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                <title>Newport-Mesa Unified School District Announces Selection of New Principal for Whittier Elementary School</title>
                <description><![CDATA[For Immediate Release: Friday, May 24, 2013 Newport-Mesa Unified School District is pleased to announce the selection of Mr. Scott Wilcox as Principal of Whittier Elementary School. Mr. Wilcox will be recommended for official appointment at the next regularly scheduled board meeting on Tuesday, May 28, 2013. Mr. Wilcox&amp;rsquo;s selection is the result of an extensive recruitment process. The process included a community forum held at the school to gather input from parents and staff about the attributes they would like to see in their next principal. The District held interviews conducted by panels comprised of district, employee, and parent representatives from Whittier Elementary School. The District concluded final interviews last week. Based on all of the input received, we believe Mr. Wilcox is a solid match. Mr. Wilcox brings with him 26 years of experience as an educator. He currently serves as the Principal of Felton Elementary School in the Lennox School District. His educational experiences as a teacher, principal, and director of personnel services have afforded him opportunities to learn how to make schools better for each and every student. His bilingual abilities combined with his respect for diversity and cultural awareness has helped him to build strong ties with communities and families. Lennox Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources Luis Camarena shared, &amp;ldquo;Mr. Wilcox is the well-respected principal of Felton Elementary School. He has built a culture of high expectations, respect and caring. The school has become one large family, which looks out for the specific needs of each student.&amp;rdquo; Plans for Mr. Wilcox&amp;rsquo;s transition to Whittier Elementary School will be shared with the school community following his official appointment. ]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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                <title>El Distrito Escolar Unificado Newport-Mesa anuncia la selecci&#243;n de nuevo Director para la Escuela Primaria Whittier</title>
                <description><![CDATA[Para difusi&amp;oacute;n inmediata: viernes, 24 de mayo de 2013 El Distrito Escolar Unificado Newport-Mesa tiene el placer de anunciar la selecci&amp;oacute;n del Sr. Scott Wilcox como Director de la Escuela Primaria Whittier. El Sr. Wilcox se recomendar&amp;aacute; para nombramiento oficial durante la pr&amp;oacute;xima junta regular de la Mesa Directiva programada para el martes, 28 de mayo de 2013. La selecci&amp;oacute;n del Sr. Wilcox es el resultado de un muy extensivo proceso de reclutamiento. El proceso incluy&amp;oacute; un foro para la comunidad en el campo escolar con el fin de recolectar opiniones y comentarios de los padres de familia y el personal escolar acerca de las caracter&amp;iacute;sticas que les gustar&amp;iacute;a ver en su siguiente director. El Distrito llev&amp;oacute; a cabo entrevistas realizadas por paneles constituidos por representantes del distrito, empleados y padres de familia de la Escuela Primaria Whittier. El Distrito concluy&amp;oacute; las entrevistas finales la semana pasada. Bas&amp;aacute;ndonos en la informaci&amp;oacute;n recibida, creemos que el Sr. Wilcox es el mejor aspirante. El Sr. Wilcox trae consigo 26 a&amp;ntilde;os de experiencia como educador. Actualmente es Director de la Escuela Primaria Felton en el Distrito Escolar Lennox. Su experiencia educacional como maestro, director de escuela y director de servicios para personal le ha brindado oportunidades para aprender c&amp;oacute;mo mejorar las escuelas para cada uno de los estudiantes. Sus habilidades biling&amp;uuml;es combinadas con su respeto por la diversidad y su conocimiento cultural le han ayudado a forjar fuertes lazos con la comunidad y las familias. El Superintendente Adjunto de Recursos Humanos de Lennox Luis Camarena comunic&amp;oacute;, &amp;ldquo;El Sr. Wilcox es el altamente respetado director de la Escuela Primaria Felton. Ha creado una cultura de altas expectativas, respeto y afecto. La escuela se ha convertido en una familia grande que est&amp;aacute; al tanto de las necesidades espec&amp;iacute;ficas de cada estudiante&amp;rdquo;. Los planes para la transici&amp;oacute;n del Sr. Wilcox a la Escuela Primaria Whittier se compartir&amp;aacute;n con la comunidad escolar despu&amp;eacute;s de su nombramiento oficial. ]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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                <title>New Job Postings for May 24th!</title>
                <description><![CDATA[(Costa Mesa) (Costa Mesa) JOB FAIR! Vons has multiple positions opened in the Orange County area. Come and join us at a job fair! Wednesday, May 29th 12:00pm -- 3:30pm 185 E. 17th Street Costa Mesa, CA 92627 NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE! (South Coast Plaza, Costa Mesa) (Newport Beach) Minuteman Parking Company (Newport Beach, CA) (Corona Del Mar) ]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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                <title>2nd Annual &#8220;Hidden Truths&#8221; Art Exhibit</title>
                <description><![CDATA[CALLING ALL YOUNG ARTISTS WHOSE LIVES HAVE BEEN TOUCHED BY EPILEPSY! We are pleased to announce our search for art produced by high school students whose lives have been touched by epilepsy! Several young artists will be chosen to feature their work on October 6, 2013 at the 2 nd Annual Hidden Truths Art Exhibit held at the Susan Nelson Gallery in Newport Beach. Help raise awareness and educate our community about living with epilepsy! Proceeds generated from the Hidden Truths exhibit directly benefit the Epilepsy Therapy Project, a division of the Epilepsy Foundation. These monies are used to accelerate innovative new therapies from the laboratory to individuals living with epilepsy. If interested please pick-up an entry form at your school nurses office and return by June 1, 2013 For more information or questions please contact Jil Wexler, jamwex@cox.net or call (949) 500-6701. ]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 6 May 2013 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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                <title>Flagship Program Data Report Now Available OnLine</title>
