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District highlights: adult education, middle‑school theater, PTA events and grants
Summary
Trustees heard a South Bay Adult School spotlight, a middle‑school theater preview, PTA multicultural-night planning, RBEF announcements including a $122,010 Skechers-derived distribution and a $228,900 Strong Workforce grant accepted for Adams and Paris.
The Redondo Beach Unified School District meeting included several community presentations and announcements before the action-item block.
Suzanne Webb, director of South Bay Adult School, highlighted students' achievements in ESL, GED completion, and career pathways including phlebotomy and welding. Webb introduced a student, Leslie, who described completing advanced ESL, earning a high‑school diploma and enrolling in a paralegal program at El Camino College.
Student-member Gold reported on the Redondo spring musical Hadestown, club events and upcoming performances. Joni Pearl (middle-school choir and theater teacher) previewed a combined middle‑school production of The Addams Family Young at Heart, scheduled May 1–2 in the RUHS auditorium and noted a grant from RBEF supported rehearsal time.
Community representatives also spoke: Jeff Gall urged a stronger, uniform 8‑foot fence around Lincoln Elementary and better coordination between the district and city; Janelle Tanaka and Sue Carlton (Redondo Beach Teachers Association leadership) and Mark Lewis (California School Employees Association chapter president) provided labor updates; Holly Raback (Toledo PTA) described a neighborhood scavenger-hunt format for multicultural night scheduled May 23; and Audra Narakala (RBEF treasurer) announced a $122,010 distribution back to schools from the 2024 Skechers peer‑to‑peer walk and promoted three $1,000 legacy scholarships with an application deadline of April 1.
The board accepted a Strong Workforce program grant of $228,900 earmarked for Adams and Paris Middle Schools to support career awareness and exploration classes.
What happens next: Community groups will proceed with event planning; staff will administer the Strong Workforce grant at the named sites. The board's consent and action agenda continued with other items.
