Board Bulletin for May 19, 2022 Meeting

Board Meeting on May 19, 2022 Highlights from the Meeting Closed Session Board of Education Appoints Solana Ranch School Principal Following closed session, the Board announced the appointment of Ms. Carey Bartlow as principal of Solana Ranch School. Ms. Bartlow is set to take her new post starting July 1, 2022. Recognition 2022 Inspiration Award Student Recipients Recognized by Board The Board recognized and congratulated all student recipients of the 2022 Inspiration Awards for their leadership and for being wonderful role models. Superintendent Jodee Brentlinger offered her personal congratulations to students, and shared with families that each of the virtual celebration videos recognizing the award winners can be seen here by clicking on the name of the school. 2022 Inspiration Award Winners Carmel Creek School Kindergarten: Aston Watt - Self Improvement First Grade: Matt Luo - Fellowship Second Grade: Mason Gray - Leadership Third Grade: Alagan Annamalai - Leadership   Immersive EDU Primary (2nd grade): Ruixuan He - Effort Upper (4th grade): Bria Martin - Effort   Skyline School Global (Third Grade): Dominic Aviles Fourth Grade: Samuel Hazelton Fifth Grade: Aiden Lozano Sixth Grade: Jett Lair   Solana Highlands School Kindergarten: Iker Estrada de la Vega - Courage First Grade: Kieran Milton - Self Improvement Second Grade: Haven Baek - Fellowship Third Grade: Ani Von Herrath - Academic Improvement Fourth Grade: Itai Primosher - Courage   Solana Pacific School Fourth Grade: Eric Mu - Community Service Fifth Grade: Rithika Gummadi - Fellowship Sixth Grade: Annya Jitpraphai - Courage   Solana Ranch School Kindergarten: Connor Murphy - Effort First Grade: Chloe Posillico - Self Improvement Second Grade: Lucia Vakharia - Self Improvement Third Grade: Gabriella Desgranges - Academic Improvement Fourth Grade: Laith Rashid - Effort Fifth Grade: Annabelle Gagnon - Effort Sixth Grade: Avery Sykes - Self Improvement   Solana Santa Fe School Kindergarten: Isabelle Zoll - Fellowship First Grade: Blanca Menon - Academic Improvement Second Grade: Kai “Kelly” Sheng - Effort Third Grade: Leo Pouteau - Self Improvement Fourth Grade: Lydia Rassoli - Effort Fifth Grade: Brendan Chu - Leadership Sixth Grade: Dylan Kupiec - Effort   Solana Vista School Kindergarten: Andrea Oliverez Parra - Self Improvement First Grade: Yahir Santiago - Effort Second Grade: Savvy Fox - Effort Third Grade: Eden Herrick - Effort Teaching and Learning 2022-23 School Year Planning The Board approved the same school bell schedules for the 2022-23 school year as implemented during 2021-22. This includes continuing Early Release Wednesdays. Following a presentation by Sabrina Lee, Assistant Superintendent of Instructional Services, the Board approved the recommendation which supports professional learning and staff collaboration time, a key component for continual growth and development  to promote student learning. Board Directions and Actions Solana Beach Schools Foundation Donation The Board expressed their gratitude for the generous support of the Solana Beach Schools Foundation and accepted a donation to the Solana Beach School District in the amount of $234,946.75 for the 2nd quarter 2021-22. The Board praised the foundation as a “passionate, effective, and committed group,” applauded the leadership of outgoing SBSF President Kim Criscuolo, and also welcomed incoming President Katie Süel. The donation will supplement the cost of providing science, technology, research, engineering, arts, and math (STREAM), and PE Discovery Labs. Click here to see how the donation is allocated to schools. Community Partner Donations Additionally, the Board accepted donations to the Solana Beach School District and expressed their appreciation for each organization’s ongoing support. The Board thanks: The Del Sol Lions Foundation: $100 to the Instructional Services Department to purchase Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) books for parents participating in the Parent Institute for Quality Education (PIQE) program;  $500 to be used to award one scholarship to the Solana Beach School District Summer Enrichment Program; and  $330 to the Instructional Services Department to be used to purchase bags for students attending the 2022 SBSD Discovery Fest. In support of the annual end-of-year employee celebration:  Telacu Construction Management, Inc., $500 Schools First Federal Credit Union, $500 Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud & Romo, $1,000    Board Ratifies Agreement with the Solana Beach Teachers’ Association Melissa Hurd, Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources, thanked the negotiating teams for positively and productively engaging in the collaborative process that resulted in the Tentative Agreement between the Solana Beach Teachers' Association and the Solana Beach School District to modify the 2020-2023 Collective Bargaining Agreement.The Board also expressed deep gratitude for everyone working together, and voted unanimously to ratify the agreement. Click here to read the documents. Resolution Regarding the Reduction of Classified Hours The Board voted to adopt Resolution 050822 for a reduction in hours of certain classified personnel due to a lack of work and/or funds. With district operations returning to pre-COVID staffing levels, and schools no longer under many of the prior COVID-related restrictions imposed by local and state directives, additional playground staff time is no longer needed. The increased hours had been funded with one-time monies earmarked to offset pandemic-related costs, and are no longer available.Therefore, the Board voted to adopt Resolution 050822, a reduction in hours of certain classified personnel due to a lack of work and/or funds.   Click here to read the resolution. Board Appoints New Independent Citizens’ Oversight Committee Members The Board appoints members to the Independent Citizens’ Oversight Committee (ICOC), which meets quarterly to review projects, budgets, timelines, and processes as part of the Measure JJ general obligation bond approved by voters in November 2016.     The Board expressed gratitude to the applicants and appointed Hari Damineni, Abha Tirtha, and Christos Kominakis for a two-year term through the 2022-23 and 2023-2024 school years. Upcoming Board Meeting Join Us Again! The Solana Beach School District is currently hosting all Board meetings via Zoom video conferencing. Join us using the link below: SBSD Board meeting link Next Regular Board Meeting Thursday, June 16, 2022, 6:30 p.m. Follow Us!  #SBSDEDU

