BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Bridget Kaub, Board President

Brian E. Rechsteiner, Vice President

Paul Morrow, Ed.D., Board Clerk

Rosemary Saylor, Board Member

Shari Kowalke, Board Member

DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION

Gregory Haulk, Superintendent

Jon M. Archibald, Asst. Supt., Admin. Svcs.

Patricia Hager, Asst. Supt., HR

Jennifer Shepard, Asst. Supt., Ed. Svcs.

17011 Beach Boulevard, Suite 560, Huntington Beach, CA 92647, 714-964-8888 www.hbcsd.us

Superintendent’s Message

Huntington Beach City School District

It has been quite a few years since the Huntington

Beach City School District communicated a Report

to the Community, so I am very pleased to share

with our community the great things that are hap-

pening in HBCSD. You are going to read, in the

next few pages, the tremendous amount of

changes that have and are happening in education

and how HBCSD has responded to those changes

in a positive way. Through each and every one of

the changes, we have kept our focus on our stu-

dents and their achievements. Whether we are

talking about new curriculum, i.e., mathematics,

new assessments, or the new funding formula and

its association with our Local Control Accountabil-

ity Plan, one element has remained consistent and

that is the mission of HBCSD to support the aca-

demic and personal development of every student

so that each student becomes a responsible, well-

rounded individual who achieves success and ful-

fillment in a global environment.

As we proceed forward in the next couple of years,

HBCSD is committed to continuing to meet the

needs of our students, parents, and community.

We will continue to provide first best instruction

for all of our students and seek ways to support

that instruction through supplemental programs.

We will continue to communicate with our com-

munity and involve them in each of the changes

and challenges. We will continue to expand avail-

able programs for our students, such as the sci-

ence, technology, engineering, arts and mathemat-

ics (STEAM) program and continue to provide pro-

fessional development for our teachers to meet the

needs of each of our students.

HBCSD test scores are among the best in Orange

County, but where you can really see the success of

this district is when you walk into classrooms

throughout our seven elementary school and two

middle school campuses. HBCSD teachers are tre-

mendous facilitators of learning who engage stu-

dents daily and move them toward their best on a

regular basis. Lessons are rich and robust with

large amounts of information being discussed and

utilized during each and every class. Expectations

are high at every school and our teachers work with

students and parents to meet and exceed those ex-

pectations. We also have an amazing support staff

that takes pride in their positions and the work they

do to keep our students moving forward. HBCSD is

a wonderful place to work alongside incredibly tal-

ented and motivated individuals as you will see in

the following pages.

Thank you for taking the time to read about our dis-

trict. We are proud of what we do and look for any

opportunity to share.

MISSION STATEMENT

Our Mission is to support the academic and personal development of every student so that each student becomes a responsible, well-rounded individual who achieves

success and fulfillment in a global environment.

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Distinguished

Schools

National and State Accolades for Excellence

CALIFORNIA GOLD

RIBBON AWARD

The California Gold Ribbon

Schools Award was created to

honor schools while the California

Distinguished Schools Program is on hiatus as

California transitions to new assessment and ac-

countability systems. The Gold Ribbon cam-

puses that demonstrated innovations in aca-

demic achievement as they transition to the new

state standards are: Eader, Hawes, Huntington

Seacliff, Moffett, Perry, and Smith Schools. The

State representatives will make a validation visit

to each of these schools. Once the validation

visits are complete, the schools will be recog-

nized as Gold Ribbon Award Schools. Dwyer

and Sowers Middle Schools each received the

California Gold Ribbon Award in 2015.

CALIFORNIA

TEACHERS OF THE YEAR

The overall purpose of the California Teachers

of the Year Program is to honor the profession

chosen by 300,000 persons in the state and to

heighten the interest in teaching as a career.

The program affords the opportunity to bring

attention to teachers who successfully employ

strategies to increase academic success and

narrow the achievement gap of diverse stu-

dents.

Lisa Moloney, second grade teacher at Perry

School, was named a State semi-finalist for the

2016 school year.

Tony Zini, Title I teacher at Perry School, was a

semi-finalist at the County level for the 2015

school year.

Deanna Zamiska, former third grade GATE

teacher at Peterson School who is now at Dwyer

Middle School, was a finalist at the County level

for the 2013 school year.

