III. Achievement Highlights And Recognitions

Drew Middle School Student "Do The Write Thing" Essay Contest Winner

Operation School Bell

Teacher Gary Broyles' Military Service in Bosnia

Program of Excellence From the California State Department of Education

Mr. Albert Sanders, Jefferson High School; Ms. Monica Ramirez, Huntington Park High School; Ms. Patty Rodriguez, Locke High School

Proposition BB Election Coverage

Presentation of Learning Standard - Language Arts

Hon. Leroy F. Greene

Unit S, Classified Supervisors

District's Initial Negotiating Proposal for Unit S, Classified Supervisors

(Board of Education Report No. 2)

United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA) and Associated Administrators of Los Angeles (AALA) Regarding Traditional, LEARN, and Multitrack Year-Round Calendars

A.Board of Education Report No. 1 ADOPTED

Business Services Division No. 1

(Agreements, Agreement Amendments, and Apprenticeship Training Agreement )

Facilities Services Division No. 1

(Award of Advertised and Unadvertised Contracts, and Cancellation of Architectural Agreements)

(Resolutions of Intention to Dedicate, Breed Street School, Carnegie Middle School, Loma Vista Avenue School, and Nevada Avenue School)

Personnel Division No. 1

(Classified Employee Dismissal)

Personnel Division No. 1

(Credential Waiver Authorizations)

C.Board of Education Report No. 2 ADOPTED

Office of the Superintendent No. 1

(1996-97 Initial Proposals for Unit S, Classified Supervisors)

D.Board of Education Report No. 3 (PUBLIC HEARING) POSTPONED

Facilities Services Division No. 2

(Approval of Resolution of Necessity to Condemn Certain Property, and Authorization for Order for Immediate Possession of the Property, David Roberti Children's Center)

E.Board of Education Report No. 4 ADOPTED

Facilities Services Division No. 4

(Certification of Final Environmental Impact Report, Adoption of Findings, Adoption of Statement of Overriding Considerations and Adoption of Mitigation Monitoring Plan, Belmont Learning Complex)

F.Board of Education Report No. 5 ADOPTED

Office of School Utilization No. 1

(Modification of Existing Guidelines for the Placement of Portable Classrooms)

G.Board of Education Report No. 6 ADOPTED

(Various Purchasing Transactions)

H.Board of Education Report No. 7 ADOPTED

(Unclassified Employee Elections to Professional Expert C; Classified Employee Dismissal, Suspension-Dismissals, Rescission of Dismissal, and Rescission of Suspension-Dismissals)

I.Board of Education Report No. 8 ADOPTED

(Student Expulsions)

J.Board of Education Report No. 9 ADOPTED

(Student Reinstatements)

K.Board of Education Report No. 10 ADOPTED

(Routine Personnel Actions)

L.Mrs. Boudreaux - Los Angeles Center for Enriched Studies (L.A.C.E.S.) Gymnasium, Classroom and Community Center (Waiver of Board Rule 72) ADOPTED

Whereas, The Los Angeles Center for Enriched Studies (L.A.C.E.S.) must participate in any team sports or competitive high school athletics at off-site locations due to an undersized and dysfunctional physical education facility;

Whereas, The track and field athletic activities plus baseball, softball and soccer have no grass area for junior and senior high students who must be transported daily by bus to local parks;

Whereas, 1,500 junior and senior high students occupy a play area originally designed for a small middle school and now being shared with an elementary school on-site;

Whereas, An on-campus location is needed for after school and community enrichment classes including housing for a language lab and computer lab;

Whereas, A group of parents, community members, business leaders, law enforcement officers, 10th District Councilman Nate Holden and representatives from the Mayor's Office have formed an Ad Hoc Committee to solicit fund raising activities to develop and maintain a recreational facility for students during the day and community during non-school hours;

Whereas, The Ad Hoc Committee has been communicating with the City of Los Angeles Recreation and Parks to assist in the development, maintenance, and operation of the gym (community center) during non-school hours;

