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WUSD from page 6
leveraging the expertise of teacher-on-special
assignment Andrea Kabwasa and content expert
Danielle Moore.
Jones spoke of complementing the usage of
textbooks with new best practices, as well “not
teaching to the test,” but teaching the students
what they need to know. The hope is to build a
foundation where the students take ownership
of their learning, with creative partnerships in
the classroom that will further teacher efficacy,
ramp up personalized learning, and foster ongoing
professional development for teachers.
In her time at the presentation podium, Maano
reflected on her journey towards participation
in the CGI program, evincing her excitement
about the new instructional opportunities, allowing
“students to become the teachers.” She
was effusive in her praise of the CGI-based
initiative, citing how “this is a journey that we
are all taking together.” She said she embraced
the cross-curricular tenets, “learning from each
other,” and noted how she was excited that “this
is a journey that we are all taking together.”
Next up, Wiseburn-Da Vinci Athletic Director
Rogelio Diaz spoke of strides made in the
athletic programs ramping up at Wiseburn
High School, including the exploits of the
swim team, the track team and the baseball
team. Board member Nelson Martinez thanked
Diaz and offered anything needed in terms of
resources that the Board can add as the District
enters the beginning phase of developing the
Long-Range Facility Master-Plan (LRFMP).
Post the Burnett presentation and Diaz comments,
members and District administrators
reported out, culminating with comments from
Superintendent Dr Blake Silvers.
Dr. Neil Goldman recognized the update from
Diaz and the Burnett presentation. “Very impressive,
very inspiring,” he said. Member Israel
Mora spoke of the recent exploits of the Da
Vinci robotics team, with Vice President/Clerk
Roger Banuelos adding to Mora’s comments,
pointing out that the Da Vinci robotics team
had captured a world championship. Banuelos
called the Burnett presentation “wonderful,” and
praised the poise of fifth grader Farrokh-Sir,
who was featured in the video presentation.
He also spoke of the synergy between the
development of the robotics programs at the
elementary schools with the opportunity for
robotics students to continue participating
“at an amazing level” as they ascend the
Wiseburn education ladder. In her comments,
Board President JoAnne Kaneda said that it
was “pretty cool” that many successful facets
of the Wiseburn educational experience were
detailed in the first 45 minutes of the Board
meeting. “Look at what we have managed to
accomplish as a team,” she said, noting a wide
range of accomplishments.
Assistant Superintendent, Educational Services
Dr. Aileen Harbeck reported about the
April 23 District committee meeting regarding
the mandated Local Control and Accountability
Plan (LCAP). The LCAP dovetails with the
state’s new Local Control Funding Formula
(LCCF). Stakeholders were invited to the meeting,
with Harbeck noting great representation
from all school sites, including teachers and
parents, as the meeting reviewed the current
status of compliance with LCAP metrics.
In his remarks, Silvers read a resolution
touting the work of retiring Maintenance II
worker Edgar C. Sanchez after 23 years of
service. Prior to the meeting, Silvers lamented
the District’s loss of the popular Sanchez,
stating that “he is an all-around great guy.
One call away, a real fix-it guy. And he does
it with a smile, a real sincere person. He is a
tremendous asset to the District, diligent and
quick to find the problem...and the solution.”
Prior to the meeting, Silvers talked of
the LRFMP and targeting improvements in
Wiseburn athletic facilities and libraries. With
much of the construction winding down, he
thanked Facilities Administrator Annie Aung
for overseeing the final portion of the construction
and working through final “punch lists.”
He also spoke about the District gearing up
for graduation festivities, which may be held
(if the logistics work out) for the first time on
the floor of the newly constructed gymnasium
facility at Wiseburn High School. “That’s a
big deal for us,” Silvers said, noting how prior
graduation ceremonies had taken place on the
grass at Dana Field, which he admitted “was
hot as heck.” He said the District was waiting
for floor coverings to arrive that would be utilized
to protect the gymnasium floor during the
set-up and take-down of graduation furniture.
Silvers also mentioned a key agenda item
that would hasten the laying of turf on the
Wiseburn High soccer field. The Board later
in the meeting decided to table any action on
that issue until at least the May 9 meeting.
