Huntington Beach Union High School District Wrap-up

Andrew Wainer

ISSUE: DIGITAL HIGH SCHOOL GRANTS

Vote: 5-0

Summary: At Tuesday’s meeting, the school board approved Marina,

Westminster and Huntington Beach high schools’ applications to the

California Department of Education for a Digital High School technology

installation grant.

Marina is applying for $715,200, Huntington Beach High is applying for

$679,500, and Westminster wants $769,200 for the high-tech program.

The program was passed by the state Legislature in 1997 to encourage

computer literacy in students and faculty.

Grants offer eligible schools $300 per student for the initial

installation and $45 per student for three additional years, depending on

state budget appropriations.

All three schools’ applications emphasize staff development, technology

integration and partnerships with business, parents and community.

Edison and Coast High Schools were awarded Digital High School grants for

the 1998-99 school year.

ISSUE: HIGH SCHOOL POOL

Vote: 5-0

Summary: The board voted to use funds recovered from the Orange County

bankruptcy to help pay for the construction of a new pool at Huntington

Beach High School.

The amount to be set aside for the pool is $269,399. The addition of

these funds would bring the total raised for the $1.5-million project to

about $900,000.