Dear Lakeside Community,
A quick recap on the
Governing Board meeting from Wednesday, May 4th included:
- the Board created a process for gathering feedback on the Superintendent search process (communicated separately by the Board President)
- approved the hiring of a new Resource Teacher for the 2016/17 school year- Maegan Bright (more about Maegan next week)
- discussed acknowledgement of district volunteers as Pioneer Spirit Awards to be identified and honored by Board members at the June meeting
- a Special Board Meeting was added for the LCAP and 2016/17 District Budget on Thursday, June 23rd at 7:30 am
- enrollment estimates were shared for the 2016/17 school year (slight increase to 136 students in grades TK-8)
- Lakeside will have 3 seats open for the November 8th election (more to follow on this in the upcoming months)
- two resolutions were passed for "consolidated elections" in both Santa Clara and Santa Cruz Counties
- the Board approved a policy updates on disruptions on campus, which parallels new Education Code parameters
I will be hosting a coffee on Tuesday, May 10th from 8:30- 9:30 am to discuss our LCAP (
Local Control Accountability Plan). As we've shared this year, our plan focuses on specific areas identified by the California Department of Education and State Board of Education, in conjunction with our state legislators that have tied the plan to funding.
Goals of our LCAP include:
- a safe environment for student learning
- enhanced teacher capacity through professional development
- maintaining a positive school climate
- increased school communication about student progress
- a robust integrated and balanced curriculum that focuses on the development of the whole child and creates excitement for learning
- improved attendance
The
LCAP Survey that we sent to parents two weeks ago is now closed, and that information will be used, along with input from the coffee meeting, to inform our plan. Please join us in the staff lounge on Tuesday. Bring your coffee!
Another testing reminder for the next to weeks:
Week of May 9th - 4th & 5th graders
Week of May 16th - 5th graders
Finally, we've added a section to our website about Measure J, based on many questions. Click
HERE for a direct link. On March 2nd, our Governing Board listened to a presentation by a Parcel Tax Task Force and made the decision to place a parcel tax measure on the June general election ballot. As a result, Measure J is one the Lakeside voters will respond to in the next few weeks.
Warmly,
Interim Superintendent & Lead Learner
