SCHOOL DISTRICT WRAP-UPS

HUNTINGTON BEACH CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT

No Vote

WHAT HAPPENED:

Lynn Bogart, director of curriculum and instruction, presented a

report to the board about the district’s promotion and retention policy.

WHAT IT MEANS:

The policy is designed to identify students who are not meeting

grade-level standards so educators can intervene.

Students who don’t meet established academic performance standards

will not advance to the next grade. Students new to the district who show

a history of academic failure or returning students who did not complete

all of the assessment tests in the spring may also be identified as being

at risk of retention.

The district mailed letters to parents of such at-risk students in

October.

A student assistance plan is expected to be developed by next month.

It will specify areas that need improvement and include methods for

helping at-risk students to meet grade-level expectations.

No Vote

WHAT HAPPENED:

Bogart presented the district’s results from the Golden State Exam.

WHAT IT MEANS:

Of the 124 students who participated, 50 students received high

honors, 34 received honors and 19 received recognition.

Students who demonstrate outstanding levels of achievement on six

Golden State Exams are eligible to receive a Golden State Seal Merit

Diploma.

No Vote

WHAT HAPPENED:

John Conniff, the district’s director of administrative services,

presented a report of inter-district transfers to the board. This school

year, 229 students transferred into the district and 189 transferred out,

resulting in a gain of 40 students. Forty requests to transfer into the

district were denied because of a lack of space.

WHAT IT MEANS:

State law requires students to attend the school near the home of

either the parent or guardian. Last year, 178 students were transferred

into the district and 197 left. This is the first time since the 1996-97

school year the district has experienced a gain in transfer enrollments.

NEXT MEETING

The Huntington Beach City School District board will meet again at 7

p.m. Dec. 5 in the district board room, 20452 Craimer Lane, Huntington

Beach. The next meeting will be the annual organizational meeting.

HUNTINGTON BEACH UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT

Vote: 5-0

WHAT HAPPENED:

Ed Baker, the district’s assistant superintendent of facilities,

reported to board members on the modernization activities at Westminster

High School and plans for Huntington Beach High School. The board agreed

to allow the plans at Huntington Beach High to proceed.

WHAT IT MEANS:

The district plans to make the two schools part of the state’s Digital

High School Program, improve fire and life safety precautions and enhance

accessibility. Further work includes renovating Buildings K, L and M at

Westminster High School, as well as re-roofing and improving the air

quality in the south and main halls, and modernizing the restrooms in the

student center at Huntington Beach.

Vote: 5-0

IN FAVOR

WHAT HAPPENED:

The board agreed to submit applications requesting grants from the

California Department of Education.

WHAT IT MEANS:

The grants would increase the district’s library funds by $28 per

student, bolster Ocean View High School’s English Language and Intensive

Literacy Program by $35,200 and increase the district’s funds for school

safety and violence prevention by $459,000.

NEXT MEETING

The Huntington Beach Union High School District board will meet again

at 7 p.m. Dec. 5 in the district board room, 10251 Yorktown Ave., Huntington Beach. The next meeting will be the annual organizational

meeting.