Receipt of Communications for Action at Next Board Meeting
(The Board will assign these items to Consent or Regular Calendar)

1. Board of Education Report No. 199 - 02/03 ASSIGNED TO REGULAR CALENDAR
Facilities Services Division MAY 27, 2003, REGULAR BD. MTG.

(Approval of Project Change of Canoga Park New Primary Center to an Elementary School, Canoga Park New Elementary School No. 1 and Adoption of Mitigated Negative Declaration for Canoga Park New Elementary School No. 1 [Canoga Avenue and Cohasset Street])

2. Board of Education Report No. 200 - 02/03 (Direct) ADOPTED AS AMENDED
Facilities Services Division

(Authorization to Proceed with Feasibility Studies for the Completion of the Proposed Central Los Angeles High School No. 11 (Formerly the Belmont Learning Center), Build an Additional 500 Seat Academy at the Belmont Learning Center Site, Build an Additional 500 Seat Academy at Central Los Angeles High School No. 10 (3rd Street Annex), and to Negotiate and Execute a Joint Use Agreement with Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy to Develop a Portion of the Site into a Park)

3. Discussion on Superintendent's 2003-04 Preliminary Budget and Action on Proposed Budget Reductions POSTPONED TO MAY 27, 2003, REGULAR BOARD MEETING

Board Members Motions

Resolved, That the Board of Education direct the Executive Officer of the Board to amend the Rules for the Operation of the Board of Education such that

1.All matters receiving a committee recommendation for approval by majority vote or general

consent of the assigned committee members present may be forwarded to the Receipt Calendar or the Regular Calendar of the next a regularly scheduled Board meeting.

2.All matters receiving a committee recommendation for approval by unanimous vote of all

assigned committee members may be forwarded to the Consent Calendar of the next a regularly scheduled Board meeting.

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 local schools in District 1 indicates that in requiring all Concept 6 elementary schools to convert to a 180-day calendar for the 2003-04 school year the District did not thoroughly study and consider the operational and instructional implications of said conversion on each respective school;

Whereas, The District's prospective conversion of Concept 6 elementary schools in School Board District 1 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 Superintendent direct staff to do an exhaustive study of the potential impact of the adoption of the 90/30 calendar at District 1 schools, focusing on campus capacity, staffing, instruction, facilities, classroom availability, parent coordination; and be it

Resolved further, That the District suspend its planned July 1 conversion of District 1 elementary schools to the 90/30 calendar if the findings of this study reveal that the operational and instructional disparities that would result from the adoption of this calendar cannot be substantially rectified.

6. 9:30 a.m., Special Meeting, April 22, 2003 APPROVED
9:30 a.m., Closed Session, May 13, 2003

Adjournment

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