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

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1 BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES Governing Board of the Los Angeles Unified School District REGULAR MEETING ORDER OF BUSINESS 333 South Beaudry Avenue, Board Room 10 a.m., Thursday, March 29, 2007 Roll Call Pledge of Allegiance Inspirational Moment Cesar E. Chavez Foundation Superintendent s Instructional Highlights Creating a Collaborative Learning Community Utah Elementary School Student Input Nancy Camacho from San Fernando High School, Abraham Piñeda from Sylmar High School, and Sandra Chavez from Van Nuys High School Special Reports and Presentations Friends of the Career Education (Mr. Lauritzen) Recognition of Budget Staff, recipient of Government Finance Officers Association Award (Mr. Lauritzen) Public Notice of Bargaining Union s Initial Negotiating Proposals (Received March 13, 2007) 1. Los Angeles School Police Association (LASPA) for Unit A Public Notice of District s Initial Reopener Bargaining Proposals (Received March 13, 2007) Initial Reopener Bargaining Proposals for Unit B, Instructional Aides (Board of Education Report No /07) Agreement reopener proposals for on compensation and contract language on industrial injury leaves and staffing procedures. Approval allows negotiations to begin. 3. District s Initial Reopener Bargaining Proposals for Unit C, Operations Support Services (Board of Education Report No /07) Agreement reopener proposals for on compensation and contract language on industrial injury leaves and staffing procedures. Approval allows negotiations to begin. Bd. of Ed. Regular Meeting Order of Business, 10 a.m.,

2 4. District s Initial Reopener Bargaining Proposals for Unit F, Teacher Assistants (Board of Education Report No /07) Agreement reopener proposals for on compensation. Approval allows negotiations to begin. 5. District s Initial Reopener Bargaining Proposals for Unit G, Playground Aides (Board of Education Report No /07) Agreement reopener proposals for on compensation. Approval allows negotiations to begin. 6. District s Initial Reopener Bargaining Proposals for Unit S, Classified Supervisors (Board of Education Report No /07) Agreement reopener proposals for on compensation and contract language on industrial injury leaves and staffing procedures. Approval allows negotiations to begin. 7. District s Initial Reopener Bargaining Proposals for Unit E, Skilled Crafts (Board of Education Report No /07) Agreement reopener proposals for on compensation and contract language on industrial injury leaves. Approval allows negotiations to begin. PLEASE NOTE: The Board of Education will be recessing the Regular Board Meeting at 12 noon to convene into Closed Session regarding the followings items: 1. Personnel (Government Code 54957) Employee Evaluation: Superintendent of Schools Public Employment: Special Counsel to the Board Director of Educational Policy 2. Conference with Labor Negotiator (Government Code ) Negotiator: Superintendent Brewer Employee Organizations: Associated Administrators of Los Angeles California School Employees Association Los Angeles City and County School Employees Union (SEIU Local 99) Los Angeles County Building and Construction Trades Council Los Angeles School Police Officers Association Los Angeles School Police Sergeants and Lieutenants Association Teamsters United Teachers Los Angeles District Represented Employees and Contract Management Personnel Bd. of Ed. Regular Meeting Order of Business, 10 a.m.,

