YES virtual meeting set for next week
The Youth Enrichment Services (YES) group holds a virtual meeting at 8:30 a.m. Feb. 18. Cyber educator Jon Moffat will present the latest information on TikTok and Discord. Resources, links and grant information will be included. Email reshelman@carlsbadusd.net for meeting links.
DEL MAR
District offers webinars on language program
The Del Mar Union School District has scheduled parent information webinars regarding its Spanish Language Immersion Program in kindergarten and first grade. To apply for the program, parents or guardians must attend one of the webinars. All DMUSD students will have equal access to the Spanish Language Immersion Program via a lottery, regardless of a student’s school of residence. The webinars will include information about long-term goals for the program, research supporting the benefits of biliteracy, the parent commitment requirement, application and enrollment details, and lottery information. Applications wi
Del Mar Union School District’s Spanish immersion program will expand into the first grade this coming school year and welcome a new kindergarten class on a lifelong path toward biliteracy.
Two kindergarten strands began in fall 2020 at Del Mar Hills and Ashley Falls Schools with students receiving instruction in nearly every subject in Spanish as well as celebrating and understanding different cultures.
“This program is even better than what we thought it would be,” said DMUSD Board President Erica Halpern.
Looking ahead to the 2021-2022 school year, the
district has scheduled parent information webinars on Zoom Feb. 9, Feb. 23, March 9 and March 3.
NOTE: City councils and school boards have closed their meeting spaces to the public to avoid the spread of COVID-19. Public participation is possible by phone links to the meetings, livestreaming meetings and/or emailing comments. Visit each agency’s website for details, usually found under “Meetings” or “Agendas.”
CITY COUNCILS
CARLSBAD
The Carlsbad City Council will meet at 3 p.m. Tuesday to review whether or not to adjust its compensation for 2021, whether to adjust the city’s part-time and management salary schedules, and whether to increase those employees’ pay. The council will hear a report on COVID-19 expenses and will discuss whether to use $1.5 million from its budget to pay for them. The council will hear a report on the Monroe Street Pool Renovation/Replacement Project and consider design concepts. An informational presentation on the Ponto property in the Poinsettia Shores Master Plan, will be given, including an overview of the planned and allowed la