INSIDE THE DISTRICT Here are some of...

INSIDE THE DISTRICT

Here are some of the decisions coming out of Tuesday’s school

board meeting.

SONORA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRESENTATION

Parents, teachers, students and administrators at Sonora

Elementary School in Costa Mesa shared their experiences and

celebrated the school’s diversity during a presentation to the school

board.

Christine Anderson, the principal at Sonora, shared with the board

the school’s academic accolades and highlighted the importance of its

multicultural student body. Parents from Polynesia, Mexico, Vietnam

and India expressed their gratitude for the school’s ability to

embrace the students’ cultural diversity and still provide them with

an excellent education.

FIRE ALARM STANDARDS

As some of the school sites have begun Measure A construction, the

district discovered that a number of schools needed to replace some

of the fire alarm equipment. The district, which has installed and

maintained Simplex fire alarm systems throughout the district for

many years, requested that the board vote to ensure the district

maintain uniformity among fire alarm systems by authorizing the

designation of Simplex as the specific brand of equipment used by the

district.

WHAT HAPPENED

The board approved the recommendation and agreed to make Simplex

the only brand used for fire alarm systems by the district.

WEEK OF THE TEACHER

Staff recommended that the board vote to make the week of May 4

through 10 the “Week of the Teacher” and May 14 the “Day of the

Teacher” in accordance with national and state resolutions set to

recognize teachers.

WHAT HAPPENED

The board voted in favor of adopting both resolutions.

-- Christine Carrillo