Schools

School Board Roundup: Wrestling Champs, Bullying and the Search for a New Superintendent

Here's a roundup of actions taken by the Los Alamitos Unified School District Board of Education.

At the most recent Los Alamitos Unified School District Board of Education meeting:

  • Brenda Danielson was presented with the Hero of the Heart award from McGaugh Elementary for her volunteer service.
  • Alicia Seyfried and Jeanne Alan were both awarded the Classified Employee of the Year award.
  • The Los Alamitos High School Wrestling Team was honored for their achievements, including winning the Sunset League title and many of its members competing in CIF Master’s.
    Melissa Miller, Assistant Principal of Athletics and Activities, said the team “won with class and represented the school well.”
    Coach Kenny Torres thanked the athletes for their hard work as well as their families for their support. “The parents have been so supportive of my program and I couldn’t have done it without them,” Torres said.
  • Heidi Olshan, Los Alamitos High School counselor, gave a brief presentation about the bullying awareness workshop that was presented to teachers, classified staff and instructional aides at Los Alamitos High School. This workshop is a part of other efforts made by the Bullying Prevention Taskforce to create bullying awareness district-wide, which includes educating students about what bullying is and how it can be handled at each grade level.
  • The board accepted donations totaling $25, 307.67, from LAS DAMAS for Oak Middle School, Friends of Weaver for Weaver Elementary School, Material Recovery and Recycling, LLC for Rossmoor Elementary School, Edison International for Lee Elementary School and Wells Fargo Community Support Campaign for Lee Elementary School. The year-to-date total for donations to the district is $574, 687.98.
  • Board Member Jeffrey Barke praised Superintendent Gregory Franklin for his service to the district, stating that with Franklin’s departure the board has “big shoes to fill.” Furthermore, Barke said he understands that there is a sense of anxiety about hiring a new superintendent and expressed that finding a new superintendent is “one of the most important functions of this board.”
    He urged the community to feel confident with the board’s ability to hire a new superintendent, stating that they will ensure the new candidate will “continue the same level of excellence we’ve achieved.”
    Board member Diana Hill also addressed the issue of hiring a new superintendent, and encouraged the community to participate in the process by visiting the district website where interested persons can e-mail the consultants directly to state their desired qualifications and qualities of the new superintendent.


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