Monday, May 23 2022

Spotlight on Students May 2022

SPOTLIGHT ON STUDENTS SOLANA HIGHLANDS SCHOOL Students Making a SPLASH  Henry Ford once said, “Coming together is the beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success.” This quote illustrates what Solana Highlands School has accomplished this year: We welcomed old and new friends to our campus, some friends returned from online learning, and others moved from different neighborhoods, cities, states, and countries.  Throughout the year, we came together to explore and define what being part of Solana Highland’s learning community means to us. This collaboration resulted in the Solana Highlands SPLASH agreements that will enable us to work together in a safe, supportive, and thriving environment.  Continuing to foster the sense of safety and belonging that is a hallmark of our beloved school family remained a priority. As a school community, we created norms and expectations for how all community members agreed to act and interact with others on our campus. Drawing inspiration from the Solana Beach School District’s Memorable Mission, “Where learners find their voice, share their gifts, and advance the world,” we channeled the voice of our students to identify and develop a shared value system for Solana Highlands. We began this work in individual classrooms as K-2 students had conversations, facilitated by their teachers, about what a FUN and SAFE school looks, sounds, and feels like. Students in Grades 3 and 4 brainstormed the different behaviors that make school fun and safe. Learners had opportunities to work together by meeting in “Grade-Level Gatherings.” Facilitated by teachers and Principal Conley, peer groups created “We will…” statements to describe the kind of environment we wanted our school to be. Student council leaders gathered all of the Grade Level Gathering “We will …” statements and after counting, categorizing, and ranking the input, they narrowed down the list of agreements to those being the most important and impactful. All of their hard work and cleverness resulted in our Solana Highland’s SPLASH agreements. Since developing the SPLASH agreements, the Solana Highlands community has worked to further explore and learn about how each of these agreements will be realized on our campus. One way we recognize students who are observed putting our agreements into practice is with a SPLASH ticket. SPLASH tickets are a way to give students a high five for demonstrating these positive and productive behaviors. Students get to enter their tickets into a weekly raffle with prizes that include Lunch with the Principal, Homework Pass, Paint a Friendship Rock, Monday Morning Announcements and more. We also count up and tally the classroom with the most tickets each week, and everyone gets a fun reward. We look forward to memorializing the SPLASH agreements and spending time celebrating our community at our year-end “SPLASH into Summer” gathering on May 26, 2022, at 5 p.m.