                <description><![CDATA[To review the information collected over the course of the lastfive months from the 33 community meetings held, please visit the following link: ]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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                <title>Early College High School is Now Accepting Applications for the 2013-14 School Year</title>
                <description><![CDATA[Early College HS Webpage: ]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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                <title>Calling All Young Artists Whose Lives Have Been Touched By Epilepsy...Opportunity to Have Art Work at Annual Exhibit</title>
                <description><![CDATA[CALLING ALL YOUNG ARTISTS WHOSE LIVES HAVE BEEN TOUCHED BY EPILEPSY! We are pleased to announce our search for art produced by high school students whose lives have been touched by epilepsy! Several young artists will be chosen to feature their work on October 6, 2013 at the2 nd Annual Hidden Truths Art Exhibit held at the Susan Nelson Gallery in Newport Beach. Help raise awareness and educate our community about living with epilepsy! Proceeds generated from the Hidden Truths exhibit directly benefit the Epilepsy Therapy Project, a division of the Epilepsy Foundation. These monies are used to accelerate innovative new therapies from the laboratory to individuals living with epilepsy. If interested please pick-up an entry form at your school nurses office and return by June 1, 2013 For more information or questions please contact Dr. Julie Thompson-Dobkin at or call (949) 903-3206. ]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 18 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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                <title>Social Security Questions and Answers Sheet</title>
                <description><![CDATA[Transition Services has a new FAQ sheet to help teachers and parents with questions regarding Social Security. It has many of the common question and answers teachers and parents have asked regarding social security and their students. Click on the link below to make use of this resource. ]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 1 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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                <title>Costa Mesa Community Run Moves to Annual Fish Fry Weekend, Sunday June 2, 2013</title>
                <description><![CDATA[The Annual Costa Mesa Community Run benefiting Costa Mesa publicschools will be held on Sunday, June 2, 2013 and joins the annual Costa Mesa Fish Fry weekend event. Mark your calendars to participate today! For more information and registration, please visit: ]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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                <title>Eastbluff Elementary Hosting Kindergarten Orientation Presentations and Tours</title>
                <description><![CDATA[For parents of new, incoming kindergartners for the 2013-2014 school year February 7 th , 2013 at 3:30 pm. Or April 23 rd , 2013 at 4:30 pm. Please come to classroom A-1 This presentation will provide you with an overview of our outstanding full-day kindergarten program. Handouts and a brochure will also be provided. You are also invited to one of our upcoming tours: March 29 April 26 May 24 June 7 All tours start at 9:00 am. but you are welcome to attend our flag deck at 8:40 am. ]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 9 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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                <title>Newport-Mesa Unified School District  Priorities - 2012/13</title>
                <description><![CDATA[A cademics - Instructional Excellence By June 2014, all high schools will implement the &amp;ldquo;a-g&amp;rdquo; course of study for all students. Successful completion of the &amp;ldquo;a-g&amp;rdquo; course of study will become the curriculum for high school students in the Newport-Mesa Unified School District to provide a guaranteed and viable curriculum. Definition of &amp;ldquo;a-g&amp;rdquo;: A list of high school courses that fulfills the subject requirements for admission to the University of California and California State University. The number of National Merit Scholars from the Newport-Mesa Unified School District will meet or exceed the national average in three years at each campus. What is the National Merit Scholarship Program? In each annual National Merit Scholarship Program, about 50,000 academically talented high school students are honored, but only some 16,000 of them are named Semifinalists. Students who qualify as Semifinalists based on their performance on the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT &amp;reg; ) are the only program participants who have an opportunity to advance to the Finalist level and compete for National Merit Scholarships. About 8,300 of the outstanding Finalists will be chosen as Merit Scholarship &amp;reg; winners. In 2012, N-MUSD had 8 NMSF&amp;rsquo;s. By fall 2013, all administrative staff will be trained in the development, implementation, and supervision of lesson design to ensure access for all students to a guaranteed and viable curriculum. B ehavior By fall 2013, Newport-Mesa USD schools will implement Restorative Justice or similar system at all schools. What is meant by Restorative Justice? A focus on student behavior policies and practices that rely on: character education, positive behavior intervention and support, improved student behavior, nurturing environment, and appropriate discipline. C reativity - Innovation By June 2013, schools will explore opportunities and assess capacity to offer innovative programs at their site. How is the District Pursuing This Priority? The District is currently exploring ideas and options for creating flagship programs for each zone. Newport-Mesa consists of 4 school zones: Estancia, Costa Mesa, Newport Harbor and Corona del Mar. The goal is to establish 1 Academic and 1 Arts FlagshipProgram in eachzone.We are beginning the process with the Estancia Zone and will then move to the remaining zones. ]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 8 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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