I.Roll Call Of Members

II. Pledge Of Allegiance To The Flag

III. Students' Concerns

Student Members Ben Motz from the Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies, Laura Humber from the Los Angeles Center for Enriched Studies, and Idolina Delgado from Foshay Learning Center

Our Kids, Our Schools - Review of Proposition BB Progress

(Approval of Negative Declaration and Approval of Project - 59th Street

Budget Services and Financial Planning Division No. 1

Facilities Services Division No. 2
(Acceptance of Judgment - Bell Area New Elementary No. 3)

Personnel Division No. 1
(Credential Waiver Authorizations)

VIII. Regular Calendar ­ Communications Dated April 13, 1998

C.Board of Education Report No. 2 ADOPTED

(Approval of Agreements and Amendments, Personal/Professional Services Agreements Over $50,000, Reimbursement Agreement, and Personal/Professional Services Agreements Aggregating $50,000 and Over)

F. Student Health and Human Services Committee Report No. 1 ADOPTED
Office of the Superintendent No. 1

(Request for Approval of the 1998-99 Senate Bill 65 (SB65) School-Based Pupil Motivation and Maintenance Program Competitive and Non-Competitive Applications)

G.Student Health and Human Services Committee Report No. 2 ADOPTED

Office of the Superintendent No. 2

(Delegation of Authority to Negotiate and Execute Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) Between Plans Participating in Government Sponsored Health Programs for Children/Youth and Student Health and Human Services Staff)

H.Board of Education Report No. 5 ADOPTED

I.Board of Education Report No. 6 ADOPTED

(Approval of Negative Declaration and Approval of Project - Reopening of Haynes Street, Newcastle Avenue, and Osage Avenue Elementary Schools)

J.Board of Education Report No. 7 ADOPTED

K.Board of Education Report No. 8 ADOPTED

L.Board of Education Report No. 9 ADOPTED

M.Board of Education Report No. 10 ADOPTED

N.Board of Education Report No. 11 ADOPTED

O.Board of Education Report No. 12 ADOPTED

P.Instruction/Curriculum/Student Achievement Committee Report No. 1 ADOPTED

Q.Mr. Tokofsky - Motion to Establish an Office of Inspector General (Noticed November 3, 1997)

Whereas, the Los Angeles Unified School District projects one billion six hundred million dollars ($1,600,000,000) annually in business, construction, and consulting contracts for the next 10 years, adding an additional approximate four hundred million dollars ($400,000,000) in voter-approved Proposition BB funds;

Whereas, such funds should be allocated in the most cost-effective basis that prevents tax dollar waste or abuse; and

Whereas, the District wishes to avoid even the appearance of lax controls over these new expenditures; now, therefore, be it

Resolved, That the Board of Education of the City of Los Angeles establish the Office of Inspector General and appoint an Inspector General to a term of office of five years, which may be renewed once for a total of 10 years; and be it

Resolved further, That the Board of Education of the City of Los Angeles convene a panel of at least three members of the Association of Inspectors General to screen and recommend candidates for the selection of an Inspector General; and be it

Resolved further, That the selection panel use the following criteria when making their selection: That the inspector general shall have verifiable experience in criminal investigations and prosecutions, the conducting of audits, public administration, conflict of interest and campaign finance laws, and any additional skill or knowledge necessary to carry out the duties and responsibilities of an inspector general; and be it

Resolved further, That the Board of Education of the City of Los Angeles shall select the inspector general from the candidates recommended by the panel of Inspectors General; and be it

Resolved further, That the Board of Education of the City of Los Angeles establish policies and procedures for the removal from his or her position as Inspector General if 1) a two-thirds majority of its members votes for the removal; or 2) if the Inspector General is found to have violated a state or federal law or regulation, local ordinance, or a policy or practice of the Board, relative to ethical practices, including, but not limited to, the acceptance of gifts or contributions; and be it

Resolved further, That the Board of Education of the City of Los Angeles define the duties of the Inspector General as being responsible for auditing and investigating any and all matters regarding the operations, activities, construction, and expenditures of the Los Angeles Unified School District, the Board of Education of the City of Los Angeles, District and Board staff, and District contractors and subcontractors. The authority of the Inspector General shall also include investigation of possible conflicts of interest, improper communications with Board Members on potential contracts before contract awards, or other ethical violations and be it

