Regular Board of Education Meeting
Los Alamitos USD
February 23, 2021 4:30PM
Los Alamitos Unified School District
District Office Board Room
10293 Bloomfield Street
Los Alamitos, CA 90720
Los Alamitos USD will be observing the social distancing requirements pursuant to local & state public health care agency guidelines along with the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) statewide mandate requiring face coverings to be worn in public settings. The meeting will be streamed live on YouTube https://www.losal.org/board-of-education/agendas
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| Board President, Mrs. Marlys Davidson, called the meeting to order at 4:30 p.m. |
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Roll Call was taken.
Dr. Andrew Pulver, Ondrea Reed, Dr. Joe Fraser, Elvia Galicia and Tina Dingillo were also present. Nico Villanueva joined the meeting at 6:30 p.m.
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Passed with a motion by Mr. Chris Forehan and a second by Mr. Scott Fayette. |
Yes Mrs. Meg Cutuli.
Yes Mrs. Marlys Davidson.
Yes Mr. Scott Fayette.
Yes Mr. Chris Forehan .
Yes Mrs. Diana Hill .
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Laura Tanner - 11c. Ethnic Studies
Maggie Marchese - 11c. Ethnic Studies
Professor Cherol Katz - 11c. Ethnic Studies Cultural Program
Harriette Reid - Ethnic Studies Course
Giles Ordinario - 11c. Approval of new course @LAHS - Ethnic Studies
David Ryst - Vote on Ethnics Course
Jack Tanner - 11c. Ethnic Studies approval
Robert Ricci - Ethnic Studies
Christian Rieger - Ethnic Studies Class
Emily Hibard - Ethnic Studies
Staci Muller - Ethnic Studies Class |
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| Elvia Galicia, Asst. Superintendent of Business Services and CJ Knowland, Director FMOT |
| Mr. CJ Knowland, Director of Facilities, Maintenance and Operations, presented a workshop on our continued work on establishing Facilities Use Rates. |
Facility Use Workshop No. 4 - User Rates
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| The Board went into Closed Session at 5:50 p.m. |
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| Board President, Marlys Davidson, called the meeting to order at 6:32 p.m. Mrs. Davidson reported the Board went into Closed Session at 5:50 p.m. to conference with District Labor Negotiator and discuss Public Employee Discipline/Dismissal/Release. No action was taken. |
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| Mrs. Diana Hill led the Pledge of Allegiance. |
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Mr. CJ Knowland, Director of Facilities, Maintenance and Operations, presented a workshop on our continued work on establishing Facilities Use Rates.
This was workshop #4. During the previous workshops #1 - #3, the board selected User Groups, now we began the discussions on establishing rates. In today’s workshop, we discussed the district’s current rates and compared them with Orange County’s average rates as well as compared them with our current actual costs. Questions to consider as we move forward in the process to establish user rates are:
- How do we want to bridge the gap between our current rate and our actual costs?
- Do we want to apply a sliding scale percentage by User Group?
- Do we want to incrementally increase our rates over time?
- And do we want to provide discounts for youth focused activities?
Additional workshops will be conducted to continue with these discussions.
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The Board President, Mrs. Marlys Davidson will address the community and give a report.
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Board President, Mrs. Marlys Davidson presented information on LosAl@Home.
Mrs. Davidson reported we are serving 2,233 students district-wide. 1,036 (TK-5 Elementary Students) and 1,197 (6-12 - Secondary Students).
Mrs. Davidson discussed the elementary morning experience along with the secondary learning experience.
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Student Board Member, Nicolas "Nico" Villanueva, will report on school, student and community events.
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| Student Board Member, Nico Villanueva, reported on school and student events happening at the high school. The Cross Country meet at the high school, new sports guidelines, a look at the Year Book, the New Band/Orchestra Guidelines, ABS Events, and his Student Spotlight on Cielo Tirambulo. |
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The Superintendent, Dr. Andrew Pulver, will present information on a variety of District business.
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Superintendent Pulver reported on his site visits and sharing our best practices and lessons learned to Long Beach Unified School District as they prepare to open their elementary sites in March.
Dr. Pulver also reported on the COVID-19 Vaccine Update for School/District Employees.
Dr. Pulver also discussed the new CDPH new guidance for outdoor and indoor Youth and Recreational Adult Sports which will take effect on February 26, 2021.
