President Caprice Young called the meeting to order at 1:32 p.m.

The following Members were present: Ms. Marlene Canter, Mr. José Huizar, Ms. Julie Korenstein,
Mr. Mike Lansing, Mr. David Tokofsky, and President Caprice Young. Ms. Genethia Hudley Hayes arrived at 2:08 p.m.

Superintendent Roy Romer was present.

Mr. Huizar led the Pledge of Allegiance.

The Board is in receipt of the Los Angeles Educational Achievement Partnership (LEAP) Charter Petition. This constitutes a public hearing for the charter, and those individuals who wish to address the Board on this item will be heard. Anyone who wishes to speak to this report should go to the recording booth and fill out a speaker's card. Those individuals will be heard after the speakers already on the list.

The Board will take final action to either approve or deny the Charter Petition request at the Board meeting on June 10, 2003. Should the request be denied, the petitioners may submit the petition directly to the Los Angeles County Office of Education or directly to the State for action.

Mr. Michael Moody representing the LEAP Charter

Mr. Howard Watts, who also spoke to other subjects
Mr. Richard Sheehan, Special Counsel to the Board, and Mrs. Sharon Robinson, Special Assistant to the Superintendent, responded to questions by Board Members.

Board of Education Report No. 231 - 02/03 - Los Angeles Educational Achievement Partnership (LEAP) Charter Petition: Assigned to Consent Calendar

Ms. Sung Park

Ms. Lou Morris

Ms. Nellys Munguia

Ms. Gwen Lincoln

Ms. Guadalupe Cervantes and Ms. Myra Thompson in place of Ms.Veronica Nezey

Ms. Nancy Grzybowski

Mr. James Lincoln in place of Ms. Sharon Quaker

Ms. Julie Washington

Ms. Ebriana Rivera in place of Ms. Karen Biow

Ms. Sheran Reed

Ms. Hayes moved:

Whereas, In February of 2002, the Board of Education of the City of Los Angeles mandated that all Concept 6 schools be moved to a 180-day calendar because it provides more instructional days and thus represents the most optimal learning environment for students if adopted appropriately;

Whereas, Documentary evidence from many Concept 6 schools indicates that in requiring said schools to convert to a 180-day calendar for the 2003-04 school year the Los Angeles Unified School District did not thoroughly study and consider the operational and instructional implications of these proposed conversions on each respective school;

Whereas, The District's prospective conversion of Concept 6 schools to the 90/30 four-track, 180 day schedule will have an array of unintended consequences vis-à-vis these campuses' capacity to accommodate additional students; classroom assignment of credentialed teachers; the quality of instruction; the availability of classroom and bathroom space; parent coordination of family life; lunch time schedules and student retention;

Whereas, These unintended consequences will affect high poverty schools that are predominantly composed of students of color whose achievement is greatly compromised by the academic and social burden of year-round schedules; and

Whereas these unintended consequences could potentially have an adverse effect upon the academic performance of students at these schools, and thus reverse the gradual performance gains that they have made under the Concept 6 calendar; now, therefore, be it

Resolved, That the District suspend its planned July 1 conversion of all Concept 6 schools to the 90/30 four track calendar; and be it

Resolved further, That the Superintendent direct staff to do an exhaustive study of the potential impact of the adoption of the 90/30 four track calendar at each respective school that will be affected‹focusing on campus capacity, staffing, instruction, facilities, classroom availability, and parent coordination of family life‹and devise a cohesive plan to rectify the operational and instructional disparities that would arise from its adoption.

Superintendent Romer, Dr. Maria Ott, Senior Deputy Superintendent, Ms. Dale Braun, Director of School Management Services, Mr. Robert Collins, Local District C Superintendent, and Mr. Larry Carlisle from School Management Services, responded to questions by Board Members.

Ms. Korenstein moved:

That the first "Resolved" be deleted and that the following be added: "Resolved, That the schools have the opportunity to immediately apply for a waiver, to address the specific unintended consequences because of the calendar change from Concept 6 to 90/30, to the Superintendent."

After discussion and on roll call, the motion failed, 4 noes, 3 ayes, Ms. Hayes, Ms. Korenstein,
Mr. Tokofsky.

Ms. Esther Gottstein

Ms. Sharon Dean

Ms. Jessica Ambroz

Ms. Bev Cook representing United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA)

Ms. Connie Moreno representing the California School Employees Association (CSEA)

Mr. Lansing moved:

Whereas, The Board of Education of the City of Los Angeles has reduced expenditures for the Fiscal Year 2003-2004 budget by $93.4 million, anticipates a carryover of $106 million, and must cut an additional $287.4 million to achieve its goal of $370.3 million in reductions to be fiscally solvent; now, therefore, be it

Resolved, That the Board of Education of the City of Los Angeles instruct the Superintendent of Schools to reduce the following items in the 2003-04 Fiscal Year Budget in order to achieve $370.3 million in total reductions required to balance the 2003-04 District's General Fund Budget:

2. B-1 ­ Staff Development/Buy-Back Days Swap $24 million

3. B-2 ­ Deferred Maintenance *$11.2 million

*This is lower than the proposed $18.8 million in order to achieve a total $25 million in Deferred Maintenance.

