INSIDE THE DISTRICT Here are some decisions...

INSIDE THE DISTRICT

Here are some decisions from Tuesday night’s Newport-Mesa Unified

School District meeting.

ADDITIONS TO COURSE OF STUDY

A life skills class will be added to the high school course of

study. This item was held over from the previous meeting.

WHAT IT MEANS

Life skills is a home economics core class for freshmen. It will

cover nutrition and health, child development, food preparation and

clothing construction. Students will work with the Food Guide

Pyramid, learn food preparation, work on communication skills and

study child development and clothes construction.

RULES FOR PARENT INVOLVEMENT

By law, the district is required to have a parent involvement

policy that meets the requirements of the federal No Child Left

Behind act and Title I.

WHAT IT MEANS

After a team of inspectors from the state visited in November,

they recommended that the district revise its rule and regulation on

parent involvement. In the regulation, parent involvement is

described as ways parents can support their children to get the most

out of their education. The recommended revision states that the

superintendent will support school staff members to encourage parent

involvement in a variety of ways, including helping them develop

parenting skills and providing supportive home environments. This is

the second reading of the revision.