The following summary was issued by the PUSD Office of Communications on May 14, 2013. Additional points raised during the discussion (from PEN Program Director Susan Schwartz’ notes) are highlighted in gray below. ************************************************************************* The District Office of Communications' goal in convening the Superintendent’s Parent Cabinet is to get parents’ perspectives on pressing district issues [...]
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PEN advocates broader scope for Boundary Committee
May 14, 2013 By Leave a Comment
The PUSD School Board met on April 20 to begin the school boundary adjustments process, and will reconvene on Tues., May 21 at 6 pm. Because PEN Board and staff believe that parent input is critical to this process, we completed the “homework” that was given to the PUSD Board of Education. Below is what [...]
Kinder parents, teacher help new parents “Get Ready for Kinder”
May 2, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Parents of children who will be starting kindergarten this August gathered at the Pasadena Central Library Monday, April 22 to hear what current PUSD parents had to say about making the transition. Panelists were: Jennifer Andelin – daughter in kindergarten this year at Longfellow Kathryn Roberts – daughter in 3rd grade this year at McKinley, [...]
Board Boundary Committee seeks input on process outcomes and decision criteria
April 29, 2013 By Leave a Comment
School Board members met Saturday, April 20 to convene the so-called “Boundary Committee” and decide on its scope of work. These notes summarize the information presented and issues discussed in this meeting, including: Review of Board Policy re Master Planning Presentation of Available Data Objectives for the Planning Process Philosophy – Educational/Programmatic Goals Identification of [...]
Transition to Middle School Update
April 29, 2013 By Leave a Comment
During the presentation of our Middle School Report to Dr. McDonald and Dr. Asrani, four areas were identified as the top priorities. Here's an update on each of those priorities: Middle school electives – Dr. Asrani has addressed parent concerns about the lack of meaningful electives by working with the middle schools to revise their [...]
