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RSF School District to hold tech retreat BY KAREN BILLING The Rancho Santa Fe School District is looking at ways to integrate technology into its curriculum, possibly with the implementation of mobile learning devices such as iPads or tablets for students. To discuss the issue at length, the board of trustees will hold a technology retreat on April 25 from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. in the Performing Arts Center. The public is allowed to attend and hear the update from Director of Technology Ben Holbert and Assistant Superintendent Cindy Schaub. In December, the district sent out a parent survey asking their opinions on technology, like iPads, iPod touch, E-readers or other tablets. The survey asked parents about their greatest concerns regarding these kinds of devices (educational value, loss/damage, internet safety, cost) and what they think would be the biggest benefit of them (access to digital learning, more creative, more engaged, collaborate and share with peers or real world experience). The survey asked at what age parents felt their child would be responsible enough to transport a mobile learning device and whether they would prefer to bring students their own devices to school or have the district provide them. At the board’s April 4 meeting, trustee Marti Ritto asked whether improving the school’s website could be part of the technology retreat discussion. In addition to wanting the website to be more user friendly, Ritto said there was more that could be offered online. “We’re not showcasing the wonderful campus we built and the programs we have,” Ritto said.
Farewell to Kerman Beriker
RSF Rotary Club members paid tribute to Kerman Beriker April 9.
PHOTOS: JON CLARK
Inn’s managing director reflects on ‘wonderful’ experience in RSF
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April 12, 2012
New guidelines set for RSF field use BY KAREN BILLING As the demand for Rancho Santa Fe’s playing fields has increased, so has the need for better organization for their use. The Rancho Santa Fe Association’s Trails and Recreation Committee has come up with new guidelines for field use, approved by the Association board at its April 5 meeting. The past method of issuing field permits for Association facilities was considered inefficient by the committee due to the demand for playing time by a variety of sports leagues and the maintenance requirements to keep fields in good condition. The new guidelines ac-
commodate all of the active leagues in the area, including Rancho Santa Fe Soccer, RSF Little League, RSF Men’s Soccer, RSF Lacrosse and the Rancho Riding Club, which uses the parking lot for shows and events. The guidelines require that the programs have more than 30 percent Association membership. The committee has also recommended that both Richardson and RSF Field be closed in July for restoration work, if needed. The committee has also met with RSF School District Superintendent Lindy Delaney about working together on use of the R. Roger Rowe fields.
Beriker looks forward to pursuits in Idaho, Las Vegas BY KATHY DAY This week, with the expectation that The Inn at Rancho Santa Fe would get new owners (see box at right), longtime managing director Kerman Beriker and The Inn’s internationally-known chef — and Kerman’s son, John Beriker — bid a fond farewell to the community. “I came for two years and stayed for eight,” Kerman said on April 5. Reflecting on his career at The Inn and his 40-plus-year career in the hotel business, the stylish and articulate Beriker said it was time to move on to a new role as an asset manager, hotel consultant and university instructor. He’s heading for two new worlds. One will be Sun Valley, Idaho, where John is planning to open a restaurant and another son, who owns a computer store and business, also lives. The other world is Las Vegas, where Kerman has worked in the past. He will be teaching hospitality classes at the University of NeSee BERIKER, page 24
The Inn at RSF
Update on sale of The Inn Escrow on the sale of The Inn at Rancho Santa Fe was expected to close April 11, after presstime for this newspaper. For a report this week on the sale, visit the Review’s web site at www.rsfreview.com. The buyer of the property is the JMI Realty Group,
whose president, John Kratzer, lives in the Covenant. JMI will be at the Association’s board meeting on April 19 “to formally present both its short-term and long-term plans to the community.” Look for a story in next week’s Review, as well.
Kerman Beriker at The Inn
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