POLICING PARTNERSHIP GRANT ACCEPTED
WHAT HAPPENED
Supt. Michael Escalante recommended the Board of Education accept
a $316,625 grant for a policing partnership program at Glendale High
School.
WHAT IT MEANS
The Attorney General's Crime and Violence Prevention Center
awarded the grant to Glendale High. It will be paid out over three
years. The grant provides a start-up budget of $25,000, and $25,000
in operation funds to develop various programs that would add more
officers on campuses and work to prevent hate crimes, among other
things.
VOTE
The board voted 5-0 to accept the grant.
HOMEWORK POLICY REVISION
WHAT HAPPENED
Alice Petrossian, assistant superintendent of educational
services, presented changes to the board on the administration's
homework policy.
WHAT IT MEANS
The board and administration's policy on homework was revised by a
committee of teachers, parents and administrators, with input from
the Glendale Council PTA. Petrossian explained that the district
policy was a guideline for school officials to develop their own
homework policies. The policy provides suggestions, like how much
time students should spend on homework and what each assignment
should accomplish.
VOTE
The issue did not require a board vote.
