BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES
Governing Board Of The Los Angeles Unified School District


REGULAR MEETING ORDER OF BUSINESS

1 p.m., Monday, March 4, 1996 ‹ Room H-160





I.Roll Call Of Members

II. Pledge Of Allegiance To The Flag

III. Achievement Highlights And Recognitions


Donation by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences and the Hard Rock Cafe

Francis Polytechnic High School

IV.Students' Concerns

Alan Haim, Reseda HS; Josh Sonné, Monroe HS; and Brian Mecka, Monroe HS
V.Special Report

Ten Schools Program

VI.Invited Parent/Community Presenters

VII.Receipt Of Communications For Action At Next Board Meeting

(The Board will decide which are to be referred as Consent Calendar communications.)

Board of Education
A.Business Services Division No. 1
(Agreements, Agreement Amendments, and Agreement for Data Processing Services)

B.Facilities Services Division No. 1
(Award of Advertised and Unadvertised Contracts, and Cancellation of Architectural Agreements)

C.Personnel Division No. 1
(Classified Employee Dismissals)

D.Business and Operations Committee
Accounting and Disbursements Division No. 1
(1996 Increase in Developer Fees)




Instruction/Curriculum/Student Achievement Committee
E.Division of Instruction No. 1
(Sale of Obsolete Textbooks)

F.Division of Instruction No. 2
(Ranking of Schools for Title I Program Eligibility)
VIII. Reports Postponed From Regular Meeting Of February 20, 1996

G.Board of Education Report No. 2
Budget Services and Financial Planning Division No. 4
(Transfer From an Undistributed Reserve)

H.Board of Education Report No. 11
(Establishment of Bond Measure Assessment and Information Program)

REPORTS DATED MARCH 4, 1996


IX. Consent Calendar (Board Rule 61) - Communications Dated February 20, 1996

I. Board of Education Report No. 1
Accounting and Disbursements Division No. 1
(Report of Warrants Issued, Request to Reimburse the Revolving Cash Fund, and Request to Reissue Stale Dated Warrants)

Business Services Division No. 1
(Agreements, Agreement Amendments, and Donation of Money)

Facilities Services Division No. 1
(Award of Advertised and Unadvertised Contracts, January 1996 Relocation Assistance Payments and Rejection of Bids)

X. Regular Calendar ­ Communications Dated February 5 and 20, 1996

J.Board of Education Report No. 2
Office of the Superintendent A
(1995-98 Memorandum of Understanding Between the Los Angeles Unified School District and the Los Angeles County Building and Construction Trades Council for Unit E (Skilled Crafts))

K.Board of Education Report No. 3
Personnel Division No. 1
(Classified Employee Dismissal)

L.Board of Education Report No. 4
Office of School Utilization A
(Calendar Change Policy)

XI.New Reports ­ Direct To Board For Action

M.Board of Education Report No. 5
(Various Purchasing Transactions)



N.Board of Education Report No. 6
(Liability Claims, Self-Insured Workers' Compensation Program Payments, and Property Damage Reimbursement)

O.Board of Education Report No. 7
(Election of Unclassified Employees to Professional Expert C, Classified Employee Suspension-Dismissal and Dismissal)

P.Board of Education Report No. 8
(Student Expulsions)

Q.Board of Education Report No. 9
(Revocation of Suspension of Expulsion Order)

R.Board of Education Report No. 10
(Approval of Non-Reelection of Probationary Certificated Employees and Permanent Certificated Employee Dismissals)

S.Business and Operations Committee Report No. 1
(Routine Personnel Actions)

T.Instruction/Curriculum/Student Achievement Committee Report No. 1
(Special Education Nonpublic School Placements)
XII. Correspondence And Petitions

U.Report of Correspondence
XIII. Miscellaneous Business

Motions And Resolutions For Adoption

V.Ms. Korenstein - National School Breakfast Week (Precatory)

Whereas, The National School Breakfast Week is celebrated in March each year and its theme for 1996 is "Open Your Eyes to School Breakfast";

Whereas, The Los Angeles Unified School District provides a school breakfast program in every school and child care program in the District and serves more than 212,000 breakfast meals daily, constituting the largest school breakfast program in the United States; and

Whereas, Numerous studies have shown that children who eat breakfast perform better in school and are more creative than those who skip the morning meal, are able to work faster and make fewer mistakes than students who don't eat breakfast; therefore, be it

Resolved, That the Board of Education of the City of Los Angeles join other school districts throughout the Nation to celebrate the week of March 4 to 8, 1996, as National School Breakfast Week; and be it

Resolved further, That the Board of Education continue its support of the National School Breakfast and Lunch Programs and nutrition education for the District's students.





W.Mr. Kiriyama - Administrative Examination Exemptions: Assistant Principal, Adult Education
(Waiver of Board Rule 72)

THAT employees currently assigned to the class of Assistant Principal, Adult Education, appointed under provisions of Board Rule 4213, are exempt from having to take the recently announced examination for the position, provided the employees have served satisfactorily in the position for a minimum of one school year as of March 8, 1996; and

THAT such exemption shall be on a non-precedent-setting basis.

X.Meeting, Conference and Convention Motions and Announcements

Y.This Week in Education

Mrs. Boudreaux will comment on the following

  • Y.E.S. (Youth Empowered for Survival) Program

  • Cybercamp/Bethune Middle School

  • National Council of Negro Women

  • Black Education Commission Black History Month Celebration

  • African American Cultural Dress Day

  • Story of Tuskegee Airmen/John Muir Middle School

  • African American Summit

Mr. Horton will comment on the following:


Mr. Kiriyama will comment on the following:


Mr. Tokofsky will comment on the following:

XIV.Adjournment




















Please Note That The Board Of Education May Refer Any Item On This Order Of Business For The Consideration Of A Standing Committee Of The Board Of Education Which Meets On The Thursday Immediately After This Meeting.