Possible New School Boundaries December 6, 2007
Parents Protest Boundary Plans December 6, 2007
CUSD Will Hear Reaction to Talega Boundary Change December 6, 2007
Talega Boundary Meeting Draws More than 200 Parents December 7, 2007
New School Boundaries in Talega December 13, 2007
Thursday, December 20, 2007
Tweaking Talega
Article on what the Real Estate industry tried to do, make Talega it's own city and not part of San Clemente. I know some wish for this to be true, but as for me I am a San Clementian first.
Link to Article
Link to Article
Fresh Fare
The newest addition to Talega is now open. Here is a link to a document showing what, where, & when of the Talega Village Center (http://www.sanclementetech.com/seaside/2007_12_19_12_23_08.pdf).
I did not make the meeting Tuesday, I know bad delegate - bad delegate! Had to watch Cameron.
Wednesday, December 19, 2007
Boundaries Options
Here are the links to the documents of interest:
Vista Del Mar K-8 Impact (Short Version)
Vista Del Mar K-8 Impact (Long Version)
School Board Boundaries Website
Vista Del Mar K-8 Impact (Short Version)
Vista Del Mar K-8 Impact (Long Version)
School Board Boundaries Website
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
School Boundaries Update
Hi All -
Sorry I have been so quite on this issue, I have been trying to complete a project and handle questions regarding this issue. Today I met with Mr. Sieger, Shelly Murphy (Mako Education Foundation President), and Cindi Junkel (Mako Education Foundation Vice President). The goal of the meeting was to discuss points regarding the effects of re-designating Vista del Mar to a K-8 school vs. the K-5 and 6-8 schools as it is now. Prior to our meeting I had done some analysis based on the numbers given to the Regional Committee.
I came up with a solution that would allow all Talega students to attend Vista del Mar Elementary school as well as keep Vista del Mar Middle intact. Based on the numbers our elementary enrollment is 867 for just Talega. I also noticed that the current first grade class peaks our attendance at 194 first graders then the numbers drop off again, kindergarten is at 151 Talega students. Middle School is at 631 students and we peak at 761 students when the current 3rd grade class is in 8th grade. The long and short of it is that we would be within the maximum capacity of the number of students the school can handle. It will be rough, but no rougher than this year. The 725-750 student elementary school maximum was at the request of the principal Mr. Young. I believe that if we adjust this number upward by 100-150 students we can handle the load.
In the meeting I found out that the above plan is being considered as the compromise plan. It was also confirmed that Lobo's numbers were off by approximate 200 students, meaning they would be impacted if students were sent to Lobo. The four options that are coming out tomorrow (yes this is early) are as follows (I do not know the details, but here is the gist):
1. Reset max. number of elementary students to handle all Talega (1500) students & leave the middle school as it is.
2. Year round track.
3. Regional Committee recommendation to move Zone 5 of Talega (1500) or the Talega 12 to Lobo. Leave middle school as it is.
4. Re-designate VDM to K-8
Of all the options, option 4 is the worst. I am currently working on a document with Cindi and Shelly to explain why the switch is bad. So look for more information in the net 24 hours.
So tomorrow check the CUSD website for more information form the district. They are suppose to have complete statistics and rationalization behind each option (http://www.capousd.org/attend0809.htm). Also check the Seaside blog at http://seasideoftalega.blogspot.com/
That's all for now.
Ken
President, CEO
T: 949-533-2536
M: sanclementetech (Yahoo)
B: sanclementetech.blogspot.com
"What would you attempt to do if you knew you couldn't fail"
Friday, December 14, 2007
California Distinguised School
"A California Distinguished School is an award given by the California State Board of Education to public schools within the state that best represent exemplary and quality educational programs. Approximately five percent of California schools are awarded this honor each year following a rigorous selection process. Eligibility is based on federal and state criteria including the No Child Left Behind program, Academic Performance Index (API), and Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP)."
