Due to a technical problem, the March 1, 2012 Special School Board Meeting video will most likely not be posted until tomorrow (Wednesday March 6, 2012).

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Fillmore High School sponsored a College Making It Happen event on Thursday, 2/28/12 in the evening. The event was coordinated by the University of California, Santa Barbara’s Early Academic Outreach Program (EAOP), which brought in universities and colleges throughout the four systems of higher education. Several events took place across two counties – Ventura and Santa Barbara. These events were hosted at 11 high schools.

The evening at Fillmore High School provided college prep workshops for students and parents in both English and Spanish.

The workshops offered: A-G College Requirements, SAT vs. ACT, Financial Aid Information, The Importance of College Prep Programs, and Scholarships and Scams.

Additionally, a college fair took place in the high school gym with a variety of schools, organizations, and CTE programs. In attendance were Biola University, Cal Lutheran University, Center for Employment Training (CET), College of the Canyons, CSU Chico, CSU Humboldt, CSU Sacramento, CSU Channel Island, CSU Northridge, Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandise (FIDM), Fillmore Alumni Scholarship, Fillmore Fire Dept, Grand Canyon University, Moorpark Biotechnology Program, New School of Architecture and Design, Oxnard College , Automotive, San Diego Christian College, Santa Fe University of Art and Design, Seton Hall University, UC Santa Barbara EAOP, UC Irvine, Universidad Xochicalco, University of Alabama, Fillmore Alumni, H & R Block, US Military Academy, Ventura College and VC Financial Aid, Ventura County Regional Occupation Program, Ortiz Striping Co. and the Freeway and Road Apprenticeship program.

The college event was a huge success! Several college give aways were handed out to many participants. A big thank you goes out to the Fillmore UC Ambassador Club for all their hard work and dedication!

THOUSAND OAKS, CA - Five California Lutheran University students will travel to Sacramento on Wednesday to protest a proposed cut to Cal Grant awards for students at independent nonprofit colleges.

The students will join others from throughout the state for the first-ever rally organized as part of the annual Association of Independent CaliforniaColleges and Universities Day in the Capitol. They will speak out against Gov. Jerry Brown’s proposal to cut the maximum Cal Grant award by nearly half for students at independent nonprofit colleges.

The participating Cal Grant students from CLU are freshman Emanuel Freede, a criminal justice major from Ventura; sophomore Mauricio Guzman, a computer science major from Camarillo; sophomore Jimena Jimenez, an accounting majorfrom Los Angeles; senior Alisha Monroe, a business administration major from Los Angeles; and freshman Magen Sanders, a liberal studies major from Palm Desert. Elena Jaloma, director of student support services, and academic counselor Liz Ochoa will also attend.

The rally will be held at 11:30 a.m. on the west steps of the state Capitol. Cal Grant alumni, college presidents, faculty, trustees and community leaders will join the students in speaking about the benefits of the program.

Students also will participate in a morning briefing with legislators and share their stories with legislators and aides during private sessions. Several will testify before the Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Education Finance.

Brown’s proposal would cut the maximum award from $9,708 to $5,472 for students at nonprofit universities. The staggering reduction would take effect in fall, putting at risk the college educations of more than 30,000 students who arealready attending universities or plan to enroll for the 2012-2013 year.

At CLU, 459 of the 2,700 undergraduate students are currently receiving CalGrants totaling $4.3 million. Fifty-seven percent of these recipients are first-generation college students. The average family income for those receiving Cal Grant A is $42,171. CLU’s Cal Grant students are an ethnically diverse group. Of those who stated their ethnicity, 46 percent are Latino, 37 percent are Caucasian, 6 percent are African American and 5 percent are Asian. Three percent identify as two or more races.

The California Legislative Analyst’s Office concluded that reducing the maximum award for independent nonprofit universities could result in greater costs to the state if the students transfer to public institutions. On average, it costs taxpayers $24,000 to educate a Cal Grant student for one year at a University of California school and $11,750 at a CSU school. It now costs California an average of less than $9,200 a year for a Cal Grant student attending a private nonprofit university.

Fillmore Unified School District

FILLMORE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION
TUESDAY, MARCH 6, 2012
5:00 P.M. – CLOSED SESSION
6:30 P.M. - REGULAR MEETING
627 SESPE AVENUE, FILLMORE, CALIFORNIA

