Upcoming Facilities Meetings
Dear Parents and Community,
The Sausalito Marin City School District is currently studying its enrollment, facilities, grade level structure and fiscal stability. These issues are embedded in the context of assuring the most comprehensive educational program for our students. Our vision is to provide each child a world class college preparatory curriculum that integrates communication, collaboration, creativity, inquiry and problem-solving skills and builds character through fostering strong relationships of mutual trust and respect. We seek to improve curriculum and instruction, retain and develop highly qualified staff and, to be culturally responsive to our diverse and unique student body.
School Board Trustees have discussed our needs moving forward into the 21st century. The economic climate in California compels us to be efficient and effective in the delivery of the educational program. We have two small schools at Bayside Elementary and Martin Luther King, Jr. Academy and a growing charter school at Willow Creek Academy. Our facilities are in need of modernization and classroom replacement. Both school campuses need upgrades in order to provide safe and healthy learning environments and community resources for the future.
Trustees are considering placing a school facilities bond on the ballot in order to modernize, complete deferred maintenance items and replace aging facilities. Outdoor learning areas, field repairs and community use facilities are under discussion. Combining Bayside and MLK as a K-8 at MLK in Fall 2013 is under review as well. We need and want to hear from our community in Sausalito and Marin City in order to assess the needs and desires related to improving our school facilities and programs.
The district will host three community information and input sessions to discuss the master facilities plan. Listed below are the dates, times and locations of meetings as well as regularly scheduled board meetings. The board hopes to make a decision on the facilities bond by the end of June.
May 16 Special Board Meeting – Study Session for Community Input on Facilities
Discussion
Bayside Multi Purpose Room: 7:00 pm
May 24 Regular Board Meeting – Study Session Discussion of Isolation and Race Issues
Discussion
Martin Luther King, Jr. Academy Library: 5:00 – 7:00 pm;
Regular Session
Discussion of Facilities Bond/Community Input
Martin Luther King, Jr. Academy Library: 7:00 pm
May 31 Special Board Meeting – Facilities Bond and Grade Level Structure
Discussion
Martin Luther King, Jr. Academy Library: 6:00 pm
June 14 Regular Board Meeting
Discussion – Facilities Bond
Martin Luther King, Jr. Academy Library: 7:00 pm
June 28 Regular Board Meeting
Discussion with Possible Action – Facilities Bond
Martin Luther King, Jr. Academy Library: 7:00 pm
July 10 Added Special Board Meeting - Facilities Bond
Our Vision
Our Vision is to provide each child a world class college preparatory curriculum that integrates communication, collaboration, creativity, inquiry and problem-solving skills and builds character through fostering strong relationships of mutual trust and respect.
Transitional Kindergarten 2012-12
California is one of only four states to have a cut-off date between December and Jan. 1 for entry into Kindergarten. SB 1381 changes this and ensures the students entering Kindergarten will be age 5 or older at the beginning of the school year. Over the next few years, the bill will change the required birthday for admission to Kindergarten by moving the birthday requirement forward as follows:
Kindergarten Pre-Registration
If you have a child who will be eligible to attend Kindergarten next year or know someone who has an eligible child NOW is the time to register!
Sausalito Marin City School District
Kindergarten Pre-Registration Enrollment