The agenda item discussed on Thursday evening
featured Wiseburn taking a loan out to
finance the turf field that could end up saving
the District $200,000 to $300,000. Silvers also
mentioned the planned upcoming demolition
of the Da Vinci Connect building on Aviation
Boulevard, with DaVinci Connect being relocated
on District-owned land located behind
the Big 5 store on El Segundo Boulevard.
The Board later grappled with what exactly to
do to secure funding for the soccer field, which
has apparently lagged because of issues arising
from the degraded quality of soil on the spot
selected for the field -- as well as cost overruns
related to the construction of Wiseburn High
The Board and Silvers discussed the current
options, with Mora firmly believing that the
“window to build the soccer field is now,”
while hoping work could take place when the
students are out for their summer break. If the
current plan on Thursday evening’s agenda
had been adopted, there was a possibility that
the District would save more than $200,000.
However, Silvers referred to extenuating considerations
that still had to be adjugated, and
he would have a “hard time recommending”
that the Board approve the current field financing
agenda item.
A spirited discussion among the Board
members and administrators ensued, with the
final decision being made to table the item until
the May 9 meeting. Said President Kaneda,
“While we try to be fiscally conservative,
this is something that we need to do. We just
need to find the way to do it. The goal is to
make this work.”
Upcoming District events include late-May
school site open houses, with the next regularly
scheduled meeting calendared for Thursday
evening, May 9. •
Calendar of Events from page 2
– 3:00 PM., El Segundo Public Library, 111
W. Mariposa Ave, Call Sari: 310-364-0117.
SUNDAY, MAY 5
• Bridge & Pinochle Groups, 11:30 AM. – 3:45
PM, Senior Club of El Segundo, 339 Sheldon
St., Call Pam at: 310-318-2856.
MONDAY, MAY 6
• Maker Monday: Dream Catchers, 12:00
PM. – 1:00 PM., El Segundo Public Library,
111 W. Mariposa Ave, Call: 310-524-2728.
• Canasta Group, 11:30 AM. – 3:00 PM., 50
Plus, Free, Senior Club of El Segundo, 339
Sheldon St., Call Pam at: 310-318-2856.
TUESDAY, MAY 7
• City Council Meeting, 6:00 PM., City Hall,
350 Main Street, Call: 310-524-2306.
• El Segundo Kiwanis Club Meeting, 12:10
PM., The Lakes at El Segundo, Contact:
elsegundokiwanis.org.
• ES Council PTA – Founder’s Day Tea, 3:30
PM., United Methodist Church, 540 Main
Street, El Segundo
WEDNESDAY, MAY 8
• Higher Education as an Engine of Economic
Mobility, 7:00 PM. – 9:00 PM., Vistamar
School, Brown University President, Christina
Paxson will address these questions
and more.
THURSDAY, MAY 9
• El Segundo Certified Farmer’s Market, 3:00
PM. – 7:00 PM., located on Main Street,
Downtown El Segundo
• El Segundo Historical Committee Meeting,
7:00 PM. – 8:00 PM., El Segundo Public
Library, 111 W. Mariposa Ave, Call Sari:
310-364-0117.
FRIDAY, MAY 10
• Ed! Gala, 6:00 PM. – 11:00 PM., Chevron
Park, For more info: esedf.org
SATURDAY, MAY 11
• Elderfest, 11:00 AM. – 2:00 PM., Joslyn
Center, to RSVP call: 310-524-2705
• Saturday Night Dance, 7:00 PM. – 9:45 PM.,
Cost: $5.00 Per Person, Adults of all Ages
Welcome, Senior Club of El Segundo, 339
Sheldon St., Call: 310-524-2705.
SUNDAY, MAY 12
• HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY!!
MONDAY, MAY 13
• Maker Monday: Button Rings, 12:00 PM. –
1:00 PM., El Segundo Public Library, 111 W.
Mariposa Ave, Call: 310-524-2728.
• RSS PTA Meeting, 6:30 PM., RSS Auditorium,
615 Richmond Street, Call:
310-606-6831.
TUESDAY, MAY 14
• Board of Education Meeting, 7:00 PM., District
Administrative Offices – Board Room,
641 Sheldon Street.
UPCOMING EVENT: SATURDAY, MAY 18TH
• Mattel will be hosting a stop of the Hot
Wheels® legends tour on Saturday, May 18,
2019 at the Mattel Design Center at 2031 E.
