At the Feb 27, 6pm meeting, Lynwood Rotary Club Former President, Barbara Battle , called the meeting to order.
Before the introduction of the speaker, Fernando Millan talked again about the support the Roosevelt ES Youthact members will provide for a 5-K Run on Sat Mar 7, at Dodger Stadium. Carpools are leaving from their house at 5am in the morning. Also, the Youthact members and their parents will help out at a feed the homeless project in Long Beach on Sat, Mar 28, 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm.
Daniel mentioned that the last District 5280 Breakfast meeting for this year, will be Tue, Mar 31, 7am – 9am, at the Proud Bird Restaurant, near LAX
Daniel mentioned that Club President Gudiel Crosthwaite on Tue, Feb 25 met with Lynwood City Manager about the possibility of installing a sign on Harriet Tubman Lane/ Street, adjacent to the City Hall, commemorating the accomplishments of Harriet Tubman, in bringing slaves to their freedom at the time of the Civil War.
Again Daniel mentioned that at the last meeting, Jos Vasquez made reference to a Mar 14 event “Pageant of the Arts” at LMU w/ students from LUSD and also a project in Commerce on Mar 28, involving packaging of food for the needy.
Daniel introduced the speaker, Alfonso Morales, long time member of the LUSD Board of Education, noting that like elected positions for the City of Lynwood, members must be resiodents of the city, but unlike the city, there are no term limits. Daniel said that Alfonso has worked with numerous superintendents, each serving an average of 3-5 years. And Daniel also noted that Alfonso and himself both graduated from the same college in Claremont, Claremont McKenna College (CMC).
Using a combination of a power point presentation and a group of handouts, Alfonso provided a great deal of info about LUSD accomplishments. Only a small portion of the info presented by Alfonso is included herein.
LUSD is one of 14 new members in the League of Innovative Schools. The Lynwood Promise “2024 Vision” includes making sure students have their necessities and also a Sustainability Plan to ensure that teachers and staff obtain the necessary skills to train students.
Physical upgrading of facilities were described to include athletic facilities. Also Safety upgrades include: Safe School Zones, New Perimeter Fencing, District Task Force, and Active Shooter Training. Also Child Nutrition to include Free Breakfast and lunch for ALL students.
Also Digital Promise which provides “Advanced information and Digital Technologies”. Also Science, Engineering and Math (STEM) for ALL. Other recognitions of note, include PBIS Recognitions –six schools. And Washington Elementary Top Performing School for closing achievement gaps.
Also of note, Kaiser Permanente Downey Medical Center, provided a grant of $50.000 which includes scholarships for students pursuing health, medical or public health , $5,000 each. Also, LUSD students received 381 college acceptances and won scholarships doing a visit from the Historically Black College and Universities (HBCU) Caravan in Jan.
At the end of Alfonso’s presentation, Daniel noted that Alfonso has a law practice, with two offices, one of which is within Lynwood, and that he specializes in serving clients with immigration issues. Daniel noted that perhaps Alfonso can be a speaker again, talking about various immigration issues he deals with in serving these clients.
Daniel Miller Public Relations/ Community Outreach Lynwood Rotary Club