AGENDA
5:00 p.m.
A. CALL TO ORDER
B. ROLL CALL
C. PUBLIC COMMENT ON CLOSED SESSION AND NONAGENDA ITEMS, PETITIONS
This is the time and place to address the Board. State law prohibits the Board from acting on issues not included on the agenda; however, requests may be made for discussion of specific topics at subsequent meetings. Upon recognition by the President of the Board, please come forward and identify yourself before speaking. The Board of Education reserves the right to limit speaking time to three (3) minutes or less per individual.
D. CLOSED SESSION
The Board of Education will meet from 5:00 to 6:30 p.m. to consider matters appropriate for Closed Session in accordance with Government Code Sections 3549.1, 54956.7 through 54957.7 and Education Code Section 35146. If the Board does not complete Closed Session discussions at this time, the Board may adjourn to Closed Session at the end of the regular meeting. DISCLOSURE OF ITEM(S) TO BE DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION School District Pupils (Education Code 35146)
o Expulsion Case Number 11-12-05 Labor/Negotiations (Government Code 54957.6)
o Update; Direction to District Negotiators (Dr. Alan Nishino, Dr. Michael Bush, Todd Schieferle, Margaret Chidester) for negotiations with the Fillmore Unified Teachers Association (FUTA), the California School Employees Association (CSEA), Confidential Employees, and District Administration. Personnel Matters (Government Code 54957)
o Hiring, Evaluating, Discipline, Dismissal, Release, Reassignment, Transfers Public Employee Performance Evaluation: Superintendent (The Board and
Superintendent meet periodically to provide feedback to one another concerning
the achievement of goals.)
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact the Superintendent's Office at (805) 524-6038. Notification 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the district to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting [in accordance with Government Code 54961 and Board Bylaw 9320(a)].

6:30 p.m.
E. RECONVENE TO OPEN SESSION Any Action From Closed Session
F. CALL TO ORDER AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG
G. COMMUNICATIONS Student Representative’s Report Superintendent’s Report
H. INFORMATION/DISCUSSION
1. New Transfer Committee and New Transfer Procedures Presentation – Cynthia Frutos, John Wilber
I. PUBLIC COMMENT ON AGENDA ITEMS AND NONAGENDA ITEMS, PETITIONS
This is the time and place to address the school board. State law prohibits the Board from acting on issues not included on the agenda; however, requests may be made for discussion of specific topics at subsequent meetings. Upon recognition by the President of the Board, please come forward and identify yourself before speaking. The Board of Education reserves the right to limit speaking time to three (3) minutes or less per individual.
7:30 p.m.
J. CONSENT ITEMS
Items on the Consent Agenda are considered routine and will be enacted by a single motion. None of the items will be discussed unless a Board Member or member of the audience requests discussion.
2. Approve Minutes: Regular Board Meeting Held February 7, 2012
3. Approve Personnel Order 11-12-11
4. Ratify Accounts Payable Month of January 2012 (ReqPay12a)
5. Ratify Purchase Orders Month of January 2012 (ReqPay11a)
6. Ratify January 1, 2012 through January 31, 2012 Certificated and Classified Payroll in
the Amount of $1,655,368.85 (pay01a)
7. Donations
8. Obsolete Items
9. Contracts
10. Ratify Overnight Field Trip for High School Student to Attend Wrestling Masters Meet
on February 24, 2012 in Temecula Valley, CA
11. Approve Request for Overnight Field Trip from Joe Richards for Students to Attend the State FFA Conference on April 19-20, 2012 in Fresno, CA
12. Approve Request for Overnight Field Trip from Greg Spaulding for Students to Attend Fort Tejon Program on April 19-20, 2012
13. Approve Request for Overnight Field Trip from Greg Spaulding for Students to Attend Fort Tejon Program on May 10-11, 2012
K. ACTION
14. Approve 2011 CSBA Delegate Assembly Election
15. Approve Adoption of Resolution #11-12-09 Authorizing the Borrowing of Funds
for Fiscal Year 2012-2013 and the Issuance and Sale of One or More Series of 2012-2013 Tax and Revenue Anticipation Notes Therefore and Participation in the California School Cash Reserve Program and Requesting the Board of Supervisors of the County to Issue and Sell Said Series of Notes
16. Approve Second Interim Budget Report (Materials provided upon request)
17. Approve Board Policy and Administrative Regulation Updates BP 0450 Comprehensive Safety Plan AR 0450 Comprehensive Safety Plan BP 3110 Transfer of Funds AR 3314 Payment for Goods and Services BP 3513.1 Cellular Phone Reimbursement (Delete per CSBA Recommendation) AR 3513.1 Cellular Phone Reimbursement AR 3541.1 Transportation for School-Related Trips BP 3553 Free and Reduced Price Meals
8:00 p.m.
L. STUDENT DISCIPLINE
18. Student Expulsion
M. FUTURE MEETINGS
March 20 5:00 p.m. Closed Session – Board Room
6:30 p.m. Regular Meeting – Board Room
April 3 5:00 p.m. Closed Session – Board Room
6:30 p.m. Regular Meeting – Board Room
April 17 5:00 p.m. Closed Session – Board Room
6:30 p.m. Regular Meeting – Board Room
N. BOARD CLOSING COMMENTS AND AGENDA BUILDING
8:15 p.m.
O. ADJOURNMENT

FMS DAILY BULLETIN
Monday, 3/05/12

General Info 524-6055; Attendance 524-6065; Health Office 524-6059
Mission Statement: Together We Will… Think, Believe, Create and Achieve

STUDENT INFORMATION

1. CHOCOLATE FUNDRAISER – Students, please remember that you are NOT allowed to sell chocolate at school between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 3:20 p.m. Thank you for supporting your school!
2. SCHOOL RULES – Be on time to school every day – the tardy bell rings at 8:00 a.m.
3. MINIMUM DAY THIS FRIDAY, March 9th – End of 3rd quarter – School will start at 8:00 a.m. and students will be released at 12:15 p.m. NO LATE START on that day!