Mariposa Ave, El Segundo, CA 90245 from
9AM – 1PM. Visit the Mattel Toy Store as
they launch NEW and EXCLUSIVE apparel
and drink ware and offer special promotions
to support this exciting event! •
PUBLIC NOTICES
NOTICE OF PETITION TO
ADMINISTER ESTATE OF:
MARTHA JEAN HAWKS AKA
MARTHA J. HAWKS
CASE NO. 19STPB02389
To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors,
contingent creditors, and persons who
may otherwise be interested in the WILL
or estate, or both of MARTHA JEAN
HAWKS AKA MARTHA J. HAWKS.
A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been
filed by JOHN D. HAWKS, III AKA JOHN
D. HAWKS in the Superior Court of
California, County of LOS ANGELES.
THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests
that JOHN D. HAWKS, III be appointed
as personal representative to administer
the estate of the decedent.
THE PETITION requests the decedent's
WILL and codicils, if any, be admitted to
probate. The WILL and any codicils are
available for examination in the file kept
by the court.
THE PETITION requests authority
to administer the estate under the
Independent Administration of Estates
Act . (This authority will allow the personal
representative to take many actions
without obtaining court approval. Before
taking certain very important actions,
however, the personal representative will
be required to give notice to interested
persons unless they have waived notice
or consented to the proposed action.)
The independent administration authority
will be granted unless an interested
person files an objection to the petition
and shows good cause why the court
should not grant the authority.
A HEARING on the petition will be held in
this court as follows: 05/20/19 at 8:30AM
in Dept. 99 located at 111 N. HILL ST.,
LOS ANGELES, CA 90012
IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of
NOTICE INVITING SEALED BIDS
FOR THE
FY 18/19 SLURRY SEAL PROJECT
IN THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO
PROJECT NO.: PW 19-19
The City of El Segundo is accepting
sealed bids in the City Clerk’s office,
350 Main Street, El Segundo, California
90245, until 11:00 a.m. on:
TUESDAY, MAY 14, 2019
at which time they will be publicly opened.
Bids will not be accepted after that time.
As described in the Bidding Documents,
the bids are for a public works project
(“Project”) which consists of Street
Resurfacing and related work as shown
on the plans on file with the City’s Public
Works Department.
Work on the Project must be performed in
strict conformity with Specifications No.
PW 19-19 as adopted by the El Segundo
City Council on April 16, 2019 which is
filed with the Public Works Department.
Copies of the Plans, Specifications,
Contract Documents and Engineer’s
estimate are available from the
Engineering Division of the Public Works
Department, City of El Segundo, 350
Main Street, El Segundo, California,
90245. Plans And Specifications are
alternately available electronically via
http://www.elsegundo.org/depts/works/
project_request_contact_form.asp
A mandatory pre-bid meeting is
scheduled for Tuesday, May 7, 2019 at
9 AM, at the HR Conference Room, 350
Main Street in El Segundo, CA 90245.
Bidders’ attendance at this meeting is
mandatory. Questions regarding the bid
shall be submitted by 4:00 pm on Friday,
May 10, 2019 to http://www.elsegundo.
org/depts/works/project_request_
contact_form.asp.
The terms and conditions for bidding on
the Project are described in the attached
Bidding Instructions.
This project requires payment of State
prevailing rates of wages for Los Angeles
County. The contractor must post copies
of the prevailing schedule at each job
site. Copies of these rates of wages
are available from the State of California
Department of Industrial Relations
Prevailing Wage Unit, Telephone No.
(415) 703-4774. The website for this
agency is currently located at www.dir.
ca.gov.
Note that the Project is subject to
compliance monitoring and enforcement
by California Department of Industrial
Relations. Pursuant to California law, the
City must find bids failing to comply with
all applicable Labor Code requirements
including, without limitation, Labor
Code §§ 1725.5 and 1771.4 to be
nonresponsive.
The contractor to whom the contract
is awarded must assist in locating,
qualifying, hiring and increasing the
skills of minority group employees and
applicants for employment, as set forth in
Executive Order 11246 and 11375.
