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THURSDAY · SEPTEMBER 1, 2011 LA JOLLA VILLAGE NEWS
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La Jolla schools plan return to classroom La Jolla High School has been able to brace against some of the negative impacts of the statem a n d at e d budget cuts and is introducing new programs this year. BY MARIKO LAMB | VILLAGE NEWS “Our focus this year is on the continued use of formative assessments Despite the state and countywide to guide instructional methodology,” layoffs, schools in La Jolla are making said LJHS principal Dana Shelburne. the best of the situation. “We will also be using improved access
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CONTINUED FROM Page 1 from New York came out to our very first event to ride and loved it so much that he started an East Coast chapter in New York.” W2W gives those with physical limitations the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to catch the thrill of the ride through “adaptive surfing” — a technique where riders lay down or sit on a surfboard and volunteers, including lifeguards, paramedics and surfers, help them get past the break and into the next wave. “We cater to whatever their needs are,” he said. “Most of them lay down, but not all riders have
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to student data to individualize instruction wherever possible.” Although enrollment projections are up slightly — at 1,630 this year — class sizes will remain relatively the same. Changes in the athletic programs include shifting team practices to after school and, due to state law, eliminating physical education credit. Shelburne noted a few last-minute kinks that still need to be worked out before the first day of school — including finding an instructor for an American Sign Language course. “We are diligently looking for [an instructor] and would take any help we can get in that task,” he said. “We
need to get one soon, or we’ll have to reprogram the kids into another course.” Shelburne encouraged anyone who may know someone who can teach the course to call (858) 454-3081. The deadline to find an instructor is Sept. 3. University City High School also has new projects in store, including a new electronic marquee, an updated school website, carports with rooftop solar panels and construction on a new stadium, expected for completion in January 2012. UCHS has also had back-to-back steady growth in its academic performance index and adequate yearly
progress scores, illustrating positive momentum in the school’s performance during dark days for school systems. UCHS principal Jeff Oliveros named challenges that his administration faces with six fewer staff members this year. “We’re challenged by two aspects. One, we have less people to help support. Two, what’s happened within this district is ‘bumping,’ so people are shifted into new job positions,” he said. For more information on LJHS, visit www.ljhighpta.org or call (619) 2264415. For UCHS, email Nsmith@sandi.net or call (858) 457-3040.
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spinal cord injuries. Some have arthritis, so they have neck mobility and they sit on the board.” The next Wheels to Water surfing event at La Jolla Shores will be held on Oct. 22, and Tremble is hoping the last event of the year goes out with a splash. He is considering hosting a disabled surf contest and enlisting the help of local lifeguards to help with the competition. To volunteer, sponsor or RSVP to ride at the next surf event, visit www.wheels2wa ter.org.
Left, a happy "Wheels 2 Water" participant after a session riding the surf at La Jolla Shores. Above, disabled "Wheels 2 Water" event participant Rico Brandi slides across a wave. Volunteers helped get Rico on a board and launched into the waves. Photos by DON BALCH | Village News
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