STANDARDS BASED ASSESSMENT CONSORTIUM

(SBAC) RESULTS

English Language Arts

Overall Percentage Grades 3-8

Mathematics

Overall Percentage Grades 3-8

71%

53%44%

HBCSD Orange County California

63%

44%

33%

HBCSD Orange County California

2

Blue Ribbon

Schools

CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION

Comprehensive mathematics instructional resources

(print and digital) were adopted and implemented

this year and we will continue to use the MIND Re-

search Institute ST Math Program in grades K-8. The

MIND Music/Keyboarding program has also been

fully implemented at all elementary school sites.

The District is preparing to pilot English-Language

Arts and English Language Develop-

ment core programs in 2016/2017. We

are currently piloting DIBELS Next and

Imagine Learning.

The Cognitively Guided Instruction/

Early Childhood Math (CGI/ECM) Coaching Cadre

model is implemented at all elementary sites with a

primary and upper elementary coach, district level

coaches, and Orange County Department of Educa-

tion consultant support. The focus is on building ca-

pacity of coaching staff and engaging in high level

teacher collaboration to support instruction and stu-

dent achievement in mathematics.

This is the initial implementation year for the elemen-

tary vocal music program and the adoption of the

Music Play curriculum.

Blended Learning instruction is occurring for ad-

vanced mathematics in middle school and an online

program is being piloted for Independent Study and

Saturday School Attendance Recovery.

Mathematics instructional practice

and support is the focus for our

professional development. Site

and Professional Learning Commu-

nities (PLCs) emphasis is on inter-

nal expertise and teacher choice

sessions of high interest and yield

for classroom application. There is increasing par-

ticipation in the Gifted and Talented Education

(GATE) professional development though the Califor-

nia Association for the Gifted and the Orange County

Department of Education events.

The Annual Survey for families has been expanded

to include staff members and students.

Huntington Beach City School District will continue

to collaborate with Huntington Beach Union High

School District, Fountain Valley School District,

Ocean View School District, Westminster School Dis-

trict, and the Orange County Department of Educa-

tion.

There will be continued focus on and development of

the partnerships with the Assistance League of Hunt-

ington Beach, Boys & Girls Clubs of Huntington Val-

ley, ExplorOcean, Opterra Energy Solutions, and

YMCA.

Big Picture Early Childhood Education

High quality early learning programs include the following:

Learning Link for birth-5 year olds (with close to 100 families engaging with us since September 2015),

THINK Together Early Literacy and Mathematics Program for 3-5 year olds with parent participation,

Preschool Academy at Eader, Perry, and Peterson Schools,

Preschool Academy Summer Camp inaugural year in July/August 2015,

Preppy K classes (includes Transitional Kindergarten),

Extended Kindergarten learning experiences,

Kindergarten programs throughout the district.

These programs allow us to welcome families into the district and serve as a community resource to provide

access to a wide range of resources and help create links to a variety of high quality programs in these pivotal

early learning years.

EDUCATIONAL SERVICES

CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION

5%2%

67%

18%

8%

ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES

ANNUAL REVENUE

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

The District has a positive certification of financial

condition indicating a strong, healthy budget for the

current and two subsequent fiscal years based on

current projections.

Independent audits have not resulted in any state or

federal findings or questioned costs for five con-

secutive years and have given the highest opinion

possible on our financial statements.

The District just completed

Phase II of a comprehen-

sive energy conservation

project. Solar arrays were

installed at all school

sites, virtually all lighting

and heating, ventilation,

and air conditioning equipment (HVAC) was re-

placed and energy controls were added. The cost of

the projects was approximately $15 million, with no

out-of-pocket cost for taxpayers.

We have received $1.275 million from the California

Solar Initiative and $546,000 from Proposition 39

energy conservation funding to offset costs of our

energy conservation projects. We expect to receive

up to $1.2 million in additional funding from these

sources. Savings from reduced electric bills be-

cause of solar production and reduction of demand

charges will pay for the balance of the project costs

and provide additional funds for school programs.

Solar Arrays at all school sites provide approxi-

mately 58% of our power needs!

Technology is always changing and Huntington

Beach City School District has been making invest-

ments in improving our technology infrastruc-

ture. Our biggest push is to expand our wireless

network into every classroom. In many cases, that

also involves replacing our legacy switching hard-

ware.

In the past year, we have replaced the wired net-

work at four of our schools. Wireless access points

have been added to every portable classroom us-

ing funding set aside for energy management. We

will continue this growth, spreading the network

into our permanent classrooms throughout the

spring.

