Monrovia School Link ~ Number 187 ~ February 11, 2007
I like the district's new online agenda. You just go to the district website (
www.monroviaschools.net) and click on the "Current Board Agenda" link in the left column. This takes you to the latest agenda, in PDF format. Okay, that's fine, but what I really like is that by clicking on any of the boxed items (anything with a little rectangle around it) you can dig down and get the full staff report for any particular item on the agenda. One of my hobby horses over the years has been the need for greater openness, and this is a nice move even further in that direction. Plus, if you use an RSS reader, there's an RSS feed. (If you're not familiar with RSS, I'll 'splain below.) Double cool. Thanks MUSD!
~brad@sacklunch.net
Here's the basic schedule for this Wednesday's meeting:
Study session at 6 p.m. in the board room.
Closed session at 7 p.m.
Regular session in the board room.
And here are a few items on the agenda that caught my eye:
- 5.1.g: Wild Rose Elementary's PTA raised $2,000.00 for the school's art program and gardening club.
- 6.1.2 and 6.1.3: The board will approve "Physics of the Automobile" and "Astronomy" as courses at the high schools.
- 8.4: The board will consider adopting a resolution to provide a full-day kindergarten program for the 2007-2008 school year.
- Back to School Nights:
Monrovia High School -Thursday, February 22, 2007, 6:30 p.m.
Monroe Elementary School - Thursday, March 1, 2007, 6:30 p.m.
Mayflower Elementary School - Wednesday, March 7, 2007, 6:30 p.m.
Canyon Oaks High School / Mountain Park School - Tuesday, March 27, 2007, 6:30 p.m.
Canyon Early Learning Center - Tues., March 27, 2007, 6:00 p.m., (Picnic @ 5:00 p.m.)
Clifton Middle School - Wednesday, April 4, 2007, 7:00 p.m.
Santa Fe Middle School - Wednesday, April 4, 2007, 6:00 p.m.
Bradoaks Elementary School - Tuesday, May 22, 2007, 6:30 p.m.
Wild Rose Elementary School - Thursday, May 24, 2007, 6:30 p.m.
RSS ~ RSS, which stands for "Really Simple Syndication," is a way to have your computer (or an online service) check for new information from a news source you have subscribed to, such as the school district. Every few minutes or so your RSS reader goes around and checks to see if anything new has been posted. If there is something new, it lets you know. The beauty of it is that you don't need to subscribe or unsubscribe to an email list; you just tell your RSS reader to start or stop looking for news from that source, and you have subscribed or unsubscribed. I use an online service called
bloglines.com.