With the school year nearly ending, Fillmore Middle School recently recognized the following students for their efforts in achieving honor roll and outstanding citizenship. District awards were also presented for students who earned Honor Roll for the past three quarters:

Honor Roll for Third Quarter
Gilbero Acevedo, Guadalupe Acosta, Lina Acosta, Arianna Acosta, Raquel Aguilar, Brianna Aguirre, Rosario Aguirre, Jocelin Alba, David Alvarado Alcala, Evelyn Alferez, Romelo Alley, Andre Alvarez, Jorge Andrade, Andres Arevalo, Yaneli Arevalo, Banely Arevalo Robles, Daniel Arriola, Moussa Assphor, Gisella Avila, Ismael Avila, Jennifer Avila, Nayeli Baez, Samantha Barker, Justin Beach, Christopher Becerra, Breanna Berrington, Sara Beylick, Darian Binkley, Isai Bolanos, Wendy Bolanos Dustin Boschee, Jovanny Bravo, Wesley Brecheen, Carlos Briceno, Taylor Brown, Anyssa Cabral, David Cadena, Erick Cadena, Alberto Cantero, Alina Cantero, Citali Cardenas, Santana Carrera, Marissa Carrillo, Anthony Castaneda, Andres Castrejon, Michael Castro, Jaqueline Cerna Monzon, Frank Chavez, Stephanie Cisneros, Angel Cisneros, Karina Contreras, Lizeth Cornejo, Sebastian Correia, Eric Corona, Gustavo Cortez, Daisy Cota, Karina Covarrubias, Francisco Cruz, Rivera Daniela, Sarena De La Cruz, Justine De La Rosa, Alejandra Diaz, Andrea Dominguez, Marissa Dorantes, Joseph Downs, Lydiana Duran, Annelise Ebell, Fabian Enriquez, Citali Erazo, Francisco Erazo, Jorge Esparza, Carolina Espericueta, Caroline Esquivel, Tyler Esquivel, Vanessa Estrada, Bryce Farrar, Angel Figueroa, Mariela Figueroa, Matthew Fletes, Alondra Flores, Daniel Flores, Jonathan Flores, Karen Flores, Taylor Flores, Brock Foster, Yulissa Fregoso, Nicolas Frias, Jeniffer Garcia, Saira Garcia, Valeria Garcia, Jessica Garibay, Emily Garnica, Mario Gaspar, Ariana Gonzalez, Ashley Gonzalez, Brendan Gonzalez, Damian Gonzalez, David Gonzalez, Dominick Gonzalez, Jose Gonzalez, Joseph Gonzalez, Sandra Gonzalez, Alyssa Granados, Jacob Granados, Kayla Grove, Jacquelyn Guera, Juan Guillen, Samantha Gunter, Desiree Gutierrez, Ricardo Gutierrez, Destiny Gutierrez, Hannah Hadley, Matthew Hammond, Lorin Hastings, Nathaniel Hays, Andrea Hernandez, Alejandro Hernandez, Demitrius Hernandez, Emilio Hernandez, Lorena Hernandez, Tanya Hernandez, Esteban Herrera, Jovanny Herrera De Anda, Madison Herrera, Brandon Hickle, Jose Hinojosa Jr., Juan Holladay, Chad Hope, Kiana Hope, Ricardo Huante, Anthony Hurtado, Jorge Hurtado, Maria Ibarra, Amulfo Izarraraz, Yesenia Izarraraz, Irene Jimenez, Matthew Jimenez, Nicholas Johnson, Aleena Juarez, Tim Klittich, Luis Landeros, Anthony Larin, Carolina Laureano Rosales, Eriyana Linder, Matthew Lindsay, Marisela Lira, Nicholas Liu, Chelsea Lizarraga, Alfredo