Schools
School Board Preview: Teacher Honors, New Contract
The board will officially recognize two teachers who recently won county honors.
The Poway Unified School District Board of Education is set to meet at 6 p.m. Monday, Oct. 15 at the district office, 15250 Avenue of Science, San Diego.
On the agenda (full agenda and board packet attached):
San Diego County Teachers of the Year
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- Two of the three PUSD teachers of the year won countywide honors on Oct. 6: Oak Valley Middle School's Martin Reisert and Los Peñasquitos Elementary's Anthony Bayro. Both will be recognized on Monday.
New Contract with SEIU
- The board will vote on final approval of a new three-year contract with the Service Employees International Union Local 221 that includes a restoration of a 4.3 percent salary cut for the current school year, at a cost to the district of $555,000. The proposed contract would run through 2015.
Academic Performance Index (API) Scores
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- Officials will discuss the recent state report showing a five-point increase in PUSD's API score, which reflects student test performance. The district now sits at 892 (the state goal is 800) with 22 schools above 900.
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