Wednesday, May 11 2022

Board Bulletin for April 14, 2022 Meeting

Board Meeting on April 14, 2022 Highlights from the Meeting Recognition Daniel Cain, 1st Grade Teacher at Solana Vista School, Remembered The Board of Education delivered tributes to honor the life of Solana Beach School District 13-year veteran teacher Dan Cain. Comments, a student quote, and a photo montage celebrated Mr. Cain, recognizing him as a passionate educator and beloved member of Solana Vista School.  2022 Employees of the Year A video, featuring congratulatory messages from students and colleagues, set the stage for honoring this year’s certificated and classified employees of the year. The Board recognized and acknowledged the tireless dedication each employee contributes daily to the well-being of their students and fellow colleagues. Site and Department Employees of the Year for 2022 are:   Certificated Employees of the Year Lisa Clendenin (Carmel Creek) Diana Murphy (District Office) Ashley MacMitchell (Skyline) Jen Battaglia (Solana Highlands) Matt Singley (Solana Pacific) Carrie Brewer (Solana Ranch) Kathy Cimo (Solana Santa Fe) Erin Bartosiewicz (Solana Vista)   Districtwide Certificated Employee of the Year Kathy Cimo (Solana Santa Fe)   Classified Employees of the Year Florence Messenger (Carmel Creek) Sierra Murphey (Child Development Center) Renee Clancy (District Office) Liz Siskowic (Skyline) Mireya Pope (Solana Highlands) Susan Callagy (Solana Pacific) Julie Croissant-Paris (Solana Ranch) Chris Suppa (Solana Santa Fe) Jill Lamb (Solana Vista)   Districtwide Classified Employee of the Year Susan Callagy (Solana Pacific) Teaching and Learning ImmersiveEDU Carmel Creek/ImmersiveEDU School principal Angela Tremble and assistant principal John Galipault provided an update on ImmersiveEDU with videos featuring students sharing their experiences in this unique alternative learning program. The presentation demonstrates first-hand “student voice” as well as provides an example of a student master project where students translated a popular song in American Sign Language (ASL). School Library Materials The Board voted to approve the Solana Beach School District Selection, Reconsideration, and Maintenance Plan for School Libraries. Board Directions and Actions Bond Oversight Laurel Graziano, president of the Measure JJ Independent Citizens’ Oversight Committee, presented the panel’s fourth annual report. The Board approved the report, and also voted to accept the Measure JJ Bond Building Fund Audit Report. External Audit Report The Board voted to accept the 2020-21 Independent External Audit Report. Fees for Child Development Center Programs The Board approved the 2022-23 Fee Schedule for the Child Development Center School Age and Preschool program. Upcoming Board Meeting Join Us Again! The Solana Beach School District is currently hosting all Board meetings via Zoom video conferencing. Join us using the link below: SBSD Board meeting link Next Regular Board Meeting Thursday, May 19, 2022, 6:30 p.m. Follow Us!  #SBSDEDU

Tuesday, Apr 19 2022

SBSD Seeks Applicants for Openings on Measure JJ Ind...

