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pedagogical similarities and differences
between the educational programs in South
Korea and the United States.
“I greatly underestimated the impact this
experience would have on my class,” said
Sheryl Croddy, Richmond Street School
fifth grade teacher. “As soon as we met the
students from Cheongwon Elementary School,
it was as if they had been in our class since
the beginning of the year. They immediately
melded in, making instant friendships. It
was remarkable to watch how excited my
students were to show them everything they
knew and how much more confident they
became in the process. Seeing the exchange
of ideas and collaboration between our fifth
graders and the Korean students in just five
days was such a beautiful thing to witness
as a teacher.”
Richmond Street School Principal Dr. Alice
Lee, who is Korean American, conceived the
idea last year when she traveled to Seoul,
Korea with her family. While there, she had
an opportunity to visit Cheongwon Elementary
School where she discussed the possibility of
an exchange tour with the school’s director
of administration.
Fifth grade students from Richmond Street School and Cheongwon Elementary School.
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International Baccalaureate Program (IB) and
noted the campus will host a reauthorization
visit with representatives of the IB program
on Feb. 6.
The IB Programme has been in place at
the Middle School since 2012 and has been
recognized for, among other accolades, becoming
a California Gold Ribbon School;
garnering a California Golden Bell Award;
being designated as an Apple Distinguished
School; and receiving a “National Schools
to Watch” award in the 2017/18 school year.
Presenters, including Acting Principal Ali
Rabiei, Acting Assistant Principal Sarah
Davalantis and IB Coordinator Crystal Winner
briefed the Board members on IB highlights
and course offerings, concluding with where
they see the programme headed as the curriculum
continues to evolve. Rabiei talked of
the success of the program, quoting a comment
from a seventh grade parent who said that
“it is a learning program that makes learning
accessible for all children. It challenges kids
to be creative thinkers and problem solvers
versus just good…test-takers.”
Post-presentation, Board members spoke
about how the IB programme has enriched
the learning opportunities currently available.
“We appreciate all of your work,” said Board
President Nancy Cobb.
Next up was a presentation from Public
Agency Retirement Services (PARS) representative
Rachel Sanders, who spoke about
the District’s retirement incentive program,
and how to dovetail that with employee retirement
needs. The PARS program is designed
as a win-win, to hopefully allow interested
senior certificated non-management District
employees to retire early. The objective is
that this will not only benefit the retirees,
but also possibly generate savings to the
District. The program attempts to “provide
superior employee benefits, while increasing
management effectiveness, reduce operating
costs, and relieve staff administration burdens.”
Board Member Paulette Caudill lauded
the opportunity that would be available to
current District employees to take advantage
of the PARS supplementary retirement plan,
noting that it wasn’t something that was
available when she retired The Board, later
in the meeting, authorized the approval of
the agreement with PARS.
Next on tab was a presentation from a
representative of Christy White Associates,
who delved into the weeds on the District’s
required annual financial audit report, due
to the state no later than Jan. 30.
The final presentation was a return to the
presentation podium by Tim Carty, representing
the firm Piper Jaffray, giving an overview
of the District’s past general obligation
bond programs. This as El Segundo Unified
moves forward, implementing the results
of Measure ES passed by local voters last
November to grant $92 million in bond
money to help bolster the long-range facility
master plan.
Carty highlighted past general obligation
programs that the District has incurred, with
bonds passed in 1997, 2001 and 2008. He
then shifted to the current obligation bond
program, which the voting citizens of El
Segundo passed last fall -- a big-ticket ask
approved by more than 63 percent of the
voters who participated in the election. Carty
spoke about the assumed tax rate that the
El Segundo residents will face, noting it to
be 4.3 cents per $100 of property valuation,
and also detailed the “next steps” regarding
Measure ES funding.
Multiple consent agenda items were next
perused and passed by the Board, including
agreements for the youngest District students
to take advantage of yoga and music offerings;
a professional development opportunity for
the Eagles’ Nest instructors; an agreement to
facilitate a national high school career day
that will take place on March 7; as well as
an agreement to partner with the local Boeing
Corporation to allow interested high school
students to participate in a summer internship
program. This will allow them to gain
real-world experience with GPS applications,
rocket simulations, space program research,
software coding and developing, and Minuteman
computer programming -- all under the
tutelage and mentorship of Boeing industry
professionals.
Action items were next tackled, including
the recognition of National School Counseling
Week (Feb. 4-8); and the approval of a
new District job description, “Bond Project
Manager,” which will be a position responsible
for “supervising and coordinating all District
facility improvement projects, including new
construction associated with Measure ES and
all modernization projects.”
Information pending action items that were
addressed at the tail-end of the more than
two-hour meeting included the District’s
comprehensive school safety plan, Board administrative
regulations, and upcoming public
hearings on collective bargaining agreements
between the District and its employees.
After Board member reports, Moore
wrapped up the meeting by thanking the
members for their participation at the special
Jan. 12 meeting and their early arrival
Tuesday night to share some the results of
that meeting.
The next regularly scheduled El Segundo
School Board meeting is set for Tuesday
evening, Feb. 12. •
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