PARENT INFORMATION

1. PLEASE PLAN AHEAD! The FMS parking lot will be closed on the morning of Friday, March 9th for our Civil War Living History event. There will be no cars allowed to park in the parking lot that morning. There will be one loop in the gate and out of the gate to drop off students. If you can drop your son/daughter off before the stop sign at 1st and A Streets and have them walk into the campus, this will ease congestion into the school.
2. MINIMUM DAY Friday, March 9th – End of 3rd quarter – No late start that day. School begins at 8:00 a.m. and ends at 12:15 p.m.
3. FMS invites parents to use a computer in the front office that is dedicated to parents for using Parent Connect to check your student’s assignments and grades.
4. TDAP IMMUNIZATION – For the 2012-13 school year ALL students entering 7th grade will need proof of a whooping cough booster shot (TDAP) before starting school. By law, students who do not have proof of a TDAP booster shot will not be able to start school until proof is provided to the school. So, make an appointment with your child’s doctor now and avoid the back-to-school rush. Save your proof of TDAP immunization and bring or FAX into the middle school a copy of this documentation. Our FAX number is 524-6063.
5. BE SURE VISIT OUR WEBSITE at fillmore.k12.ca.us.
6. PARENTS – SIGN UP FOR PARENT CONNECTION for Zangle. See your student’s grades, attendance, class assignments. You may access the required form at our website: www.fillmore.k12.ca.us

FMS DAILY BULLETIN
Friday, 3/02/12

General Info 524-6055; Attendance 524-6065; Health Office 524-6059
Mission Statement: Together We Will… Think, Believe, Create and Achieve

STUDENT INFORMATION

1. CHOCOLATE FUNDRAISER – Students, please remember that you are NOT allowed to sell chocolate at school between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 3:20 p.m. Thank you for supporting your school!
2. SCHOOL RULES – Be on time to school every day – the tardy bell rings at 8:00 a.m.
3. MINIMUM DAY NEXT WEEK - Friday, March 9th – End of 3rd quarter – School will start at 8:00 a.m. and students will be released at 12:15 p.m. NO LATE START on that day!
4. AR READING CONTEST is here! Go and check out the prizes in the library! Keep listening to the bulletin for more information.

PARENT INFORMATION

1. PLEASE PLAN AHEAD! The FMS parking lot will be closed on the morning of Friday, March 9th for our Civil War Living History event. There will be no cars allowed to park in the parking lot that morning. There will be one loop in the gate and out of the gate to drop off students. If you can drop your son/daughter off before the stop sign at 1st and A Streets and have them walk into the campus, this will ease congestion into the school.
2. MINIMUM DAY Friday, March 9th – End of 3rd quarter – No late start that day. School begins at 8:00 a.m. and ends at 12:15 p.m.
3. FMS invites parents to use a computer in the front office that is dedicated to parents for using Parent Connect to check your student’s assignments and grades.
4. TDAP IMMUNIZATION – For the 2012-13 school year ALL students entering 7th grade will need proof of a whooping cough booster shot (TDAP) before starting school. By law, students who do not have proof of a TDAP booster shot will not be able to start school until proof is provided to the school. So, make an appointment with your child’s doctor now and avoid the back-to-school rush. Save your proof of TDAP immunization and bring or FAX into the middle school a copy of this documentation. Our FAX number is 524-6063.
5. BE SURE VISIT OUR WEBSITE at fillmore.k12.ca.us.
6. PARENTS – SIGN UP FOR PARENT CONNECTION for Zangle. See your student’s grades, attendance, class assignments. You may access the required form at our website: www.fillmore.k12.ca.us

FMS DAILY BULLETIN
Thursday, 3/01/12

General Info 524-6055; Attendance 524-6065; Health Office 524-6059
Mission Statement: Together We Will… Think, Believe, Create and Achieve

STUDENT INFORMATION

1. FRIDAY IS SHORTS DAY! Show your spirit and wear shorts!
2. SCHOOL RULES – IF you are assigned a lunch detention, you must serve it. If you do not, you will be assigned two lunch detentions.
3. MINIMUM DAY NEXT WEEK - Friday, March 9th – End of 3rd quarter – Students will be released at 12:15 p.m.
4. AR READING CONTEST is here! Go and check out the prizes in the library! Keep listening to the bulletin for more information.

PARENT INFORMATION

1. PLEASE PLAN AHEAD! The FMS parking lot will be closed on the morning of Friday, March 9th for our Civil War Living History event. There will be no cars allowed to park in the parking lot that morning. There will be one loop in the gate and out of the gate to drop off students. If you can drop your son/daughter off before the stop sign at 1st and A Streets and have them walk into the campus, this will ease congestion into the school.
2. MINIMUM DAY Friday, March 9th – End of 3rd quarter – Students will be released at 12:15 p.m.
3. FMS invites parents to use a computer in the front office that is dedicated to parents for using Parent Connect to check your student’s assignments and grades.
4. TDAP IMMUNIZATION – For the 2012-13 school year ALL students entering 7th grade will need proof of a whooping cough booster shot (TDAP) before starting school. By law, students who do not have proof of a TDAP booster shot will not be able to start school until proof is provided to the school. So, make an appointment with your child’s doctor now and avoid the back-to-school rush. Save your proof of TDAP immunization and bring or FAX into the middle school a copy of this documentation. Our FAX number is 524-6063.
5. BE SURE VISIT OUR WEBSITE at fillmore.k12.ca.us.
6. PARENTS – SIGN UP FOR PARENT CONNECTION for Zangle. See your student’s grades, attendance, class assignments. You may access the required form at our website: www.fillmore.k12.ca.us