Lopez, Marissa Lopez, Sarah Lopez, Stacey Lopez, Demitriouz Lozano, Michael Luna, Trevor MacDonald, Andrea Madrigal, Jose Madrigal Flores, Gustavo Magana, Kendra Magana, Maria Magana, Omar Magana, Sereth Malagone, Elizabeth Manzano, Roger Martel, Daniel Martinez, Denise Martinez, Isaiah Martinez, Jazmin Martinez, Juan Martinez, Miguel Martinez, Naythan Martinez, Salud Martinez, Caitlin McCall, Robin Mchammel, Carson Mc Lain, Kyle Medina, Christopher Medrano, Alondra Mendez, Edgar Mendez, Erika Mendez, Santiago Mendoza, Angelica Mercado, Carlos Mercado, Stephanie Meza, Yesenia Meza, Alondra Minero, Donavan Mitchell, Claudia Moreno, Juan Moreno, Matthew Moreno, Jillian Moser, Isis Munoz-Garibay, Jocelyn Munoz, Meghan Murao, Esmerelda Murillo, Gilbert Murillo, Natali Naves, Ricardo Negrete, Tory Negrete, Melissa Nunes, Daniel Oliva, Jazmin Olvera, Aileen Orozco, George Orozco, Joseph Orozco, Maria Orozco, Ruben Orozco, Anissa Ortega, Esteban Ortega, Mario Ortega, Brandon Oudinarath, Rachael Pace, Gabriella Padilla, Tyler Palacio, Itzel Pantoja, Moises Pedroza, David Peralta, Alma Perez, Cynthia Perez, Diego Perez, Maria Perez, Naomi Perez, Karla Perez, Silver Perez, Chad Petuoglu, Val Pillado, Adrian Pizano, Misael Ponce, Omar Ponce, Victor Prado, Viradiana Quintana, Daniel Quintero, Kassandra Quintero, Anselmo Ramirez, Danielle Ramirez, Kiana Ramirez, Rafael Regalado, Grace Reilley, Arlinda Reyes, Ana Rincon, Pedro Rincon, Christian Robledo, Angel-Noel Rodriguez, Gerardo Rodriguez, Joshua Rodriguez, Juan Rodriguez, Luis Rodriguez, Steven Rodriguez, Vanessa Rodriguez, Joseph Rojas, Daisy Romero, Jessica Romero, Serena Romero, Ariana Rosales, Paulina Rosales, Dezarae Rubio, Ruben Rubio, Erika Ruiz, Jose Ruiz, Zachery Saint Pierre, Jennifer Salguero, Jazlyn Sanchez, Joseph Sanchez, Brianna Santa Rosa, Rogelio Santa Rosa, Winchell Santa Rosa, Sarah Scott, Kayla Shepard, Jennifer Silva, Jennifer Solorio, Mynor Solorzano, Nikole Spencer, Nicholas Stehly, Maria Suarez, Patricia Suarez, Alexis Tafoya, Cheyenne Tarango, Kayleigh Thompson, Brisa Tobias, Rafael Topete, Irma Torres, Luis Torres, Estefany Tovar Salcido, Hai Tran, Ariana Trigueros, Donaldo Trinidad, Gissel Uriostegui, Jose Vaca, Daniela Valdovinos, Jaime Valdovinos, Steven Valencia, Brandon VanWhy, Vincent Vargas, Alexandra Vasquez, Denise Vasquez, Hannah Vasquez, Nadailyn Vasquez, Patricia Vasquez-Cabrera, Jordyn Vassaur, Alejandro Vazquez, Elena Vega, Marco Villa, Lucia Villalobos, William Vollmert, Kellyn Waterman, Austin Whitaker, Jordyn Whittaker, Vincent Whittaker, Hannah Wishart, Macie Wokal, Hayden Wright, Adair Zacarias, Adriana Zamora, Felicity Zavala, Jaime Zarate, Robert Zavala, Lesslie Zecua, Kelsey Velenka and Emma Zielsdorf.