3 Adoption of Consent Items Regular Meeting of March 29, Board of Education Revised Report No /07 ADOPTED (Amendment to Existing Facilities Strategic Execution Plan to Authorize Use of Measure K Board Member Leveling Funds, Local District 1 Measure R Alteration and Improvement Funds, and Measure K, R, and Y Joint Use Funds for Project at El Camino High School) Authorizes the use of Measures K, R and Y Joint Use Funds, Measure K Leveling Funds, and Measure R Local District Funds totaling approximately $1.3 million for recreation facilities at El Camino High School and amends the Strategic Execution Plan to include the project. 9. Board of Education Revised Report No /07 ADOPTED (Amendment to Existing Facilities Strategic Execution Plan for Projects at Various Schools) Approves amendment to Strategic Execution Plan to add projects in Local Districts 2, 3, 5, 6 and 8 using Measure R funds for approximately $1.1 million. 10. Board of Education Report No /07 ADOPTED Office of the Chief Financial Officer (Master Resolution for General Obligation Refunding Bonds) Authorizes the sale, until July 2008, of refunding bonds for school construction and all of the necessary ancillary actions no to exceed $1.6 billion if savings can be achieved. 11. Board of Education Report No /07 ADOPTED Office of the Chief Financial Officer (Master Resolution Regarding Issuance of General Obligation Bonds, Measures K and R) Authorizes the sale, until July 2008, of bonds for school construction and all of the necessary ancillary actions up to $2 billion. 12. Board of Education Revised Report No /07 ADOPTED Business Services Division (Agreement Amendment) Approves a $200,000 contract increase for the Office of Independent Monitor for services related to implementation of the Chanda Smith Modified Consent Decree. 13. Board of Education Report No /07 ADOPTED Office of the Chief Operating Officer (Naming of Carmen Lomas Garza Primary Center) Approves naming Dena New Primary Center as Carmen Lomas Garza Primary Center. 14. Board of Education Report No /07 ADOPTED Office of the Superintendent ( Memorandum of Understanding Between the Los Angeles Unified School District and United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA)) Approves the MOU, which includes a 6 percent salary increase and an approximately 1.5 percent compensation increase for health and welfare benefits when determined for all eligible employees. Bd. of Ed. Regular Meeting Order of Business, 10 a.m.,

4 Receipt of Reports for Action at Next Board Meeting (The Board will assign these items to Consent or Regular Calendar) 15. Board of Education Report No /07 REGULAR Business Services Division (Agreements and Amendments) Approves an amendment to extend an existing contract to provide services of an Interim Director of the Office of Legislation for 11 months. Reports Postponed from Regular Board Meeting of March 13, Board of Education Revised Report No /07 ADOPTED Charter Schools Office (Santa Monica Blvd. Community Charter School Renewal) Approves renewal of a charter petition for a 1050 student elementary school located at 1022 N. Van Ness Avenue in Los Angeles with benchmarks for improvement that must be met in the renewal period. 17. Board of Education Report No /07 PUBLIC HEARING FAILED Charter Schools Office (Animo College Preparatory Charter High School Nos. 1, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12) Approves eight charter petitions for 500 student, grades 9 12 schools to be located in the Locke High School attendance area in South Los Angeles for 5 years upon the meeting of specified conditions. Regular 18. Board of Education Report No /07 ADOPTED (Facilities Contracts) Approves ratification of 3 new construction contracts totaling approximately $34 million, 48 advertised existing facilities construction contracts for approximately $44 million, change orders for approximately $14.5 million, awards 169 unadvertised and informal contracts awards totaling approximately $2.7 million, 34 architectural and engineering contracts and amendments totaling approximately $5.4 million, awards 2 professional services contracts below $250,000 and option years to 4 previously approved contracts for below $250,000 totaling approximately $1 million and approves purchase and sale agreements for real property totaling approximately $6.8 million, 19. Board of Education Report No /07 ADOPTED (Ratification of Real Estate Leases, Licenses, and Other Agreements or Instruments that are Necessary or Incidental for the Use of Real Property) Ratifies real estate leases and other agreements executed by staff under delegation of authority and includes cases where the District is tenant and where the District is landlord. 20. Board of Education Report No /07 WITHDRAWN (Authorization to Negotiate and Enter into a Lease for Region 6 Construction Project Management at 5701 South Eastern Avenue, City of Commerce) Authorizes staff to enter into 5 year lease to relocate Region 6 Construction Project Management Existing Facilities Group. Bd. of Ed. Regular Meeting Order of Business, 10 a.m.,