~ source: Wikipedia
"The program identifies and honors many of the state's exemplary and inspiring public schools with the California Distinguished School Award. Although participation is voluntary, the award is highly sought after by schools in all regions of the state. Approximately five percent of California's public schools are selected each year, and no fewer than 40 counties are typically represented. The duration of the distinguished school honor is four years."
~ source: California Department of Education California Distinguished School Program Information for Middle School
~ source: Wikipedia
"The program identifies and honors many of the state's exemplary and inspiring public schools with the California Distinguished School Award. Although participation is voluntary, the award is highly sought after by schools in all regions of the state. Approximately five percent of California's public schools are selected each year, and no fewer than 40 counties are typically represented. The duration of the distinguished school honor is four years."
~ source: California Department of Education California Distinguished School Program Information for Middle School
2007 Middle and High Schools Program
Monday, December 10, 2007
Email from Talega Town Manager regarding VDM issue
I understand yours and others concerns reference the situation occurring at the Vista Del Mar Schools and the current redistricting plan. However sections 2.4 and 2.5 of the Talega CC&Rs specifically prohibits the HOA from engaging in or spending resources on any activity intended to influence governmental action affecting areas inside or outside Talega. Therefore the Board of Directors of the HOA will not be taking a stand on this or other school related decisions.
As I understand it is a topic of concern to many residents I will have it as a discussion item at the upcoming Delegate meeting on the 18th.
Pat Barry,CCAM
Talega Town Manager
100 Calle Altea
San Clemente, CA 92673
949-361-1467
pbarry@meritpm.com
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As I understand it is a topic of concern to many residents I will have it as a discussion item at the upcoming Delegate meeting on the 18th.
Pat Barry,CCAM
Talega Town Manager
100 Calle Altea
San Clemente, CA 92673
949-361-1467
pbarry@meritpm.com
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We support great communities!
TALEGA VILLAGE PAINTING PROJECT
Got this from TalegaToday
"All street light poles and mail boxes will be painted starting January 2, 2008. Please park in appropriate locations. Should you have any questions, please call Mari Jordan at 361-8466."
I am not sure if this effects our area as we just had our mailboxes painted.
"All street light poles and mail boxes will be painted starting January 2, 2008. Please park in appropriate locations. Should you have any questions, please call Mari Jordan at 361-8466."
I am not sure if this effects our area as we just had our mailboxes painted.
Sunday, December 9, 2007
Thursday, December 6, 2007
Meeting Update
Tonight's meeting went very well! There was a united front by all Talegans. I have to admit I thought Seaside was going to be thrown under the bus. I would estimate 300-350 people were at the meeting, it was amazing. Standing room only. People were even standing outside. There were some emotional speeches and some very eloquent well thought out and presented presentations. The evening started off with one of our old neighbors, John Stephens - he was fantastic. It was made clear that we were unhappy with the process, unhappy with being kept in the dark, and unhappy with the recommendation. It was also clear that we were unhappy with the way the funds have been managed and the thought process of the school district. My turn to speak came around 8:30 and I left around 9:00. The meeting was still going strong.
I ended up toning down the speech and have included it for your review. A big Thank You has to go to Scott Reilly for his advice and guidance. I want to again Thank everyone that has sent me emails, helped edit the speech, and came to the meetings both last night at my house and tonight at the school district. I think our message was well received by both the Boundaries Committee as well as our neighbors in other parts of Talega. Great job everyone.
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Good evening my name is Ken Nelson, I am the delegate for Seaside to the Talega Homeowners Association. I currently have two children attending schools at CUSD, a freshman at San Clemente High School and a 6th grader at Vista del Mar Middle School. In addition I have a one year old who will graduate high school in 2025 and yes he was planned. As an eight year resident of Seaside, I have been chosen to speak on behalf of the residents of Seaside. You can see by the show of hands that we understand the importance of this issue. We would like to thank the committee for their efforts and for their recommendation. We realize tough decisions had to be made and any recommendation would be difficult to make.
