III. Students' Concerns

Student Members Cheryl Gonzales from Marshall High School and Martha Sandoval from Huntington Park High School

A. Board of Education Report No. 1
Accounting and Disbursements Division No. 1

(Report of Warrants Issued, Request to Reimburse Revolving Cash Fund and to Reissue Stale Dated Warrants)

Facilities Services No. 2

(Approval of Negative Declaration and Approval of Project­Belmont/Hollywood Primary Centers Nos. 2 and 3)

B. Instruction and Student Achievement Committee Report No. 1
Independent Analysis Unit No. 1
(Proposed New Position­Independent Analysis Unit)

VI. Regular Calendar - Communications Dated September 13, 1998

C. Board of Education Report No. 2
Business Services Division No. 1

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

D. Facilities Committee Report No. 1
Office of the Chief Administrative Officer No. 1
(Revised Contract for BB Program Management Services)

E. Instruction and Student Achievement Committee Report No. 2
Division of Instruction No. 1
(Delegation of Authority to Approve Instructional Resources to Implement Proposition 227)

VII. New Reports ­ Direct to Board for Action

F. Board of Education Report No. 3
(Rejection of Applications for Leave to Present a Late Claim, Continuation of Basic Life Insurance Program, Self-Insured Workers' Compensation Program: Recommendation of Claims Administrator, Ratification of Student Accident Insurance Coverage, Ratification of Actions Taken by Contract and Insurance Services Branch)

G. Board of Education Report No. 4
(Various Purchasing Transactions)

H. Board of Education Report No. 5
(Nonroutine Personnel Actions: Unclassified Elections of Professional Expert C, Classified Employee Suspension-Dismissals, Dismissals, and Rescission of Dismissals)

I. Board of Education Report No. 6
(Student Expulsions)

J. Board of Education Report No. 7
(Student Reinstatements)

K. Board of Education Report No. 8
(Routine Personnel Action)

VIII. Motions and Resolutions for Adoption

L. Mr. Horton and Ms. Fields - Anti-Proposition 8 (Waiver of Board Rule 72)

Whereas, Proposition 8, the so-called "Permanent Class Size Reduction and Educational Opportunity Act," is a poorly crafted initiative that would hurt our children by taking millions of tax dollars away from the classroom and existing education programs to fund a new unaccountable bureaucracy, with no checks or balances to guard against abuse;

Whereas, While some provisions of Proposition 8 are benign and merely restate policies, such as zero tolerance for drugs and class size reduction, which are already in place, annually funded and working effectively in our schools, other provisions in Proposition 8 are harmful to every child, parent and taxpayer in California;

Whereas, Instead of improving classroom education, Proposition 8 authorizes each school to set different academic standards, guaranteeing that standards would be inconsistent from one school to the next and in conflict with college entrance exams and new uniform California academic standards;

Whereas, The additional bureaucracy would include a new "Office of Chief Inspector" at an estimated cost of 15 to 20 million dollars, where the "Chief Inspector" would have the powers of a dictator over the schools in our state;

Whereas, The "Chief Inspector" would be a 10 year political appointee with absolutely no Legislative confirmation and no limits on his or her salary or the salaries of all the employees that would be hired;

Whereas, Proposition 8 also creates local school governing councils at each school in conflict with the hundreds of successfully local site councils operating within our District's schools and creates 8,000 new mini-bureaucracies creating policies and curriculum within the state;

Whereas, Proposition 8's expanded bureaucracy would be funded by cutting existing classroom resources and other education programs; and

Whereas, Proposition 8's problems would be extremely difficult to fix because it specifies that any changes would require another statewide initiative or an unprecedented 80% vote of each house of the Legislature and the signature of the Governor; therefore be it

Resolved, That the Board of Education of the City of Los Angeles opposes the so-called "Permanent Class Size Reduction and Educational Opportunity Act," Proposition 8, which would increase education bureaucracy, reduce accountability, force classroom education cuts and ignore California's new, uniform academic standards; and be it

Resolved further, That this position be forwarded to the appropriate local and statewide agencies, as well as members of the Los Angeles Delegation in Sacramento, California.

