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Ocean Knoll Earns a Golden Bell

Receiving the Golden Bell are, from left, Doug DeVore, Sharon South, Rafael Olavide, Bill Parker, Amy Leon, Carol Skiljan, Owen O'Connor (holding award), Shannon Kuder, Marla Strich, Cathy Regan, Suzie Sherwin, Dan Grider, Louise Davis, and Bonnie Drolet.

Ocean Knoll's Reading and Math Excel Support Program has earned the school a prestigious Golden Bell Award from the California School Board Association. The program's directors, Louise Davis, Suzie Sherwin and Rafael Olavide, principal Owen O'Connor, members of the Encinitas School Board, many representatives from the district office, and friends and family were feted at the 19th annual Golden Bell Award ceremony on December 5, which was held in San Diego this year at the San Diego Marriott & Marina. The event is held in conjunction with the CSBA Annual education conference.

Bill Hotz and Carol Luster enjoy Nancy Cunningham's presentation on Espirit de Corps at the CSBA conference.

Suzie Sherwin, center, and Rafael Olavide, foreground, conduct table top discussion on the Excel program.

The program was established in an effort to give reading and math assistance to students in kindergarten through sixth grade who are performing below grade level standards. It also offers homework assistance before school through its Dolphin Club program."We're really proud of the program and the teachers and parent community are behind it as well," says Mr. O'Connor.

A PDL student displays her class service learning project. Districts state-wide attended the CSBA conference on December 5.

The CSBA Golden Bell Awards program promotes excellence in education by recognizing outstanding programs in school districts and county offices of education throughout California.

Ocean Knoll joins Paul Ecke Central/Pacific View and Espirit de Corps as recipients of this high honor. Encinitas Union School District is very proud of the innovative program and congratulates all who work so hard to make it a reality.

Student Names New School!

Flora Vista student Margaret Nelson, is recognized by Dr. DeVore, in photo at right, for her winning submission to a district-wide contest to name our new school. Margaret submitted "El Camino Creek Elementary School," and it became official when the name was selected by the Board of Trustees at the November 17 board meeting.

Students at all sites were given the opportunity to submit their suggestions for the school name and a rationale for why that name was appropriate for our new school. A sub-committee of our Strategic Planning Facilities Committee reviewed all of the entries. The members of this committee were given the suggested name and the rationale, but not the student's name or school. The committee had the difficult task of reviewing all the excellent suggestions and narrowing the field down to four names. After the final vote, Margaret's identity was revealed.

El Camino Creek Elementary will be located in La Costa Valley and is scheduled to open in August 2000.

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