Any contract entered into pursuant to
this notice will incorporate the provisions
of the State Labor Code. Compliance
with the prevailing rates of wages and
apprenticeship employment standards
established by the State Director of
Industrial Relations will be required.
Affirmative action to ensure against
discrimination in employment practices
on the basis of race, color, national
origin, ancestry, sex, or religion will also
be required.
The City of El Segundo hereby
affirmatively ensures that minority
business enterprises will be afforded full
opportunity to submit bids in response to
this notice and will not be discriminated
against on the basis of race, color,
national origin, ancestry, sex, or religion
in any consideration leading to the award
of contract.
The Contractor’s duty to pay State
prevailing wages can be found under
Labor Code Section 1770 et. Seq.
and Labor Code Sections 1775 and
1777.7 outline the penalties for failure
to pay prevailing wages and employ
apprentices including forfeitures and
debarment.
Five percent (5%) will be deducted from
each progress payment and retained by
the City. The remainder less the amount
of all previous payments will be paid
to the Contractor. Pursuant to Public
Contracts Code (“PCC”) § 22300, the
Contractor may substitute securities
for retention monies held by the City or
request that the City place such monies
into an escrow account. The Contractor
is notified, pursuant to PCC § 22300, any
such election will be at the Contractor
own expense and will include costs
incurred by the City to accommodate the
Contractor’s request.
In entering into a Public Works contract,
or a subcontract, to supply goods,
services, or materials pursuant to a public
works contract, the Contractor, or Sub-
Contractor, offers and agrees to assign
to the awarding body all rights, title and
interest in, and to, all causes of action it
may have under Section 4 of the Clayton
Act (15 U.S.C. Section 15) or under the
Cartwright Act (Chapter 2 [commencing
with Section 16700] of Part 2 of Division
7 of the Business and Professions
Code), arising from purchases of
goods, services, or materials pursuant
to the public works contract or the
subcontract. This assignment shall be
made and become effective at the time
the awarding body tenders final payment
to the Contractor, without further
acknowledgment by the parties.
Bids must be prepared on the approved
Proposal forms in conformance with the
Instructions to Bidders and submitted to
the City Clerk, 350 Main Street, City of
El Segundo, in a sealed envelope plainly
marked on the outside:
“SEALED BIDS FOR PROJECT NO.:
PW 19-19
FY 18/19 SLURRY SEAL PROJECT
IN THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO
DO NOT OPEN WITH REGULAR
MAIL”
The bid must be accompanied by a bid
bond, made payable to the City of El
Segundo for an amount no less than ten
percent (10%) of the amount bid for the
base contract.
No bid will be accepted from a Contractor
who has not been licensed in accordance
with the provisions of the State Business
and Professions Code. For these
projects, those acceptable classes of
license shall be “A.” The successful
Contractor and his Sub-Contractors
will be required to possess the correct
license for their project classifications,
and valid City Business Licenses from
the City of El Segundo.
The City of El Segundo reserves the
right to reject any or all bids, to waive
any irregularity, and to take all bids under
advisement for a period of ninety (90)
calendar days.
Any contract entered into pursuant
to this notice shall become effective
or enforceable against the City of El
Segundo only when the formal written
contract has been duly executed by the
appropriate officer(s) of the City of El
Segundo.
DATED this 24th day of April, 2019
CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA
Tracy Weaver, City Clerk
El Segundo Herald Pub. 4/25, 5/2/19
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the petition, you should appear at the
hearing and state your objections or file
written objections with the court before
the hearing. Your appearance may be in
person or by your attorney.
IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent
creditor of the decedent, you must file
your claim with the court and mail a copy
to the personal representative appointed
by the court within the later of either
(1) four months from the date of first
issuance of letters to a general personal
representative, as defined in section
58(b) of the California Probate Code, or
(2) 60 days from the date of mailing or
personal delivery to you of a notice under
section 9052 of the California Probate
Code.
Other California statutes and legal
authority may affect your rights as a
creditor. You may want to consult with an
attorney knowledgeable in California law.
YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the
court. If you are a person interested in
the estate, you may file with the court
a Request for Special Notice (form DE-
154) of the filing of an inventory and
appraisal of estate assets or of any
petition or account as provided in Probate
Code section 1250. A Request for Special
Notice form is available from the court
clerk.
Attorney for Petitioner
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