SCHOOL BOARD WRAP-UPS

HUNTINGTON BEACH CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT

Vote:

IN FAVOR 5-0

WHAT HAPPENED:

A unanimous vote favored an agreement with the Huntington Beach

Community Clinic for intern counselor services at Kettler and Perry

schools for the 2001-2002 school year.

WHAT IT MEANS:

The Huntington Beach Community Clinic and Perry and Kettler schools

are developing an on-site school-based counseling program for the

upcoming school year. The program will provide an effective resource for

children who need additional support with peer relationships, problem

solving, goal setting and life skills strategies.

Vote:

IN FAVOR 5-0

WHAT HAPPENED:

The board approved the adoption of supplemental instructional

materials to support literacy intervention, second reading.

WHAT IT MEANS:

It is estimated that 85% to 90% of all students who are poor readers,

including those classified as learning disabled, could increase their

reading skills to average levels with explicit, systematic phonics and

language instruction. LANGUAGE! is a comprehensive kindergarten through

12th-grade literacy intervention curriculum used in general education,

special education, Title I, English Language Learners, resource and

inclusion programs. The target population is students scoring at the 30th

percentile and below in reading. LANGUAGE! was introduced in 1994-95,

when its pilot study was funded by the National Center for Learning

Disabilities.

Also of note at Tuesday’s board meeting, the board appointed James

Harden as assistant principal of Dwyer Middle School.

Harden, who has taught in the Saddleback Valley Unified School

District for the past 10 years, replaces Pat Wrenn, who retired in June.

NEXT MEETING

The next meeting will be held at 7 p.m. Aug. 21 at the school district

offices, 20451 Craimer Lane.

OCEAN VIEW SCHOOL DISTRICT

Vote:

IN FAVOR 4-1

WHAT HAPPENED:

Although not unanimous and over residents’ protests, the board agreed

to rescind a moratorium placed on funding for the construction of the

district’s four middle school gymnasium/auditorium facilities. Barbara

Boskovich was the dissenting vote.

WHAT IT MEANS:

An initial study has been completed in regards to the construction of

the gymnasium/auditorium facilities at Marine View, Mesa View, Spring

View and Vista View middle schools. The moratorium is to be lifted, and a

search for funding will continue.

Vote:

IN FAVOR 5-0

WHAT HAPPENED:

In a unanimous vote, a compensation increase for District Supt. James

Tarwater, was approved.

WHAT IT MEANS:

Tarwater will receive a 5% increase to his base salary, retroactive to

July 2000. The hike would provide a base salary of $137,415. A

compensation study had not been done on the Superintendent’s position in

the last nine years. Comparison of school district superintendent’s base

salary in the county reflects that the Ocean View School District

superintendent’s base salary ranks as one of the lower ones compared to

other county superintendents.

NEXT MEETING

The next meeting will be held at 7 p.m. Aug. 10 in the school district

offices, 17200 Pinehurst Lane.