External Members:
Mr. Sanford C. Sigoloff, Management Consultant, University of California Los Angeles

Staff:
Mr. Roy Romer, Superintendent
Dr. Joseph Zeronian, Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Don Mullinax, Inspector General
Ms. Judy Burton, Superintendent, District B
Ms. Renee Jackson, Superintendent, District G
Dr. Roger Rasmussen, Director, Independent Analysis Unit
Dr. Charles Schepart, Analyst, Independent Analysis Unit

Superintendent Romer gave a brief summary on his five-year strategic plan and introduced Judy Burton, Local District B Superintendent, Renee Jackson, Local District G Superintendent, and Obie Slayman, a parent, gave some perspective to the strategic plan.

Ms. Burton and Ms. Jackson shared information on how the local districts have disseminated information about the strategic plan to their staff and communities. Ms. Burton commented on the procedures used to provide opportunities to discuss and input into the strategic plan. Each of the eleven districts have discussed the strategic plan with their communities and staff.

Ms. Obie Slayman, a parent from El Camino Real High School, and a member of the Parent Collaborative Advisory Committee (PCAC), has taken an active part in the review of the Superintendent's strategic plan. She commented on the opportunity to review and critique the plan. Ms. Slayman commented the District does well in providing support to students in many areas including the gifted students, but one area the PCAC and their constituents would like to see is more focus and support on an ongoing basis is for the mid-range students.

PUBLIC COMMENTS

The following persons spoke on the Superintendent's Strategic Plan:

Virgil Roberts, Alliance for Student Achievement
Bill Sayer, member of Alliance for Student Achievement and L.A.'s Best, the Chair of Excellent
Education Development

Carla Sanger, President and Chief Executive Officer of L.A.'s Best
Becki Robinson, Elementary Vice-President, UTLA
Victoria Verches, Principal, Gridley Street School, representing Elementary Principals Organization
Bill Ring, Co-Chair District B Parent Advisory Council
Ivan Spiegel, Co-Chair District B Parent Advisory Council
Marcela Lucero, President, Parent Advisory Council, Berkeley Avenue Children's Center
Mary Gligioff, a parent
Giselle Summery, Pupil Services and Attendance Counselor
Lisa Cirrione-Wilcox, Pupil Services and Attendance Counselor, District B
Martin Segura, Pupil Services and Attendance Counselor
Mark DeBbaudp, Deputy District Attorney, Abolish Chronic Truancy Program (ACT),
County of Los Angeles
Brad Pilon, Immigrant Student Guidance/Placement Center
Janice Lee, Pupil Services and Attendance Counselor
Gail Jaffe, President, Association of Pupil Services and Attendance Counselors
Judy Hunt, Pupil Services and Attendance Counselor, District D
Charlotte Blair, Pupil Services and Attendance Counselor
Sally Calahan, Pupil Services and Attendance Counselor, District B

Robert Fischer, Nutri-Bond Distribution , supplier of tableware, spoke regarding a contract with the District.

ADJOURNMENT

The meeting was adjourned at 5:15 p.m.

Committee Members Committee Contact Person
Ms. Caprice Young, Chairperson Dr. Roger Rasmussen, Director
Mr. Mike Lansing, Vice Chairperson Independent Analysis Unit
Mr. David Tokofsky Tel: (213) 625-6091
Ms. Yvonne Perlberg Fax: (213) 687-7367
Ms. Carol Sharer
Mr. Sanford Sigoloff
Ms. Fredricka Taubitz

The Committee and District staff will present the District's 2001 - 2002 Preliminary Budget.

PUBLIC COMMENT

2. Public comments

Persons who wish to address the Committee may sign up at the meeting.