Dr. Pulver also discussed the school calendar dates for the 2021-22 school year:
All Schools (except Weaver)
First day of school - August 16, 2021
Last day of school - June 10, 2022
Weaver Elementary
First day of school - August 4, 2021
Last day of school - June 10, 2022
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| Mr. Gary Willems, Principal |
Mr. Gary Willems, Principal of Los Alamitos Elementary presented his school and student report.
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| Mr. Gary Willems, Principal |
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| Mrs. Brittany Hollar was recognized as LAE's Hero of the Heart. |
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Barbara Farrell - 11c. Ethnic Studies
Gloria Carrasco - Ethnic Studies
Rev. Samuel Pullen - 11c. Ethnic Studies
Sicola Elliott - Ethnic Studies
Nimesh Pathak - Ethnic Studies
Mariesa Hayes - Ethnic Studies
Steve Miller - Ethnic Studies
Anisha Nicholson - Ethnic Studies
Nina Betonte - Ethnic Studies
Iris Chao - Ethnic Studies
Jackie Bond - Ethnic Studies
Kevin Thai - Ethnic Studies Class
Ryan Banh - Ethnic Studies
Nathan Searles - 11c. Ethnic Studies
Sothy Chhe - 11c. Ethnic Studies
Amy Lounsbury - Ethnic Studies
Emy Chen - Ethnic Studies
Cathery Yeh - Ethnic Studies
Brandon Hart - Ethnic Studies
Drew Sells - Ethnic Studies
Mossy Kennedy - Ethnic Studies
Tara Farajian - Ethnic Studies
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Board Bylaw 9323 states that individual speakers shall be allowed three minutes to address the Board on each agenda or nonagenda item. The Board shall limit the total time for public input on each item to 30 minutes.
Board President, Mrs. Marlys Davidson discussed with the Board to extend the total time limit of 30 minutes for public comments so they will hear all public comments and asked that the public please keep their comments to three minutes in total. Passed with a motion by Mrs. Meg Cutuli and a second by Mrs. Diana Hill . |
Yes Mrs. Meg Cutuli.
Yes Mrs. Marlys Davidson.
Yes Mr. Scott Fayette.
Yes Mr. Chris Forehan .
Yes Mrs. Diana Hill .
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Mrs. Hill pulled Consent item 10(b)
Mrs. Davidson pulled Consent item 10(c)
Consent item 10(g) was pulled from the agenda to be brought back to a future meeting.
Mrs. Cutuli pulled Consent item 10(h)
Consent Items 10(a), (d) - (f), (i) Passed with a motion by Mrs. Meg Cutuli and a second by Mrs. Diana Hill . |
Yes Mrs. Meg Cutuli.
Yes Mrs. Marlys Davidson.
Yes Mr. Scott Fayette.
Yes Mr. Chris Forehan .
Yes Mrs. Diana Hill .
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Mrs. Hill pulled Consent item 10(b). Mrs. Hill discussed due to the pandemic there is a learning loss and is proud of our district for the robust program that will take place for our students this summer. Our teachers are extremely dedicated. Passed with a motion by Mrs. Diana Hill and a second by Mrs. Meg Cutuli. |
Yes Mrs. Meg Cutuli.
Yes Mrs. Marlys Davidson.
Yes Mr. Scott Fayette.
Yes Mr. Chris Forehan .
Yes Mrs. Diana Hill .
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Summer School 2021
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Who: Overdrive, Inc. What: Sora Student Reading App Where: Los Alamitos Unified School District When: 2020-2023 Why: The Sora student reading app provides students with access to a collection of ebooks and audiobooks for independent reading. The app also provides a connection to the Orange County Public Library system digital collection. Cost: There is no cost to the District. |
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| The Sora student reading app provides students with access to a collection of ebooks and audiobooks for independent reading. The app also provides a connection to the Orange County Public Library system digital collection. |
| Approval of an agreement with Overdrive, Inc. |
Mrs. Davidson pulled this item to highlight. This is an incredible opportunity for kids to easily access a collection of ebooks and audiobooks at no cost.
Approval of an agreement with Overdrive, Inc. Passed with a motion by Mr. Chris Forehan and a second by Mrs. Meg Cutuli. |
Yes Mrs. Meg Cutuli.
Yes Mrs. Marlys Davidson.
Yes Mr. Scott Fayette.
Yes Mr. Chris Forehan .
Yes Mrs. Diana Hill .
