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® Collaborative Efforts Help Students Achieve Their Dreams Join FREE Education + Communication = A Better Nation ® Covering the Torrance Unified School District VOLUME 1, ISSUE 2 www.SchoolNewsRollCall.com JUNE—SEPTEMBER 2014 Collaborative Efforts Help Students Achieve Their Dreams By Dr. George Mannon Superintendent TUSD can proudly boast a 95.8% graduation rate, one of the highest in the State of California. Our students are constantly being recognized for their academic and extra-curricular activities. Whether our students are being accepted to the college of their choice, or receiving honors in debate, choir, robotics, athletics, or dance competitions, they are able to achieve their dreams because of the talented team of teachers, classified employees, and administrators that work tirelessly to ensure they succeed. I have always said that our goal is to maximize student achievement. We are able to accomplish this goal because our community of educators emphasizes growth for each individual student, making certain Dr. Mannon with Lincoln ES 4th grade teacher Margie Smith Dr. Mannon with Torrance High School students their educational needs are met. at the opening of the Reading Room. from the Black Culture Club. This school year has been an especially demanding one because of all the changes to employees, and administrators for their invaluable our community should be proud of the exemplary the State funding formula and the transition contributions to the success of our District. work they do. to the Common Core Standards. Throughout Equally important to our accomplishments are As this school year wraps up, I would like to this year, our staff has met each challenge with the hundreds of parents that volunteer countless express my appreciation to all our community professionalism, enthusiasm, and dedication. I hours at our schools, supporting classrooms with partners for their unmatched support of our am proud of the strides we have made this year their time and resources. Our active parents District. I look forward to a busy summer of which is reflected in the continued academic have helped us build our parent partnerships planning for the upcoming school year. I hope growth of our students. I would like to take this collaboratively, for the benefit of all our TUSD everyone enjoys their summer and see you in opportunity to thank all of our teachers, classified students. Together, our schools, our families, and September. BOARD OF EDUCATION Celebrating Our Accomplishments By Janet Tajii, President Join Us! As we approach the end of the school year, I would like to As this season comes to an end, the Torrance Council of PTAs is very proud of the take this opportunity to reflect on the various accomplishments work it has accomplished this year. Our volunteers for the 30 units and the council of the district and thank all of those involved in creating those have served a total of 470,286 hours! At a minimum wage of $8 an hour, this is worth successes. First and foremost, it is important to highlight the $3,762,288. But we all know that our volunteers are worth a lot more than $8 an hour! academic progress of the students of Torrance Unified School Each PTA unit and council has been awarding scholarships to graduating District (TUSD). TUSD’s graduation rate has continued to surpass high school seniors. This year they have awarded 80 scholarships totaling the state average. Our dropout rate is 1.6 percent, compared to $42,490! Additionally, we had four school seniors receive scholarships from the Mark Steffen California State PTA. President the state average of 11.6 percent. This school year, our teachers and administrators have been focused on the implementation In the Reflections Contest, a National PTA arts recognition and achievement of the Common Core State Standards. Teachers have been engaged in program, the Torrance Council had two students win first place in judging at the training sessions all year to ensure we are well prepared to fully implement California State PTA level. Their work has been sent to the National PTA for judging. the Common Core in the upcoming school year. Part of the assessment Our PTA units have also provided a multitude of programs for the schools, for the new content standards is the Smarter Balanced Assessment. This including Healthy Ever After, Adventures in Art, science assemblies, social annual test will replace the old California Standardized Tests and will be studies assemblies, carnivals, robotics, spelling bee, skate night, multicultural administered electronically. Part of the pilot testing has involved student and week, fun run, service clubs, Read Across America, test-prep classes, personal teacher training of the new netbooks, as well as an analysis of our technical finance classes, parent education and more. infrastructure. This summer we will upgrade our systems, as needed, to While we are celebrating the end of a successful school year, our council and ensure that students will be able to easily access the on-line tests. As a teacher, units are already preparing for next year. We are attending training sessions, I am approaching the implementation of the Common Core with a positive working on budgets, and getting ideas for programs, fundraisers and membership outlook. The idea of digging deeper into concepts and teaching to increase drives. We hope to increase our membership so that we can continue to be an effective advocate for our students. So please join us. Everyone is welcome! See BOARD OF EDUCATION • Page 4 Inside: Schools pages 6—14 • Torrance Police Dept. page 2 • Torrance Ed. Foundation page 5 • AHA for Kids! pages 15—19 • Contests pages 11 & 18 Torrance Police Department www.torranceca.gov ® Education + Communication = A Better Nation www.schoolnewsrollcall.com Collaborative Efforts Covering the At the Torrance Police Department, we value our partnership with TorrancE UNIFIED school DIstrict TUSD and we will continue our collaborative efforts to provide a safe Netragrednik Neta Madison campus environment for the students, faculty, and school volunteers. Kay Coop Founder/PUBlIsHER: Kay Coop Our School Resource Officers (SROs) are a key element to Founder/Publisher 562/493-3193 • [email protected] maintaining an open line of communication with the schools ADVERtisiNG SALES: 562/493-3193 • Fax: 562/430-8063 in order to identify potential problems in their earliest stages. CONTENT COORdiNatOR: Barbra Longiny Each SRO is assigned to a high school as well as the middle and Home GRAPhic DESIGNER: Meshel Negrete elementary schools in that geographic area. The relationships that COPY EditORS: Mark Matsuda they develop with the students and school administrators greatly Room Lisa Brock, Kate Karp & Anna Zappia Police Chief CONTRIBUTING CARTOONist: contribute to our ability to provide a safe learning environment. 562/493-3193 [email protected] Netragrednik by Neta Madison Traffic safety around each school campus during times of pick-up and drop-off continues to be a priority. A necessary combination of education and enforcement by parking enforcement and traffic officers will continue, along with the efforts of Congratulations to the Class of our team of crossing guards. We ask that you please obey all posted street signs and 2014! The Superintendent and Board @SchoolNewsRC parking regulations as they exist for the safety of the high volume of vehicular and of Education articles are positive and You can now SchoolNewsRollCall launch our pedestrian traffic. In 2010, the Torrance Police Department partnered with TUSD such a great way to end the year with Web APP to your SmartPhone from to develop a leadership program designed to assist our youth in preparation for so many accomplishments. our web site their journey through high school and into adulthood. The 8th Grade Leadership We have been introduced to the Common Core Standards and look Program, now called The John J. Neu Leadership Academy, is presented by dedicated SchOOL NEWS ROLL CALL, LLC instructors who are associated with our department’s Juvenile Diversion unit. forward to learning more next year. P.O. 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