District Awards
David Alvarado Alcala, Daniel Arriola, Taylor Brown, Alina Cantero, Eric Corona, Francisco Cruz, Andrea Dominguez, Joseph Downs, Caroline Esquivel, Vanessa Estrada, Bryce Farrar, Angel Figueroa, Matthew Fletes, Taylor Flores, Yulissa Fregoso, Emily Garnica, Sandra Gonzalez, Jacob Granados, Desiree Gutierrez, Matthew Hammond, Demitrius Hernandez, Madison Herrera, Chad Hope, Yesenia Izarraraz, Irene Jimenez, Matthew Jimenez, Luis Landeros, Marisela Lira, Alfredo Lopez, Marissa Lopez, Stacey Lopez, Maria Fernanda Magana, Sereth Malagone, Elizabeth Manzano, Juan Martinez, Miguel Martinez, Naythan Martinez, Christopher Medrano, Angelica Mercado, Alondra Minero, Jocelyn Munoz, Esmerelda Murillo, Aileen Orozco, Maria Orozco, Rachael Pace, Moises Pedroza, Alma Perez, Cynthia Perez, Maria Perez, Adrian Pizano, Misael Ponce, Rafael Regalado, Ana Rincon, Angel-Noel Rodriguez, Daisy Romero, Ruben Rubio, Erika Ruiz, Jose Ruiz, Jennifer Salguero, Joseph Sanchez, Brianna Santa Rosa, Jennifer Silva, Maria Suarez, Irma Torres, Jose Vaca, Steven Valencia, Denise Vasquez, Nadailyn Vasquez, Alejandro Vazquez, Marco Villa, Lucia Villalobos, Vincent Whitaker, Hannah Wishart, Adair Zacarias, Jaime Zarate and Emma Zielsdorf.

Due to the “hard times” we are all having it has come to Grad Nite Live also. We have not had as many donations as in the past years and though we have had many fundraisers we are still painfully short of money. In order to cover our needs we are asking the students that did not help in the fundraisers on and before the 31st of April (which was the last fund raiser that the students were asked to help) will please attach a $50.00 check to your signed permission slip so that we can assign you to a bus . We have had to cut out the breakfast at El Pescador and the Senior Gift. At this time we have cut back to just paying for the Harbour Cruise with food, Dancing, Black Jack Tables - $14,000 and hopefully we will be able to pay for the ‘Roving Magician’ $600 and of course the buses to take you down to Long Beach and back at $1,300 each. After 20 years of being able to give the students a “free party” we are unable to do that this year and very possibly this will be the way in the future. Well see, but for now, please attach your $50.00 to the SIGNED PERMISSION SLIP. Thank you, Mrs Chaney

In an effort to purchase uniforms for the Fillmore High School Marching Band, the Fillmore Band Boosters are launching the 2010 Tens Fundraiser. Without uniforms, the marching band does not meet the criteria necessary to perform or compete in other venues. The retired uniform is over a quarter century old! Come check us out this weekend!

We will have a booth at the 2010 May Festival where every ten dollars donated will earn you a ticket with a chance to win one of our fabulous prizes. Here are a few to pique your interest.

A personalized, autographed Al Pacino poster from any Al Pacino movie of your choice to one of our lucky winners. Thank you Mr. Pacino! A notebook for another winner. Thank you Element Computers!

A few of the bands from the wildly popular Unsung Heroes Music Festival have agreed to play at least an hour at your private event should you be the so fortunate. So far, we have:

Tempting Fate with Rip Ziebell and Damian Foster - an acoustic rock duo
Dead of Night A five man rock-metal-alternative band …Word…”Energize”
Nostaljik - Jr. Castillo will spin a half hour of hip hop for you.

We will have demonstrations to show you how musical instruments work from 1-6 Saturday and an occasional Beat Back Session throughout the weekend where we do a little impromptu rhythm romp. We will have T-shirts, recorders, drumsticks, whistle pops, and water bottle fans for sale too.

Support the band and keep music alive and well in Fillmore! Stay tuned, stop by and see what else we have to offer. Keep a song in your heart.

