Citrus Hill High School – English Language Advisory Committee
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Citrus Hill High School – English Language Advisory Committee
Citrus Hill High School – English Language Advisory Committee Thursday, October 17, 2013 Parents Present Deisy Padilla Rosa Esparza Elitania Rosales Margarita Villa Maria Barreto Becky Cornwell Victoria Alatorre Ana Muñoz Eva Benítez Olibia Murillo Servanda Rodríguez Maria Mosqueda Antonia Duran Sumkiat Cornwell Ana Gaspar Irma Servín Staff Present Juan Cabral Gloria Smith Dr. Charil Macaraeg Garrick Owen Xóchitl Peralta Kristal Cullivan Eulalia Patiño Nohemí Ramírez Bertha Granados Luz Martinez-Cortez Araceli Flores Fabiana Lopez Silvia Pimentel Heidy González Nélida Diaz Gloria Trujillo Serafín Barreto Maria Acevedo Magdalena González Patricia Bonilla Lou Randall Marlen Terriquez I. Opening The meeting officially started at 9:15am, and was led by Mrs. Heidy Gonzalez¸ committee representative. We recited the Pledge of Allegiance. II. Welcome and Introductions Mrs. Gonzalez introduced administrators and staff present, and mentioned ELD teachers and guidance counselors. III. Minutes The minutes for the meeting of September were distributed, and the parents reviewed them. The minutes were approved by: 1st motion: Olibia Murillo 2nd motion: María Mosqueda IV. Committee Report School Site Council Mrs. Heidy Gonzalez gave a report for the last SSC meeting at CHHS. On October 15th UCR awarded the prize MESA to Citrus Hill, which is based on how our school prepares students for programs in engineering, science, and mathematics. Citrus Hill will also receive the Golden Bell Award granted by the state of California. This award was received based on our program “Aquaponics”. The school received a prize of $13,000 for the highest level of attendance last school year. This money will be used to reward students that are doing a good job with movie tickets. The Academic Performance Index API – dropped two points this year. DELAC Mrs. Luz Martinez-Cortez gave a summary for the last DELAC meeting. DELAC is a committee for parents of EL students at the district level, each school sends its representative to share information. The CELDT test measures the development of English language in students whose primary language is not English. The district has a new program in Spanish for discipline techniques called “Amor y Lógica”; this program is free and parents are given a Parent Handbook. V. Departmental Information ELD Ms. Cullivan gave information about the EL program. This week we will finish implementing the CELDT test for students who did not take it during the summer. After the second grading period, we will have conferences with parents and students that have 3 or more Fs in their grades. Power-Up students will visit ITT Tech on October 25th. Page 1 October 17, 2013 Citrus Hill High School – English Language Advisory Committee Thursday, October 17, 2013 VI. Administration Information Guidance Department Mr. Randall informed parents that now he is in charge of the Guidance Department. The counselors are helping 12th grade students complete UC & CSU applications, since the deadline for registration is November 30. The counselors had a meeting with 9th grade students to give them information about classes and graduation requirements. Edmodo is a new program for students to be in touch with their counselors and ask them for academic support. It is a graduation requirement to complete 40 hours of community service and pass the CAHSEE exam. Grade 12 students will take this exam on November 5 th and 6th. Intervention Department Dr. Macaraeg, assistant principal, announced that she will be responsible for the EL department. She also introduced the new assistant principal, Mr. Garrick Owen, who will be in charge of discipline, attendance, and DSAs. Deputy Roger Doyle then gave a presentation about marijuana; he talked about signs, symptoms, ways to consume it, etc. He showed how students can make paraphernalia to consume it, and how marijuana looks when is dry and ready to use. Parents receive a brochure with all these information. Principal’s Office Mr. Cabral said our goal for this school year is to increase attendance by 1%. Last year we received again a prize of $13,000 for having the best attendance in the district. This is the second year that CHHS receives this award. This money will be used every week to reward students with movie tickets. Citrus Hill High School received the MESA award issued by UCR. Citrus Hill will also receive the Golden Bell Award granted by the state of California. VII. Future Events Mrs. Terriquez talked about important upcoming events: o Next ELAC meeting will be on Thursday, November 21st at 5pm. Also on this day we will be having the annual ELAC Thanksgiving banquet. o Next DELAC meeting will be on Friday, October 18 th at 9am at the District Office. o Next SSC meeting will be on Monday, October 28th at 1pm. o Tomorrow Friday, October 18th CHHS will be hosting a Football game, and on Saturday, October 19th a festival, both events for Homecoming celebration. o On October 28th and 29th we will have midterm exams and students will be dismissed at 12:05pm. o There is no school on Monday, November 11th. VIII. Office Hours We continue to provide assistance to parents every Monday from 10am to 12pm at the Parents Resource Center. IX. Additional Information Mrs. Murillo told parents that there will be a fundraiser for Manuel L. Real elementary at McDonald’s today from 4pm to 7pm. Mrs. Patiño informed about a citizenship workshop. X. Closure/Conclusion The meeting was adjourned at 10:54am. Page 2 October 17, 2013