOHN M. ALPAY
Vice President
LYNN HATTON
Clerk
ELLEN M. ADDONIZIO
JACK R. BRICK
ANNA BRYSON
SUE PALAZZO
SUPERINTENDENT
JOSEPH M. FARLEY, Ed. D.
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Superintendent to Hold Community Forum at SCHS
Superintendent Joe Farley will host a community meeting at San Clemente High School on Tuesday, Jan. 24 at 7 p.m. In a slightly different format from last year’s sessions, Dr. Farley will engage in a conversation with parents and community members, moderated by Clark Jones, president of the Education For the Children Foundation. Dr. Farley will answer questions and encourage a focus on classroom instruction. San Clemente High School is located at 700 Avenida Pico. For more information, email communications@caposd.org.
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Transitional Kindergarten Program Placed on Hold
Governor Proposes Eliminating Funding
Gov. Jerry Brown released his proposed state budget for 2012-2013 this week. In it, he proposed eliminating funding for the Transitional Kindergarten program that was to coincide with a rollback of the student entry age for kindergarteners. For the 2012-2013 school year, children must be age 5 by Nov. 2, 2012 in order to enter kindergarten, The dates move up to Oct. 2 for the 2013-2014 school year and to Sept. 2 for 2014-2015. The proposed elimination of this funding jeopardizes the Transitional Kindergarten program that was to accept students who missed the cut off dates and give them, in effect, a two-year kindergarten experience. Because of the uncertainty of the funding for this program, the District has cancelled an informational meeting originally scheduled for Tuesday, Jan. 10. The program is currently on hold until District officials can get a clear view of the state budget. While the governor has proposed eliminating the funding for the program, the state legislature must still approve the budget.
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Updated Draft Redistricting Maps Available for Review
Board of Trustees Will Hold Public Hearing on Monday
The District this week released updated drafts of adjusted trustee area boundaries, which will be reviewed and discussed at the Board of Trustees’ meeting on Monday, Jan. 9, 2012. The drafts, drawn by National Demographics Corporation, are considered a starting point that will stimulate discussion, ideas, and direction for the consultant to develop a final plan for approval. The maps can be found online. The trustee area boundary adjustment is a process that occurs once every decade after data from the U.S. Census is updated. In addition, voters approved Measure H in November 2010 that changed the method of electing members of the Board to a “by trustee area” election process. This requires Board members to live in a particular Trustee area, and be elected by voters living within that area. The election scheduled for Nov. 6, 2012, will utilize the new method of election. While the latest drafts have been drawn using criteria approved by the Board of Trustees at its Nov. 14 meeting and refined at its discussion on Dec. 12, the plans are not final or exclusive.-more-
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Castille Teacher Wins Grant
Funds Will Be Used to Increase Environmental Awareness
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Castille Elementary School teacher Donna Smiggs with her fifth grade class on a boat at the Ocean Institute.
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Castille Elementary School teacher Donna Smiggs recently won a $1,000 grant to increase the environmental awareness and responsibility of students from Interface, a worldwide leader in commercial and residential interior products based in Atlanta. Smiggs will use the grant to fund a three-part project that will help the school’s 119 fifth graders study local watersheds and their impact on the ocean. Students will present their findings at a Kids’ Conference hosted by the Ocean Institute in January. Ultimately, students will gain access to scientific models and equipment and a real world view and experience of actual environmental issues.
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