Regular Board Meeting: August 14, 2014
The board meeting was fairly well-attended with a number of staff and students present as well as a small number of community members.
1) Board Member Comments: A board member mentioned that the next Trona Care Clean Up event is scheduled for September 27.
2) Superintendent’s Report: Mr. Olney talked about a number of topics including: textbook adoptions, summer staff trainings (anger management, student assistance program, etc.), WASC accreditation, certificated evaluation process, Local Control Accountability Plan, etc. He also reported that there are 112 students enrolled at the high school. Last year the number was below 100 all year long.
3) Trona High School ASB Summer Leadership Camp: Joseph Wolfe (ASB Advisor / teacher) and several students presented a report about the summer leadership camp they attended in Big Bear. They talked about camp activities and how they benefited from the program.
4) Anti-Bullying and Student Support - Alan Tsubota and Ruth Soto talked about a number of programs that the district is using to help students and their families to deal with various social issues and difficulties. The programs have titles such as “Bullies and Victims,” Stepping Up To Bullying,” “You Can Choose,” “Breaking The Cycle,” “Life Skills,” "Anger Management,” “Loving Solutions,” etc. Also mentioned were anti-drug programs and sex education. The various programs will be used at the elementary and high school as deemed appropriate.
5) Public Comments: A teacher with fifty-nine and two-thirds college units (beyond bachelor’s degree) talked briefly about the structure of the credentialed pay scale and how although he is only one-third of a unit short of advancing to the next tier, he hasn’t been moved up the scale.
6) Board Self-Evaluation: I was not able to stay for this part of the meeting.
Next Regular Board Meeting: September 11
RESCHEDULED: SEPT 16