May 2013
2 posts
LAUSD: L.A. UNIFIED ADOPTS NEW POLICY ON STUDENT... →
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Schools Looking to Engage Students Rather than Suspending Them
LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles City Board of Education approved today a landmark plan that makes the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) the first in California to ban suspensions for what is known as willful defiance.
Statement Of LA School Police Chief Regarding...
“I am pleased that the Board of Education voted today to support the Superintendent’s request to approve the increase of 4-million dollars for hiring of additional school police officers and police resources”, said Steve Zipperman, Chief of the Los Angeles School Police Department (LASPD). “The men and women of the LASPD understand these very difficult budget requests at a time when limited...
April 2013
6 posts
SCHOOL BOARD OKAYS INVESTIGATORS FOR SEXUAL...
Will Speed Up and Improve Investigations of Teachers Accused of Abuse
LOS ANGELES (Tuesday, April 16, 2013) —The Los Angeles School Board today directed Superintendent John Deasy to develop a team of professional investigators to take the lead regarding allegations of abuse and sexual misconduct against teachers and other employees—and a plan to speed up the process.
Sponsored by Board Vice...
LAUSD Board Meeting - Update
The Board of Education unanimously approves a resolution sponsored by Board Member Tamar Galatzan, to expedite the dismissal process of District employees accused of abuse and sexual misconduct.
Duardo Named UCLA Social Welfare Alumnus of the...
LAUSD Executive Lauded for Helping Teens Return to School
LOS ANGELES (April 15, 2013) – Debra Duardo, interim executive director, Student Health and Human Services for the Los Angeles Unified School District will be honored with an alumnus award from the Luskin School of Public Affairs at UCLA.
Duardo will receive the 2013 Joseph A. Nunn Alumnus of the Year Award April 20 at 3 p.m. A...
LAUSD To Offer Limited Summer Programs
LOS ANGELES (April 11, 2013) — Some programs will be cancelled this summer due to budget restrictions facing the Los Angeles Unified School District. However, LAUSD will offer limited classes and support services, including summer school courses for students who have failed classes during the academic year. The District also will provide families with a variety of age appropriate links to online...
Statement From Superintendent John Deasy Regarding...
This groundbreaking survey represents the voices of an extraordinary range of religious, political, civic, and community leaders across the city. I‘m tremendously gratified and heartened by their profound knowledge of, and passionate involvement in, the future of public education.
The astonishing 78% response rate heralds a new day for parent and civic engagement in Los Angeles. Above all,...
March 2013
5 posts
LAUSD Board Unanimously Backs Establishment of a...
LOS ANGELES (March 19, 2013) — The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) unanimously approved a plan today that grants greater local control over budget, curriculum, staffing and scheduling decisions at Francis Polytechnic (Poly) High School in Sun Valley starting July 1.
The Board’s approval affirms an earlier vote in which 92% of the Poly faculty voted in favor of establishing a...
School Board Supports Denim Day
Resolution Urges Activities to Promote Education and Prevention of Sexual Abuse
LOS ANGELES—The Board of Education unanimously approved today a resolution in support of Denim Day on April 24. Organized by the group Peace Over Violence, the annual rape prevention education campaign promotes awareness with activities, and by encouraging everyone to wear jeans to work.
Board President...
Board Member Nury Martinez Calls for the Los...
This Resolution Follows Up on Martinez’s Work Assisting Valley Students Applying for Deferred Action Following President Obama’s Executive Order
Los Angeles, CA (March 19, 2013) —The Los Angeles Unified School Board (LAUSD) today voted to support and recognize March as National Coming Out of the Shadows Against Deportations Month.
The resolution, offered by Board Member Nury...
School Board Supports Marriage Equality
Resolution Asks Supreme Court to Strike Down Prop. 8 and Defense of Marriage Act
Los Angeles (March 19, 2013) —The Board of Education unanimously approved today a resolution in support of marriage equality for same-sex couples and with all the federal benefits for spouses such as employee health insurance, income tax deductions and Social Security survivor’s payments.
Sponsored by Board Member...
February 2013
5 posts
Sequestration Letter to Representatives from...
February 25, 2013
Dear Representatives,
I am writing to register my distress at the potential impact of sequestration on the students of the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD).
