2/12/18 LASD Board Meeting At a Glance

Open session starts at 7pm in the LASD Board Room at 201 Covington Rd.  The entire agenda can be found here.  

Loyola School will present.  At almost every board meeting, one of the 9 LASD schools presents to the board.  Loyola School will specifically present about their implementation of Reader's Workshop.  

There will be a STEM Update by Karen Wilson.  This is a discussion item.  Ms. Wilson will present about the evolution of STEM at LASD and LASD STEM events to look out for.  Her presentation can be found at the link above under agenda item I.1.  

Randy Kenyon will present the Preliminary Budget for 18/19 school year.  This is a discussion item. Randy incorporates the state budget proposed by Governor Brown and the projections of property tax revenues from Santa Clara County.  His presentation can be found using the link above under agenda item I.2.  

Jeff Baier will present the revised 10th Site Advisory Task Force guiding framework.  This is an action item.  The Site Advisory Task Force document can be found at link above under agenda item I.3. The Board will have to decide whether this revised document encompasses the makeup of and actions needed from the task force to help the Board make an informed decision regarding what type of school should be placed at the 10th site.  

Randy Kenyon asks that the Board approve the appointment of Gary Hedden to the the Citizens Advisory Committee for Finance as the City of Los Altos designated representative.  This is an action item.  Gary Hedden's application can be found under agenda item I.4 using the link above.  The Citizens Advisory Committee for Finance is charged with the oversight of LASD use of the parcel tax revenues.  Beyond their legal charge, the committee also reviews the budget and researches ways to ensure the District keeps fiscally sound in the present and future.     

The Board is asked to approve the 2018-19 District Calendar.  This is an action item.  The proposed calendar is located under agenda item I.5 using the link above.  As stated before, the calendar is usually made to match the MVLA (high school district) calendar as much as possible. It is important to note the proposed calendar starts classes a week later than the 2017/2018 school year and begins the December holiday break a week later.

The Board is also asked to approve a resolution calling for Full and Fair Funding of California Public Schools directing the State Legislature to fund California public schools at the national average or higher by the year 2020, and at a level that is equal to or above the average of the top 10 states nationally by 2025.  This is an action item.  The full text of the resolution can be found under agenda item I.6.  It is important to note, that California is the 6th largest economy in the world and has the largest Gross Domestic Product of any state of our nation, yet ranks 45th in the nation for percentage of taxable income spent on education.  

Please note, this is just the highlights of what is on the agenda for 2/12/2018 meeting.  You can inform yourself about the rest of the agenda at the link provided above.  As always, feel free to email me with any questions.