Beryl Heights Elementary School presents student support programs
The Redondo Beach Unified School District Board of Education heard how classroom lessons, counselor support and a quieter recess option help students connect.
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A new fifth grader said an orientation and campus tour helped him feel better about starting at Beryl Heights Elementary School.
Recess at Beryl Heights Elementary School now offers a quieter choice. In a presentation to the Redondo Beach Unified School District Board of Education, the principal described how the school builds social-emotional learning into the day rather than treating it as separate from academics. She said students learn best when they feel safe, connected and supported. The approach follows the school district’s strategic plan and aims to help students take risks, persevere and learn.
The principal outlined several layers of support: classroom lessons, schoolwide expectations, targeted help from the counselor and ongoing checks on student progress. An instructional aide described a shaded recess space under solar panels for children who would rather color, read or play games than join sports. She said the option gives students another way to connect with classmates and meet their social-emotional needs.
A new fifth grader described an orientation that introduced school expectations, student meetings and a way to request counseling support. A campus tour helped him feel better about starting at the school, he said. His younger brother, a third grader, briefly told the Redondo Beach Unified School District Board of Education that he was happy in the new community. The presentation did not ask for a vote; it showed how Beryl Heights Elementary School uses daily routines, recess choices and counselor access to support students.
Commission receives subcommittee reports on splash wall and chalk art
The Redondo Beach Cultural Arts Commission heard two different updates on public art: one concept is taking shape, while another remains on hold. A subcommittee is exploring a splash wall with possible marine or local-history themes and large tiles. The subcommittee expects to propose a request for qualifications at a future meeting, but the commission received the report without advancing a proposal.
The chalk art concept is not ready to proceed. Commissioners said it had been set aside while other projects moved ahead. They discussed whether to dissolve subcommittees that were not making progress, but also considered giving new commissioners a chance to join. No change to those groups was reported.
The chair suggested putting open subcommittee positions on the next Redondo Beach Cultural Arts Commission agenda so assignments can be handled together. Elections for chair and vice chair were expected at the October meeting, and commissioners said assignments could be revisited afterward. Fire now, the splash wall remains in development, and the chalk art proposal remains paused.
Board of Education approves consent items together
The Redondo Beach Unified School District Board of Education unanimously approved General Consent Calendar items 10.1 through 10.12 in one vote. No items were pulled for separate discussion, and a student advisory vote was noted.
The single vote completed twelve agenda items without a separate discussion of any one item.
Cultural Arts Commission plans upcoming agenda decisions
The Redondo Beach Cultural Arts Commission discussed future agenda items, including subcommittee openings, a gateway presentation and possible guidance on crosswalk art in Riviera Village. Commissioners were told about training on the 29th at 6:00 p.m. and discussed whether holiday conflicts might require meeting-date changes.
Residents following the art proposals may see further discussion, while any holiday meeting changes would require a future vote.
Planning Commission approves permit for music school
The Planning Commission approved a conditional use permit for a music school in a commercial building previously used by banks. The approval includes conditions for the proposed enclosed addition, sound reduction and parking; no one spoke during public comment, and all voting commissioners supported the resolution.
The permit allows music instruction at the site, with conditions addressing noise and parking.
Cultural Arts Commission passes remaining consent items
The Redondo Beach Cultural Arts Commission approved its remaining consent calendar items together after offering an opportunity for public comment. Minutes were pulled for separate consideration, but the provided account does not state what happened to them.
The routine items passed, while the minutes’ status remains unclear from the available account.
What we didn’t fit in this Sundays edition
REDONDO BEACH had 6 more items this week. Here are sixfour — the rest are on Aware.
- GOVERNANCECommissioners thank departing planning commissioner. A recently serving planning commissioner gave farewell remarks during public participation, thanked the commission and explained an absence related to a family medical emergency. Commissioners and staff expressed appreciation for the departing commissioner during closing remarks.
- GOVERNANCEReceive and file blue folder items. The Commission voted to receive and file the blue folder items, described as additional backup materials and administrative reports/public comments received after agenda packet distribution.
- GOVERNANCECommission denies Impulse Space request for four cryogenic tanks. At the hearing on four 38-foot cryogenic tanks proposed at 2477 Manhattan Beach Boulevard, residents raised safety, neighborhood compatibility and other concerns; no speakers supported the variance. After clarifying that the continued hearing remained open and disclosing ex parte communications, the commission’s approval motion failed and it adopted a resolution denying the variance.
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