Running Club
Wednesday Running Club will begin next Wednesday, September 20th at 7:45 AM on the upperfield. All parents, grandparents and friends are welcome to join their child as we track student laps and miles through the EZScan system. Students with the most mileage will receive schoolwide recognition and an award at the end of the year. Much gratitude to Cold Spring parents Justin Kane, Julie Saunders, Harry Presman and Nora Lieber volunteering to serve as this year's Running Club Coordinators.
Leadership Roles at Home
Below you will find a LeaderinMe Leadership Chart focused on learning and practicing leadership and responsibility that you can use at home. You can begin your family meeting by asking your child/children what leadership role are you interested in? What leadership qualities do you have that will help you fill that role? Then, you can work together to discuss, write, and sign a Win-Win Agreement detailing the leadership role behaviors and expectations.
Board Meeting Highlights from the September 11, 2023 Regular Board Meeting
Dr. Alzina recognized Filemon Ortega of Filemon Ortega Landscaping who has done extensive work to beautify the school campus.
Pavillian’s (formerly known as Vons) in Montecito will be granting the Cold Spring School District $5,000.00 on September 27 at their reopening ceremony.
The Cold Spring School Fall Fundraiser has raised over $130,000. The Board thanked the Foundation Board for all of their hard work.
Dr. Alzina presented the unofficial CAASPP results from the 2022-23 school year. The unofficial results schoolwide were 92% met/exceeded the standards in Math and 93% met/exceeded the standards in English Language Arts.
Dr. Alzina presented the STAR Reading and STAR Math baseline data for the start of the school year. There was some learning loss over the summer break, however, Dr. Alzina is working with teachers and staff to support the individual needs of all students.
Dr. Alzina shared the 2022-2023 Chronic Absenteeism rate that increased to 7.2%. In addition, she shared she is working to educate families regarding the importance of school attendance as required by law.
Dr. Alzina shared the CA Dashboard with the Board. The CA Dashboard will be presented to the Governing Board for formal approval at the end of September.
Mr. Calderon presented the 2022-23 Unaudited Actuals to the Board. The District ended the 2022-2023 fiscal year with a balanced budget notwithstanding some of the challenges faced with the implementation of the Universal Meals Program and Universal Transitional Kindergarten.
Mr. Calderon is working with Verkada on purchasing a new surveillance system that will monitor the perimeter of the campus to make the entry points more secure.
Dr. Alzina and Mr. Calderon presented a proposal to enhance the Universal Meals program, including bringing the program inhouse with Cold Spring School staff. The plan continues to be to grow and improve the meals program for our students.
COVID-19 Protocols for Students and Families Click here for information regarding the COVID-19 Protocols that are currently in place.
Calendar of Events September September 25 - 29 – Pali Camp (6th Grade)
October
October 2 - 4 – CIMI Camp (5th grade)
October 4 – National Walk/Bike to School Day
October 6 – Make-up Picture Day
October 9 – Superintendent/Principal Coffee, 8:30-9:30 AM (Tuesday)
October 9 – Board Meeting, 6 PM October 10 – Parent Club Meeting, 8:30 AM
October 13 – No School
October 16 – Staff Development Day – No School
October 25 – Fall Sing 9:00 AM (TK-2nd)
October 26 – Fall Sing 9:00 AM (3rd-6th)
October 27 – Fall Festival, Early Dismissal, 12:30 PM Festival begins at 2 PM