CORONA DEL MAR TODAY

School Registration Fixes Planned, Principal Tells PTA

Logistical problems during registration at Corona del Mar High School last year — which created hours-long waits for students and their parents — have been addressed, Principal Tim Bryan told members of the PTA during a meeting earlier today.

“We have now run a bunch of trials with online purchases and found problems each time — and fixed them,” he said.

During registration this August, he said, families will be able to make advance purchases of things like P.E. clothes, locks and certain books. Last year, a big hold up was at the cashier because there were limited registers and only district officials, not parent volunteers, had to run those stations.

Bryan also said that instead of having open registration hours for each grade on a different day, students would be assigned to two-hour time slots, which should manage the flow.

“It should be a much smoother registration process,” he said. “I’m actually kind of looking forward to registration next year.”

Read our stories about last year’s registration here and here.

Bryan also discussed plans to replace football coach Jason Hitchens, who resigned as coach last week to spend more time with his four young children. Bryan said he’s already had emails and letters of interest, and a panel of parent boosters and players will participate in the interviews.

The PTA members then heard a presentation about the dangers of over-the-counter medication and prescription drug abuse, and they discussed plans for the school’s 50th anniversary festivities, which will begin next fall and last for two years.