Resolved further, That the Inspector General shall have subpoena power as authorized by state and local codes or granted powers and the Board of Education of the City of Los Angeles acknowledges that any investigatory file compiled by the inspector general is an investigatory file compiled by a law enforcement agency subject to disclosure pursuant to subdivision (f) of Section 6254 of the Government Code; and be it

Resolved further, That the Board of Education of the City of Los Angeles direct the Inspector General to establish procedures to require that a prequalification questionnaire be completed by each construction company, engineering firm, consultant, legal firm, product vendor, and any other business entity seeking to contract with the board for the furnishing of goods or services. The Board will establish polices and procedures to prohibit the District from entering into a contract or doing business with any firm that knowingly provides false information on the questionnaire. The questionnaire shall solicit information regarding the firm including, but not limited to the following subjects: (1) Experience; (2) Quality and timeliness of past performance; (3) Reliability and responsibility; (4) Compliance with wage, hours, and other fair; (5) Compliance with equal employment requirements; (6) Subcontractors used by the firm; (7) Integrity of the firm and its key personnel; (8) Gifts given, or contributions made, to members, alternate members, or employees of the Board; (9) Lawsuits filed against the firm and their dispositions; and be it

Resolved further, That the Inspector General shall, at a noticed public meeting of the Board of Education, report quarterly on the following: (a) School construction, design, and repair contracts, including expenditures on such projects for consultants, attorneys, developers, and construction firms; b) Expenditures of funds allocated by Proposition BB and any future bond measures approved by the voters for school construction, design, or repair; (c) Travel, meals, and refreshments, private club dues, membership fees and charges, and any other expenditures which are specified by the Board; (d) A report on savings or recommendations for savings; and be it

Resolved further, That the Board of Education of the City of Los Angeles fund the Office of Inspector General using existing District resources, which may include redirecting funds which would otherwise be allocated to the Independent Analysis Unit or the recently established Special Audits Branch.

R.Mr. Tokofsky, Ms. Fields, and Mr. Kiriyama - Domestic Violence (Noticed March 23) discussed in Student Health and Human Services Committee, April 2 - ADOPTED

Whereas, Domestic violence is one of the leading causes of emergency room visits and hospitalizations of women;

Whereas, The health, safety and welfare of the mothers and fathers of our Los Angeles Unified School District's children is of vital importance to the students' ability to learn;

Whereas, Court issued restraining orders are routinely provided yet seldom found to stop the violence forcing parents and their children to go into hiding in shelters and other locations;

Whereas, Many of the Los Angeles Unified School District's children are currently residing in the Los Angeles area's twenty-seven domestic violence shelters, and

Whereas, Abusive partners are known to track the whereabouts of their spouses through the enrollment of their children in schools; now, therefore, be it

Whereas, Fear and disruptions already abound in these young children's lives; now, therefore,

Resolved, That the Board of Education of the City of Los Angeles requests the Superintendent to do all that is possible to encourage these youth to attend school safely; and be it

Resolved further, That senior staff examine such ideas as "tagging" the student files, preventing phone dissemination of addresses, training programs for staff, legal implications; and be it finally

Resolved, That the Los Angeles Unified School District, in conjunction with the California School Employees Association Attendance Clerks and city and county experts develop and implement a uniform attendance system that protects the identity and perhaps the lives of these children and their mothers by June 10, 1998.

S.Mr. Tokofsky, Mrs. Boudreaux, and Mr. Kiriyama - Continuation School Office Manager Positions (Noticed March 23, 1998) Assigned to Business and Operations/Personnel Committee - ADOPTED AS AMENDED

Whereas, Until October 22, 1995, Continuation School Office Managers performed the same assigned duties and responsibilities and were rated at the same level and salary schedule as School Office Manager I;

Whereas, On September 21, 1995, the Los Angeles City Board of Education restructured the position of School Office Manager I, without a change in their basic duties and responsibilities as an individual in a larger school due to the absence of additional certificated administrators;"

Whereas, Chanda Smith office assistance was provided to most schools, but not Continuation Schools;

Whereas, Restoring equity to Continuation School Office Managers in The Los Angeles Unified School District will require approximately $67,000 in immediate salary increases for incumbents;

Whereas, The demoralization of key personnel working with at-risk children can have tragic consequences on young people's lives; and

Whereas, In order to rectify the inequality caused by the reclassification plan adopted by the Board of Education on September 21, 1995; now, therefore, be it

Resolved, That the Board of Education of the City of Los Angeles grant salary equity with the School Administrative Assistants to the position of Continuation School Office Managers retroactive to October 22, 1995. subject to the waiver of the collective bargaining unit.