What: Book Drive to collect books for San Cayetano Elementary School, in Fillmore

Who’s Collecting the Books? Starbucks in Fillmore, in partnership with The Heart of America Foundation®’s Books From The Heart® program

Where Can I Drop Books Off? New and like new children’s books can be dropped off at the Starbucks in Fillmore. The book drive is ending on March 4th. Books should be appropriate for students in grades kindergarten through fifth grade. Please see specific wish list from the school, below.

If You Would Like to Give Specific Books: If you are able, the school has requested the following titles and genres.

· Goosebumps series, by R.L. Stine

· Magic Tree House series, by Mary Pope Osborne

· Junie B. Jones series, by Barbara Park

· Genre and General Requests:

o Picture books, fiction chapter books, and non-fiction for all grade levels

o Solar system books

o Earth science books

o Non-fiction books about animals

o Mystery/Scary books

o Fairytale/Tall tale books

o Action adventures

o USA historical figures, from early explorers to Presidents

About Starbucks
Located at 650 W Ventura St. Fillmore
From the neighborhoods where our stores are located, to the ones where our coffee is grown – we believe in being involved in the communities we’re a part of.
We've always believed that businesses can - and should - have a positive impact on the communities they serve.
So ever since we opened our first store in 1971, we dedicated ourselves to earning the trust and respect of our customers, partners and neighbors. How? By being responsible and doing things that are good for the planet and each other.

About The Heart of America Foundation®
The Heart of America Foundation®, a national nonprofit headquartered in Washington, D.C., uniquely promotes volunteer service and literacy. The organization inspires acts of service and a love of reading by building community and providing children in need with the tools to read, succeed and make a difference.

Committed to education and volunteerism, The Heart of America Foundation® engages volunteers through putting books into the hands of children who need them the most. Through the Books From The Heart® and READesign® programs, The Heart of America Foundation® revitalizes school libraries and reading spaces in under-resourced communities into vital and vibrant centers of learning that become the heart of a school.

Since 1997, The Heart of America Foundation® has provided children living in poverty with over 2.5 million library and take-home books. And, the organization has engaged volunteers in more than one million hours of service to communities nationwide. For more information, please visit www.heartofamerica.org.

FMS DAILY BULLETIN
Wednesday, 2/29/12

General Info 524-6055; Attendance 524-6065; Health Office 524-6059
Mission Statement: Together We Will… Think, Believe, Create and Achieve

STUDENT INFORMATION

1. FRIDAY IS SHORTS DAY! Show your spirit and wear shorts!
2. SCHOOL RULES – Students are not allowed in the staff workroom in the Administration building.
3. AR READING CONTEST is here! Go and check out the prizes in the library! Keep listening to the bulletin for more information.

PARENT INFORMATION

1. FMS invites parents to use a computer in the front office that is dedicated to parents for using Parent Connect to check your student’s assignments and grades.
2. TDAP IMMUNIZATION – For the 2012-13 school year ALL students entering 7th grade will need proof of a whooping cough booster shot (TDAP) before starting school. By law, students who do not have proof of a TDAP booster shot will not be able to start school until proof is provided to the school. So, make an appointment with your child’s doctor now and avoid the back-to-school rush. Save your proof of TDAP immunization and bring or FAX into the middle school a copy of this documentation. Our FAX number is 524-6063.
3. BE SURE VISIT OUR WEBSITE at fillmore.k12.ca.us. Click on any school within the District to find all types of information such as staff email connections, cafeteria menus, available programs, etc.
4. PARENTS – SIGN UP FOR PARENT CONNECTION for Zangle. See your student’s grades, attendance, class assignments. You may access the required form at our website: www.fillmore.k12.ca.us Click on the “For Parents” drop down, Zangle Parent Connection, Registration Form. Print and complete the form and have your student deliver it to the front office. Once processed you will receive a PIN number for accessing your student’s information.

THOUSAND OAKS, CA - This year’s Kingsmen Shakespeare Educational Tour will include three public performances, including the first ones to be presented at the Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles and California Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks.

Professional actor-teachers from the Kingsmen Shakespeare Company will present 50-minute, child-friendly performances of “Twelfth Night” free of charge at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 10, in CLU’s Preus-Brandt Forum and at noon on Saturday, April 14, at the Grant R. Brimhall Library in Thousand Oaks. The ticketed Geffen show will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 21, in the Gil Cates Theater.

The abbreviated story features over-the-top theatrics, live footnotes and all-out comedy. The fantastical tale follows castaway Viola as she’s separated from her twin brother by a disastrous shipwreck, leading to mistaken identities, harmless trickery and surprise weddings.

