Mission Bay Cluster Meeting Minutes Thursday, September 5, 2013, 6:00 pm Mission Bay High School Library Meeting

commenced 6:08 pm; quorum established Board Trustee Scott Barnett PBMS was painted over the summer. MBHS field/stadium construction will begin this winter. SDUSD has a new Superintendent, Cindy Marten, and 40 new principals. MB Cluster has a new Area 3 Superintendent, Julie Martel. Budget deficit is being filed with one-time measures such as sale of properties. In response to audience questions about flooding issues with MBHS construction site Mr. Barnett says SDUSD is working with city officials on that, for more information contact Mr. Barnett. Progress of Governors allocation model is somewhat unknown, SDUSD is lobbying for funds to come this year. MBHS Principal Fred Hilgers MBHS is getting ready for stadium project ground-breaking. We had 30 teachers working this summer on the new Common Core Curriculum. We have an MBHS student who is a National Merit Scholarship finalist- announcement due Nov. 11. Cluster Update (Lily Higman) (Lily provided a powerpoint presentation, see blog post below). Barnard Asian Pacific Language Academy is open, but official grand opening is September 27. Mr. Park introduced 5 interns who are working at Barnard. Mandarin is now being taught at PB Middle School. PBMS has a guest instructor from the Confucius Institute at SDSU. Five portable bungalows (classrooms) at MBHS to be removed by Christmas (2 going to Barnard, 2 to La Jolla Elementary, 1 to facilities), audience member indicates CPJMA may want one. Money Magazine ranked PB as one of best neighborhoods in the nation, saying the schools are a big draw and naming PBMS and Sessions as being among the best in the city. Elementary school enrollments and test scores are strong: API scores: Sessions 920, PB Elementary 907, Barnard 903, Crown Point 880. We are developing a Google calendar for all PB schools so that we can see and coordinate all school events. If you have ideas for topics and issues to be covered in future MB Cluster meetings, email them to us at missionbaycluster@gmail.com District/Cluster Update (Andee Hales) - Superintendent Cindy Marten was at MBHS on the first day of school for early morning newscasts by several TV news stations. Due to retirements and promotions, district has 44 new principals, and in our cluster we have two new principals: Margaret Joseph at Kate Sessions and Muriel Bartolini at Crown Point. PowerSchool software (replacement for Zangle) crashed over the Labor Day weekend, with the result that some middle and high school students had incomplete schedules, and counselors had to handwrite schedules for many students. Area 3 Superintendent Julie Martel Came out of retirement, now overseeing 4 clusters: Mission Bay, La Jolla, University City, and Kearny. Sessions had a hazardous materials incident where a custodian accidentally mixed bleach and ammonia. Fire drill was conducted and kids did well. Fire Department came and resolved the problem. No one was hurt. Contact me at jmartel@sandi.net

Chair-elect Nomination and Election - Lily Higman explained the structure of the MB Cluster Committee and announced that the Chair-elect position is still open. All Schools Fair (Lily Higman) Last years all school fair was held in January, but we plan to hold it earlier this year, either November 2nd or 9th. The fair will include information, presentations, and performances by all six PB schools. The fair will be held at Mission Bay High and we hope participants will also visit the MBHS Farmers Market (100% of proceeds go to MBHS.) There is a sign-up sheet in the back if you would like to be part of the committee working on the all schools fair. An informal session of questions, answers and announcements followed. Next meeting is October 3, 2013 Adjourned 7:35