Deborah Galarza,
Band Booster President

Fillmore Unified School District

FILLMORE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION
TUESDAY, MAY 11, 2010
5:15 P.M. – CLOSED SESSION
6:00 P.M. - REGULAR MEETING
627 SESPE AVENUE, FILLMORE, CALIFORNIA

AGENDA
The public may review or request a copy of support materials provided to the Board Members where the word materials appears.
5:15 p.m.
I. CALL TO ORDER AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG
II. ROLL CALL
III. 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.
IV. CLOSED SESSION
The Board of Education will meet from 5:15 to 6:00 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 09-10-21
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Opinion Editorial By Sheila Duckett, Classified School employee since 1980

A few years ago, the Fillmore Unified School District (FUSD) received grant money to fund a School Resource Officer (SRO) for three years, a current Ventura County Sheriff assigned to the Fillmore Sheriff station. Prior to the grant, FUSD operated without an SRO. When the grant money ended, FUSD funded the majority of the cost to retain an SRO for $100,000. (The city and Sheriff department also contribute.) At the same time, libraries and computer labs, direct services to students attending FUSD were being reduced or eliminated.

During this current school year, the District continues to spend $75,000 educational dollars on a Ventura County Sheriff while further cuts to persons who work with students are reduced or eliminated once again. FUSD will fund only 2 hours a day of an elementary school library, direct cuts to students. Where once there were six employees who coordinated activities in computer labs, now there are only two, another direct cut in learning services to students.

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In attempting to contact alumni members regarding the interviews for the CD of the 99 year history of the Fillmore/Santa Paula football rivalry, we are finding many addresses are not current. This also is true in assisting the Fillmore High Sports Hall of Fame in contacting candidates for the first class of the Hall of Fame. In order to contact alumni members, it helps the alumni association if you would keep your mailing addresses up to date. If you have changed your address recently, or within the last five years, or haven't notified the alumni office since leaving home after graduating from high school or college, please contact us at: staff@FillmoreHighAlumni.com or 805-524-0416. This will be a great help in getting in touch with alumni members.

The Fillmore High Sports Hall of Fame committee has sent out over 150 letters to former Fillmore High athletes asking for information regarding their athletic achievements in high school, college, professional and/or amateur sports, to determine the electees for the first class in the Hall of Fame. Many applications have been received and more are expected by the deadline of June 1, 2010. So far, some very interesting and informative letters have been received by Chairman, Joe Woods, from athletes or their families. After the deadline of June 1, the committee will score the applications and determine the individuals who will be accepted into the first class of the Hall of Fame. Some original letters are being returned as "Unable To Forward", so in order to try to contact these individuals, we will be running a list, in future issues of The Gazette, in hopes that someone will know the location of these people for whom we have no addresses. If you know of someone who needs to be considered for this honor, please contact Joe at the high school, 524-6100.

Ernst F. Tonsing, Ph.D.
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(THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. – May 3, 2010) A retired California Lutheran University professor will talk about his second cousin Amelia Earhart during a free lecture at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 23.

Ernst F. Tonsing, Ph.D., will present “Amelia Earhart – My Cousin” in the Roth Nelson Room at CLU as part of the Scandinavian Lecture Series. A post-lecture reception will be held at the Scandinavian Center.

Tonsing will recall Earhart’s life and family stories about her in an illustrated talk. When the pilot disappeared in 1937 during her attempt to be the first person to fly around the globe, she was the most famous woman in the world. She had accomplished many firsts, including being the first after Lindbergh to fly solo across the Atlantic and from Hawaii to California, and being a test pilot for experimental aircraft, including the autogyro, the forerunner of the helicopter.

Her courageous and dramatic aviation records were only one part of her life, however. She was also an author, social worker, college professor, businesswoman, clothing designer, popular lecturer and a promoter of women’s rights. She repaired aircraft engines, danced with the Prince of Wales, and stole off with Eleanor Roosevelt for a midnight flight over Washington, D.C.