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Who: Illuminate Education What: Renewal of an Agreement Where: Los Alamitos Unified School District When: 2020-2021 Why: Illuminate Assessment Validation Service supports District Illuminate benchmarks that measure student proficiency in English Language Arts and Mathematics. The service provides statistical analysis of benchmark data to improve the accuracy of the performance bands used to identify student proficiency or learning gaps on each benchmark assessment. Cost: Cost is approximately $1,000.00 per benchmark assessment window. Cost to be paid from Education Services Department funds.
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| Illuminate Assessment Validation Service supports District Illuminate benchmarks that measure student proficiency in English Language Arts and Mathematics. The service provides statistical analysis of benchmark data to improve the accuracy of the performance bands used to identify student proficiency or learning gaps on each benchmark assessment. |
| Approval of a renewal of an agreement with Illuminate Education to provide assessment validation services. |
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Who: Mega Outdoor Entertainment What: Approval of contract for rental of outdoor movie screening equipment When: March 24, 2021 Where: McAuliffe Middle School Why: McAuliffe Middle School is holding a fundraising event showing student films outside. Cost: Not to exceed $2,140. To be paid from McAuliffe Middle School ASB funds. |
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| Approval of agreement with Mega Outdoor Entertainment. |
| Approval of agreement with Mega Outdoor Entertainment. |
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Who: AW Industries What: DSA inspector services for the Hopkinson Elementary School Fencing Project When: February 24, 2021 through completion of the project Where: Hopkinson Elementary School Why: The Hopkinson Elementary School Fencing Project is a DSA approved project, which requires inspections as described in CCR Title 24, Part 1, Section 4342. AW Industries is a Certified DSA Project Inspector and will be on site through the duration of the project, act as a liaison with regulatory agencies, and assist the District in the DSA certification and close of the file process for the project. Cost: Total cost is approximately $8,500.00. To be paid from the Deferred Maintenance funds. |
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| Approval of contract with AW Industries for DSA inspector services for the Hopkinson Elementary School Fencing Project |
| Approval of contract with AW Industries for DSA inspector services for the Hopkinson Elementary School Fencing Project |
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Who: Ben’s Asphalt, Inc What: Filing of Notice of Completion When: Completed on December 1, 2020 Where: Los Alamitos Elementary School Why: The Notice of Completion document is to be filed and recorded with the County of Orange to trigger the time period for the recording of mechanics liens and service of stop payment notices. Cost: None to District; fee waived by the County of Orange. |
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| Approval of filing of Notice of Completion with Ben’s Asphalt, Inc for parking lot improvements at Los Alamitos Elementary School |
This item was pulled from the agenda and not approved.
This will be brought back to a future meeting. |
| Approval of filing of Notice of Completion with Ben’s Asphalt, Inc for parking lot improvements at Los Alamitos Elementary School |
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Who: Able Coffee Roasters What: Work site for Adult Transition students Where: Districtwide When: February 24, 2021 through June 30, 2021 Why: Work experience for Adult Transition students Cost: None
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| Approval of an agreement with Able Coffee Roasters to provide work experience for Adult Transition students. |
| Approval of an agreement with Able Coffee Roasters to provide work experience for Adult Transition students. |
Mrs. Cutuli pulled this item to hightlight. This is a great opportunity for our adult transition students. Approval of an agreement with Able Coffee Roasters to provide work experience for Adult Transition students. Passed with a motion by Mr. Chris Forehan and a second by Mrs. Diana Hill . |
Yes Mrs. Meg Cutuli.
Yes Mrs. Marlys Davidson.
Yes Mr. Scott Fayette.
Yes Mr. Chris Forehan .
Yes Mrs. Diana Hill .
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| Second reading and final approval of Board Policy 6146.1 - High School Graduation Requirements |
Passed with a motion by Mr. Chris Forehan and a second by Mrs. Meg Cutuli. |
Yes Mrs. Meg Cutuli.
Yes Mrs. Marlys Davidson.
Yes Mr. Scott Fayette.
Yes Mr. Chris Forehan .
Yes Mrs. Diana Hill .
