-----Original Message-----
From: Lise_Gurgiolo@arcscommercial.com
[mailto:Lise_Gurgiolo@arcscommercial.com]
Sent: Monday, June 13, 2005 12:42 PM
To: cfreitas@conejo.k12.ca.us
Cc: Faverty, Linda; Fraisse, Robert; Simpson, Rich
Subject: RE: CVUSD Sycamore Canyon child-care

Ms. Freitas;

I have not received as response from you with regards to my communication dated June 7, 2005.  A lot of the parents at Sycamore Canyon have been
speaking to each other regarding the changes you are planning in
implementing in the fall.  It is important that we have a say and that the
questions raised by the memorandum issued by your office be addressed.

Please advise when an evening meeting can be scheduled.

Sincerely,

 Lise Gurgiolo

Tuesday 06/07/2005 10:49 AM 

Lise  Gurgiolo/ARCS                                                
06/07/2005 10:49 AM        

To "Freitas,Cheryl"<cfreitas@conejo.k12.ca.us>                                                                   

cc :

"Faverty, Linda"lfaverty@conejo.k12.ca.us> 
"Fraisse,Robert"  RFraisse@conejo.k12.ca.us
"Simpson, Rich”<rsimpson@conejo.k12.ca.us>        
                                                                  

 Subject RE: CVUSD Sycamore Canyon child-care

Ms. Freitas;

The facts are:

   Sycamore Canyon is one of the most impacted schools in terms of
   enrollment size and therefore brings in a large income for the district
   There is no decline in enrollment at Sycamore
   There has been a waiting list each year for the Child-care Program
   There is still an a.m. and a p.m. kindergarten at Sycamore
   Pat Lightfoot did not ask for a transfer
   CVUSD has chosen to move 3 of the 4 Leaders at Sycamore
   The students and staff have been moved to a different area of the
   Sycamore campus each year since the inception of the school

As it stands, many of the parents, as well as their children are tired of the many changes each year.  My family has been with the CVUSD Child-care Program since 1977.  In the last seven years, I have never seen such disregard to the feelings of the staff and the families that were entrusted to you.

One of the most important reasons that this program is so successful is that the children have been given the opportunity, in the past, to grow in a stable, loving, nurturing environment.  Children thrive when there is continuity.  There has been no continuity at Sycamore as far as the Child-care facilities and now you are changing the staff.  I have not heard one positive comment from any parent or child enrolled at Sycamore...only questions based on your decision to make changes, which many people, myself included, feel are unwarranted.

Lise Gurgiolo

Tuesday 06/06/2005 01:57 PM

                                                                          
"Freitas, Cheryl"  <cfreitas@conejo. k12.ca.us>                                                

To <Lise_Gurgiolo@arcscommercial.com> 
 06/06/2005 01:57 PM                                                                

cc
"Fraisse, Robert"RFraisse@conejo.k12.ca.us>,       
"Faverty, Linda" <lfaverty@conejo.k12.ca.us>,       
 "Simpson, Rich"  <rsimpson@conejo.k12.ca.us>        
                                                                  

Subject RE: CVUSD Sycamore Canyon care                         

Dear Lise,
Thank you for sharing your concerns with me regarding the Child Care change of staff at Sycamore Canyon Elementary School.  Transitions and changes are difficult.  As stated in my letter due to declining enrollment and budgetary concerns within Child Care, throught out the district, we have had to make changes at several of our centers. I am confident that the Sycamore Canyon staff will continue to provide quality Child Care in a safe and enriched environment.

Cheryl Freitas
Child Care Administrator

Monday, June 06, 2005 1:22 PM

-----Original Message-----

From: Lise_Gurgiolo@arcscommercial.com
[mailto:Lise_Gurgiolo@arcscommercial.com]
Sent: Monday, June 06, 2005 1:22 PM
To: Freitas, Cheryl
Cc: Fraisse, Robert; Faverty, Linda; Simpson, Rich
Subject: CVUSD Sycamore Canyon child-care

----- Forwarded by Lise Gurgiolo/ARCS on 06/06/2005 11:57 AM -----

Lise  Gurgiolo/ARCS             
06/02/2005 03:26 PM      

To cfreitas@conejo.k12.ca.us

Subject : Sycamore Canyon Child-care

Dear Ms. Freitas-

I am very disturbed by the District memorandum I received yesterday with regards to the staffing at Sycamore Canyon child-care.  It is extremely distressing to me that Pat Lightfoot has been moved to Maple Elementary School in the fall.  Sycamore Canyon's child-care has been in a state of flux since the inception of the school.  Aside from the fact that our children have been moved from a beautiful facility to portables without running water and no bathrooms, each year the child-care rooms are located on a different area of the campus.  The one piece of continuity that is so very important to the Sycamore Canyon Child-care Staff, the students and the parents is the knowledge that the staff knows and cares about our children.

These men and woman are not just caretakers, but become an important part of our families.  The knowledge that my child is with someone that is both familiar and in tune with my child's needs and concerns is of the utmost importance.  I feel safe knowing that people like Pat Lightfoot are watching out for my child.

A move to keep things fresh, or to shake things up is detrimental to the wonderful Child-care Program offered by our school district.  Parents and children alike thrive on the familiarity and the relationships that are cultivated by knowing that the same staff is going to be at the school each year.  The District's decision to shake up the staffing at Sycamore Canyon has caused tears of sadness and frustration by not only the child, but the parents as well.

Pat Lightfoot is needed a great deal at Sycamore Canyon Child-care.

Sincerely,

Lise Gurgiolo