This infrastructure is necessary to support all of

the devices we have been adding to our net-

work. We have added over 500 Chromebooks, doz-

ens of laptops, and carts full of iPads. Students

use these devices in a variety of ways: they can

use Chromebooks to prepare multimedia reports,

learn how to type, and work with ST Math. iPads

enable creative uses of video and robust suites of

apps that encourage classroom participation. At

the middle school level, students are getting into

robotics projects and programming microcontrol-

lers.

We are also working on making things easier for

parents. All of our schools are now offering online

registration. Hundreds of parents have already

taken part, and that number will only grow as we

enter our open enrollment period.

$55,017,217

Employee Salaries : $36,614,910 (67%)

Employee Benefits:

$9,776,425 (18%)

Services/Operations:

$4,230,872 (8%)

Books/Supplies: $2,864,865 (5%)

Other: $1,188,526 (2%)

Total General Fund Expenditures:

$54,675,598 (100%)

EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY

2 Students Per

Technology Device

HUMAN RESOURCES

7,064 Students

HBCSD

Two Middle Schools

Seven Elementary Schools

23 Students per Teacher

639 EMPLOYEES

STAFFING

For the 2015-16 school year the following certifi-

cated positions were hired: 48 teachers, 5 adminis-

trators (2 Assistant Principals, 1 Middle School Prin-

cipal, 2 Special Education Specialists), and 58 sub-

stitute teachers.

A total of 95 classified positions were hired, some

of which include: 1 Bus Driver, 5 Custodian II, 6

Elementary Music Specialists (MIND Keyboarding),

1 District Nurse, 18 Instructional Assistants, 2 Li-

brary Media Technician II, 1 Procurement Agent, 1

Maintenance HVAC Technician, 20 Playground Su-

pervisors, 2 Preschool Instructors, 1 Director of Fis-

cal Services, 1 Groundskeeper, 1 Science Materials

Specialist, and 31 Various substitutes.

One teacher out of a district total of 303 is non-

compliant regarding No Child Left Behind (NCLB),

which equals .0035% for the district. This newly

hired teacher is in the process of completing the

requirements in order to meet NCLB compliance in

the near future.

16 General Education teachers are enrolled in a lo-

cal consortium teacher induction program (known

as BTSA) in order to clear their teaching creden-

tials. Effective this year, HBCSD has partnered with

the Orange County Department of Education so that

three newly hired special education teachers are

able to participate in their teacher induction pro-

gram.

STAFF

Teachers

(303)

Support Staff

(294)

Admin (42)

46%

7%

47%

HBCSD

SPECIAL EDUCATION

The Learning Center

The purpose of the Learning Center is to provide stu-

dents with disabilities with supplementary, direct

instructional services in content, learning strategies,

and progress monitoring in academics, transition, or

social communication skills. Instruction in the Learn-

ing Center must be based on students’ needs in the

general education program. It is not to supplant core

instruction in the general education classroom.

The Learning Center is dedicated to providing spe-

cialized academic instruction tailored to a student’s

learning needs. The Learning Center is an integrated

program where services may be provided in a pull-

out setting, the general education classroom, or a

combination of the two. In addition, aide support

from the center can be provided to students in the

general education setting.

The Learning Center staff will provide direct aca-

demic intervention for all students in need of such

services. The instructional content will address the

special education student’s goals or a general edu-

cation student’s individual needs. The Learning

Center can support a student’s need for assistance

with on-task behavior and/or executive functioning,

as well as implementing the behavior plans of most

students. This setting is not designed to meet the

needs of students with more severe educational

needs.

The Learning Center Model was established after a

task force of administrators, teachers, and aides met

for sixteen months to plan for the move from re-

source services to the Learning Center Model. This

model has most students attending their home cam-

pus and has decreased the need for busing many

students.

Huntington Beach City School District has made a

commitment to the arts as an important piece of our

curriculum. The district has implemented a plan of

action that will provide every elementary school stu-

dent an opportunity to learn keyboarding with music

reading in a program that aligns well with our mathe-

matics curriculum. Along with this, every elemen-

tary student will also receive vocal instruction.

These students will feed into our middle school mu-

sic programs where

both schools continue

to offer vocal lessons

from a certificated in-

structor along with

band, orchestra, gui-

tar, and drama with

musical productions

that are absolutely fan-

tastic. We are very proud of our award winning mid-

dle school music programs and are excited to see

our students move on to the high schools in our area

with an arts skill set that allows them to thrive at that

level. It does not matter if our students have taken

music lessons for years or pick up an instrument for

the first time, we have a program that will fit their

needs.

ARTS EDUCATION