P ress Release   SOLANA BEACH SCHOOL DISTRICT                        FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Michael Hodson , Assistant Superintendent, Business Services               (858) 794- 7112 Solana Beach School District Seeks Applicants  for Openings On Measure JJ  Independent Citizens’ Oversight Committee  SOLANA BEACH, CA (March 18, 2022) — The Solana Beach School District (SBSD) has extended the application deadline for volunteers to serve on its Independent Citizens’ Oversight Committee (ICOC). The ICOC ensures bond proceeds are specifically used to support school construction projects as authorized by Measure JJ, which was passed by local voters in November 2016. Committee members serve two-year terms and provide oversight of the District’s $105 million school bond construction program. The District seeks four (4) representatives for the following positions:            One (1) member shall be active in a bona fide taxpayers’ organization. One (1) member shall be the parent or guardian of a child enrolled in the District. One (1) member shall be both a parent or guardian of a child enrolled in the District and an active parent-teacher organization, such as a PTA/PTO or school site council. One (1) Senior community representative. Community members interested in applying to serve on SBSD’s ICOC can get more information and access the application at  www.sbsd.net/ICOC . Applications are due by April 22, 2022, and candidates will be interviewed in May 2022. The SBSD Board of Education will consider ICOC member appointments at the regularly scheduled Board meeting on June 16, 2022.

Tuesday, Mar 22 2022

Spotlight on Students March 2022

SPOTLIGHT ON STUDENTS SOLANA VISTA SCHOOL Read Across America Week    Solana Vista students always love to read, and  the month of March–National Reading Month– makes this an extra  special time on campus. The SV Waves joined schools across the nation to celebrate the joy of reading during Read Across America Week. Solana Vista’s Student Council and teachers planned a week full of fun themes and optional activities to inspire a life-long love of reading. There was “Mix It Up with a New Book Day,” with mismatched socks and backwards jackets; “You Belong in Books Day,” with students dressing as characters in books; “Read a Rainbow of Books Day,” with students in colorful clothing or accessories, or their Solana Vista class t-shirt; “Books Bring Us Together Day,” where students dressed like their teachers or a SV Staff Member; and the popular “Cozy Up with Great Books Day,” with students wearing pajamas, loungewear, or anything cozy and comfortable. Students also participated in the “100 Minute Reading Challenge” by reading at least 20 minutes each day during the week.  Students were encouraged to read in a variety of ways: alone, with a friend, with family members, or even to a pet or stuffed animal.  When 100 minutes of reading was achieved, students signed a poster outside the library.   Great Pacific Garbage Patch Community Service Project  Solana Vista students and their families believe in taking action to protect our planet, so from February 7 to 18 they participated in a school-wide Community Service Project.   First, Solana Vista's Student Council (3rd Graders) had a student-led brainstorming session to generate possible ideas for a community service project.  Their advisor, Mrs. Rainville, provided students with guidance on action steps. Then, during a January assembly, the Student Council shared three possible community service projects. Each Solana Vista student was able to vote on the project they were most passionate about. Tapping into our new memorable mission, where students find their voice, SV students’ voices were definitely heard: They chose to help clean up the ocean by raising funds to support The Ocean Cleanup North Pacific Foundation [501(c)(3)]. The Foundation explains that “The ocean garbage patches are the planetary equivalent of the corner of your room to which you swept all the mess you left on the floor. The most polluted – and best-studied – of these is the infamous Great Pacific Garbage Patch (GPGP) located between Hawaii and California. The GPGP only covers about 0.5% of the world’s ocean surface, yet is estimated to contain more than 50% of all the plastic mass floating in the open oceans.” The Foundation has figured out how to clean up the Garbage Patch, and is implementing technology to do it. To learn more about their work, visit their website: https://theoceancleanup.com . Students launched a successful take-action and donation campaign by participating in neighborhood and beach clean ups with friends and family, and donating spare change to the cause. Some students even raised money by hosting lemonade stands.  Student Council has been wrapping up the project by counting the donations and rolling coins, and will be submitting a letter to The Ocean Cleanup Foundation on behalf of the school, along with the funds raised, totaling just over $890! It is clear that the Solana Vista Waves care deeply about the future of our planet and the animals that inhabit it.