M. Ms. Castro and Mr. Tokofsky - Support of Proposition CC (Waiver of Board Rule 72)

Whereas, The Los Angeles Zoo is a magnificent educational setting in the middle of our great metropolitan area;

Whereas, One and a half million people annually take the opportunity to see the animals and plants assembled from nearby and distant lands;

Whereas, Many of the visitors are the children in our schools who need expanded access and more educational opportunities;

Whereas, The zoo has a policy of free admission for District students that visit the zoo on field trips;

Whereas, On the Los Angeles November election ballot a proposition will appear to fund many needed improvements to the zoo's facilities and programs;

Whereas, These improvements will allow the animals to be placed in settings more closely matching their native habitats;

Whereas, These improvements will also enhance the safety of visitors by replacing aging infrastructure and create new exhibit space;

Whereas, Proposition CC will cost the average homeowner only one dollar and eighty-nine cents a year and will not fund any administrators' salaries or overhead; and

Whereas, Los Angeles will prosper by having a first class, world class zoo; now, therefore, be it

Resolved, That the Board of Education of the City of Los Angeles strongly supports the passage of Proposition CC and encourages all of the citizens of Los Angeles to participate in the upcoming election.

N. Ms. Castro and Mr. Tokofsky - Support of Proposition DD (Waiver of Board Rule 72)

Whereas, Los Angeles Public Libraries are important education institutions that benefit children, youth and adults;

Whereas, Many branches throughout Los Angeles are deteriorating and are in desperate need of repair;

Whereas, On the Los Angeles November election ballot, a proposition will appear to fund the building of branch libraries and many needed improvements to existing facilities and programs;

Whereas, These improvements will create safe, accessible libraries featuring computer centers, children's story telling areas and community meeting rooms;

Whereas, These life-enriching programs will also provide safe after school facilities for students, quality educational resources for children and communities with access to knowledge, information and technology; and

Whereas, Proposition DD will cost the average homeowner only seven dollars and six cents a year, or two cents a day; now, therefore, be it

Resolved, That the Board of Education of the City of Los Angeles strongly supports the passage of Proposition DD and encourages all of the citizens of Los Angeles to participate in the upcoming election.

O. Ms. Korenstein, Mr. Horton, and Mr. Tokofsky - Support of Proposition 1A (Waiver of Board Rule 72)

Whereas, the Board of Education adopted a school facilities resolution in February 1998 seeking legislation that would initiate a statewide bond for school facilities;

Whereas, Senate Bill 50, the legislation regarding school facilities construction and financing, passed in both houses, was signed into law by the Governor, and will be before the electorate on
November 3, 1998 as Proposition 1A;

Whereas, Proposition 1A will provide $6.7 billion for K-12 school construction needs, matching State funds for District construction projects funded by Proposition BB, and will increase the District's overall participation in the State School Construction Program as a result of significant programmatic changes;

Whereas, These programmatic changes include per pupil allowances, increased construction eligibility, increased opportunity to access Class Size Reduction funding, 80% State match for modernization projects, and special assistance for large urban land-locked districts;

Whereas, The District anticipates needing to build over 79,000 new classroom seats in order to manage enrollment growth over the next ten years and has over 84% of its permanent buildings are over 25 years old; and

Whereas, Proposition 1A funds must be used to build new schools, upgrade older classrooms, and provide for other facilities needs, now therefore, be it

Resolved, That the Board of Education of the City of Los Angeles go on record in support of Proposition 1A on November 3, 1998; and be it

Resolved further, That this resolution be forwarded to the appropriate local and statewide agencies, as well as to members of the Los Angeles Delegation in Sacramento, California.
IX. Motion Requested by the Superintendent

P. That staff be authorized to pay expenses for parent representatives to accompany Board Members to Chicago, Illinois, and Toledo, Ohio, November 4-6, 1998, to study the States' school accountability system.

Q.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 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.

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

R. Board of Education
Budget Services and Financial Planning Division No. 1
(Allocation to Schools - Rodriguez Consent Decree Mandates)

S. Budget Services and Financial Planning Division No. 2 WITHDRAWN
(Superintendent's Recommendations for Additional Budget Items)

T. Budget Services and Financial Planning Division No. 3
(Ratification of Revised Unique Multitrack Year-Round Calendars for Normont Elementary
School for School Year 1998-99)

U. Budget Services and Financial Planning Division No. 4
(Payment to Los Angeles County Office of Education for Money Received from State of California­ California Arts Initiative)

V. Budget Services and Financial Planning Division No. 5
(Revised Revenue Estimates for 1998-99)

W. Business Services Division No. 1

(Agreements, Agreement Amendments, Health and Human Services Agreement, Personal/Professional Services Agreements Over $50,000, Personal/Professional Services Agreements Aggregating Over $50,000 Requested by Schools/Clusters, Amendments to Agreements for Educational Services, Amendment to Personal/Professional Services Aggregating Over $50,000 Requested by Office, and Donation of Money)