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Mr. Alcozar and Luis share a smile and a handshake.
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Last month when Migrant Homework Center Teacher Danny Alcozar showed up to work at the Rancho Sespe Homework Center, he did not imagine that he would be called to perform above and beyond the call of duty. One of his homework center students who regularly attends the homework center for tutoring and help with his homework started choking on large piece of hard candy. Mr. A as his students affectionately call him, noticed that Luis Piceno was panicking and struggling to breath. Mr. A quickly jumped from his seat and performed the Heimlich maneuver on Luis and out flew the hard object. Luis is very thankful that his teacher and pal Mr. A was quick on his feet and able to come to his rescue. Danny Alcozar is a life-long resident of Fillmore and has been a hard working dedicated teacher for Fillmore Unified School District for many years. He has served the Migrant Program’s after school Homework Center for over 12 years and has created a wonderful learning environment for the students of Rancho Sespe who attend the Migrant Homework Center. BRAVO to one of our outstanding teachers…Mr. Danny Alcozar.

Tricia Gradias is FUSD's Migrant Education Coordinator.

Dr. Theodore R. Mitchell, President
California State Board of Education
1430 North N Street, Room 5111
Sacramento, CA 95814

RE: PIRU CHARTER SCHOOL • SUPPORT •

Dear Dr. Mitchell:
It is my pleasure to offer my support for Piru Elementary School's petition for approval to become a charter
school before the California State Board of Education. The petitioners will be advocating for charter school
authorization before the Board on Wednesday, May 5th.

The Piru Charter School Committee has taken considerable time and effort to ensure that its petition conforms
to the legal, educational, and fiscal requirements for acceptance. The Committee received recent approval for
their petition from the California Advisory Commission on Charter Schools. In addition, I have received
assurances that most of the concerns that the Ventura County School Board had in their review of the
application have been mitigated.

I have every confidence that the Piru Charter School will indeed offer a well-rounded, high quality education to
students in the Piru community, located within the Fillmore Unified School District serving the Santa Clara and
Santa Clarita Valley's.

I applaud Piru Elementary School's efforts and respectfully urge you and your fellow Board Members to
consider their petition for a charter. Thank you for you and your Board's time and dedication.

Sincerely,
CAMERON M. SMYTH
Assemblyman, 38th District

Piru Charter School will be the topic of discussion this weekend on the radio.

Q104-7’s Community Talk Show, hosted by Nancy Rodriguez, from "The Rico and Mambo Morning Show” will air this Sunday 8am-9am, featuring an interview with three people closely involved in the effort to convert Piru School into an independent charter school of choice. Ms. Rodriguez’s guests will be Richard Durborow, representing the charter petitioners, former Fillmore Mayor Evaristo Barajas, who grew up in Piru, representing the community perspective, and Rita Avila, who represents parents, as her two youngest daughters both currently attend Piru School. Tune in to hear about the exciting learning opportunity that will become available to Piru students next year!

