Minutes - Corona-Norco Unified School District

CNUSD Board Minutes
April 5, 2011
• Skirts and shorts worn so that undergarments do not show; skirts and dresses
with length no higher than half the distance between the knees and waist; pants
that fit at the hip
• No strapless, halter or tube tops; bare midriffs; chains or weapons; lack of shirt,
undergarments; tops unbuttoned below the sternum; hats, visors, sunglasses
indoors
• Footwear must have hard soles
• No apparel/skin art that is obscene, libelous, slanderous or that incite students
Mrs. Skipworth indicated she gets many complaints on the dress policy not being
enforced. She stated the wording of the policy is too subjective and, therefore, there is a
lack of consistency throughout the District. She requested that the dress code be
addressed in a consistent manner and noted that the Board policy does not address
piercings and other hardware. She also requested a copy of the dress policy for
employees and encouraged verbal reminders to school administrators and current/new
employees. Dr. Bechler responded that he would follow up with school administrators
and also provide the Board with any written policy on employee dress code.
II-H Other Business Deputy Superintendent Dr.Greg Plutko provided a report on technology being considered
Ramirez IS Technology for Ramirez Intermediate School, and stated that Principal Ryan Lewis has spent a great
deal of time and energy researching different options. One option under consideration
that would provide a substantial savings to the District is to open the school with digital
textbooks, rather than purchasing a class and home set for each student. The District has
been working with textbook publishers and has had conversations with Apple Computer
regarding iPads. Although Apple Computer does not discount its products, it provides
excellent teacher training which would save the District money on professional
development. The District has an opportunity to implement this new technology with the
opening of a new school.
Early Departure Mr. Zickefoose left the meeting at 10:50 a.m.
Dr. Plutko continued that one of our initiatives is to have the infrastructure to support all
devices in a few years, and be device neutral rather than device dependent. This
proposed project would be funded from several sources, including savings from
textbooks, eliminating the 4-5 computer stations in each classroom, and construction
dollars that could be used because Ramirez is a new school.
In response to a concern expressed by Dr. Lalas, Dr. Plutko said that Ramirez
Intermediate School was selected for this proposed project because of facilities dollars
available from the new construction. Dr. Plutko indicated that Chavez Principal Ryan
Reider was also exploring iPads for the new K-8 school.
“In God We Trust” Sign Dr. Bechler reported that at the recent Norco Schools Committee meeting, the City of
Norco asked if a permanent “In God We Trust” sign could be placed in the
Board/Council Chambers. The City currently displays the sign at Council meetings, but
it is taken down after each meeting. Mrs. Sciortino responded that she has no problem
with the City’s sign being left up permanently and asked if the District should get a legal
opinion. Mr. Newberry and Dr. Lalas also indicated they had no problem with a
permanent sign, and Dr. Lalas commented that some constituents may object. Mrs.
Skipworth requested a legal opinion, and Dr. Bechler asked Assistant Superintendent
Tom Pike to follow up with District counsel.
Request for Bible Elective Dr. Bechler distributed packets to the Board from former Board candidate Steve Green,
containing a request for a Bible elective class, and mentioned that Chino Valley Unified
added such a class this school year. Mr. Green has met with Educational Services and
will need to go through the curriculum committee process per District policy.
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