The name of Riley Field will remain.
The California School Board took no action Dec. 20 on the proposal made by a community group at the November meeting to rename the football field for the late coach Geary Labuary and then use Riley's name for the overall sports complex.
In other business, the board heard a presentation from the Professional Development Committee's mentor/mentee project to benefit new teachers.
Representatives said the program, in its third year, is making an impact and supporting first- and second-year teachers as they transition from theory into practice.
Although the program is required by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, Superintendent Dwight Sanders said he hopes the program might reduce the rate of turnover among younger teachers.
And, the board also heard a presentation from the pre-kindergarten program, which has 14 students this year. As a special-education program, more than half of the students have an individualized education plan.
Another 26 students are on the waiting list for this year's class. That popularity indicates to the board a high community interest in growing the program.
Sanders said four pre-kindergarten classrooms will be included in the plans for a 2020 bond proposal.
The board members also:
Celebrated the graduation of Iridiana Almazan from the Missouri Options program. The non-traditional student hopes to continue her education to become a certified nurses assistant and eventually a registered nurse.
Received a clean audit report from Evers and Company.
Learned the district has grown by more than 80 students in the last two years.
Heard from middle school principal Matt Abernathy that student performance in math has grown by up to 18 percent over where it was a year ago.
Learned that community members organized a collection to eliminate student debt for meals at the elementary school, collecting more than $3,500 toward the total of $4,100.
Learned the Burgers Foundation donated more than $26,000 to benefit eight entities within the district this year, including reimbursement for the cost of the football field video board, the middle school star party, the music department and the California Kids group.