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BP 6146.1 High School Graduation Requirement
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Second Reading to update Board Policy 5113.1, Chronic Absence And Truancy. This policy is being updated based on CSBA’s Policy Guide Sheet that is distributed throughout the school year. Additionally, the accompanying Administrative Regulation 5113.11, Attendance Supervision, has been newly added. These updates reflect the law allowing the referral of a chronic absentee (rather than a student who is “irregular in attendance”) to a school attendance review board (SARB), a truancy mediation, or a comparable program. The updates also require documentation of the interventions undertaken and require that students who are absent are provided the opportunity to make up missed work. Finally, this update states that students who are absent shall be given an opportunity to make up missed assignments or assessments and shall receive full credit for satisfactory completion of the work. |
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Second reading and final approval of revised Board Policy 5113.1, Chronic Absence and Truancy
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Passed with a motion by Mr. Chris Forehan and a second by Mrs. Meg Cutuli. |
Yes Mrs. Meg Cutuli.
Yes Mrs. Marlys Davidson.
Yes Mr. Scott Fayette.
Yes Mr. Chris Forehan .
Yes Mrs. Diana Hill .
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Revised Board Policy 5113.1 Chronic Absence and Truancy
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Ethnic Studies: Cultural Experiences in America |
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| Ethnic Studies: Cultural Experiences in America |
| Approval of New Course at Los Alamitos High School - Ethnic Studies: Cultural Experiences in America |
Mrs. Reed presented information on the proposed new course at Los Alamitos High School - Ethnic Studies: Cultural Experiences in America.
Approval of New Course at Los Alamitos High School - Ethnic Studies: Cultural Experiences in America Passed with a motion by Mr. Scott Fayette and a second by Mrs. Meg Cutuli. |
Yes Mrs. Meg Cutuli.
Yes Mrs. Marlys Davidson.
Yes Mr. Scott Fayette.
Yes Mr. Chris Forehan .
Yes Mrs. Diana Hill .
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Ethnic Studies Course at Los Alamitos High School
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Who: Los Alamitos High School, McAuliffe Middle School, Oak Middle School, Hopkinson, Lee, Los Alamitos, McGaugh, Rossmoor, and Weaver Elementary Schools What: Each school is required to consolidate all programs funded through the consolidated application into a single plan, known as the Single Plan for Student Achievement (SPSA). The SPSA's must address how schools will improve teaching and learning. Where: Los Alamitos Unified School District When: In 2001, the California legislature amended the planning requirements for schools that participate in state and federal programs funded through the consolidated application process. Why: The stated purpose of the Single Plan for Student Achievement (SPSA) is to improve the academic performance of all pupils to the level of the performance goal as established by "Academic Performance Index." Plans must be reviewed and approved by the governing board. They have already been approved by the School Site Councils at each site and have been on display at the District Office. Cost: There is no cost to the District. |
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| The stated purpose of the Single Plan for Student Achievement (SPSA) is to improve the academic performance of all pupils to the level of the performance goal as established by "Academic Performance Index." Plans must be reviewed and approved by the governing board. They have already been approved by the School Site Councils at each site and have been on display at the District Office. |
| Approval of the 2020-2021 Single Plan for Student Achievement |
Approval of the 2020-2021 Single Plan for Student Achievement Passed with a motion by Mrs. Meg Cutuli and a second by Mr. Chris Forehan . |
Yes Mrs. Meg Cutuli.
Yes Mrs. Marlys Davidson.
Yes Mr. Scott Fayette.
Yes Mr. Chris Forehan .
Yes Mrs. Diana Hill .
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Hopkinson SPSA 20-21
LAE SPSA 20-21
LAHS SPSA 20-21
Lee SPSA 20-21
McAuliffe SPSA 20-21
McGaugh SPSA 20-21
Oak SPSA 20-21
Rossmoor SPSA 20-21
Weaver SPSA 20-21
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| Pursuant to Board Policy No. 3100, the Board is to approve an annual budget calendar no later than the first regular Board meeting in March of each year. |
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| Adoption of 2020-2021 Budget Calendar. |
Adoption of 2020-2021 Budget Calendar. Passed with a motion by Mr. Chris Forehan and a second by Mrs. Meg Cutuli. |
Yes Mrs. Meg Cutuli.
Yes Mrs. Marlys Davidson.
Yes Mr. Scott Fayette.
Yes Mr. Chris Forehan .
Yes Mrs. Diana Hill .
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Budget Calendar 21-22
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| The Superintendent recommends that the Board of Education approve warrants totaling $1,463,461.02 for the period of February 4, 2021 through February 17, 2021. |
| Approval of warrants. |
Approval of warrants. Passed with a motion by Mrs. Meg Cutuli and a second by Mr. Chris Forehan . |
Yes Mrs. Meg Cutuli.