The 14th annual tour will also include stops at 14 elementary schools in Moorpark, Newbury Park, Thousand Oaks and Westlake between March 1 and April 20. For the second year, the actors will work with the children of migrant farmworkers at the Migrant Education Program in Oxnard. At each stop, the troupe will conduct interactive workshops to introduce Shakespeare and his language, stories and characters to students and perform “Twelfth Night.”

The Kingsmen Shakespeare Company, the professional theatre company of CLU, will present “Romeo and Juliet” and “Much Ado About Nothing” during its 16th season this summer. The nonprofit organization also coordinates apprentice programs for professional and aspiring Shakespearean actors and summer theater camps for youth.

Preus-Brandt Forum is located south of Olsen Road near Mountclef Boulevard on the CLU campus. The library is at 1401 E. Janss Road. The Geffen Playhouse is at 10886 Le Conte Ave. Tickets to the Geffen performance are $10 for children and $15 for adults and are available by calling 310-208-2028.

Fillmore Unified School District

FILLMORE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
SPECIAL MEETING OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION
THURSDAY, MARCH 1, 2012
5:00 P.M. – CLOSED SESSION
6:30 P.M. - SPECIAL MEETING
627 SESPE AVENUE, FILLMORE, CALIFORNIA

AGENDA

5:00 p.m.
A. CALL TO ORDER
B. ROLL CALL
C. PUBLIC COMMENT ON CLOSED SESSION AND NONAGENDA ITEMS, PETITIONS
This is the time and place to address the Board. State law prohibits the Board from acting on issues not included on the agenda; however, requests may be made for discussion of specific topics at subsequent meetings. Upon recognition by the President of the Board, please come forward and identify yourself before speaking. The Board of Education reserves the right to limit speaking time to three (3) minutes or less per individual.
D. CLOSED SESSION
The Board of Education will meet from 5:00 to 6:30 p.m. to consider matters appropriate for Closed Session in accordance with Government Code Sections 3549.1, 54956.7 through 54957.7 and Education Code Section 35146. If the Board does not complete Closed Session discussions at this time, the Board may adjourn to Closed Session at the end of the regular meeting. DISCLOSURE OF ITEM(S) TO BE DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION Labor/Negotiations (Government Code 54957.6)
o Update; Direction to District Negotiators (Dr. Alan Nishino, Dr. Michael Bush, Todd Schieferle, Margaret Chidester) for negotiations with the Fillmore Unified Teachers Association (FUTA), the California School Employees Association (CSEA), Confidential Employees, and District Administration. Personnel Matters (Government Code 54957)
o Hiring, Evaluating, Discipline, Dismissal, Release, Reassignment, Transfers Public Employee Performance Evaluation: Superintendent (The Board and
Superintendent meet periodically to provide feedback to one another concerning
the achievement of goals.)
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact the Superintendent's Office at (805) 524-6038. Notification 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the district to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting [in accordance with Government Code 54961 and Board Bylaw 9320(a)].

6:30 p.m.
E. RECONVENE TO OPEN SESSION Any Action From Closed Session
F. CALL TO ORDER AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG
G. PUBLIC COMMENT ON AGENDA ITEMS AND NONAGENDA ITEMS, PETITIONS
This is the time and place to address the school board. State law prohibits the Board from acting on issues not included on the agenda; however, requests may be made for discussion of specific topics at subsequent meetings. Upon recognition by the President of the Board, please come forward and identify yourself before speaking. The Board of Education reserves the right to limit speaking time to three (3) minutes or less per individual.
6:45 p.m.
H. COMMUNICATIONS Superintendent’s Report
7:00 p.m.
I. CONSENT ITEMS ( Corresponding to numbers 1-3)
Items on the Consent Agenda are considered routine and will be enacted by a single motion. None of the items will be discussed unless a Board Member or member of the audience requests discussion.
1. Ratify Field Trip to the CIF Wrestling Individual Championships at Moreno Valley, CA on February 17 and February 18, 2012
2. Approve Implementation Plans for the AGB Recommendations from Fillmore Middle School, San Cayetano Elementary School, and Piru Elementary School
3. Approve Addendum to the District LEA Plan for Title I
J. ACTION
4. Approve Changes to the High School Graduation Board Policy 6146.1
5. Adopt Resolution Number 11-12-08 to Approve Resolution of the Governing Board of the Fillmore Unified School District Regarding a Reduction or Discontinuance of Particular Kinds of Service
7:30 p.m.
K. INFORMATION/DISCUSSION
6. Middle School Presentation – Dr. Ellen Green
8:00 p.m.
L. FUTURE MEETINGS
March 6 5:00 p.m. Closed Session – Board Room
6:30 p.m. Regular Meeting – Board Room
March 20 5:00 p.m. Closed Session – Board Room
6:30 p.m. Regular Meeting – Board Room
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April 3 5:00 p.m. Closed Session – Board Room
6:30 p.m. Regular Meeting – Board Room
April 17 5:00 p.m. Closed Session – Board Room
6:30 p.m. Regular Meeting – Board Room
M. BOARD CLOSING COMMENTS AND AGENDA BUILDING
8:15 p.m.
N. ADJOURNMENT

Fillmore Unified School District

The Special School Board Meeting scheduled for Tuesday, February 28, has been rescheduled for Thursday, March 1, 2012 at 6:30 p.m. at the District Office.

