ON THE AGENDA ZERO-TOLERANCE REVISIONS Having gone...

ON THE AGENDA

ZERO-TOLERANCE REVISIONS

Having gone through a number of revisions over the past 13 years,

the district’s policy on general student conduct continues to cause

concern.

School board trustees and other district officials decided to give

the community, staff, students and parents an opportunity to review

the policy, which they would revisit in three years. Those three

years have passed, and the board will now hear the findings.

After a series of Town Hall meetings hosted by student committees

made up of representatives from each secondary school, the committees

have compiled their findings and will present them to the board for

discussion.

WHAT TO EXPECT

The board will not vote on the issue, but is expected to review

and study the student committee’s suggested proposals.

READ 180 READING PROGRAM

After reviewing last spring’s reading scores at the middle and

high school levels, the district decided to take steps to address the

needs of students struggling with reading. Selected site and district

officials attended various conferences and decided that the

Scholastic Company’s READ 180 program was the most effective method.

The program will begin on a trail basis at two middle and two high

schools for the 2003-04 school year. Starting Wednesday, the READ 180

reading program will be on display at the Sanborn Instructional Media

Center at the district offices in Costa Mesa.

WHAT TO EXPECT

The board will not vote on the issue. The presentation is for

discussion only.

-- Compiled by Christine Carrillo