We sympathize with our new neighbors in the recommendation’s effected areas. We sympathize because we walked in their shoes. For the first three years of living in Seaside both my daughters went to Ole Hanson Elementary School, this is now known as the upper campus or freshman campus of San Clemente High School. My neighbors had kids going to Lobo, Truman, Concordia, and schools outside of San Clemente and outside of CapoUSD.
When Vista Del Mar opened we were among many in the community to embrace the new school. We helped start the PTA, found and support the Mako Education Foundation, and volunteer countless hours of parent classroom time. Our investment in Vista Del Mar extends beyond the financial, we have memories created over the years of service and participation in our children’s education. One can realize our commitment by simply looking at the tile wall in the multi-purpose room and reading the names on the tiles, many of those people are here tonight.
We do have an objection regarding the grandfather clause. We feel that it is not acceptable to force a family to split up unnecessarily. Additionally it is important to understand the benefit that a sibling has when attending the same school as older brothers and sisters. There is a certain comfort for the child as well as the parent in having familiarity and experience with the staff, the teachers, and the other families one has already had the opportunity to work with in the past. Furthermore the current grandfather clause has set a precedence that the new clause would completely negate.
MORE IF NEEDED DEPENDING ON OTHER SPEAKERS
It is not our desire to see the Talega family split apart. If there is a way to accommodate all Talega children at Vista del Mar and maintain the same quality of education, we would support the recommendation. The fact of the matter is the school is simply not big enough. Something has to be done for the good of the community, the school district, and most importantly for the good of all of our children’s educations.
CONCLUSION
It has been my privilege to speak here tonight. Thank you for your time.
I ended up toning down the speech and have included it for your review. A big Thank You has to go to Scott Reilly for his advice and guidance. I want to again Thank everyone that has sent me emails, helped edit the speech, and came to the meetings both last night at my house and tonight at the school district. I think our message was well received by both the Boundaries Committee as well as our neighbors in other parts of Talega. Great job everyone.
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Good evening my name is Ken Nelson, I am the delegate for Seaside to the Talega Homeowners Association. I currently have two children attending schools at CUSD, a freshman at San Clemente High School and a 6th grader at Vista del Mar Middle School. In addition I have a one year old who will graduate high school in 2025 and yes he was planned. As an eight year resident of Seaside, I have been chosen to speak on behalf of the residents of Seaside. You can see by the show of hands that we understand the importance of this issue. We would like to thank the committee for their efforts and for their recommendation. We realize tough decisions had to be made and any recommendation would be difficult to make.
We sympathize with our new neighbors in the recommendation’s effected areas. We sympathize because we walked in their shoes. For the first three years of living in Seaside both my daughters went to Ole Hanson Elementary School, this is now known as the upper campus or freshman campus of San Clemente High School. My neighbors had kids going to Lobo, Truman, Concordia, and schools outside of San Clemente and outside of CapoUSD.
When Vista Del Mar opened we were among many in the community to embrace the new school. We helped start the PTA, found and support the Mako Education Foundation, and volunteer countless hours of parent classroom time. Our investment in Vista Del Mar extends beyond the financial, we have memories created over the years of service and participation in our children’s education. One can realize our commitment by simply looking at the tile wall in the multi-purpose room and reading the names on the tiles, many of those people are here tonight.
We do have an objection regarding the grandfather clause. We feel that it is not acceptable to force a family to split up unnecessarily. Additionally it is important to understand the benefit that a sibling has when attending the same school as older brothers and sisters. There is a certain comfort for the child as well as the parent in having familiarity and experience with the staff, the teachers, and the other families one has already had the opportunity to work with in the past. Furthermore the current grandfather clause has set a precedence that the new clause would completely negate.
MORE IF NEEDED DEPENDING ON OTHER SPEAKERS
It is not our desire to see the Talega family split apart. If there is a way to accommodate all Talega children at Vista del Mar and maintain the same quality of education, we would support the recommendation. The fact of the matter is the school is simply not big enough. Something has to be done for the good of the community, the school district, and most importantly for the good of all of our children’s educations.
CONCLUSION
It has been my privilege to speak here tonight. Thank you for your time.
