WEB SITE TO TRACK SCHOOLS BOND OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE, DISTRICT PLAN TO LIST SCHEDULES, UPDATES.Byline: Angie Valencia-Martinez Staff Writer SIMI VALLEY Simi Valley (sē`mē, sĭm`ē), city (1990 pop. 100,217), Ventura co., SW Calif. in an oil, fruit, and farm region; laid out 1887, inc. 1969. - A Web site will be launched in October to provide updates on the $145 million bond-funded school construction program in Simi Valley. The Internet site will contain construction schedules for the district's 29 campuses, status of projects and estimate completion dates, budget reports and an electronic newsletter. The site will allow parents, teachers and others to learn more about the bond oversight committee, communicate with the panel's members and get answers to the most frequently asked questions relating to relating to relate prep → concernant relating to relate prep → bezüglich +gen, mit Bezug auf +acc the building drive. ``I'm a very strong proponent of electronic communication,'' said Eric Cohen cohen or kohen (Hebrew: “priest”) Jewish priest descended from Zadok (a descendant of Aaron), priest at the First Temple of Jerusalem. The biblical priesthood was hereditary and male. , a bond oversight committee board member leading the effort on behalf of the watchdog group. ``It's fast. It's cheap. It doesn't involve paper. It doesn't involve waste and we can do things electronically that we can't do with a print version.'' He added it will improve the flow of communication between the bond committee and the public. The Simi Valley Unified School District A unified school district is a school district which includes both primary school (kindergarten through middle school or junior high) and high school (grades 9-12). In Illinois, these districts are called unit school districts. in conjunction with the citizens committee responsible for overseeing the expenditure of bond money for the construction, repair and modernization of schools are developing the site. District staff and members of the committee began discussing the project in January, which will allow local stakeholders Stakeholders All parties that have an interest, financial or otherwise, in a firm-stockholders, creditors, bondholders, employees, customers, management, the community, and the government. to keep an eye on to watch. - Shak. See also: Eye their tax dollars. The district hired a firm to work on the site for about $10,000, and it is being paid for out of the general fund, said Lowell Schultze, associate superintendent of business and facilities. The content will be determined by the committee, allowing its members to better communicate with the public, Cohen said. District staff will provide updates as necessary. ``We hope the Web site allows the average citizen to see what we're doing and get some insight into the planning,'' said school board member Greg Stratton. ``The Web site should give people some access to look at what's going on What's Going On is a record by American soul singer Marvin Gaye. Released on May 21, 1971 (see 1971 in music), What's Going On reflected the beginning of a new trend in soul music. and monitor the design and track the progress. It's part of the process of making sure the public is aware of what we're doing with the bonds.'' In March 2004, voters approved a multimillion-dollar bond measure to revamp re·vamp tr.v. re·vamped, re·vamp·ing, re·vamps 1. To patch up or restore; renovate. 2. To revise or reconstruct (a manuscript, for example). 3. To vamp (a shoe) anew. n. the district's aging facilities and to finance new construction. Construction at Simi Valley schools will continue for at least five more years. Marybeth Jacobsen, who last year was chairwoman of Citizens 4 Simi SIMI Sea Ice Mechanics Initiative SIMI Search for Intelligent Monkeys on the Internet SIMI Students Islamic Movement in India SIMI Society of Irish Motor Industry SIMI Smallholder Irrigation Markets Initiative Schools, a campaign committee, said anything that facilitates the distribution of information to the community at large is good. ``Anything that helps the committee inform the public about the expenditures of bond funds should be encouraged,'' said Jacobsen, who has a son enrolled at Wood Ranch Elementary. ``The Web site will be most effective if the oversight committee is active in identifying the information that is included and if the district office provides them with relevant information in a timely manner.'' Angie Valencia-Martinez, (805) 583-7604 angie.valencia(at)dailynews.com Visit simi.linkencounter.com in October for updates on school construction in Simi Valley. |
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