X.Facilities Services No. 1

Y.Facilities Services No. 2

(Approval of Change Orders)

AA. Business and Operations and Personnel Committee
Accounting and Disbursements Division No. 1
(Approval of the Revised Minimum Number of Participants for Payroll Deductions Policy)

BB. Budget Services and Financial Planning Division No. 1

(Nonroutine Budget Transfers: Additional Nursing Services Time for Nonpublic Schools, Pre registration Time for Athletic Directors and Nurses at High Schools, Additional Resources for Student Rights and Responsibilities Publication, Teacher Adviser Position in Interscholastic Athletics Office, Academy Director Position for Administrative Academy, Additional Resources for King Drew Medical Magnet, Additional Resources for DATE Program, Office of Intergroup Relations Temporary Adviser Positions, Division of Instruction Central Office Positions, Continuation of Funding for Classified Personnel Selection Branch Personnel Analyst Position, Ratifying Use of 1998-98 Class Size Reduction Facilities Funds, Continuation of Resources in Personnel Division and Payroll Branch, and Establishment of Maintenance and Operations Branch Office Assistant and Adult Education Office Computer Operator Positions)

(Nonroutine Budget Transfer: Establishment of Two Positions for Office of the Deputy Superintendent, Government Relations and Public Affairs Positions)

EE. Business Services Division No. 1
(Amendment to PERS Contract: School Police Officers)

FF. Business Services Division No. 2
(Actuarial Study, Health and Welfare Self-Insurance Fund, 1998)

GG. Instruction and Student Achievement Committee
Division of Instruction No. 1
(Matching Funds for Transform Education Through the Arts Challenge)

HH. Division of Instruction No. 2
(Academia de Arte Yepes 1998-99 Visual Arts Training Programs)

II. Division of Instruction No. 3
(Textbooks and Instructional Materials Certification Resolution)

JJ. Division of Instruction No. 4
(Use of Free- and Reduced-Priced Meal Data for the Purpose of Disaggregating Academic Achievement Data)

XI. Approval of Minutes

KK.1:00 p.m., Regular Meeting, December 11, 1995

XII. Correspondence and Petitions

LL.Report of Correspondence

XIII. Miscellaneous Business

Motions and Resolutions (Initial Announcements)

MM. Mrs. Boudreaux ­ Revision of the Priorities Regarding Proposition BB - WITHDRAWN

NN. Mrs. Boudreaux and Mr. Kiriyama - Motion to Rename Schools in the District After Former
Mayor Tom Bradley, Former Board Member Reverend James Jones, and Olympic Gold Medalist
Florence Griffith Joyner

OO. Meeting, Conference and Convention Motions and Announcements

PP.This Week in Education

• Carson 2000

• COBA (Council of Black Administrators) Conference

• 75th Anniversary of Fries Elementary School

• School Police Installation of New Officers­Michael Marino, John Taylor and Robert Taylor

• Parent Community Services Branch/District Advisory Committee Inservice for Members

• Philharmonic at Hollywood High School

• Healthy Start and Project Reach

• Denker Elementary-Grand Opening of "Wonder of Reading"
  

• Hollenbeck Youth Center - Opening of New Center

• Southeast College Conference

• 20th Street School - Malibu Foundation Assembly

• Camp Hess Kramer - Latino Youth Leadership Conference

• Plasencia Elementary School - VH1 and Media One "Save the Music" Program
  

• Beverly Hills Medical Group

• Hamilton High School Performing Arts Magnet Graduates

• San Pasqual Elementary School - Young Musicians Foundation's Instrument Give-Away

• Eastside Boys and Girls' Club of Los Angeles 2nd Annual "Carnival" Fundraiser

• Valley Industry and Commerce Association's Education Committee Meeting

• Lucky Market's Ballet Folklorico

• Guest Speakers Dolores Huerta and Edward James Olmos at Garfield High School

• 3rd Annual Wine Tasting Benefit of Las Madrinas of Ramona High School
  
  
• Nightingale Middle School Safety Day
  
  
  • 6th Annual Southeast College Conference attended by Assemblywoman Martha Escutia

  • Assembly Speaker Villaraigosa at Evergreen and Glassell Park Elementary Schools

    
    

QQ.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.

* Action on the Motion to Establish an Office of Inspector General (Noticed November 3, 1997) will not take place. This motion will appear in the October 27, 1998 Regular Meeting Agenda.