Board of Education

BarBara Lucky, PrEsidEntPalos Verdes Peninsula unified school district

HEidi asHcraft, VicE PrEsidEntBoard Member-at-Large

WiLLiaM Watkins, Ed.d.El segundo unified school district

BiLL fournELL, MEMBErManhattan Beach unified school district

aLicE GriGsBy, MEMBErBoard Member-at-Large

Maritza MoLina, MEMBErcentinela Valley union High school district

aL MuratsucHi, MEMBErtorrance unified school district

arLEnE staicH, MEMBErredondo Beach unified school district

trina L. WiLLiaMs, MEMBEringlewood unified school district

cHristinE a. HoffMan, Ed. d.superintendent

Board HiGHLiGHts

Southern California Regional Occupational Center 2300 Crenshaw BoulevardTorrance, CA 90501310.224.4200www.socalroc.com

March 3I, 20II

ProGraM HiGHLiGHt socal roc instructor Michael cooper gave an overview of the Personal fitness trainer program. Mr. cooper informed the Board that there is a need for qualified Personal fit-ness trainers. during the course, students learn about nutrition, how to assess client’s fitness needs, and how to provide a fitness plan suitable to the client’s needs. Mr. cooper explained that the most important ele-ments of client assessment are to review the client’s medical history, body measurements and current weight. all of these elements are essential in prepar-

ing a workout plan to assist the client to reach their person-al goal including maintaining healthy eating habits. socal roc Personal fitness trainer stu-dents, chris santana and claudia Lamas from redondo union High school demonstrated the client assessment to the Board while Mr. coo-per explained the step-by-step process. the course is part of socal roc’s Health science & Medical technology sector.

rEcoGnition Board President Barbara Lucky and superintendent Hoffman presented retiring socal roc Board Member, arlene staich, with an engraved clock for her dedication and service to socal roc. superintendent Hoffman said Board Member staich served on the socal roc Board for 6 years and on the redondo Beach unified school district Board for 8 years. Prior to becoming a Board Member, she taught physics at Mira costa High school. during her service to the Board, she carefully reviewed and approved the budgets and the Building a modernization project at socal roc. Board Member staich also served as a california school Board association (csBa) delegate and as the President of the socal roc Board. dr. Hoffman concluded that arlene has been a vital and important part of the so-cal roc Board and that she will be missed. Board Member staich said that it has been a pleasure to serve socal roc and that she appreciates socal roc’s main goal to provide career technical Education for all students. Board Member staich thanked everyone for the recognition.

(l-r) christine a. Hoffman, Ed.d., Bill fournell, Heidi ashcraft, arlene staich, trina Williams, Barbara Lucky, Maritza Molina, alice Grigsby, and William Watkins, Ed.d.

(l-r) Michael cooper

(l-r) carlos santana and claudia Lamas

Board HiGHLiGHtsrEcoGnition (continuEd) superintendent Hoffman talked about the Visions of unity contest. the annual event was held on March 28, 2011 at torrance Memorial Medical center. the Visions of unity contest was inspired by dr. Martin Luther king whose birthday comes one day after the contest’s deadline on January 14th. the theme revolves around the need for and the benefits of intercultural or interracial harmony. Local high school students submitted artistic entries for any of the following categories: literature, poetry, essay short story, drawing, painting, photography, sculpture, drawing and graphic design/arts. three socal roc Media design students placed in the Graphic design category of the contest: first Place: alejandro Gonzalez from Eagle tree High school; second Place: amanda shields from redondo union High school; and third Place: Brandon fernandez from north High school. Board President Lucky and Board Member-at-Large Heidi ashcraft congratulated and presented each of the students with a Board certificate of Excellence. the artwork will be displayed at torrance Memorial Medi-cal center.

PatHWay to ProsPErity rEPort superintendent Hoffman reviewed the Pathway to Prosperity report (Harvard Graduate school of Education) with the Board. according to the report, the obligation of any society is to prepare its youth to be productive citizens. the united states is falling behind other nations and that many young adults are lacking the skills and work ethics required for jobs that pay a middle class wage. Georgetown university’s center on Education projects that the us economy will create a need for 47 million new jobs over a ten-year period ending 2018. nearly two-thirds of the workers needed will be required to earn a post-secondary education. the report notes that there is a low completer rate for those attending colleges and universities. the low completion rate could be attributed to the fact that students do not see the relevance of what they are learning and how the learning could be connected to their individual career goals.

uPdatE on BuiLdinG a ModErnization superintendent Hoffman reported that the modernization of Building a is moving forward. the medical and dental classrooms will be completed mid-May and the registra-tion office will be completed in June.

BudGEt rEductions for 2011/2012 the Board approved the budget reductions for 2011- 2102. Prior to the Board approval, dr. Hoffman reported that the Budget committee met over the last couple of months and prepared recommendations for a “worst-case scenario budget.” socal roc’s budget has been reduced by 24% during the past three years. despite of the severe budget reductions, socal roc has managed to continue to offer quality ctE programs that are part of a sequential pathway to high school and adult students in the south Bay. dr. Hoffman informed the Board that the worst-case budget scenario reductions will span over a two-year period. the first year period budget reduction is $523,000. if the economy does not turn around, approximately $444,000 in additional budget reductions will be accounted for 2012/2013, which is the second year period.

(l-r) Heidi ashcraft, Brandon fernandez, and Barbara Lucky; Heidi ashcraft, amanda shields, and Barbara Lucky; Heidi ashcraft, alejandro Gonzalez, and Barbara Lucky