It’s official. Last Tuesday, the School Board voted in the 2013-14 Calendar. First day of school in the “Fall” is Tues, August 13th. Major holidays are also noted.
Category Archives: LAUSD News
Pilot Schools – The New Autonomy
This is a great article by LA School Report, breaking down of the types of new autonomy models the district is dishing up. Look for more schools to follow in these footsteps as they try to staunch the flow of charter startups and conversions.
Some of the benefits of these new models of autonomy are the “thin contract” or “elect to work” contract hashed out between LAUSD and the teachers union, UTLA, requiring teachers to attend training, put in more hours, and face the possibility of being fired if they don’t pan out. Also included are varying amounts of school-site autonomy over things like budget, curriculum, and other governance issues.
http://laschoolreport.com/autonomy-models-a-real-utla-lausd-compromise/
12 new pilot schools were approved at the last school board meeting, and more go before the board next month.
SAS Apps Available April 1-30th
SAS, (which stands for Schools For Advanced Studies), will open their application window April 1-April 30th for the 2013-14 school year. Acceptance notifications will come out May 6-10th.
In order to apply to an SAS school, students must meet eligibility requirements, either by being identified as GATE (Gifted and Talented), verified by their teacher and principal, or by meeting specific testing thresholds.
For more on SAS (Schools for Advanced Studies) programs, including eligibility requirements and the list of school programs in each local area, see:
http://www.lausd.net/lausd/offices/GATE/prog-opt-3.html
It also helps to tour specific programs, as each SAS program varies significantly from school to school depending on who runs it, how they run it, and how many students they have in the program.
**Also, since April 1st is Cesar Chavez Day and technically a holiday, SAS apps will actually be accepted beginning April 2nd, not April 1st.
Inter-District Permit Requests Accepted Now
Inter-District permit requests (leaving LAUSD for another district) are being accepted now, Feb 1st through April 30th online.
Potential reasons to apply are to leave the District are: Business Address, a Specialized Program that impacts the core curriculum (such as language immersion) NOT replicated in an LAUSD school, Sibling of existing permit holder, and the dubious Exception permit decided on a case-by-case basis.
Questions can be fielded to Melissa Schoonmaker at 213.241.5255 in the Permit Office.
For online apps, go here:
https://permits.lausd.net
or
http://notebook.lausd.net/portal/page?_pageid=33%2C168887&_dad=ptl&_schema=PTL_EP
Watch the District #6 Candidate Forum Video
Here’s last Thursday’s LAUSD District #6 (East Valley) School Board Candidate Forum hosted by the United Way in Pacoima, featuring candidates Antonio Sanchez, Monica Ratliff and Maria Cano. Missed it? No worries. You can watch the video here.
Watch the District #4 School Board Candidate Forum Video
Great turnout at last Thursday’s LAUSD District #4 School Board Candidate Forum in Venice hosted by The United Way, featuring candidates Steve Zimmer and Kate Anderson. Missed it? No worries. Watch the video here.
Nearly 200 People Turn Out for United Way’s LAUSD School Board Forum in Venice
Meet Your School Board Candidates!
Before you vote on March 5th, come meet your Board District 4 LAUSD school board candidates, Kate Anderson and Steve Zimmer tomorrow night, Thursday, January 24th 5:30p at The Boys and Girls Club in Venice. Here’s your chance to hear from and ask them questions.
Wondering just exactly what area LAUSD School Board District 4 covers and if it pertains to you? Starting in the West Valley, Board District #4 covers everything south of the #101 and over to the #405, all of the Westside from Pacific Palisades all the way down to and including Westchester, from the Pacific Ocean cutting a swath eastward through West Hollywood and into parts of Hollywood. Here’s a map of the territory. So, basically, there’s a good chance this district covers many of you fine folks. Here’s the details…
The United Way of LA cordially invites you to
LAUSD School Board District 4
Candidate Forum
Thursday, January 24, 2013
Venice Boys and Girls Club
2232 Lincoln Blvd (just north of Venice Blvd)
Venice, CA 90291
5:30 – 7:30p
(Food, childcare and translation provided.)
Reserve a space or to submit questions call 213-808-6407
or e-mail or rsmith@unitedwayla.org
For a quick backstory, read LA School Report’s overview of the candidates HERE.
More backstory HERE.
More on the LAUSD School Board HERE.
Board Districts 2 (Garcia), 4 (Zimmer), and 6 (Martinez) term out on 6/30/13. The election is March 5th.
Couldn’t make it? View the recording of this Candidate Forum HERE.
Incubator School Town Hall This Thurs 6:30p Venice
Have you been hearing about the new Westside middle-high school pilot school, The Incubator School? Want to learn more?
Come to their introductory Town Hall!
Thurs, October 25th, 6:30-8p
826 LA/Sparc Building
685 Venice Blvd,
Venice, CA 90291
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-a new, tuition-free, public LAUSD pilot school supported by Future Is Now Schools led by Rock The Vote pioneer and Green Dot founder Steve Barr
-opening in August 2013 on the Westside with grades 6 & 7, and adding a grade per year until they reach 12th
-real wold project-based learning
-creative, entrepreneurial, design thinking-based instruction
-committed to nurturing children’s social drives and ethical inquisitiveness
-utilizing rich, vibrant technology to facilitate collaborative social learning
-partnerships with Silicon Beach companies
-college- and world-ready curriculum, with an interdisciplinary approach
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“Just as an incubator nurtures hatchlings, and a business incubator grows ideas into ventures, The Incubator School will provide kids with the skills, mentors, resources, social connectivity, and ethics to help their fledgling ideas fly. The school’s focus will be design thinking, a process-oriented way of looking at problems, generating ideas, and finding solutions.”
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Come with your questions to the Town Hall this Thursday. Read more about their vision here: TheIncubatorSchool Or, Join their FB Page.
Town Hall on Prop 30 and Prop 38 Oct 16th
Los Angeles Unified School Board Member Tamar Galatzan cordially invites you to attend a Town Hall event on Prop 30 and Prop 38.
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DATE: Tuesday, October 16, 2012 at 6:30 PM
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LOCATION: Cleveland High School Multi-Purpose Room
8140 Vanalden Avenue,
Reseda, CA 91335
8140 Vanalden Avenue,
Reseda, CA 91335
On-site parking will be available.
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Town Hall will provide a venue where you may hear directly from Superintendant John E. Deasy, proposition experts, and ask your questions so you may be a well-informed voter. November elections are fast approaching and it’s very important to understand how the propositions will impact public education and students.
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Spanish translation will be available. Please see attached flyer for more details.
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Spanish translation will be available. Please see attached flyer for more details.
Town Hall on Prop 30 and 38 Oct 1
Another talk about CA Budgets and Prop 30 and 38, brought to you by LAUSD Board Member Steve Zimmer and the Venice Neighborhood Council’s Education Committee:
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Featuring Jonathan Kaplan, Sr Policy Analyst of the California Budget Project
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Monday, Oct 1st at 6:30p
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Mark Twain Middle School
2224 Walgrove Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90066
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