In the transition to the new federal No Child Left Behind Program, the Arcadia Board of Education is losing money and is being forced to cut the number of English language instructional aides in elementary school.
The Arcadia Public Library is not responsible for children left alone at the library by their parents. The library is not a public babysitting service.
The city has hired an outside consultant, Cooperative Personnel Services, to look at the Arcadia Public Library and make recommendations on upgrading of services.
Arcadia Public Library received a $30,000 donation from the Friends of the Arcadia Library volunteers. The money will help pay for programs and materials.
City of Arcadia provides language access services to ensure equal access to city services. The city has formally recognized Mandarin, Cantonese, Spanish, Korean, Tagalog, Japanese, Vietnamese, and Hindi.
Volunteers In Patrol is a new program to be launched by the Police Department. Volunteers will be trained to conduct vacation house checks, provide subpoena service, deliver documents, handle transportation details, direct traffic, school patrols and parking enforcement.
Apache News at Arcadia High School sets journalistic standards. Apache News is a 15-minute weekly show that airs every Friday during fourth period. It is created by the Advanced Video Production class taught by Frank Nunez.
New law classes will be given at Arcadia High School. A list of other new classes and other points of discussion from the Board of Education meeting are included.