DISTRICT WRAP-UPS

Angelique Flores

The Huntington Beach City and the Ocean View school districts held board

meetings Tuesday night. Here is a sampling of the decisions made:

HUNTINGTON BEACH CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT

ISSUE: EDUCATIONAL CONSULTANT

Vote: 5-0

Summary: The school board agreed to hire J.K. Educational Associates Inc.

to do a three-year trend analysis of the Stanford 9 test results from

each school and the district as a whole.

A workshop covering the analyses and action plans based on the results

will be held in September for teachers and principals.

Payment for the services will not exceed $12,000. Each school will

contribute $500.

ISSUE: BUILDING SERVICES

Vote: 4-0, trustee Robert Mann abstained

Summary: The board agreed to support the Fair Competition and Taxpayer

Savings Act Initiative. The initiative permits the contracting out of

architectural and engineering services and allows cities and school

districts to use alternatives to state agencies for such services.

OCEAN VIEW SCHOOL DISTRICT

ISSUE: SALES TAX AGREEMENT

Vote: 5-0

Summary: The school board approved the pursuit of a sales tax

participation agreement between the city of Huntington Beach and the

district regarding the closed Rancho View school. Supt. James Tarwater

will send a letter to the city asking officials to reconsider the

agreement. The city shot down the idea in 1997.

District officials said a reasonable agreement would permit the district

to receive, for 20 years, 25% of any sales tax revenue after the first

$100,000 is collected. If sales tax redistribution measures Senate Bill

2000 or Senate Bill 1982 is passed, the district would withdraw its

request.

ISSUE: BOLSA CHICA LAND

Vote: 5-0

Summary: The board agreed to hire the Howard Rice Law Firm for

professional services between the district regarding Bolsa Chica

development.

The district owns a 15-acre parcel on the bluff that the California

Coastal Commission wants to preserve as open space. The district wants to

be able to develop the land.