2008-2009 School Boundaries
Tonight is the committee Town Hall meeting at the Capistrano Unified School District office located at 33122 Valle Road in the city of San Juan Capistrano. I have written a speech that to give on behalf of the residents of Seaside. I hope to see everyone there, the San Clemente section starts at 7:30 PM.
For more information on this issue please visit the Capistrano Unified School District website.
Ken
Good evening my name is Ken Nelson, I am the delegate for Seaside to the Talega Homeowners Association. I currently have two children attending schools at CUSD, a freshman at San Clemente High School and a 6th grader at Vista del Mar Middle School. In addition I have a one year old who will graduate high school in 2025. As an eight year resident of Seaside, I have been chosen to speak on behalf of the residents of Seaside. You can see by the show of hands that we understand the importance of this issue. We would like to thank the committee for their efforts and for their recommendation. We realize tough decisions had to be made and any recommendation would be difficult to make.
We sympathize with our new neighbors in the recommendation’s effected areas. We sympathize because we walked in their shoes. For the first three years of living in Seaside both my daughters went to Ole Hanson Elementary School, this is now known as the upper campus or freshman campus of San Clemente High School. My neighbors had kids going to Lobo, Truman, Concordia, and schools outside of San Clemente and outside of CapoUSD.
When Vista Del Mar opened we were among many in the community to embrace the new school. We helped start the PTA, found and support the Mako Education Foundation, and volunteer countless hours of parent classroom time. Our investment in Vista Del Mar extends beyond the financial, we have memories created over the years of service and participation in our children’s education. One can realize our commitment by simply looking at the tile wall in the multi-purpose room and reading the names on the tiles, many of those people are here tonight.
While we support the current recommendation we do have an objection regarding the grandfather clause. We feel that it is not acceptable to force a family to split up unnecessarily. Additionally it is important to understand the benefit that a sibling has when attending the same school as older brothers and sisters. There is a certain comfort for the child as well as the parent in having familiarity and experience with the staff, the teachers, and the other families one has already had the opportunity to work with in the past. Furthermore the current grandfather clause has set a precedence that the new clause would completely negate.
MORE IF NEEDED DEPENDING ON OTHER SPEAKERS
It is not our desire to see the Talega family split apart. If there is a way to accommodate all Talega children at Vista del Mar and maintain the same quality of education, we would support the recommendation. The fact of the matter is the school is simply not big enough. Something has to be done for the good of the community, the school district, and most importantly for the good of all of our children’s educations. Furthermore there is no bad school in CapoUSD. Lobo is a California Distinguished School where Vista del Mar Elementary is not. Lobo is not impacted where Vista del Mar elementary is. Both share great faculty, families, and students. Both have extremely high test scores. Both schools are worthy of educating not only Talega’s but Capistrano Unified School Districts future bankers, doctors, educators, politicians, military professionals, scientists, art historians and even lawyers.
CONCLUSION
It has been my privilege to speak here tonight. Thank you for your time.
For more information on this issue please visit the Capistrano Unified School District website.
Ken
Good evening my name is Ken Nelson, I am the delegate for Seaside to the Talega Homeowners Association. I currently have two children attending schools at CUSD, a freshman at San Clemente High School and a 6th grader at Vista del Mar Middle School. In addition I have a one year old who will graduate high school in 2025. As an eight year resident of Seaside, I have been chosen to speak on behalf of the residents of Seaside. You can see by the show of hands that we understand the importance of this issue. We would like to thank the committee for their efforts and for their recommendation. We realize tough decisions had to be made and any recommendation would be difficult to make.
We sympathize with our new neighbors in the recommendation’s effected areas. We sympathize because we walked in their shoes. For the first three years of living in Seaside both my daughters went to Ole Hanson Elementary School, this is now known as the upper campus or freshman campus of San Clemente High School. My neighbors had kids going to Lobo, Truman, Concordia, and schools outside of San Clemente and outside of CapoUSD.
