Public Notice / Notice of Public Hearings

PUBLIC NOTICE

December 19, 2018

Middle School Mathematics Materials Adoption Preview

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Castro Valley Unified School District is in the process of adopting new middle school (grades 6-8) Mathematics materials to align with the new California Standards.  Administrators and teachers have been working together to select and evaluate new materials since last spring.

From December 21, 2018 - January 22, 2019, the Castro Valley community is invited to preview new grades 6-8 Mathematics instructional materials proposed for district adoption. All pilot materials are viewable at the District Office at 4400 Alma Avenue, Educational Services office from 8:00AM and 4:00PM, Monday through Friday. The materials will not be available for check out.

In April of this year, a “pre-pilot” committee, made up of teachers from each grade level at each school (Canyon Middle School and Creekside Middle School) met to examine the Mathematics materials that had been approved by the state Board of Education. After conducting a needs assessment of our current instructional materials and thoroughly vetting the available programs, the pre-pilot committee chose two programs to pilot from August 2018-December 2018. Nearly all of the teachers at each site received training and support from the publishers of the instructional materials and the Teacher on Special Assignment for Secondary Mathematics throughout the length of the pilot. Students were also surveyed to gather their opinions about the two instructional programs under consideration. At this time, we are also asking for community input to help inform the decision and to select the program that will be the best fit for CVUSD.

Materials for Course Preview

Middle School Presentations: Additional opportunities to preview the materials are below:

• January 8, 2019 at Creekside Middle School library from 6:30-7:00 pm, prior to the Creekside PTC meeting that will begin at 7
• January 23, 2019 from 5:30pm-6:00pm in the Staff Development Center at the district offices, prior to the DELAC meeting which will begin at 6:15pm.

If you have any questions about this public preview, please contact Andrea Eldridge at 510-537-3000X1226 or aeldridge@cv.k12.ca.us.

Middle School History-Social Studies Adoption Materials Preview

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Castro Valley Unified School District is in the process of adopting new middle school (grades 6-8) History-Social Studies (H-SS) materials that align with the rigorous California Standards, new H-SS Framework and FAIR Act.  Administrators, teachers, parents, and community members have been working together to evaluate new materials since last spring.

From January 9, 2019 - February 19, 2019, the Castro Valley community is invited to preview new new middle school (grades 6-8) History-Social Studies (H-SS)  instructional materials proposed for district adoption. Materials are viewable at the District Office at 4400 Alma Avenue in the Educational Services department between 8:00AM and 4:00PM, Monday through Friday.  The materials will not be available for check out.

In January, 2018, an adoption committee, made up of teachers from each grade level at each school (Canyon Middle School and Creekside Middle School)  including Special Education, parents, and community members met to examine the H-SS materials that had been approved by the state Board of Education in November 2017. After conducting a needs assessment of our current instructional materials and thoroughly vetting the available programs, the adoption committee chose two programs to pilot from October, 2018-March 2019. At least two teachers from each site and at each grade level received training and support from the publishers of the instructional materials during the length of the pilot. Students are surveyed to gather their opinions about the two instructional programs under consideration. At this time, we are also asking for community input in the to help  inform the adoption committee’s recommendation of new History-Social Studies (H-SS) materials that align with the rigorous California Standards, new H-SS Framework and FAIR Act for CVUSD.

Pilot Materials

Middle School Presentations: Additional opportunities to preview the materials are below:

• January 5, 2019 at Creekside Middle School library from 6:30-7:00
• January 23, 2019 from 5:30pm-6:00pm in the Staff Development Center at the district office, prior to the DELAC meeting which will begin at 6:15pm.

If you have any questions about this public preview, please contact Denise Hohn, Director Educational Services dhohn@cv.k12.ca.us or call 510-537-3335 x1278.

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Regarding Accounting of Development Fees for 2016-2017 Fiscal Year In The Following Fund Or Account: Capital Facilities Fund 25

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Education of the Castro Valley Unified School District, at its Regular Board Meeting to be held on December 6, 2018, will hold a public hearing, pursuant to Government Code sections 66001(d) and 66006(b) requiring the annual accounting of the Fund and those findings be made available to the public no later than December 27, 2018, that this information be reviewed by this Board at its next regularly scheduled board meeting held no earlier than 15 days after they become available to the public, and that notice of the time and place of this meeting (as well as the address at which this information may be reviewed) be mailed at least 15 days prior to this meeting to anyone who has requested it.

The information required to be made available in the draft copy of this Resolution (along with Exhibits A and B which are hereby incorporated by reference into this Resolution) is as follows:

1. A brief description of the type of fee in the separate fund.
2. The amount of the fee.
3. The beginning and ending balance in the fund.
4. The amount of fees collected and the interest earned in the fund.
5. An identification of any public improvements on which the fees have been expended and the percentage of the improvement funded with such fees.
6. An identification of the approximate date upon which construction of improvements will be commenced if the school district has determined that sufficient funds have been collected to complete the financing of an incomplete school facility.
7. A description of each interfund transfer or loan made from the fund along with the date the loan will be repaid.
8. The amount of any refunds made during the year.

Reappointment of Personnel Commissioner

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Education of the Castro Valley Unified School District, at its Regular Board Meeting to be held on October 25, 2018, will hold a public hearing regarding regarding the reappointment of Mr. Terry Bailey to the Personnel Commission.

Assurance of Sufficient Textbooks and Instructional Materials

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Education of the Castro Valley Unified School District, at its Regular Board Meeting to be held on October 11, 2018, will hold a public pursuant to, Education Code 60119 and 5 CCR 9531 regarding the sufficiency of instructional materials and determine through a resolution whether each student has sufficient textbooks and instructional materials. 

Variable Term Waiver Request for Anne Van Court – M.A. Ed - PPS School Counselor Credential Program

In special circumstances, the Commission on Teacher Credentialing provides for variable term waivers for those who do not yet have the appropriate credential. Anne is currently enrolled in the second year at Concordia University for the M.A. Ed in Counseling with a PPS Credential Program. After the public hearing is held, the request for approval of the Variable Term Waiver Request for Anne Van Court will be presented to the Board for action.