5. C-12 ­ Reduction of Professional Development
Contracts $1 million

6. C-25 ­ 10 percent reduction to discretionary contracts $10 million

7. Reduce Employee Overtime, exempting
positions that impact school safety $5 million

8. 2002-03 Frozen Funds - $40 per students/per
school reduction $27 million

9. C-11 ­ 2003-04$50 per student/per school reserve $38 million

10. Furlough all employees earning $100,000
or more 5 days $1 million

11. E ­ Furlough all employees earning less than
$100,000 2.5 days $34 million

Resolved further that should funds become available, priority for restoring cuts should be as follows:

1. Furlough - Employees earning under $100,000

2. $50 per students/per school reserve

3. Furlough - Employees earning over $100,000

4. $40 per student/per school reserve

Ms. Canter seconded the motion.

Ms. Hayes moved to reorder the priorities as follows:

1. $50 per students/per school reserve

2. Furlough - Employees earning under $100,000

3. $40 per student/per school reserve

4. Furlough - Employees earning over $100,000

The maker and seconder accepted the amendment as a friendly amendment.

Mr. Tokofsky moved to separate the items. Ms. Korenstein seconded the motion, which on roll call failed, 4 noes, 3 ayes, Mr. Huizar, Ms. Korenstein, Mr. Tokofsky.

Mr. Tokofsky moved:

That the amount for overtime reduction in Item 7 be increased to $15 million.

Ms. Korenstein seconded the motion.

After Superintendent Romer responded to questions by Board Members, Mr. Tokofsky changed his proposal to increase the amount of Item 7 to $10 million. Ms. Korenstein accepted the change.

On roll call the motion failed, 5 noes, 2 ayes, Ms. Korenstein, Mr. Tokofsky.

Mr. Tokofsky moved to increase Item 5, C-12, to $5 million. Ms. Korenstein seconded the motion.

Superintendent Romer and Deputy Superintendent Merle Price responded to questions by Board Members.

On roll call, the motion failed, 5 noes, 2 ayes, Ms. Korenstein, Mr. Tokofsky.

Mr. Tokofsky moved to reduce the number of Local District Superintendent from 11 to 9. Ms. Korenstein seconded the motion.

Following discussion, Ms. Korenstein withdrew her second. The motion failed for lack of a second.

On roll call, the Items as amended were adopted, 6 ayes, 1 no, Mr. Huizar, with the exception of Items 8, 9 and 11 on which Ms. Korenstein voted no, and Items 2, 3, 7, 8, 9 and 11 on which Mr. Tokofsky voted no.

Upon adoption of the changes, the first "Whereas" was changed as follows:

Whereas, The Board of Education of the City of Los Angeles has reduced expenditures for the Fiscal Year 2003-04 budget by $93.4 million, anticipates a carryover of $106 million, and must cut an additional $287.4 $266.2 million to achieve its goal of $370.3 million in reductions to be fiscally solvent; now, therefore, be it

Whereas, The Board of Education of the City of Los Angeles voted unanimously to support AB 60 (Cedillo) on August 13, 2002;

Whereas, Current State law requires all Californians applying for a California driver's license to provide proof that their presence in the United States is authorized under federal law and submit a social security number in order to obtain a driver's license;

Whereas, Senator Gilbert Cedillo has introduced SB 60, similar to his AB 60 of 2001-02, to remove the impediments to obtaining a driver's license by immigrants by repealing current law requiring DMV to see proof of lawful residence in the country under federal law, and by allowing an applicant to use a federal taxpayer identification number whereas current law requires the use of a social security number;

Whereas, The new SB 60 (Cedillo) permits applicants for driver's licenses to submit a federal identification number if they do not have social security numbers, and deletes the requirements that applicants for licenses present proof of legal presence in the United States;

Whereas, Los Angeles County is home to many immigrants who contribute to the economy and vibrancy of the State of California;

Whereas, Many immigrant parents take their children to and from school in the Los Angeles Unified School District, and if they are undocumented, do not possess a driver's license, thus posing a public safety risk and liability to both children and adults in District schools, and to the general public;

Whereas, Operating a motor vehicle is an important key to participating in the state's economy and critical for parents with school-aged children;

Whereas, The District is currently in support of SB 60 (Cedillo) through its Legislative program based upon Board action on AB 60 (Cedillo);

Whereas, The Los Angeles City Council adopted a resolution in March 2003 expressing support for SB 60 (Cedillo); and

Whereas, The Senate Transportation Committee and the Senate Appropriations Committee have approved SB 60 (Cedillo), with a hearing in the full Senate floor scheduled for the week of June 2, 2003; now, therefore, be it

Resolved, That the Board of Education of the City of Los Angeles support SB 60 (Cedillo), which would permit applicants for driver's licenses to submit a federal identification number if they do not have social security numbers, and deletes the requirement that applicants for licenses present proof of legal presence in the United States; and be it

Resolved further, That the Board of Education urge the State Senate, the State Assembly, and Governor Gray Davis, to approve SB 60 (Cedillo).

APPROVED BY BOARD: June 24, 2003

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CAPRICE YOUNG JEFFERSON CRAIN
PRESIDENT EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE BOARD

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