FMS DAILY BULLETIN
Tuesday, 2/28/12

General Info 524-6055; Attendance 524-6065; Health Office 524-6059
Mission Statement: Together We Will… Think, Believe, Create and Achieve

STUDENT INFORMATION

1. TONIGHT is College, Making It Happen night at the Fillmore high school gym. Come and talk to college representatives and students and receive valuable information from many colleges. The evening begins at 6:00 p.m. and will end at 8:30 p.m. If you have any questions, please see Mrs. Wyand.
2. SCHOOL RULES – Students are not allowed in the staff workroom in the Administration building.
3. AR READING CONTEST is here! Go and check out the prizes in the library! Keep listening to the bulletin for more information.

PARENT INFORMATION

1. FMS invites parents to use a computer in the front office that is dedicated to parents for using Parent Connect to check your student’s assignments and grades.
2. TDAP IMMUNIZATION – For the 2012-13 school year ALL students entering 7th grade will need proof of a whooping cough booster shot (TDAP) before starting school. By law, students who do not have proof of a TDAP booster shot will not be able to start school until proof is provided to the school. So, make an appointment with your child’s doctor now and avoid the back-to-school rush. Save your proof of TDAP immunization and bring or FAX into the middle school a copy of this documentation. Our FAX number is 524-6063.
3. BE SURE VISIT OUR WEBSITE at fillmore.k12.ca.us. Click on any school within the District to find all types of information such as staff email connections, cafeteria menus, available programs, etc.
4. PARENTS – SIGN UP FOR PARENT CONNECTION for Zangle. See your student’s grades, attendance, class assignments. You may access the required form at our website: www.fillmore.k12.ca.us Click on the “For Parents” drop down, Zangle Parent Connection, Registration Form. Print and complete the form and have your student deliver it to the front office. Once processed you will receive a PIN number for accessing your student’s information.

Fillmore Unified School District

FILLMORE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
SPECIAL MEETING OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2012
5:00 P.M. – CLOSED SESSION
6:30 P.M. - SPECIAL MEETING
627 SESPE AVENUE, FILLMORE, CALIFORNIA

AGENDA
5:00 p.m.
A. CALL TO ORDER
B. ROLL CALL
C. PUBLIC COMMENT ON CLOSED SESSION AND NONAGENDA ITEMS, PETITIONS
This is the time and place to address the Board. State law prohibits the Board from acting on issues not included on the agenda; however, requests may be made for discussion of specific topics at subsequent meetings. Upon recognition by the President of the Board, please come forward and identify yourself before speaking. The Board of Education reserves the right to limit speaking time to three (3) minutes or less per individual.
D. CLOSED SESSION
The Board of Education will meet from 5:00 to 6:30 p.m. to consider matters appropriate for Closed Session in accordance with Government Code Sections 3549.1, 54956.7 through 54957.7 and Education Code Section 35146. If the Board does not complete Closed Session discussions at this time, the Board may adjourn to Closed Session at the end of the regular meeting. DISCLOSURE OF ITEM(S) TO BE DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION Labor/Negotiations (Government Code 54957.6)
o Update; Direction to District Negotiators (Dr. Alan Nishino, Dr. Michael Bush, Todd Schieferle, Margaret Chidester) for negotiations with the Fillmore Unified Teachers Association (FUTA), the California School Employees Association (CSEA), Confidential Employees, and District Administration. Personnel Matters (Government Code 54957)
o Hiring, Evaluating, Discipline, Dismissal, Release, Reassignment, Transfers Public Employee Performance Evaluation: Superintendent (The Board and
Superintendent meet periodically to provide feedback to one another concerning
the achievement of goals.)
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact the Superintendent's Office at (805) 524-6038. Notification 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the district to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting [in accordance with Government Code 54961 and Board Bylaw 9320(a)].

6:30 p.m.
E. RECONVENE TO OPEN SESSION Any Action From Closed Session
F. CALL TO ORDER AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG
G. PUBLIC COMMENT ON AGENDA ITEMS AND NONAGENDA ITEMS, PETITIONS
This is the time and place to address the school board. State law prohibits the Board from acting on issues not included on the agenda; however, requests may be made for discussion of specific topics at subsequent meetings. Upon recognition by the President of the Board, please come forward and identify yourself before speaking. The Board of Education reserves the right to limit speaking time to three (3) minutes or less per individual.
6:45 p.m.
H. COMMUNICATIONS Superintendent’s Report
7:00 p.m.
I. CONSENT ITEMS ( Corresponding to numbers 1-3)
Items on the Consent Agenda are considered routine and will be enacted by a single motion. None of the items will be discussed unless a Board Member or member of the audience requests discussion.
1. Ratify Field Trip to the CIF Wrestling Individual Championships at Moreno Valley, CA on February 17 and February 18, 2012
2. Approve Implementation Plans for the AGB Recommendations from Fillmore Middle School, San Cayetano Elementary School, and Piru Elementary School
3. Approve Addendum to the District LEA Plan for Title I
J. ACTION
4. Approve Changes to the High School Graduation Board Policy 6146.1
5. Adopt Resolution Number 11-12-08 to Approve Resolution of the Governing Board of the Fillmore Unified School District Regarding a Reduction or Discontinuance of Particular Kinds of Service
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K. INFORMATION/DISCUSSION
6. Middle School Presentation – Dr. Ellen Green
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L. FUTURE MEETINGS
March 6 5:00 p.m. Closed Session – Board Room
6:30 p.m. Regular Meeting – Board Room
March 20 5:00 p.m. Closed Session – Board Room
6:30 p.m. Regular Meeting – Board Room
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April 3 5:00 p.m. Closed Session – Board Room
6:30 p.m. Regular Meeting – Board Room
April 17 5:00 p.m. Closed Session – Board Room
6:30 p.m. Regular Meeting – Board Room
M. BOARD CLOSING COMMENTS AND AGENDA BUILDING
8:15 p.m.
N. ADJOURNMENT

