The latest meeting of the Cypress School District Board of Trustees kicked off with the congratulating of the winners of the Cypress School District race during the Nov. 6 elections. The winners – trustees Brian Nakamura and Candi Kern – were each congratulated upon their election to the board.
The meeting then got down to business as usual.
The Board of Trustees approved membership with Starfall Education for all school sites. Starfall is a web-based program that helps students improve their reading skills, primarily in grades K-2.
The latest meeting of the Cypress School District Board of Trustees kicked off with the congratulating of the winners of the Cypress School District race during the Nov. 6 elections. The winners – trustees Brian Nakamura and Candi Kern – were each congratulated upon their election to the board.
The meeting then got down to business as usual.
The Board of Trustees approved membership with Starfall Education for all school sites. Starfall is a web-based program that helps students improve their reading skills, primarily in grades K-2.
It also approved a daily rate of pay of $162 for substitute speech and language therapists. This will allow the district to hire substitutes instead of contracting with a more expensive non-public agency.
As required by Education Code, the board then approved Wednesday, Dec. 12 as the annual organizational meeting. It also adopted Resolution No. 123-08, the removing of the Cawthon School site from the Surplus Property List, and reviewed the superintendent’s District Strategic Goals for the 2012-13 school year and the 2012-13 Strategic Plan – documents that will be brought back to the board for approval at the December meeting.
Board members also received a presentation on Common Core State Standards and 21st Century Learning, which included data regarding dropout rates, job skill demands, workforce priorities, and college graduation rates. Cypress School District staff believes the answer to these challenges is Common Core Standards, which provide a understanding of what students are expected to learn, so teachers and parents know what they need to do to help students.
In California, the transition to Common Core State Standards began in 2011. The Cypress School District plans to continue implementation this year, with full implementation during the 2014-15 school year.