Wednesday, Mar 16 2022

Board Bulletin for March 10, 2022 Meeting

Board Meeting on March 10, 2022 Highlights from the Meeting Teaching and Learning The District's Vivid Vision, Memorable Mission, Logo, and Student Promotion Profile  The Board viewed a new video (above) that captures and celebrates the launching of the reimagined memorable mission, vivid vision, and logo, and the unveiling of the SBSD Student Promotion Profile. For two years, the Solana Beach School District (SBSD) has been developing its reimagined mission, vision, logo, and Student Promotion Profile: In October 2019 SBSD embarked on reimagining their mission, creating a vivid vision, and developing a student promotion profile. Although the onset of the global pandemic interrupted the process, staff, parents, community members, and current and alumni students remained steadfast in their pursuit.  In January 2021, a memorable mission and vivid vision were adopted.  In March 2021, a contest yielded a new vibrant logo.  In Spring 2021, the important work continued on the development of the SBSD Student Promotion Profile; which involved conducting student focus groups which gathered the voice of current and past district students. The SBSD Student Promotion Profile– descriptors of what students will know and be able to do as they promote from the District– includes important characteristics identified by teachers, staff, administrators, parents, community members, and our past and current students. The next step is to ask our students to help us illustrate these core dispositions so that we can proudly display and share them across our schools, classrooms, facilities, and out into our communities at-large. Approval of the 2021-22 School Plans for Student Achievement (SPSA) The Solana Beach School District participates in district and school site planning for the purpose of: a) Establishing clear goals and objectives; b) Building a shared vision with the school community; c) Creating alignment between school and district goals; and, d) Responding to state and federal requirements (e.g., Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP)/Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF)). Solana Beach School District school sites engaged educational partner groups in the development of each site’s SPSA. SPSAs are in alignment to the District LCAP goals to support student achievement, well-being, and a positive school climate. The Board voted to approve the 2021-22 School Plans for Student Achievement. Board Directions and Actions Donation Acceptance The Board voted to accept $1,000.00 in donations from Syndi Smallwood to the Solana Beach School District for the Special Education Preschool. This donation will support educational/classroom materials and supplies for Special Education Preschool for the 2021-22 school year. Approval and Certification of the 2021-22 Second Interim Financial Report  California State reporting guidelines require Local Education Agency (LEA) Governing Boards certify their district’s financial position as of January 31, 2022. Positive certification is being submitted as to the ability of the Solana Beach School District to meet its financial obligations as projected through June 30, 2022, and subsequent two fiscal years. The Board voted to approve and certify the 2021-22 Second Interim Financial Report. First reading of the 2022-23 Fee Schedule for the Solana Beach Child Development Center School Age and Preschool programs  The Solana Beach Child Development Center is committed to providing a high-quality child development program that meets the needs of district families while maintaining a competitive rate structure and keeping pace with increasing staffing and materials/supplies costs. Therefore, in order to maintain a self-sustaining program, a fee increase for the School Age and Preschool programs is recommended. The fee schedule is proposed to go into effect July 01, 2022.  This proposed fee schedule will be brought back to the April 14, 2022, Regularly Scheduled Board Meeting for consideration. Preschool Fee Schedule 2022-23.pdf (25 KB) School Age Fee Schedule 2022-23.pdf (49 KB) Waiver of Traditional Brown Act  Teleconferencing Requirement Due to continuing levels of COVID-19 transmission in the area, and the need to consider the health and safety of attendees, the Board voted to continue to hold its meetings virtually pursuant to AB 361.   Upcoming Board Meeting Join Us Again! The Solana Beach School District is currently hosting all Board meetings via Zoom video conferencing. Join us using the link below: SBSD Board meeting link Next Regular Board Meeting April 14, 2022 at 6:30 p.m. Follow Us!  #SBSDEDU

Tuesday, Mar 15 2022