Fillmore Unified School District

The Fillmore Unified School District special board meeting has been postponed possibly due to concerns expressed by the Ventura County District Attorney’s Office to the FUSD School Board and Superintendent about possible Brown Act violations. The District web site notice reading when the special meeting was and if there was time for interested persons to pick up materials mentioned in the Agenda, given that the district office was closed for the week may have been inadequate. The Board meeting has been postponed to Tuesday 02/28/12 at the District
board room begining at 5:30 with closed session and then at 6:30 for open session.

Several comments were submitted to the Gazette regarding this meeting:

Comment #1: At the Feb. 28 Board Meeting the Board will vote on a Layoff Resolution that proposes to eliminate 21.8 FTE certificated positions in the 2012-2013 school year. About 20 of these are teaching positions. Most of these RIFs represent the Districts' attempt to close what they project is an initial $1.5 million shortfall in funding next year from this year's funding level. Fifteen of these positions would result from the District ending its participation in Class Size Reduction program and the elimination of the elementary band program. At the secondary level, contractual over-staffing would eliminate a counselor and an English teacher. At the District level, the coordinator of special projects position would be gone. In addition to these proposed cost saving cuts, the District wants to eliminate the requirement of a health course for graduation and therefore the health teaching position associated with it. The career tech classes would be eliminated, too, along with those teaching positions. Not affecting teachers' employment are the elimination of 2 principals on special assignment positions.

Comment #2: Major changes in curriculum at district high schools will be voted upon in a school board meeting on Tuesday, February 28, at 6:30 pm in the district office board room. All students, staff, parents and interested community members should plan to attend. Additionally notices of which courses will be reduced or cut for budget purposes will be voted on. Proposed change is the dropping of a health class and careers class as a graduation requirement from the high school curriculums from all district secondary schools.

Comment #3: Re: Emergency FUSD Board Meeting. On the last day of school before a furlough week which included two President Holidays, a few high school faculty members at Fillmore High School were startled to learn that without any input from the faculty, students, parents, or the community, major changes in curriculum at district high schools will be voted upon this Tuesday in a hastily arranged school board meeting on Tuesday, February 22, at 6:30 pm in the district office board room. All students, staff, parents and interested community members should plan to attend.

Additionally notices of which courses will be reduced or cut for budget purposes will be voted on. This is complete news to everyone who works in the district. Both of these announcements point to the lack of information from the district office, their lack of communication with the staff and faculty.

One of the most controversial items in the proposed change is the dopping of a health class and carrers class as a graduation requirement from the high school curriculums from all district secondary schools. Several questions should be addressed to the board before this change is voted upon. These include, but are not limited to the following:

Surprising FUSD Graduation Requirment Change: How do our graduation requirments compare with other districts?

If they change FUSD will be out in the cold with very little company. Even the Catholic Schools require Health Ed (Bishop Diego, St Bonaventure, Villanova) as do all of the Public schools in our county as well as LA.

Why did the State of California develop a health curriculum and legally mandate much of it's curriculum? Health Ed legal mandates follow National Standards as well as those of the Center for Disease Control.

Why must health be taught by a credentialed Health teacher? Legal mandatess require a highly qualified person who is trained with the latest knowledge.

Why do Fillmore Administrators feel cutting the Health and the careers Class requirement from the high school curriculum is justified? They have stated at the last board meeting that they want rigor. Is this rigor?

What will be the cost to the Fillmore Community if students are not educated in the area of Health and already serious problems increase?

Why was this proposal developed without any input from staff, students, or parents?

Why was this curriculum proposal only brought to the attention of other District Administrators on Thursday 2/16, to Curriculum Chairs on Friday 2/17, and brought to the vote of the FUSD School Board on an alternative meeting day, during a school furlough, on WEDNESDAY 2/22 when the district office is closed and materials for the meeting can't be obtained?

Tuesday, February 28, at 6:30 pm in the district office board room. All students, staff, parents and interested community members should plan to attend.

Camarillo, CA - When CSU Channel Islands (CI) students hold their inaugural Relay for Life to benefit the American Cancer Society on March 2 and 3, it will be dedicated to the memory of a beloved founding CI faculty member. Dr. Stephen Lefevre, a political science professor and Associate Vice President of Academic Programs & Planning, died of cancer in September at the age of 67.