The District receives over $1 billion annually in federal funding. According to our internal calculations, the across-the-board cut in major federal education funding alone would mean a loss of...
Superintendent Issues Doe V. Deasy Guidelines Data...
LOS ANGELES (Feb. 15, 2013) – Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) Superintendent John Deasy today issued guidelines to all principals in the District to take steps to comply with the Doe v Deasy court ruling. Effective immediately, LAUSD administrators must explicitly include and consider data of pupil progress during the initial goal-setting phase with teachers and used when determining...
FAA Confirms $1 Lease for Van Nuys Aviation Center...
Announcement follows months of negotiations by LAUSD Board Member Nury Martinez and Rep. Tony Cardenas
Van Nuys, CA (Feb. 14, 2013) —The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Wednesday confirmed that a proposed $1-a-year lease for the LAUSD North Valley Occupational Center/Aviation Center would be clearly permitted by FAA guidelines. If approved by the FAA, the reduced lease would allow the...
LAUSD Board Approves First Phase of Historic...
LOS ANGELES (Feb. 13, 2012)— The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) Board today voted 6-0, with one abstention, in favor of a measure to spend $50 million in voter-approved bond funds to pay for a computing device for every student at 47 schools.
The vote is the first phase in the District’s $500 million plan to equip every one of its students with a device by 2014. When completed, the...
Schools Recognized For High Academic Performance...
LOS ANGELES (Feb. 13, 2013) — Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) Board Members proudly read a roll call of honor, at today’s meeting. They saluted campuses that are new to the ranks of those that have scored at least 800—the state goal—or topped 900 on the Academic Performance Index (API), which charts the progress of students in California’s public schools.
Superintendent...
January 2013
8 posts
Former LAUSD Teacher Arrested On Various Charges...
LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Police Department announced this afternoon that Robert Pimentel, who taught at George De La Torre Jr. Elementary School in Wilmington, has been arrested. Pimentel was charged with 15 various counts, including sexual abuse and lewd acts on a child.
In March 2012, the Los Angeles Unified School District received notice from authorities when evidence surfaced of alleged...
State Schools Chief Tom Torlakson Announces the...
San Antonio High School in Huntington Park among the Model Continuation High Schools
SACRAMENTO (Jan. 18, 2013) —State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson today announced the designation of 13 new Model Continuation High Schools. These schools are being recognized for providing struggling students with exemplary educational opportunities.
“Continuation high schools increase the...
Explanation Of Changes To Crenshaw High School...
LOS ANGELES – Today, a letter explaining the upcoming reform of chronically low-performing Crenshaw High School is being distributed to all students, parents, guardians and other stakeholders. In the 2013-14 school year, Crenshaw will become a comprehensive, full-school magnet with three thematic-based programs. The transformation is the result of a recent Board of Education decision.
No...
MAJORITY OF LOS ANGELES SCHOOL BOARD SUPPORTS BILL...
Resolution Backing Senate Bill 10 Passes Five to One
LOS ANGELES – Because firing a teacher for misconduct can take years and cost, on average, $300,000, a majority of the Board of Education backed on Tuesday a resolution supporting a bill that would speed up the process, and make it more cost-effective. SB 10 would also transfer the final authority for dismissals from the Commission on...
LAUSD Board Meeting - Update
At today’s LAUSD Board Meeting: Board members vote 5-1 in support of SB 10, which would expedite the dismissal of educators involved in child abuse cases.
Statement on the Governor’s Proposal from John...
I would like to thank Gov. Jerry Brown for his leadership on a new proposal for funding California’s public schools. As superintendent of the state’s largest school district, I believe the changes announced today are quite positive for our students in the Los Angeles Unified School District.
The budget looks very promising for the financial stability of LAUSD. While funding formulas need to be...
School Safety
You may notice the increased presence of officers from the Los Angeles Police Department and the Los Angeles School Police at primary centers, elementary schools and middle schools in response to the recent devastating events at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. A school police officer is already assigned to every high school in the District.
On Monday, as students and staff...
December 2012
5 posts
STATEMENT REGARDING THE SHOOTING IN NEWTOWN,...