Whereas, The non-school hours uses of the facility will be open to the community and operated by the City of Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks; and

Whereas, The Ad Hoc Committee has communicated with the District staff over the past 6 months about their activities and goals, also in determining the needs and requirements for the aforementioned gym (community center); now, therefore, be it

Resolved, That the District staff be authorized to work with the Ad Hoc Committee in the design, fund raising activities, and the development of a gym (community center) on District property known as the Los Angeles Center for Enriched Studies (L.A.C.E.S.), and to begin discussions with the City of Los Angeles relative to joint operation and use of such a facility;

Resolved further, The L.A.C.E.S. Ad Hoc Committee be authorized to use the Los Angeles Unified School District name in its fund raising and development activities for this project;

Resolved further, That the L.A.C.E.S. Gym (community center) will improve the school activities and enhance the District commitment to our community outreach program; and be it

Resolved further, That District staff report back to the appropriate Board committee in 90 days regarding the status of the aforementioned efforts.

M.Mr. Horton - World AIDS Day/AIDS Watch Project (Precatory) ADOPTED

Whereas, World AIDS Day was initiated by the Association for World Health to bring global focus to the AIDS crisis;

Whereas, The ninth annual World AIDS Day will be observed on Sunday, December 1, 1996; and

Whereas, In recognition of World AIDS Day, CommuniTV will produce AIDS Watch, a 24 hour television campaign to bring awareness about the devastation of AIDS by listing the names of 42,000 Americans who have died from AIDS; now, therefore, be it

Resolved, That the Board of Education for the City of Los Angeles recognize World AIDS Day and endorse the AIDS Watch project.

N.Mr. Horton - Reappointment to Personnel Commission (Precatory) ADOPTED

THAT The Board of Education recommend to the State Superintendent of Public Instruction that Evelyn V. Martinez be reappointed to the Personnel Commission for a three-year term of office commencing December 1, 1996.

O.Mrs. Boudreaux, Mr. Horton, Mr. Kiriyama - Ceasing Use of Texaco Credit Cards

Whereas, Recent reports in the media regarding the Texaco Company have demonstrated that the management of the company, at the very least, has exhibited an extreme insensitivity to the aspirations and opportunities of ethnic minorities and women, if not a complete disregard for their potential contributions to the company;

Whereas, This District is strongly committed to principles of nondiscrimination and equal employment opportunity and is proud of the ethnic diversity of its workforce and its student population; and

Whereas, It is unacceptable for this District to continue to do business with a company that so blatantly disregards the fundamental policies and principles of the District; now, therefore, be it

Resolved, That at the earliest available opportunity as advised by the District's legal counsel, this District cease its utilization of Texaco credit cards for any and all District vehicles.

Board of Education

P.Office of the Superintendent No. 1

(Expansion of LA's BEST After-School Education and Enrichment Program)

Q.Office of the Superintendent No. 2

(Disposition of Records)

R.Accounting and Disbursements Division No. 1

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

S.Budget Services and Financial Planning Division No. 1

(Initial Proposal to United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA) and Associated Administrators of Los Angeles (AALA) Regarding Traditional, LEARN, and Multitrack Year-Round Calendars for the 1998-99 School Year)

T.Budget Services and Financial Planning Division Informative No. 1

(Tabulation of Schools and Grades Showing Schools According to Classification and According to Enrollment; Enrollment by Grades as of October 11, 1996)

U.Budget Services and Financial Planning Division Informative No. 2

(Enrollment Report for Norm Day, 1996-97)

V.Business Services Division No. 1

(Agreements, Agreement Amendments, and Amendment to Agreement for Professional Services)

W.Facilities Services Division No. 1

(Award of Advertised Contracts)

X.Facilities Services Division No. 2

(Abandonment of Improvements and Retention of Deposit)

Y.Personnel Division No. 1

(Classified Employee Dismissal)

