Monrovia Schools: Employee Agreement; Common Core; Attendance; Arts

At its regular meeting (agenda: http://goo.gl/Kl7uF9 ) Aug. 27, 7 p.m., the Monrovia Board of Education will...

~ consider a tentative agreement with the Monrovia Teachers Association ( http://goo.gl/Y53en6 ) and a tentative agreement with the California School Employees Association ( http://goo.gl/sCoav7 ), both of which will get a 1.8 percent raise retroactive to July 1, 2013.

~ Consider approving a "Math Pathway" as a step to implement the California Common Core standards for secondary students ( http://goo.gl/6pq4g5 ) and curriculum materials ( http://goo.gl/MDluzy )

~ Recognize September as "Attendance Awareness Month."

~ Hear a report on the "Arts for All" program. http://goo.gl/jo4CWZ

- Brad Haugaard