Yes Mrs. Marlys Davidson.
Yes Mr. Scott Fayette.
Yes Mr. Chris Forehan .
Yes Mrs. Diana Hill .
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Warrants 2-23-21
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| The Superintendent recommends that donations be accepted and that letters of appreciation be written to the donors. |
| Acceptance of donations. |
Acceptance of donations. Passed with a motion by Mr. Chris Forehan and a second by Mrs. Meg Cutuli. |
Yes Mrs. Meg Cutuli.
Yes Mrs. Marlys Davidson.
Yes Mr. Scott Fayette.
Yes Mr. Chris Forehan .
Yes Mrs. Diana Hill .
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Donations 2-23-21
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Passed with a motion by Mrs. Diana Hill and a second by Mr. Scott Fayette. |
Yes Mrs. Meg Cutuli.
Yes Mrs. Marlys Davidson.
Yes Mr. Scott Fayette.
Yes Mr. Chris Forehan .
Yes Mrs. Diana Hill .
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Classified Personnel Report 02-23-2021
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Passed with a motion by Mrs. Diana Hill and a second by Mr. Scott Fayette. |
Yes Mrs. Meg Cutuli.
Yes Mrs. Marlys Davidson.
Yes Mr. Scott Fayette.
Yes Mr. Chris Forehan .
Yes Mrs. Diana Hill .
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Certificated Personnel Report 2-23-2021
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Mrs. Diana Hill discussed she is part of the Safety and Wellness Committee and Dr. Friedman did a great job in presenting at the meeting.
Mrs. Hill was unable to attend the Special Education Meeting but is appreciative of being a part of this group.
Mrs. Hill reminded everyone of the Los Alamitos Education Foundation (LAEF) February Fundraiser and encouraged all to support LAEF and donate.
Mr. Forehan discussed representing the Board at the Weaver Ambassador event where they collected snacks and donated them to the First Responders at the ER Unit at Long Beach Memorial. It was so heartwarming and they were so appreciative.
Mr. Forehan discussed attending the GASELPA meeting.
Mr. Forehan discussed his walk-throughs and how the teachers are taking it to the next level during these covid hybrid times and are collaborating through technology.
Mr. Forehan discussed his attendance at Lee Elementary where he was invited to read two chapters of James and the Giant Peach to students and discussed his experience. Always a highlight of his day.
Mr. Fayette discussed attending a walk through at Weaver Elementary which was incredible.
Mr. Fayette also discussed Cross Country they went from a season which was suppose to be four months and they are on to their eight month with stops and starts and no knowing what is going to happen. They just did their third race at the high school and the kids look great!
Mrs. Cutuli reported on the three students who are National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists and gave a shout out to them - Mackenzie Ficke, Amy Lam and Corinn Tiffany.
Mrs. Cutuli attended an ROP meeting and reported that Dana Lynch was announced as the Administrator the Year for NOCROP and the county administrator of the year and is the state administrator of the year.
Mrs. Cutuli also reported on her walk throughs at Los Alamitos Elementary and Los Alamitos High School.
Mrs. Cutuli attended the PTA Meeting and wanted to give a shout out to the PTA Council for including the Losal@ Home Principals.
Mrs. Cutuli discussed she is on the Orange County School Board Association Board of Directors and reported that this group created the Maureen DiMarco award to recognize individuals or organizations demonstrating countywide service in addressing the needs of our young people. This year by an unanimous vote, OCSBA decided to give it to all the superintendents in Orange County. Mrs. Cutuli discussed on behalf of the OCSBA congratulated Dr. Pulver and all the other Superintendents.
Mrs. Marlys Davidson wanted to acknowledge that Long Beach Unified sent over their team to visit one of our Elementary sites to learn from us on how to open schools safely and it is an honor and a tremendous testimony of what our Superintendent and staff have done.
Mrs. Davidson thanked the parents and community for being so diligent and social distancing during these times. To-date we only have nine cases out of 10,000 and appreciates how everything is being managed and handled at the sites.
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| The Board went into Closed Session at 9:22 p.m. |
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The Board came out of Closed Session at 9:57 p.m.
President Davidson adjourned the meeting at 9:58 p.m. with no action taken in Closed Session.
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| Absent | Mrs. Meg Cutuli |
| Present | Mrs. Marlys Davidson |
| Present | Mr. Scott Fayette |
| Present | Mr. Chris Forehan |
| Absent | Mrs. Diana Hill |
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