Mrs. Chisholm’s class received the People Respecting People (PRO) Award.
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On Monday, April 12, 2010, San Cayetano School recognized good citizenship and character at their Peacebuilder Assembly for the month of April. Mr. John Wilbur, Principle of Fillmore High School, came to speak to the students. Mr. Wilbur spoke to the students about how being a good citizen and friend, not only at school, but at home would also help them to make a better life for themselves. Joe Giunta and Christina De La Mora, the San Cayetano ASB President and Vice-President assisted Mr. Wilbur in handing out the Peacebuilder certificates. The Peacebuilders for April are: Maria Barajas, Jayla Martinez, Leo Venegas, Ruben Desoto, Janeah Castro, Filiberto Magana, Anthony De La Torre, Neidy Rincon, Karen Trujillo Villanueva, Monica Ramos, David Rodriguez, Melia Galindo, Coy Gossage, Hailey Carrillo, Karina Cisneros, Jorge Hernandez, Josie Paniagua, Perla Chavez, Abby Sanchez, and Austin Reed. At the lower grade assembly, Joe then announced to the students that the Rainbow Foundation is sponsoring the San Cayetano Character Counts Award of a $100.00 savings bond. Matthew Henschel was chosen by the third grade teachers as a model of outstanding behavior, responsibility, and kindness to the other students. He was recognized with a certificate and the savings bond. Another highlight of assembly were the speeches given by San Cayetano’s Migrant Speech and Debate team coached by kindergarten teacher, Mrs. Capra. Diego Garcia, Johanna Garcia, Julisa Garza, and Nathalie De La Herrera have been practicing their public speaking skills to compete in the Ventura County Migrant Speech and Debate Tournament for grades 4-12 that was held in March. Each student was able to give one of their speeches that they read at the tournament. To conclude the assemblies, Christina reminded the students to turn in their Perfect Attendance tickets. Each month all students who come to school, each day, on time, are given an orange raffle ticket. The students place their tickets in a box and one ticket is drawn. The student whose ticket is drawn is given a backpack full of supplies. Each month, the tickets will be put into a larger box that will be kept until the end of the year. In June, Mrs. Marholin, the principal, will draw from the tickets to give away two new bicycles. Sandra Chavez, from Room 24, won the Perfect Attendance Award for April.

Football season in May? Well, in Fillmore the excitement is building as we prepare for Football at Fillmore High, 2010. When Fillmore High plays Santa Paula High this year, it will be the 100Th meeting between these two teams. Fillmore High is hosting this grand event and they are already gearing up for a Big Crowd, and hopefully a memorable game.
The Alumni Assoc is participating in this years event by selling a DVD Documentary of the History of the football game between Fillmore High, and Santa Paula High. Isaac Reyes, Class of 94', and his counter parts at FX (Fox Cable group) will be compiling interviews, stories, and old game film along with photos of this Rivalry. They are looking at somewhere between a 45 minute and one hour documentary of this 99 game history.
If you have a favorite memory of this rivalry or either cheered or played in this game and have a story, Please let Isaac know. He also is looking for more game film and photos of this game. His email is ireyes88@gmail.com
The Alumni Assoc is very excited about this fund raiser, and Pre-Orders will be accepted starting this Summer, and running all through the fall. The Documentary will become available on November 1st, 2010. Cost for this DVD is $20.00, and $25.00 if you wish to have it packaged and mailed to an address. This would make a great Christmas or Birthday gift for any Alumni of Fillmore High. There is a Facebook page (Fillmore/Santa Paula 100Th Rivalry), and soon they will post a 30 or 40 second clipping of the DVD. If you wish to see a longer clip of the DVD, come to the Alumni Dinner on June 12Th. You can be one of the first to place their pre-order video at the Dinner.
The current record of this Rivalry is 55-37-7, Santa Paula. The last 5 years, Fillmore leads 3-2. The last 10 years, Santa Paula leads 6-4. The last 20 years, Santa Paula leads 12-8, but only one Team will win the Century Mark!!
Hope to see you all at the Alumni Dinner and the game in November. Always remember to Fight on for Fillmore and Sing out her name!

Jeff Sweeney is Fillmore Unified School District's Superientendent.

