INSIDE THE SCHOOL DISTRICT Here are some...

INSIDE THE SCHOOL DISTRICT

Here are some decisions coming out of Tuesday night’s Newport-Mesa

Unified School District meeting.

STRATEGIC PLAN

The board of trustees received revised copies of the strategic

plan, which will map the school district’s plan for the next five

years. Trustees voted to accept the plan for review.

WHAT IT MEANS

Following a study session last month, staff members made revisions

to the plan that trustees had recommended. Trustees will have some

time to review the plan before an additional meeting is scheduled to

finalize it.

Some of the key points in the plan include increasing student

access to education, high school redesign, technology literacy and

arts instruction.

The board will seek public input before a final vote, most likely

in October, to implement the plan. Board President Dana Black was

absent.

INSTRUCTIONAL MINUTES

Trustees voted to approve waiver requests for some schools to

deviate from the state-mandated requirements for instructional

minutes. With their approval, they will be sent to the state for

approval there.

WHAT IT MEANS

School districts submit the waivers annually to the state. Some

schools rework their schedules to allow early dismissal some days so

staff members can meet.

Lincoln and Rea elementary schools, TeWinkle Middle School, Ensign

Intermediate School and Newport Harbor, Costa Mesa and Estancia high

schools asked to change their instructional minutes from mandates.

Orange Coast Middle College High School requested a different

academic calendar to align its schedule with Orange Coast College.