Whereas, Senate Bill 6 (Alpert), as amended March 23, 1998, repeals existing sunsetted law governing bilingual education and replaces it with the Firestone-Alpert English Learners Education Reform Act of 1998, which supersedes all policies, guidelines, and regulations concerning the identification of, assessment of, and services provided to English learners;

Whereas, This measure requires all programs for English learners to develop fluency for each child as effectively and efficiently as possible, strives to redesignate pupils at the end of the third year in a program, develops academic skills in the core curriculum at a level equivalent to other pupils in the district of the same grade level, enables pupils to acquire the knowledge and skills to successfully compete in the work force and to actively participate in a democratic culture, and promotes cross cultural understanding;

Whereas, Senate Bill 6 requires each school district to design, in consultation with the district advisory committee, a program for English learners based on sound and legitimate educational theory that includes, among other items, the district's long-term strategy to recruit and train teachers as appropriate, provision for necessary services and resources at each school, and an assessment system that provides data disaggregated as specified;

Whereas, The legislature declares that "submersion" is not a sound educational theory and prohibits its use under this act;

Whereas, Districts will be required to comply with federal law regarding services for English learners;

Whereas, Districts will be required to establish their own procedures and criteria for reclassifying English learners as English-proficient, following State Board of Education regulations and including designated criteria;

Whereas, Senate Bill 6 requires districts to provide certain information to parents of English learners and assures parents certain rights in the instructional placement of their children;

Whereas, Districts with more than 50 English learners will be required to establish school district advisory committees and schools with more than 20 English learners will be required to establish school advisory committees, with the majority of each committee to consist of parents;

Whereas, The State Board of Education will be required to adopt an English language development test to determine all pupils' primary language at the time of enrollment, and within 60 days of enrollment, districts will be required to assess the pupils' speaking, comprehension, reading, and writing skills in their primary language;

Whereas, The State Board of Education will be required to provide any test approved for use under this program in any language spoken by English learners constituting at least 10 percent of the State's K-12 population;

Whereas, English learners will be included in the administration of the statewide assessment, except in those circumstances where the State Department of Education determines that the testing will lead to invalid and/or unreliable results; and

Whereas, Provisions will be established for district accountability for instructional programs for English learners; now, therefore, be it

Resolved, That the Board of Education of the City of Los Angeles strongly urge the California State Senate to pass Senate Bill 6, as amended March 23, 1998, and urge the Governor to approve this measure to assure appropriate educational services for English learners, access to the core curriculum, equal opportunity for academic achievement, and the ability to compete successfully in the work force and to participate fully in the nation's democratic culture.

T.Moved that the Board of Education of the City of Los Angeles declare that, having conducted

extensive recruitment throughout the community, state, region and nation, having offered employment to all fully-credentialed candidates who have applied and who have met District standards and qualifications in the designated subjects, and having implemented and operated alternative programs for teacher credentialing, there are insufficient fully-credentialed teachers to meet the staffing and instructional needs of the Los Angeles Unified School District, and it is necessary to employ teachers with Emergency Permits under provisions of Education Code Section 44300.

V. Budget Services and Financial Planning Division No. 2 CONSENT
(Ratification of Revised Unique Multitrack Year-Round Calendars for Morningside Elementary School for School Year 1997-98)

W. Budget Services and Financial Planning Division No. 3 REGULAR
(Revised 1998-99 Budget Development Calendar)

X. Business Services Division No. 1 REGULAR

(Agreements and Amendments, Audit Services Agreement, Health and Human Services Agreement, Personal/Professional Services Agreement, Health and Human Services Agreement Aggregating $50,000 and Over, Personal/Professional Services Agreements Aggregating $50,000 and Over, Amendment to Personal/Professional Services Agreements, Amendment to Personal/Professional Services Agreements Aggregating $50,000 and Over)

Z. Facilities Services Division No. 2 REGULAR
(White House Place Primary Center Expansion)

AA. School Management Services No. 1 CONSENT
(School Calendars--1998-99 School Year)

BB. Business and Operations/Personnel Committee REGULAR
Budget Services and Financial Planning Division No. 1

(Nonroutine Budget Adjustments to establish Mental Health Coordinator Positions, for Technical Adjustment to Hazard Mitigation Grant Program Funds, Establish Second Coordinating Financial Manager Position)

CC.1:00 p.m., Regular, August 21, 1995

XIV. Correspondence and Petitions

DD.Report of Correspondence - APPROVED
XV. Public Hearings - ADOPTED

EE.Intentions to dedicate, with consideration, to the State of California a portion of the East

Los Angeles Occupational Center by Grant Deed for permanent easement and temporary construction easement for seismic retrofitting of bridge columns and freeway overcrossings; to the City of

Los Angeles a portion of the Maxine Waters Employment Preparation Center by Public Street Easement Deed for permanent easement and right of way for public street purposes; and, without consideration, to the County Sanitation District No. 1 of Los Angeles County, a body corporate, a portion of the Maxine Waters Employment Preparation Center by Sewer Easement Deed for a permanent sewer easement and temporary right of way for construction purposes.