Z.Accounting and Disbursements Division No. 1

(Approval of the Minimum Number of Participants for Payroll Deductions)

AA.Accounting and Disbursements Division No. 2

(Capital Facilities Account Fund (Developer Fees) Operating Statement for the 1995-96 Fiscal Year)

BB.Accounting and Disbursements Division No. 3

(Authorization for Automatic Payroll Deposit Transmissions to Bank of America, and Authorization for the Chief Financial Officer to Pay the One-Time Cost and On-Going Cost for the Automatic Payroll Deposit Transmissions)

CC.Budget Services and Financial Planning Division No. 1

(Summary of Budget Adjustments for the Months of July 1996 Through September 1996 and Year-End Adjustments for 1995-96)

DD.Budget Services and Financial Planning Division No. 2

(Establishment of Two Positions for the Classified Personnel Selection Branch)

EE.Budget Services and Financial Planning Division No. 3

(Transfer From an Undistributed Reserve, Prevention and Detection of Fraud Training)

FF.Budget Services and Financial Planning Division No. 4

(Nonroutine Budget Adjustment: Self-Balancing Transfer of Revenues to the State School Building Lease Purchase Fund)

GG.Budget Services and Financial Planning Division No. 5

(Establishment of Additional Budget Resources for the Chanda Smith Consent Decree)

HH.Business Services Division No. 1

(Approval of Recommendations From the Health and Welfare Committee)

II.Office of the Chief Financial Officer No. 1

(Adoption of Recommendations from LEARN Budget Task Force for Differentiated Funding and Limiting Surpluses/Deficits to Schools)

JJ.School Operations Division No. 1

(COPS MORE Grant Award Under United States Department of Justice)

Instruction/Curriculum/Student Achievement Committee

KK.Office of the Superintendent No. 1

(Acceptance of School-Based Management Proposals)

LL.Office of the Superintendent No. 2

(Los Angeles Police Academy Magnet )

Student Health and Human Services Committee

MM.Office of Student Health and Human Services No. 1

(Request for Approval to Accept Annie E. Casey Foundation Family to Family Planning Grant: School District Liaison Position)

Board of Education

NN.Office of the Superintendent No. 3

(Selection of Norm-Referenced Achievement Test)

OO.11:00 a.m., Closed Session, May 8, 1995 APPROVED

PP.Report of Correspondence APPROVED

Motions And Resolutions (Initial Announcements)

QQ.Mrs. Boudreaux - School Safety Policy - Leaving Classrooms

Whereas, This school district is committed to local decision-making based on collaboration of all stakeholders, including students;

Whereas, Each school of this District must have a site-specific "Safe School Plan" which ensures the safety of its students and staff at all times;

Whereas, Secondary students and campuses necessitate differentiated age-appropriate forms of supervision;

Whereas, We must maximize the instructional time and maintain continuity for all students while recognizing that students occasionally need to leave the direct supervision of their teachers in order to attend to personal needs or take care of office business; now, therefore, be it

Resolved, That the Superintendent allow secondary schools, through their local governance councils, in conjunction with their safe school committees, the opportunity to adhere to the present Board policy on students leaving classrooms, etc., or submit to their Cluster Administrator for approval, an alternative approach to ensure the safety of all students when not under the direct supervision of a teacher.

RR.Meeting, Conference And Convention Motions And Announcements

XVI. This Week In Education

Mrs. Boudreaux will comment on the following:

• Universal Big Top Circus

• 14th Annual Adopt-A-School Council Conference

Mr. Kiriyama will comment on the following:

• Class Size Reduction

• Wilton Place School Multilingual Program

• Carson High School - Gene Vollnogle Stadium

Mr. Tokofsky will comment on the following:

• Social Studies Teacher Conference

• Las Madrinas and Ramona High School

• Mount Washington Elementary School Parents

• Franklin High School Students Recognized by College Board

• Monte Vista Elementary School Tutoring Program

Mr. Horton will comment on the following:

• Academic Decathlon

SS.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.