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Board members will likely thank the teachers and recognize DeMore in her nomination for Los Angeles County Teacher of the Year.
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The board will be presented with an itemization of purchase orders totaling more than $561,500 to be approved for various supplies, equipment and maintenance at several schools and offices in the district.
A majority of the purchase order amount, more than $317,000, was made for a waterproofing project at Joaquin Miller Elementary School last summer.
More than $13,500 in the report is designated to the purchase of stage drapes at John Muir Middle School and a little more than $10,000 for books and texts for an advanced-placement computer science class at Burbank High School.
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The board will likely approve these purchase orders, as they consist of items critical to the district’s maintenance in school and administrative offices.
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The board will be presented with a report on instructional services for Luther Middle School and Thomas Edison Elementary School.
The services include $76,200 in math and English language arts classes for students in grades six through eight at Luther Middle School.
The classes will last from Nov. 1 to Feb. 29 and will be for students who are struggling to become proficient in math and English language arts.
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The district will like approve this instructional service as a way to combat slumping standardized test scores in these areas at Luther Middle School.
