We brought representatives of all stakeholder groups to create a plan, the Bell High School Cluster Action Plan, that would serve as a blueprint for our Cluster. This year we have implemented many of the recommendations made by the Action Plan. In the area of governance, we created a system that encourages representation from all sectors of our school community. Decisions on many issues dealing with staffing, budgets, parent involvement, staff development, technology, support services, etc. have been made by the Cluster Council. In instruction, our Cluster established a Resource Center to provide support to educators.
Internet is now another tool in most of our schools.
The Cluster Technology Committee has been instrumental in this area. A complete review of our Bilingual Programs in the Cluster was the main responsibility of the Cluster Bilingual Task Force. The group worked for approximately 5 months and many recommendations are being made to the schools to improve student achievement of Second Language Learners. Many classes have been formed by the Cluster for teachers, classified employees and parents. Our articulation action plans between Bell High School, Nimitz and Elizabeth, as well as from Nimitz and Elizabeth and the feeder elementary schools are now operational.