Monrovia School Link Preview ~ Number 102 ~ January 9, 2005
Well, it's a new year and back to work for the school board. At the coming meeting a report on the high school exit exam, what Principal Frank Zepeda is planning at Monrovia High School, and something about bonds. Refinancing them? I don't know, but watch Board Member Bryan Wong. I think he's pretty knowledgable about bonds.
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The board is going to have a closed session this Wednesday (Jan. 12) in the Superintendent's office at 6:30 p.m. regarding "Employee Discipline/Dismissal/Release." Sounds pretty serious. I hope it's not about me. But, anyway, you're not invited, so you can come a little later for the regular meeting at 7 p.m. in the board room.
So, what's on the agenda?
Well, Dr. Michael Viera, President of Citrus Community College is going to talk about opportunities at Citrus College for Monrovia students, and the board will recognize outgoing California School Employee Association officers: President Noberto "Tito" Moraga, Vice President Gary Young, and Secretary Lovaun Stuhlman, for their 15 years of dedicated service on behalf of the classified employees of Monrovia Unified School District.
Then the board'll recognize several community groups for supporting Monrovia’s Pro-Active Tutoring program (Sigh, I'm sure it's a nice program, but I *hate* that non-word "proactive"), including: Monrovia Public Library, Monrovia Reads, Monrovia Schools Foundation, Boys and Girls Club, The Boone and Fetter Families, and the Village After-School Program.
Then Item 4.2, your big opportunity: "Public hearing for items not on the agenda." Stand up and say your peace... or it is "piece?" Whatever. You can talk.
Then Associate Superintendent Joel Shawn is going to give an update on CAHSEE. Caw-see? Casey? Cause-e? It's one of those educational acronyms that proliferate like cockroaches, and stands for California High School Exit Exam. Ahhhh. Why didn't you say so in the first place? Shawn speaks straightforwardly, so it should be interesting.
Then new Monrovia High Principal Frank Zepeda is going to talk about the proposed Monrovia High School Block Schedule plan. This sounds like something I should know about, but I confess I don't. Maybe it has to do with his plans to rework how the high school runs.
Finally, and we still haven't gotten to anything the board gets to vote on, Chief Business Officer Linda Dempsey is going to give an update on the Redevelopment Fund.
Okay, now we're to the voting stuff. The board will vote on two memos of understanding with the Parent Institute to provide training courses for Plymouth and Wild Rose elementary schools, and it will vote on a resolution "authorizing issuance of Monrovia Unified School District 2005 General Obligation Refunding Bonds." I don't know for sure, but it sounds like maybe they can refinance some of their bonds at a better rate.
The board meetings are held at the district office at 325 E. Huntington Drive, right across the street from Smart and Final.
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