Board wants input at focus groups for school

Those interested in the details of a proposed magnet school at Davis Elementary have been asked to attend one of four focus groups over the next couple of weeks.

There will be groups at 10 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Nov. 6, at 7 p.m. Nov. 10, and at 1:30 p.m. Nov. 12., all at Davis Elementary School, 1050 Arlington Drive. Members of the public are encouraged to attend.

The Newport-Mesa Unified School District Board of Education has held two study sessions on a proposed magnet school at Davis, which would change over for the 2009-10 school year. Top choices of a focus for the school are either math, science and technology or visual, creative and performing arts, board members decided at their meetings after looking at community surveys.

Those unable to attend can still leave feedback by sending an e-mail to Nora Roque at [email protected].

— Michael Alexander