Manteca Schools Make the Grade

By Aaron Swarts, STAFF WRITER

MANTECA — Inspections of four Manteca Unified schools by the San Joaquin County Office of Education has revealed no significant problems, according to County Superintendent Fredrick Wentworth.

District trustees will be briefed on Wentworths entire report at Tuesday nights meeting of the board.

In April and May 2005, East Union High School, French Camp School, Lincoln School and Sequoia School were inspected in accordance with the Williams Act.

The act requires that county superintendents inspect identified schools for proper learning materials, safety of the facilities and whether or not a school has provided accurate data from its annual accountability report card.

Wentworths report did not state why those particular schools were chosen for inspection.

In the category of learning materials, the report found that all four schools have sufficient standards-aligned textbooks and instructional materials for every pupil, including English learners, to use in class and take home.

In addition, East Union was found to have sufficient foreign language materials and science laboratory equipment.

As for school facilities, the reportfound that, “no condition existed that would pose an emergency or urgent threat to the health or safety” of students in staff.

The report did find that Lincoln School had some “mold and extensive dry rot around most of the windows in rooms 28, 29 and 30.”

The report also found that the schools had provided accurate information in their accountability reports.

“The visitation to all four schools was a positive, professional experience with a focus by the staff on seeking to improve the learning of each student,” Wentworth told trustees in his report.