After months of controversy and outspoken community opposition to the petition to convert Piru Elementary School in the Fillmore Unified School District (FUSD) to the Piru Charter School (PCS), the State Board of Education (SBE) will make the final decision on the charter in early May. Started by a small group of only nine teachers, and with minimal community and parent support, the PCS charter was unanimously denied by the FUSD Governing Board and the Ventura County Board of Education.
The PCS charter proposes serving the same students who currently attend Piru Elementary. The charter specifically proclaims that PCS already has “strong parent support.” However, the petitioners fatally miscalculated the amount of parental support. Since September Piru parents have made very clear that they actively and overwhelmingly oppose the conversion to PCS and will not send their children to PCS should it be approved.
Hundreds of parents, and the vast majority of District employees, have expressed their opposition by signing petitions and/or appearing in person at FUSD and County board meetings. They did so again earlier this month at a hearing in Sacramento before the Advisory Commission on Charter Schools (ACCS), a purely advisory state body.
Piru Parents with Power, a grassroots organization, submitted a petition to the ACCS opposing PCS. This petition was signed by 260 parents/guardians, representing 200 current Piru Elementary School students.
Amazingly, approximately 60 parents/guardians, Piru community members, and FUSD employees also made the long trek to Sacramento to assure that their opposition to PCS was made known. Most of them got to Sacramento on a private bus, paid for through their own community fundraising efforts, including taco and garage sales.
PCS continues to try unsuccessfully to convince the State that the parental support they claimed in the charter exists. PCS recently submitted outdated intent to enroll forms, despite knowing that many of the parents who had originally signed the forms had specifically withdrawn their interest in enrolling their children at PCS. PCS also submitted numerous letters of support, but despite PCS’s unrelenting efforts to garner local parent support, only 14 of those letters, representing 26 students, are actually from parents whose children currently attend Piru Elementary.
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Fillmore Unified School District

FILLMORE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
SPECIAL MEETING OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION
THURSDAY, APRIL 22, 2010
6:00 P.M. – SPECIAL BOARD MEETING
627 SESPE AVENUE, FILLMORE, CALIFORNIA

AGENDA
The public may review or request a copy of support materials provided to the Board Members where the word materials appears.

6:00 p.m.
I. CALL TO ORDER AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG
II. ROLL CALL
III. CLARIFICATION OF AGENDA AND TIME ALLOCATIONS FOR DISCUSSION ITEMS
VIII. PUBLIC COMMENT ON AGENDA ITEMS AND NONAGENDA ITEMS
This is the time and place to address the school board on any items on the open session agenda. 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
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California State University Channel Islands

Camarillo, Calif. April 19, 2010 – Since the fall of 2005, when Hurricane Katrina struck an unsuspecting New Orleans with savage force, students from CSU Channel Islands (CI) have returned annually to the city during their Spring Break to renew their commitment to the city’s recovery.

The trip is part of the service learning component of the Environmental Science and Resource Management (ESRM) program. An interdisciplinary program designed for students interested in environmental topics, it provides education and exposure to both scientific and human aspects of environment issues.

“Service Learning in New Orleans”, is in its fourth year and is an extremely popular course open to all majors. This year CI’s student and faculty contingent to New Orleans included several students from Oregon State University and two of their professors, eager to be a part of the excursion. A professor from Loyola Marymount University and a representative from the Santa Monica Bay Restoration Foundation also participated.

Assistant Professor of Environmental Science and Resource Management, Dr. Sean Anderson, prepared student participants for the intense twelve-day field course in and around New Orleans with pre-trip lectures and preparation. Once in New Orleans, they studied factors that led to the man-made disaster. Students had the advantage of interacting with local experts, survivors, and residents and assessed the ongoing disruptions to daily life and the lingering impacts of poor coastal resource management.

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Fillmore Unified School District

FILLMORE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION
TUESDAY, APRIL 20, 2010
5:15 P.M. – CLOSED SESSION
6:00 P.M. - REGULAR MEETING
627 SESPE AVENUE, FILLMORE, CALIFORNIA

AGENDA
The public may review or request a copy of support materials provided to the Board Members where the word materials appears.

5:15 p.m.
I. CALL TO ORDER AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG
II. ROLL CALL
III. 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.
IV. CLOSED SESSION
The Board of Education will meet from 5:15 to 6:00 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 09-10-14 Labor/Negotiations (Government Code 54957.6)
o Update; Direction to District Negotiators (Jeff Sweeney, Mike Bush, Bev Jones, 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
PSL# 205
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).]

6:00 p.m.
V. RECONVENE TO OPEN SESSION Any Action From Closed Session CONTINUED »