BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES
Governing Board of the Los Angeles Unified School District

AUGMENTED CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION COMMITTEE
MEETING NOTES
1:00 p.m., Tuesday, September 4, 2001 - Room H-160

Board Members Present:
Ms. Genethia Hudley Hayes, Chairperson
Ms. Julie Korenstein
Mr. Mike Lansing
Mr. David Tokofsky

Staff Present:
Superintendent Roy Romer
Dr. Maria G. Ott, Deputy Superintendent, Instruction
Ms. Sue Shannon, Assistant Superintendent, Instructional Support Services
Mr. James Konantz, Assistant Superintendent, Instruction and Technology
Ms. Esther Wong, Assistant Superintendent, Planning, Assessment and Research
Ms. Carmen N. Schroeder, Assistant Superintendent, Early Childhood Education Division
Ms. Ronni Ephraim, Director, Elementary Programs
Ms. S. Dianna Masters, Director, Elementary Mathematics
Ms. Rita Payan Caldera, Director, Language Acquisition Branch
Mr. Willie Crittendon, Interim Director, School Operations and Safety
Mr. Craig Lancaster, Coordinator, Compliance/Legislation, Early Childhood Development Division

External Member Present:
Ms. Becki Robinson, Elementary Vice President, United Teachers Los Angeles-

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The meeting convened at 1:17 p.m.-
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OPTIONAL SCHOOL ACCOUNTABILITIES

Ms. Wong presented Educational Services Communication No. 2 recommending the approval of the student performance indicators selected by the District's options schools participating in California's Alternative Schools Accountability Model.

Ms. Wong and Mr. Crittendon responded to questions raised by the Committee. At the request of the Committee, staff will meet with the Committee members to provide additional information on this issue.

The communication will be presented as a direct report to the Board of Education on September 25, 2001.

EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION GRANT

Ms. Schroeder presented Early Childhood Education Division Communication No. 1 proposing to accept funds and amend its 2001-02 child development general program contract with the California Department of Education to reflect additional operational funding for expansion of early education centers for children 0 to 5 years old. The budget will reflect an increase of $1.8 million plus $491,566 representing a 3.87% cost-of-living adjustment for 2001-02 and $12.7 million the following year.

Ms. Schroeder, Dr. Ott, and Mr. Lancaster responded to questions raised by the Committee.

The communication was approved for transmittal to the Board of Education on September 11, 2001.

STANDARDS-BASED PROMOTION

Mr. Tokofsky presented his motion on Standards-Based Promotion.

In response to a question raised by Mr. Tokofsky, Ms. Shannon replied that the data on Intensive Academic Support (IAS) was premature because today was the opening day of school for single-track schools. Until the child actually arrives at the school and enrolls in the class, he or she is not entered as an IAS second grader.

At the request of Mr. Tokofsky, the motion will not be acted upon until the Committee reviews the IAS data and Stanford 9 reading scores at its November meeting.

INSTITUTE FOR LEARNING

Ms. Patti Magruder, representing the National Fellow, reported that the Institute for Learning was established six years ago by Dr. Lauren B. Resnick. It is based at the University of Pittsburgh at the Learning Research and Development Center.

Ms. Magruder stated that the goal of the Institute for Learning is to ensure that every child achieves the standards that have been adopted by the District. She spoke about the guidelines for organizing teaching and learning environments to create effort-based schools and the guidelines for establishing curriculum and pedagogy that will ensure achievement of rigorous academic standards by all students.

Superintendent Romer, Dr. Ott, and Ms. Magruder responded to questions raised by the Committee.

ELEMENTARY LITERACY PLAN

Ms. Ephraim reported that in 1999, the Board of Education adopted the District Literacy Plan calling for all schools to teach language arts for a minimum of 90 minutes in kindergarten and 2 1/2 hours minimum in grades 1 through 5. In June, the first year of the five-year plan was completed.

Ms. Ephraim reported that there are 388 schools using Open Court (83% of the elementary schools); 26 schools (6% of the schools) are using Success for All; one school uses Reading Mastery; and 52 high achieving and charter schools (11% of the schools) are presently on waiver from the District Reading Program and using methods that were in place in their schools prior to September 1999. Each of these schools is required to submit a waiver request to their local District Superintendent outlining steps that they take to address the needs of underachieving students in their school. In June 2002, the State Board of Education will adopt Standards-Based Language Arts materials for grades K through 8. These schools will then be required to adopt a Standards-Based text.

Ms. Ephraim spoke about professional development, literacy coaches, closing the achievement gap, Open Court Reading/English Language Arts Standards, data collection plan, kindergarten end-of-year assessment, end-of-year fluency, and the focus of the reading program.

Ms. Ephraim, Mr. Konantz, and Ms. Shannon responded to questions raised by the Committee.

Speaker

Ms. Lorena Jaramillo, a member of the community, expressed her concern that her daughter does not have a science textbook.

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The meeting adjourned at 4:01 p.m.
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Notes by: Dinah Edwards, Board Secretariat

BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES
Governing Board of the Los Angeles Unified School District REVISED

AUGMENTED CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION COMMITTEE
1:00 p.m., Tuesday, September 4, 2001 - Board Room (H-160)

Committee Members Superintendent's Representatives
Genethia Hudley Hayes, Chairperson Maria G. Ott, Ph.D
Julie Korenstein Deputy Superintendent, Instruction
Mike Lansing Sue Shannon, Assistant Superintendent
David Tokofsky Instructional Support Services

AGENDA

PRESENTATION
FUTURE BOARD ACTIONS PRESENTERS DISCUSSION TIME

1. Early Childhood Education Grant Carmen Schroeder,Assistant Superintendent..........3 Min.
Receipt of state grant of $12.7 million to Early Childhood Education
support Early Childhood Education
(Handouts)

2. Optional School Accountabilities Esther Wong, Assistant Superintendent..................5 Min.
A brief background to the state's Alternative Planning, Assessment and Research
Accountability System
(Handouts)

3. Class Size Reduction Program Kathy Payne, Financial Planning Manager.............5 Min.
The District's K-3 Class Size Financial Planning and Research Branch
Reduction application prior to presentation to
the Board on September 23, 2001
(No Handouts)

BOARD RESOLUTION(S)

Standards-Based Promotion David Tokofsky, Board Member.......................................
Modification of retention criteria for District 5
Standards-Based Promotion programs

Low Performance Schools David Tokofsky, Board Member......................................
Support of Low Performance Schools Legislation District 5

FOCUS: CLOSING THE ACHIEVEMENT GAP

Institute For Learning Patty Magruder, National Fellow.........................20 Min.
Overview of the Institute for Learning
and LAUSD Collaborative
(Handouts)

INSTRUCTIONAL INITIATIVES

Elementary Literacy Plan Ronni Ephram, Director......................................20 Min.
Status report on the implementation of the Elementary Programs
District's Elementary Plan
(Handouts)

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