FF.Mr. Tokofsky, Ms. Fields, and Mr.Kiriyama - Morgan-Hart - Class Size Reduction

Whereas, Most students benefit from a lower student-to-teacher ratio;

Whereas, Most students benefit from this smaller class size situation;

Whereas, In 1983 the state legislature passed the Morgan-Hart Class Size Reduction Act which provided class size reduction in high school English classes;

Whereas, The District has been implementing such a secondary school class size reduction in its English classes; but chose to implement in only the 11th grade;

Whereas, Many high schools will drop out prior to receiving those benefits in 11th grade;

Whereas, Students need class size reduction in English in the earliest grade possible --namely 9th grade according to the law; and

Whereas, Many districts across California implement Morgan-Hart in the 9th grade; and now, therefore, be it

Resolved, That the Board of Education of the City of Los Angeles direct the Superintendent to come forward with recommendations by May 21, 1998, that provide flexibility to the local schools to implement the Morgan-Hart Class Size Reduction; and be it

Resolved further, That until such time schools may choose to implement in the 9th grade with the extra resources they receive from Morgan-Hart; and be it

Resolved further, That the Superintendent provide plans to reduce class size in English at a level that would be as complete as is presently provided in 11th grade.

GG.Motions and Resolutions (Initial Announcements)

Whereas, Classified school employees provide essential services in support of the educational programs of the Los Angeles Unified School District;

Whereas, Classified school employees contribute to the establishment and promotion of a positive instructional environment;

Whereas, Classified school employees serve a vital role in providing for the welfare and safety of the Los Angeles Unified School District's students; and

Whereas, Classified school employees employed by the Los Angeles Unified School District strive for excellence in all areas relative to the educational community; now, therefore, be it

Resolved, That the Board of Education of the City of Los Angeles recognizes and wishes to honor the contributions of classified employees for their role in public education in the Los Angeles Unified School District and declares the week of May 18-22, 1998, as Classified Employee Recognition Week.

Whereas, The California Children and Families First Initiative aims to be placed before the California voters, November, 1998;

Whereas, The goals of this Initiative are to generate $700 million annually for infant and early childhood education, parent education, domestic violence programs, anti-smoking and health programs;

Whereas, The monies to fund these said programs would be generated by an additional $.50 sales tax on each pack of cigarette;

Whereas, The revenues from this Initiative would be received and administered by newly created County commissions which will be funded by this Initiative;

Whereas, These County commissions would determine how best to support and fund programs which promote early education, parent education, anti-smoking and health issues;

Whereas, All children who enter school would benefit academically, socially and emotionally from early education, parental involvement, and a healthy start in life; and

Whereas, Early education, family support and a healthy start in life are cost-effective measures both educationally and socially; now, therefore, be it

Resolved, That the Board of Education of the City of Los Angeles strongly support the California Children and Families First Initiative for the November 1998 election.

II.Meeting, Conference and Convention Motions and Announcements

JJ.This Week In Education

Mr. Kiriyama will comment on the following:

• Founder's Day-Lomita Math/Science Magnet School

• San Fernando Valley Youth Olympics

• Asian Pacific and Other Languages--6th Annual Parent Conference

• Animation Project--Mt. Pleasant High School, San Jose

• Zone 1-Zone Advisory Council/Zone Bilingual/Bicultural Advisory Committee Parent Conference

  
  

Mr. Tokofsky will comment on the following:

• Tools for Success

• L.A. Bridges

• City of San Fernando - Community Meeting

• Eagle Rock Middle School/High School Science Fair

• Latino Walk of Fame - Jaime Escalante

• Organization of Chinese Americans

• Mexican Cultural Institute

• San Fernando Valley Youth Olympics

• Project Restore

• Annual Middle School and Senior High Assistant Principals Association Dinner

• CORO Dinner

KK.Speakers

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.