BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES

Governing Board of the Los Angeles Unified School District

 

 

CLOSED SESSION MINUTES

10:30 a.m., Thursday, December 2, 2004

 

The Board of Education of the City of Los Angeles, acting as the Governing Board of the

Los Angeles Unified School District, met in closed session on Thursday, December 2, 2004, at the Los Angeles Board of Education Administrative Offices, Room 24-173, 333 South Beaudry Avenue, Los Angeles.

 

Mr. Jefferson Crain, Executive Officer of the Board, called the meeting to order at 10:54 a.m.

 

The following Board Members were present:  Ms. Marlene Canter, Ms. Julie Korenstein,

Ms. Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte, Mr. Jon Lauritzen, Mr. Mike Lansing, Mr. David Tokofsky, and President Josˇ Huizar.

 

Mr. Richard Sheehan, Special Counsel to the Board, was present.

 

Ms. Canter led the Pledge of Allegiance.

 

CLOSED SESSION PURPOSE AND AUTHORITY (GOVERNMENT CODE SECTIONS)

 

Mr. Crain announced that the Board would be considering the following in closed session:

 

      1.   Personnel (Government Code Section 54957)

 

         Public Employee Appointment

 

                        Title:  Special Counsel to the Board of Education

 

Mr. Crain stated for the record that the Board is interviewing candidates for the position of Special Counsel to the Board and intends to recess the meeting after the second interview and reconvene again following the Committee of the Whole meeting.

 

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At 10:57 a.m., the Board recessed the public portion of the closed session meeting.

Closed Session discussion began at 10:57 a.m. and ended at 12:51 p.m.

The Board reconvened the second session of the closed portion of the meeting at 3:21 p.m.

All Board Members were present during both sessions.

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The Board reconvened the public portion of the meeting at 5:16 p.m.  The following Members were present:  Ms. Korenstein, Ms. LaMotte, Mr. Lansing, Mr. Lauritzen, and President Huizar.  Ms. Canter and Mr. Tokofsky were absent.

 

Mr. Sheehan announced that there were no reportable actions.

 

On motion by Ms. Korenstein, seconded by Ms. LaMotte, the meeting was adjourned by general consent at 5:17 p.m.  Ms. Canter and Mr. Tokofsky were absent.

 

 

APPROVED BY THE BOARD:  December 17, 2004

 

 

 

 

______________________________                   ___________________________________

   JOSE HUIZAR                                                            JEFFERSON CRAIN

                 PRESIDENT                                             EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE BOARD