On behalf of the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) we are deeply saddened by today’s horrifying event this morning at an elementary school in Newtown, Conn.
LAUSD Superintendent John Deasy and Los Angeles School Police Chief Steve Zipperman want to assure all parents and members of our school community that the LAUSD’s number one priority is the safety of our students and staff. Every...
John Marshall High School Celebrates Student’s...
LOS ANGELES – John Marshall High School celebrated Isaac Rozen for earning a perfect score on his Advanced Placement calculus exam.
He was the second student in the District to earn a perfect score on the rigorous test for college credit. Schuyler Ross of Cleveland Senior High was one of five students in the world who answered correctly every question on the Advanced Placement exam in...
CLEVELAND HIGH STUDENT ACHIEVES PERFECT SCORE
LOS ANGELES (Dec. 13, 2012) – Schuyler Ross is one of only five students in the world with a perfect 150 score on the college level exam that he took as a sophomore in the humanities magnet at Cleveland Senior High of the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD).
Ross was the second student in the District to earn a perfect score on the rigorous test for college credit. Isaac Rozen of John...
Board Passes Resolution to Improve State Teacher...
‘Any Instance of Child Abuse is Unacceptable’
LOS ANGELES – Taking aim at the state’s “lengthy, expensive dismissal process,” which can take years to fire a teacher, the Los Angeles School Board approved today a resolution calling on California lawmakers to put children first when balancing the rights of adults and the safety of students.
Sponsored by Board President Mónica García, Board Vice...
Board Passes Resolution to Improve Food and...
LOS ANGELES – Coinciding with the release of surprising positive national research indicating the first decline in the number of obese schoolchildren, including in Los Angeles, the Board of Education unanimously approved today a resolution to improve the District’s food and nutrition policy.
Sponsored by Board President Mónica García and Board Member Steve Zimmer, the resolution directs...
November 2012
11 posts
DentaQuest Foundation Awards the Los Angeles Trust...
(Los Angeles, CA) – The Los Angeles Trust for Children’s Health has been awarded a $124,401 grant from the DentaQuest Foundation to develop and pilot a dental program in two (2) LAUSD Schools in east Los Angeles.
While intervention has been a primary focus on past oral health initiatives, this grant will support the planning and development of a strong “preventative focus” including fluoride...
Deasy Very Disappointed in BOC for Rejecting Plan...
Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent John Deasy expressed profound disappointment that the Bond Oversight Committee today fell short of supporting his plan to provide electronic devices to support Common Core State Standards for all LAUSD students.
According to BOC bylaws, eight votes were required to support an allocation of $17.4-million in bond money to fund a demonstration...
Los Angeles Unified School District Adopts Policy...
LOS ANGELES (Nov. 14, 2012) — Today, the Los Angeles School Board voted to implement a food procurement policy that rewards food service providers who promote workers’ rights, organic and sustainable farming, and animal welfare. In partnership with the Los Angeles Policy Food Council, School Board Member Nury Martinez wrote the resolution, and it was co-sponsored by Board President...
Statement from School Board Member Bennett Kayser...
Los Angeles (Nov. 12, 2012) - The financing of the Los Angeles Unified School District is reinvigorated by several recent events, primary among them is the passage of Proposition 30. While supportive of Superintendent Deasy’s call for a restoration of five school days and elimination of three furlough days, Board Member Bennett Kayser wants more for LAUSD students.
“The passage of Proposition 30...
LAUSD Board Votes Unanimously to Restore Full...
LOS ANGELES (Nov. 12, 2012) –The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) Board of Education voted unanimously today to approve the Superintendent’s recommendation to rescind furlough days for nearly 60,000 employees, and for the first time since 2007-08, to implement a full, 180-day, academic calendar for more than 660,000 K-12 students.
Five instructional days will be restored during...
Superintendent Deasy Will Ask Board on Tuesday to...
Los Angeles (Nov. 9, 2012) — Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) Superintendent John Deasy announced today he will bring to the Board of Education at its next meeting on Tuesday, November 13, a motion that seeks to restore the full, 180-day academic calendar and rescind all furlough days for employees for the 2012-13 school year. “With their strong support of Proposition 30,” said...
LAUSD Teacher Wins California Teacher of the Year...
