SCHOOL BOARD WRAP-UPS

HUNTINGTON BEACH CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT

Vote: 5-0

IN FAVOR

WHAT HAPPENED:

The school board approved a contract with DataWorks to maintain a

districtwide student database that provides the district and school sites

with student’s performance data for educational planning and

accountability purposes.

WHAT IT MEANS:

The California Department of Education requires that accountability

data be reported each November. This data is used for such purposes as

monitoring Title I program improvement and local recognition programs.

Among the information DataWorks will provide is a multiple measure

student achievement evaluation, longitudinal student report, Civil Rights

Compliance Report and Stanford 9 reports.

The cost will be about $17,000.

Vote: 5-0

IN FAVOR

WHAT HAPPENED:

The board approved the adoption of technology-based supplemental

instructional materials to support literacy intervention in summer

school.

WHAT IT MEANS:

The passage of Assembly Bill 1639 in 1998 requires districts to offer

supplemental instruction to students in second through eighth grades who

have been retained, recommended for retention or have been identified as

having a deficiency in mathematics, reading or written expression based

on the results of the tests administered under the Standardized Reporting

Program.

To meet the requirement, the district will use CompassLearning, an

instructional software curriculum customized to individual student needs.

The district chose this software because it is the most well-sequenced,

diagnostic and user-friendly technology-based program.

The materials will be used in the summer school programs at Sowers

Middle School, Smith Elementary School and the three-week Intensive

Reading Program at Perry Elementary School.

The programs, training and support will be provided by the Class Size

Reduction Federal Title VI budget.

NEXT MEETING

The Huntington Beach City School District will meet at 7 p.m. March 20

in the district board room, 20451 Craimer Lane, Huntington Beach.

OCEAN VIEW SCHOOL DISTRICT

No Vote

WHAT HAPPENED:

Trustee Tracy Pellman proposed the district conduct a telephone survey

of residents living within its boundaries to determine the community’s

opinions about the district’s proposed middle school

gymnasiums/auditoriums in regards to funding, usage, location, size,

design, uses, traffic and parking.

WHAT IT MEANS:

Pellman hopes to give a voice to the all stakeholders regarding the

middle school gymnasiums/auditoriums to help the board make the best

decisions on the project.

Parents of the 10,000 students in the district would be surveyed as

well as individuals living within district boundaries. The cost will run

between $10,000 and $25,000.

The board will vote on the proposal at the next meeting.

Vote: 5-0

IN FAVOR

WHAT HAPPENED:

The board approved the school site block grant proposals for College

View and Star View elementary schools and Vista View Middle School. Each

school will receive a one-time block grant based each school’s average

daily attendance.

WHAT IT MEANS:

The 2000-2001 Budget Act includes $180 million in one-time funding for

school site block grants to allow schools to focus on priorities such as

safety, site improvements or other critical needs of a one-time nature.

Grants will be allocated to more than 7,800 schools throughout the

state. School boards must approve the spending proposals before any money

is doled out.

College View will receive $15,831 and plans to use the funds to

purchase playground equipment. Star View use its $16,500 to purchase

books, videos, storage furniture, math materials, chairs and

technological hardware, software and accessories. Vista View plans to

spend its $20,502 on computer equipment and furniture, books and

instructional materials to enhance literacy.

Vote: 5-0

IN FAVOR

WHAT HAPPENED:

The board approved to raise the tuition rates by 5% for the district’s

school-age child care program.

WHAT IT MEANS:

The district’s school-age child care program is a self-supporting,

fee-based program offered at Village View, Circle View, College View,

Golden View, Hope View, Lake View, Star View and Westmont elementary

schools.

The rise in tuition will allow the program to meet the 10.96% salary

increase for employees as well as the increased operational costs

resulting from the program’s expansion, a need to more closely monitor

child safety and program operations.

An increase for all child care, with the exception of Early Bird Care,

would generate an additional projected revenue of approximately $8,181

per month, based upon the enrollment of 757 students. This increase will

result in an extra $9-$13.50 per month for each child.

NEXT MEETING

The Ocean View School District will meet for a special board meeting

at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the district board room. The next regular board

meeting will be at 7 p.m. March 20 in the district board room, 17200

Pinehurst Lane, Huntington Beach.