Tamara Logan and Mark Goines at the August 27 LASD Meeting
The Highlight of the Aug. 27 Los Altos School District Board Meeting was discussion of the formation of the Citizen Taskforce on Enrollment Growth. Goines wanted to limit the scope of the members review by including the requirement that they must adhere to current district policies. Others spoke for not constraining the group. Details of who should and should not be selected were discussed…
There was also a small dustup between Ron Haley — known as frequent, sharp-tongued critic of the board [and a BCS parent kept at arms length by some BCSers for his acerbic style] — and trustee Tamara Logan. Mr. Haley claimed there was plenty of space within the district… if the board would just redraw attendance areas.
Here is the video of the Second Half of the Meeting — it is of more interest to the broad Los Altos community of residents.
APPROXIMATE LOCATIONS ON THE PART 2 MOVIE TIMELINE:
LASD Board Meeting Monday August 27, 2012 — Part 2
Begin Pledge of Allegiance
00:30 sec. Public Speaker Ron Haley – His Capacity Analysis calls for “easily” closing two or more campuses (also see 07:30, Logan on mental test)
TASK FORCE
04:00 Jeff Baier – Task Force on Enrollment Growth and Facilities
05:30 proposed membership of Task Force
07:00 a land use expert And a Facilitator for the Task Force
07:30 Logan proposes a mental test for membership- if not p, then nothing about q…with Ron Haley in mind
09:00 Doug Smith – Task Force NOT for parents only
11:00 – Baier – Board and Councils not directly represented on Task Force
12:30 Logan – get a Special Ed or English-Learner (EL) specialist on Task Force
13:30 Goines – need to give Task Force our POLICY GUIDELINES…Baier, nay, others, nay
SUBCOMMITEE DUTIES
18:00 Logan and Goines officially trade sub-committee responsibility – County vs. Los Altos
ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATION UPDATED
19:00 Administrative Regulations – computer security, weapons, school excuses, foster kids…
STAFF REPORTS
24:00 Staff Reports – Gallagher, Star Test Results this week
25:00 Kenyon – soccer field space
26: 00 Baier
28:00 Taglio
29:00 Cooper
30:00 Smith – He attended the BCS Board Meeting
FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
34:00 Items for future agendas
35:00 Logan on resignation of trustee Mann and SCCBoE future elections
36:00 City invitations to meet
39:30 Logan suggest that Staff start the Prop 39 offer formulation now…
40:00 reassess CHAC contribution
Here is the Video of the First Half of the Meeting — it contains topics more of interest to the narrow LASD parent community..
APPROXIMATE LOCATIONS ON THE PART 1 MOVIE TIMELINE:
LASD Board Meeting Monday August 27, 2012 – Part 1
00:00 Begin, Pledge of Allegiance, No info out of Closed Session
02:30 Nikki Mikels – President, Los Altos Teachers Association
03:40 Sue Woods
4:00 Baier – Kenyon – Gallagher – Status of Goals and Objectives
15:30 videos up on Cyberschools
16:30 Communications Strategy to the Community
17:00 Innovative Practices – hired a new coach
19:00 a music video of “ The New School Year”
21:40 update on numbers of classes and enrollment numbers, 141 k to 6 classrooms, about 38 7 to 8 classes. 24 new teachers. Enrollment 4499, one less than the end of last year.
26:30 Review of the Summer School Program 2012
33:48 Taglio Question on Summer School Metrics – Pilot vs. Purchased Software
37:15 Public Comment – Ron Haley on LASD Capacity Challenges…unmet?
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