When Vista Del Mar opened we were among many in the community to embrace the new school. We helped start the PTA, found and support the Mako Education Foundation, and volunteer countless hours of parent classroom time. Our investment in Vista Del Mar extends beyond the financial, we have memories created over the years of service and participation in our children’s education. One can realize our commitment by simply looking at the tile wall in the multi-purpose room and reading the names on the tiles, many of those people are here tonight.
While we support the current recommendation we do have an objection regarding the grandfather clause. We feel that it is not acceptable to force a family to split up unnecessarily. Additionally it is important to understand the benefit that a sibling has when attending the same school as older brothers and sisters. There is a certain comfort for the child as well as the parent in having familiarity and experience with the staff, the teachers, and the other families one has already had the opportunity to work with in the past. Furthermore the current grandfather clause has set a precedence that the new clause would completely negate.
MORE IF NEEDED DEPENDING ON OTHER SPEAKERS
It is not our desire to see the Talega family split apart. If there is a way to accommodate all Talega children at Vista del Mar and maintain the same quality of education, we would support the recommendation. The fact of the matter is the school is simply not big enough. Something has to be done for the good of the community, the school district, and most importantly for the good of all of our children’s educations. Furthermore there is no bad school in CapoUSD. Lobo is a California Distinguished School where Vista del Mar Elementary is not. Lobo is not impacted where Vista del Mar elementary is. Both share great faculty, families, and students. Both have extremely high test scores. Both schools are worthy of educating not only Talega’s but Capistrano Unified School Districts future bankers, doctors, educators, politicians, military professionals, scientists, art historians and even lawyers.
CONCLUSION
It has been my privilege to speak here tonight. Thank you for your time.
Tuesday, December 4, 2007
2008/2009 School Boundaries
Hi All -
This email is in regards to the 2008-2009 Attendance Boundaries for CAPOUSD, in specific to Talega. First everyone take a deep breath! Next if you are planning on going to the meeting Dec. 6 at 6:30, please read the "San Clemente Regional Recommendation" and the "Speaker Protocol", they can both be found at http://www.capousd.org/attend0809.htm. When ready the first document notice that currently Seaside is not slated to be effected by this reassignment, the current recommendation is targeting communities in Talega that have not been built or build out is not complete. The only thing that raised an eyebrow from me is the grandfather clause, we can not allow the current terminology to take effect because it will set a precedence none of us want.
To Recap:
1) Take a deep breath
2) Read the documents at http://www.capousd.org/attend0809.htm
3) Write down your concerns so you have them ready for speaking
4) Attend the meeting Note that San Clemente Speakers are on at 7:30
5) If speaking please leave your emotions out of it, I know this is hard but to be effective you need to do this.
As always, please forward this email on to others who are not on the email list. Also I have started a blog for seaside stuff http://seasideoftalega.blogspot.com/ I will start posting things there and we can use that forum to communicate neighborhood issues.
Ken
This email is in regards to the 2008-2009 Attendance Boundaries for CAPOUSD, in specific to Talega. First everyone take a deep breath! Next if you are planning on going to the meeting Dec. 6 at 6:30, please read the "San Clemente Regional Recommendation" and the "Speaker Protocol", they can both be found at http://www.capousd.org/attend0809.htm. When ready the first document notice that currently Seaside is not slated to be effected by this reassignment, the current recommendation is targeting communities in Talega that have not been built or build out is not complete. The only thing that raised an eyebrow from me is the grandfather clause, we can not allow the current terminology to take effect because it will set a precedence none of us want.
To Recap:
1) Take a deep breath
2) Read the documents at http://www.capousd.org/attend0809.htm
3) Write down your concerns so you have them ready for speaking
4) Attend the meeting Note that San Clemente Speakers are on at 7:30
5) If speaking please leave your emotions out of it, I know this is hard but to be effective you need to do this.
As always, please forward this email on to others who are not on the email list. Also I have started a blog for seaside stuff http://seasideoftalega.blogspot.com/ I will start posting things there and we can use that forum to communicate neighborhood issues.
Ken
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