LOS ANGELES –The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) proudly recognizes a fifth-grade teacher, who is one of five educators chosen as California Teachers of the Year. Veronica Marquez, a fifth-grade teacher at Harmony Elementary School, was selected by the California Department of Education, which announced the award today.
“The LAUSD family is once again very proud of one of its own, Ms....
SUN VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL PREPARES FOR LEADERSHIP...
LOS ANGELES – Spearheaded by Board Member Nury Martinez, the Los Angeles Board of Education recently approved a new, unique magnet school in the northeast San Fernando Valley. Students at Sun Valley Middle School and across the Los Angeles Unified School District will have an option next school year to enroll in the Leadership and Civics Magnet Center.
With a leadership theme, the new magnet...
Statement on the Passage of Proposition 30 From...
There is hope on the horizon in Los Angeles this morning. The passage of Proposition 30 marks the first step in Californians restoring our investment in our students and our public schools. Yesterday, voters convincingly told us they value public education. They told us they believe in our teachers, principals, and school employees. Yesterday, the voters of California told us our children and...
STATEMENT FROM SUPERINTENDENT JOHN DEASY
Los Angeles – On behalf of the hundreds of thousands of youth in the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), I am tremendously grateful to the voters of California for making the difficult decision to support Proposition 30. It is apparent that the voters are aware of the devastating cuts schools districts have taken the past 5 years. They have said enough is enough. These funds, from...
October 2012
18 posts
SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER STEVE ZIMMER TO BE HONORED...
California Association of School Counselors Will Present On Saturday, Oct. 27, 2012
LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles Board of Education Member Steve Zimmer will be honored on Saturday as the 2012-13 Elected Official of the Year by the California Association of School Counselors.
As a strong advocate for students, Board Member Zimmer fights for school counselors during this era of budget cuts because...
East L.A. Students in LAUSD Boosted By Hyundai and...
Community Partnership Will Help Belvedere and Eastman Students Improve Math Skills
WHAT: More than 1,000 East Los Angeles elementary students, teachers, parents and community members will celebrate an investment in math education expected to boost students’ math scores and put them on track to become tomorrow’s high-skilled workers. Hyundai Motor America and TELACU, which describes itself...
L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center & L.A. Unified School...
Initiative Will Be Highlighted Oct. 17 at National Anti-Bullying Month
News Conference
WHAT: The world’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender organization, and the nation’s second-largest school district have joined forces to prevent youth suicides, combat bullying, and make area schools safeand welcoming for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender students. At a joint news conference,...
CITY OF LOS ANGELES, LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL...
Thirteen Locations to Provide Youth with Student Recovery Services
LOS ANGELES — Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and Los Angeles Unified School District Board President Mónica García along with Councilmember Jose Huizar, today unveiled 13 new YouthSource Centers and a redesigned student recovery system within the City of Los Angeles. This collaboration includes community partners at each YouthSource...
L.A. AREA CHAMBER APPLAUDS LAUSD’S DOUBLE-DIGIT...
LOS ANGELES – Speaking on behalf of the L.A. Compact, the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce applauded the Los Angeles Unified School District and its leadership today for continuing to improve on the state’s Academic Performance Index (API). The district’s API jumped 16 points in 2012, outpacing the state average.
“We applaud LAUSD’s leadership for exceeding the state average and being the...
LAUSD STUDENTS CONTINUE DOUBLE-DIGIT GAINS ON THE...
Los Angeles— The good news keeps getting better, academically, for the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD). District-wide, students continue to progress—earning double digit gains on the Academic Performance Index (API), for the fifth straight year. The 2012 score jumped 16 points, outpacing the state average again, based on results released today by the California Department of Education...
LAUSD BOARD PRESIDENT MONICA GARCIA PROMOTING...
More than 60,000 Latino families expected to attend
Es El Momento: Feria de Educación on Oct. 13
LOS ANGELES, CA (Oct. 9, 2012) – Es El Momento: Feria de Educación, presented by KMEX-TV Univision, is the nation’s largest education event promoting academic achievement and parental advocacy for Latino families. The 4th Annual Es El Momento: Feria de Educación is taking place on Saturday, October...
