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Legal Advertising Michael Saghian 140 South Beverly Drive #201 Beverly Hills, CA 90212 310.887.0788 phone 310.887.0789 fax CNPA Member [email protected] All staff can be reached at: LETS DANCE first name @bhweekly.com MORENO DRIVE Unsolicited materials will not be returned. ©2007 Beverly Hills Weekly Inc. Dance Company performances will continue to show at the K.L Peters Auditorium at Beverly High tonight through Saturday. Inspired by cultural trends and current events the show’ís theme “ì1960-p resent: through the decades” features twelve dances. The student tickets are $10, and adult $15. Pictured above are Danielle Levy, Danielle Krakov, Edric Leggett and Angela Lee. Page 2 • Beverly Hills Weekly tools and strategies to use in situations is really putting together all the different where they maybe confronted. pieces and I think that is what’s so signif- “Again you are watching some school icant. This puts together in a living docu- safety behaviors and interpersonal rela- ment the WASC recommendations, the city schools tionships come out of the K-8 plan,” said goals for the district, it personalizes the & Straus. goals for the schools that are linked to the Beverly High Coordinator of Special goals of the district and WASC goals. Events and Professional Development Each one of the them is unique to the Board of Education Approves Diane Mead said for underperforming school.” schools there are requirements to meet “WASC” stands for the Western Single Site Plan for Student goals over time and there are progressive Association of Schools and Colleges, consequences for failure to meet those which is one of six regional associations goals. that accredit public and private schools. Achievement “None of our schools are underperform- “The school is required in their action ing,” said Mead. “School progress toward plan to address the recommendations and District addresses communication, math strategies and goals with data to support that progress is required goals provided by WASC during one of the requirements to be considered the length of their accreditation, and to bullying for state Distinguished School and nation- show progress and effort toward address- By Elisa Osegueda al Blue Ribbon recognitions, both of ing those recommendations,” said Mead. which our district and community value.” “When the accreditation team revisits to The BHUSD pre- Standards Test (CST) in the 9th grade. According to Board of Education monitor progress toward those recommen- sented its plan of “Algebra is a target course for 8th grade President Myra Demeter education is dations, they look for evidence in the action to raise the and mandatory in 9th grade. We have also changing all the time and creating a site school plan and documentation to support academic perform- increased our standards so all students are plan that highlights the positive and the the school’s efforts to meet their goals.” ance of students and enrolled in Algebra this year and we are negatives allows for positive change. Every five years a new plan must be improve the really focused on our struggling Algebra “It is exactly by admitting your flaws submitted to the state. Currently, school’s educational students to make sure all students are pro- that you are able to set and achieve your BHUSD’s plan remains in effect until program. The single ficient,” said Straus. goals,” said Demeter. 2008. site plan for levels Moreno High, which is the continuation Every single site plans for student Demeter addressed the five school prin- Ilene Straus K-12 aligns district school, was also analyzed, and part of the achievement must be developed by the cipals. goals with local, main goal is to have students complete school site council The site plans must “ I know that at times you have felt state and federal each module of instruction with 75 per- also be reviewed and approved by the uncomfortable, and I know at time you resources and cent mastery, and have students increase Board of Education annually and/or felt that you were being stretched, and requirements. The their scale score by 10 percent on the whenever there are any material changes asked to do a lot, but I think that the result Board of Education STAR assessment. that affect the academic programs for stu- is very evident. You have each grown pro- unanimously The courses offered at Moreno High are dents. fessionally and becoming wonderful lead- approved the site not college preparatory, they are courses “What many people don’t understand is ers of each site,” said Demeter. “I think plans Tuesday taken to satisfy high school graduation that this is a fluid document that has that out of this feeling is a feeling of self- night. requirements. evolved,” said Demeter. “This document satisfaction, leadership, drive and goals.” Myra Demeter Single Site plans The middle schools all had tailored goal are required by the plans.
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