Andrew Wainer
ISSUE: DIGITAL HIGH SCHOOL GRANTS
Vote: 5-0
Summary: At Tuesday's meeting, the school board approved Marina,
Westminster and Huntington Beach high schools' applications to the
California Department of Education for a Digital High School technology
installation grant.
Marina is applying for $715,200, Huntington Beach High is applying for
$679,500, and Westminster wants $769,200 for the high-tech program.
The program was passed by the state Legislature in 1997 to encourage
computer literacy in students and faculty.
Grants offer eligible schools $300 per student for the initial
installation and $45 per student for three additional years, depending on
state budget appropriations.
All three schools' applications emphasize staff development, technology
integration and partnerships with business, parents and community.
Edison and Coast High Schools were awarded Digital High School grants for
the 1998-99 school year.
ISSUE: HIGH SCHOOL POOL
Vote: 5-0
Summary: The board voted to use funds recovered from the Orange County
bankruptcy to help pay for the construction of a new pool at Huntington
Beach High School.
The amount to be set aside for the pool is $269,399. The addition of
these funds would bring the total raised for the $1.5-million project to
about $900,000.
