Board Meeting Highlights

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JUHSD District Office at Serramonte Del Rey

699 Serramonte Boulevard, Room 223

Daly City, California 94015

View the JUHSD March 21 board agenda here.

Watch the recorded meeting through YouTube here.

Andrew Lie applauded the cast and crew of Westmoor High School's drama production of Legally Blonde: The Musical that he attended with his family this past Saturday. He also attended Pacifica's Youth Summit in Pacifica this past Saturday and thanked Mary Bier, along with District students, for their dedication to this program.

Kalimah Salahuddin enjoyed Westmoor High School's drama production of Legally Blonde: The Musical and commended Mr. Pete McGurty for his hard work on this show. She also attended this past Saturday's Pacifica Youth Summit in Pacifica and appreciated the comments and thoughts made by students in regards to drug use and mental wellness.

Rosie Tejada was impressed with Westmoor High School's drama production of Legally Blonde: The Musical. She also visited the Daly City Youth Health Center and enjoyed learning more about the programs offered to the District and community.

Jerome Gallegos had nothing to report during this portion of the meeting.

Sherrett Walker thoroughly enjoyed himself while attending Westmoor High School's drama production of Legally Blonde: The Musical.

Superintendent Toni Presta attended the Westmoor High School drama production of Legally Blonde: The Musical this past weekend and was very impressed with the quality of the production and thanked Mr. Pete McGurty for his support of this show.

This past week, she attended Skyline College's annual Presidential Breakfast, along with several board members, and Deputy Superintendent Kareen Baca. That same afternoon, she was a guest at the Daly City Public Library Associates annual St. Patrick's lunch. While attending both events, she enjoyed visiting with college and community leaders in attendance.

She share that this Friday, Oceana High School seniors will hold their annual exhibition this Friday.

She ended her reported with a shout-out to the Westmoor staff, along with members from the District Office staff, for helping quickly change the location of this meeting due to an unforeseen power outage at Serramonte Del Rey.

AFT Local 1481 Union Monica Casey attended the CFT (California Federation of Teachers) Convention this past weekend in San Francisco. Hundreds of CFT members from the across the State gathered in the city to focus on this year's theme: "United for Justice in Education."

She also shared her being selected as a CFT State vice president position. Way to go, Monica!

Director of Communication and Staff Housing Austin Worden shared that similar to the February Recess, rapid antigen tests will be sent home with all students and staff for the Spring Break.

Students and staff are asked to take one test on Sunday, April 9 or the morning of Monday, April 10 prior to returning to campus, and again on Wednesday, April 12, during the first week back. If a student or staff member tests positive, we ask that they report this to their school and fill out this self reporting form.

Also, the District is following updated changes from the CPDH (California Department of Public Health) to isolation days for work and school. To learn about those changes, please click here.

JUHSD thanks our students and staff for their support in keeping our schools healthy and well.

Congratulations to Westmoor High School's Grace Moevao for being honored as the District's Student of the Month, March 2023.

When one thinks of the word “Ramily,” spirited, self-directed learner, and critical thinker are words that come to mind. Grace is all of those things and more. She is light hearted, good natured, well humored, always smiling and greets everyone she meets with a ‘good morning’ upon arriving at school. She never misses an opportunity to cheer someone up!

As a graduating senior, she plans to attend Skyline College where she’ll begin her field of study in education and her wanting to be a teacher. This fits her well, as she currently is a youth leader at her church and volunteers with Good Samaritan SF.

At Westmoor she is a standout athlete for the school’s basketball and volleyball teams. Her teammate, Ritz Wamat, stated that “she never feels the need to make a serious situation uncomfortable, always lightening the mood and encouraging other players.”

WHS Athletic Director Mary Ann Paul had this to say about Grace. “On the athletic field, she is a hardworking and tenacious athlete who always strives to be better day in and out. As a student, she constantly wears a smile on her face and is willing to help students and staff alike. Her Westmoor pride is extremely contagious.”

English teacher, Mr. Andrew Finnerty, had these remarks about Grace. “She’s courteous and spreads goodwill to everyone around her. That is the definition of grace.”

Eric Kocmich, Grace’s social studies teacher, shared that she “is a terrific human being and a tremendous force of positivity to those who come into her orbit.”

Westmoor High School is very fortunate to have a student of Grace’s caliber present on their campus. Her positive and caring attitude will take her far and we look forward to watching this incredible person continue to make a true difference in this world.

Congratulations to Grace Moevao, the District’s Student of the Month for March.

In January, with support from Nichols Strategies, the JUHSD Communications Department created three promotional videos to highlight the amazing things taking place in this district! Tonight, these three videos were shown for the first time to the Board and public. Along with being posted below, these videos will live on the District’s website and posted to the @JUHSD1 social media accounts. The videos shown this evening highlight the overall excellence of the District, the Educational Housing project, and for Staff Recruitment.

District Office administration thanks Westmoor High School Principal Brock Ahrens and his staff for quickly accommodating a last minute meeting change of location from the Serramonte Del Rey Board Room to the WHS Library. #juhsdproud

Photo: Director of Construction and Bond Projects Stefanie Phillips stands with members from the WHS Green Hats Community Service Club as they help direct meeting attendees to the school's library.

The next regularly scheduled Board Meeting will take place on Tuesday, April 11, 2023. Public open session begins at 7:00 pm (unless otherwise noted) on the JUHSD YouTube channel and in person at the District Office.

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