Child Nutrition Services
The Child Nutrition Services (CNS) department has had a great year and has improved greatly the quality and variety of foods we serve. From our farm fresh fruits to our 100% meat products, the students have been happy with the offerings they are given.
We continued to have promotion days throughout the year which included specialty menus one day per month to help drive excitement and sales.
We are so pleased with our staff in the CNS department. They are caring, thoughtful, and truly are here for the students. As an example, students, who were shy at the beginning of the year, have really opened up. It is very heartwarming to walk into the cafeteria and see that the staff knows each one of their students’ names.
Our areas of focus for next year will be: making sure we are properly staff by advertising more and increasing our substitute pool; and increasing our profits to ensure we are self-sustainable.
We look forward to another amazing year with higher profits, great staff, and most importantly…happy students!
BBMAC
June has been a busy month! The BBMAC hosted a successful Fifth Grade Pool Party on June 13th. The fifth graders came over to the BBMAC for two hours of pool fun. The weather cooperated and it was a gorgeous day; perfect for pool play! The CSA Swim meet took place June 9-11. This was a relatively small meet due to the split meet format with younger children in the morning and older students in the afternoon. The meet ran without a hitch thanks to the supervision and coordination of the BBMAC staff.
Three of seven teams scheduled for June have arrived for summer training camps. So far, we have hosted teams from Texas, Colorado and Arizona. Each team has enjoyed the facility and the fair weather in Coronado. There is still time for students to register for summer swim lessons. Instructors are available and ready to work with students of all levels.
Brand new Instructional Pool Tarps have arrived free of charged due to warranty failure on the current tarps. With the arrival of warmer weather, we have shut down the heaters for the 50 meter pool.
We have worked with Pacific Southwest Water Polo to help them find pool space for summer leagues in June. We are also working to increase their use of the BBMAC by making our scheduling known to the group.
Human Resources
A Retirement Celebration was held to honor our 2016/2017 retirees. The retirees were presented, on behalf of CUSD, with beautiful crystal bowls with their names and school year engraved. Retiree benefits were smoothly transitioned from active to retired.
Several certificated and classified job openings have been posted and filled. The Human Resources department is continuing to process new hires. Summer is one of our busiest seasons as we work with school sites and new employees to be sure everyone is prepared to start the school year. Our work will include updating our “New Teacher Manual” and planning the New Teacher Orientation which is scheduled for August 15, 2017.
Inter-District Student Transfer applications are still being processed. Parents and students are regularly kept abreast of the progress of their applications and final acceptance/denial letters will be sent out by July 1st.
Maintenance, Operations, and Transportation
The Maintenance and Operations Department worked hard to support our schools during Promotion, Graduation and the end of the school year. Their activities included: planning for each end of the year activity; setting up ceremony spaces including chairs and risers; ensuring schools are clean and grounds are neat; and providing support to teachers and other staff as they end the year and clean up their classrooms and offices.
The summer projects currently scheduled are:
All sites
· Landscape repair and restoration
· Paint classrooms and hallways
· Paint ten doors per site
· Change all stained ceiling tiles
· Finish installing ET Water irrigation systems, a web based water system purchased several years ago and still not completely
installed
· Irrigation test and repair
· Move excess furniture to a central location for inventory and pick up
· Environmental clean-up: HazMat pick up and disposal of items
such as old medications and paint; interceptors (grease and
acid); and storm drain maintenance
· Site cleaning and restoration
· Turf repairs at CHS/CMS/Village
· Faucet repairs
· Back flow certification
· Paint parking lots including lines and ADA spaces
· Paint playgrounds
· Paint gates and fencing
· Fire system/hood/extinguisher maintenance
· Support Summer school and enrichment programs
· Replace pole pads on playgrounds and fields as needed
CHS
· Paint and resurface gym floor
· Heat repair in the first floor of the 700 building and in the
600 building
· Finish incomplete lock systems: place proper cores in
doors; fix/replace door hardware/panic bars
· Replace lockers in room 304 (ceramics)
· Repair lighting for CoSA
· Resurface four tennis courts
CMS
· Paint two walls of Granzer Hall and the front of the stage
Strand
· Play equipment repairs
· Complete concrete project for final DSA close out
Village
· Two shade structures: one on each playground for
passive play/rest
· Wash vent cloth in every room at ECDC
Staff Changes and Training
· Custodial staff reassignments and new route schedules
· Familiarize staff with new site assignments such as shut off protocols (water, gas, electric)
· Custodial staff training regarding: changing light bulbs; resetting breakers; correct restroom cleaning; time studies; cleaning
standards and expectations
· Grounds staff reassignments: new routes and responsibilities; expectations
· Grounds staff training regarding: irrigation including changing valves and sprinklers; repairing PVC; and ET Water System and
controls;
· Maintenance staff training regarding: keys, locks, and doors
Student Services
As we wrap up another school year, our special education staff have been busy providing testing accommodations, writing progress reports, and celebrating the successes of all students. But just as one school year ends, we turn our focus to Extended School Year. This summer approximately 125 students are eligible for ESY. Services run from June 19- July 14 from 7:45-12:00. Staff include: Special Education teachers, Speech-Language Pathologists, Occupational Therapists, Adapted P.E. teacher, Nursing services, instructional assistants, and behavior health care aides. Coronado High School, Village Elementary and ECDC will house the programs.
Additionally, summer provides an opportunity for professional development. August 16-18, we will hold our first Special Education Boot Camp. New and returning staff will have intensive instruction in the use of SEIS 2.0, case management, the role of a co-teacher, non-violent crisis intervention, and writing legally defensible IEPs. Our special education teachers will also participate with our general education staff in the trainings for CPM, Read Well and Language! Live.
Our Clinical Counselors and Administration will implement the new SST and Beyond program, to provide a tool to track our interventions prior to assessing for a 504 or IEP. The first training for SST and Beyond will take place on June 23rd with follow-up dates in August and September 2017.
Technology
In addition to assisting staff and students with end of the year technology problems and challenges, the department staff supported the live streaming and archiving of promotion and graduation ceremonies. These ceremonies may be found at http://www.coronadotv.me/
The entire CUSD website, including approximately 10,000 pages, has been completely vetted for all Level A and AA accessibility requirements as required by the federal government. Modifications to pages to meet these requirements has been completed. Next steps include manual checks of pages for items that cannot be identified using a web tool, including keyboard navigation accessibility settings. Raindrop Marketing has assisted CUSD in completing these accessibility requirements. The Technology Department has worked closely with the federal Office of Civil Rights to ensure that our website continues to meet all federal requirements.
Staff are completing the annual review of contracts and renewals. This includes a detailed look at all equipment and services. Quotes for contract renewals are evaluated and, if necessary, continued for the 2017-18 school year.
The Technology staff’s major summer projects are to upgrade, repair, and replace technology in time for the start of school. Staff members will spend the summer configuring computers, troubleshooting issues, and establishing secure access to district software for our new employees.
We thank Ramona Loiselle for her leadership and commitment to the department and wish her the best at CMS.