EYE ON EDUCATION A Publication of the Paramount Unified School District
15110 CALIFORNIA AVE., PARAMOUNT, CA 90723 • TEL: 562-602-6000 • FAX: 562-634-6029
NOVEMBER 2007
Paramount High School Modernization “Your Bond Dollars at Work”
A little more than a year ago, Paramount Unified School District launched its plans to modernize Paramount High School with the proceeds that were established by Measure AA “Campaign for Kids” Bond Referendum. During the month of November, Paramount Unified School District will begin demolishing the old “Pirate Stadium” and begin construction on a new state of the art sports facility, football stadium and track. The plans call for a new 6,000 seat stadium, a new artificial turf football and soccer field as well as a new all-weather track. This project will be just the beginning of the Board of Education’s plans for modernization at Paramount High School that will also include a new Science and Health building, a new expanded library facility, a new mini gymnasium and other auxiliary projects. The project will no doubt take time but in the end our students will benefit from the newly constructed facilities designed to improve and enhance our students’ high school experience. Our Board of Education is truly committed to providing the “very best”
Stadium
for the students and families in Paramount Unified School District. It is with a great deal of pride and appreciation to the citizens we serve that we say thank you for your support as we begin our
Library Expansion
journey into the future at Paramount High School. I have added several artists/architect renditions of our new high school buildings. I think you will agree we are
all excited about this new venture. David J. Verdugo, Ed.D. Superintendent
Science/Health Building
Enroll at Los Cerritos Preschool! At the Los Cerritos Preschool, our goal is to provide children quality early childhood education and care to help them be better prepared for kindergarten and beyond. We strive to create a positive learning environment that supports and enhances growth in the following developmental areas: • Language, such as listening, following directions, communicating, reading readiness, writing, alphabet knowledge, vocabulary, and phonemic/phonological awareness. • Intellectual, such as matching, sorting, classifying, patterning,
counting, colors, shapes, assembling a puzzle, and building a lifelong interest in learning. • Social-Emotional, such as feelings, self-awareness, self-control, interaction with adults and children, cooperation, and sharing. • Motor, both gross motor skills (ex: running, balancing, and bouncing, catching, and kicking a ball) and fine motor skills (ex: manipulating small objects and holding a pencil or crayon). Our preschool also utilizes Open Court and Growing with Mathematics curricula, which are
developmentally appropriate for preschool-age children. To enroll in the Los Cerritos Preschool, your child must be four years-old by March 2, 2008 and live within the Paramount Unified School District boundaries. The Los Cerritos
Preschool is located at 14626 Gundry Avenue. Please call 562-602-6913 for more information or to make an enrollment appointment. Kim Cole, Director Special Education
SCHOOL BOARD MEETING DATES November 13, 2007 • December 11, 2007 Board of Education meetings are held at 6:00 p.m. in the Boardroom at the District Office, 15110 California Avenue, Paramount, and are open to the public