Lefevre’s wife and family will participate in and speak at the Relay as part of “Team Steve,” joined and cheered on by dozens of his former students and colleagues.

“Dr. Lefevre was a pioneer on our campus who helped build CI into the close, collegial community it is today,” said Veronica Palafox, a CI senior who co-chairs the event. “He touched so many lives here and that’s been obvious in the overwhelming support we’ve seen for Relay for Life from the campus community.”

Previously, CI participated in the relay at Camarillo High School, but this year a record number of enthusiastic participants enabled CI to hold its first on-campus event.

Students also are staging the fundraiser as a friendly competition with California Lutheran University (CLU) to see who can raise the most money to support cancer patients. CLU will hold its Relay for Life the prior weekend, Feb. 25 and 26. So far, CI students are in the lead, having assembled more than 34 teams, 250 participants and more than $16,000, with an ultimate goal of raising $25,000 by March 2.

CI’s Relay for Life is a 24-hour, overnight walk/run team relay event, with people camping out around a track. The event opens at noon on Friday, March 2, on the South Quad, with cancer survivors taking the first lap around the track. A luminaria ceremony honoring those affected by cancer will be held at 7 p.m. Friday. The event ends with a closing ceremony at noon on Saturday, March 3.

In addition to the relay, a number of family activities, including food, games, entertainment and vendors, are planned. Members of the public are encouraged to participate, donate or simply observe and enjoy this family event for a worthy cause.

For more information, contact Veronica Palafox or Jacklyn Simonson, Relay for Life co-chairs, at 805-437-2730 or via email at veronica.palafox478@csuci.edu or jacklyn.simonson508@csuci.edu.

More information about CI’s Relay for Life and fundraising progress is available on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/RelayforLifeatCI and through the American Cancer Society’s website at http://relayforlife.org/csuchannelislandsca.

About California State University Channel Islands
CSU Channel Islands (CI) is the only four-year, public university in Ventura County and is known for its interdisciplinary, multicultural and international perspectives, and its emphasis on experiential and service learning. CI’s strong academic programs focus on business, sciences, liberal studies, teaching credentials, and innovative master’s degrees. Students benefit from individual attention, up-to-date technology, and classroom instruction augmented by outstanding faculty research.

Camarillo, CA - The Wall Street Journal has ranked Dr. Sung Won Sohn, CSU Channel Islands (CI) Endowed Professor of Economics and Director of the Institute for Global Economic Research, third in its annual survey of top economists. The rankings, published this week in the Wall Street Journal, rate the forecasting accuracy of 52 leading economic experts in predicting the path the nation’s economy would take in 2011.

To compile the rankings, the Wall Street Journal asked the economists to make predictions in January 2011 about how inflation, unemployment, interest rates and economic output would perform during the year. Sohn, with an overall score of 78.6, was among the most accurate in his forecasts for more than 10 key economic indicators.

“I’m overjoyed and also humbled because I have very limited resources,” Sohn said in acknowledging the rating. “I compete with the likes of Goldman Sachs, Citibank and Bank of America, who have dozens of economists working on the same forecast. Essentially, I’m just a one-man operation.”

This is the third time that Sohn has earned the prestigious ranking. He was named the nation’s most accurate economist by the Wall Street Journal in 2006 and ranked among the top five in 2010. His accuracy has also been noted by Time magazine and Bloomberg News.

“I try to take a global view and not just rely on statistics but also what is going on in the real world. I maintain contacts with all kinds of businesses throughout the world and talk to them frequently,” Sohn said. “Most economic ups and downs and volatility are coming from outside of the U.S., whether they’re influenced by the Japanese tsunami or the price of oil. I think that global economic view is helping our forecast.”

Sohn joined the CI faculty in 2008 as the Martin V. Smith School of Business & Economics, Endowed Professor of Economics and helped launch the Institute for Global Economic Research as its Director in 2011.

He has served as a senior economic advisor to the White House, President and CEO of Hanmi Bank, Chief Economic Officer and Executive Vice President of Wells Fargo Banks, and currently holds positions as Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors for Forever 21 and Commissioner at the Port of Los Angeles. He is author of the 2009 book, “Global Financial Crisis and Exit Strategy.”

Sohn was educated at the University of Pittsburgh and Harvard Business School.

View the Wall Street Journal rankings at:

http://online.wsj.com/public/page/economic-forecasting.html

Contact Dr. Sung Won Sohn at 805-437-2789 or sung.sohn@csuci.edu or view his forecasts at www.drsohn.com. Information on CI’s Institute for Global Economic Research can be found at http://iger.csuci.edu/.

About California State University Channel Islands
CSU Channel Islands (CI) is the only four-year, public university in Ventura County and is known for its interdisciplinary, multicultural and international perspectives, and its emphasis on experiential and service learning. CI’s strong academic programs focus on business, sciences, liberal studies, teaching credentials, and innovative master’s degrees. Students benefit from individual attention, up-to-date technology, and classroom instruction augmented by outstanding faculty research.