5 21. Board of Education Revised Report No /07 ADOPTED (Amendment to the New Construction Strategic Execution Plan to Authorize Use of Measure K, R, and Y Joint Use Fund at Liechty Middle School (Central Los Angeles Area Middle School No. 1), Central Los Angeles Area High School No. 2, and Valley Region High School No. 5 and Enter into Associated Joint Use Agreements) Authorizes the use of approximately $6 million in Measures K, R and Y Joint Use Funds at three newly constructed schools for recreation facilities, amends the Strategic Execution Plan to include the projects and authorizes District staff to negotiate and enter into joint use agreements at the sites. 22. Board of Education Revised Report No /07 ADOPTED (Amendment to Existing Facilities Strategic Execution Plan for Use of Measure R and Measure Y Funds to Upgrade and Redesign Campuses to Create Small Schools) Approves amendment to Strategic Execution Plan to create new modernization projects at Bell, Fremont, Jefferson, Locke and Manual Arts High Schools to create small schools using approximately $12.3 million of funding. 23. Board of Education Revised Report No /07 ADOPTED (Amendment to Existing Facilities Strategic Execution Plan for Increment Two of Measure Y Basic Repairs to Fund the 2007 Deferred Maintenance Program Contribution for LAUSD) Approves amendment to the Strategic Execution Plan to allocate $30 million to fund the District s 2007 Deferred Maintenance Program for specified projects. 24. Board of Education Report Revised No /07 ADOPTED (Amendment to Existing Facilities Strategic Execution Plan to Add a Police Substation Project at Maclay Primary Center) Approves amendment to the Strategic Execution Plan to allocate approximately $1.4 million to fund the conversion of the former Maclay Primary Center on the Maclay Middle School campus to a Los Angeles School Police Department substation. 25. Board of Education Revised Report No /07 ADOPTED Charter Schools (Academia Semillas del Pueblo Charter School Renewal) Approves renewal of a charter petition for a 600 student, K-8 school located at 4736 Huntington Drive South in Los Angeles with benchmarks for improvement that must be met in the renewal period. Directs 26. Board of Education /07 (Direct) ADOPTED Business Services Division (Various Purchasing Transactions) Ratifies regular purchase orders and other transactions for approximately $15 million; authorizes contracts for electric cart services and clock parts; awards contract for food services at District Headquarters; and authorizes utilization of contract in effect for the purchase of various Microsoft software licenses. Bd. of Ed. Regular Meeting Order of Business, 10 a.m.,

6 27. Board of Education /07 (Direct) ADOPTED Pupil Services (Student Expulsion Issues) Approves expulsion with suspension of the enforcement of the expulsion for 2 students and the denial of admission to a student expelled from another school district. 28. Board of Education /07 (Direct) ADOPTED Pupil Services (Student Reinstatements) Approves the reinstatement of 6 previously expelled students. 29. Board of Education /07 (Direct) ADOPTED Human Resources (Nonroutine Personnel Actions) Approves the rescission of the dismissal and the acceptance of the resignation of 1 classified employee. 30. Board of Education (Direct) ADOPTED Human Resources (Routine Personnel Actions) Approves 628 routine personnel actions such as promotions, transfers, leaves, etc. 31. Board of Education Report No /07 ADOPTED Accounting and Disbursements Division (Report of Warrants Issued, Request to Reissue Stale Dated Warrant, and Donations of Money) Approves warrants for things such as salary payments for a total value of approximately $553 million and the acceptance of donations to 15 schools for $558,000, donations from Nike Inc. of approximately $275,000 to support middle school programs and approximately $31,000 to the Division of Special Education. Board Members Resolutions Action 32. Mr. Tokofsky Food for Thought: Nutrition, Learning and Quality of Life (Noticed November 28, 2006) (Postponed from December 12, 2006, Board Meeting) POSTPONED TO MAY 8, 2007 Whereas, The Board of Education of the City of Los Angeles is a national leader in transforming its urban school district through school construction, rising test scores in elementary grades and school nutrition reform; Whereas, The Board has passed four school construction bonds with overwhelming public support (Proposition BB 1997 approved by 71%; Measure K 2002 approved by 64%; Measure R 2004 approved by 63% and Measure Y 2005 approved by 66%) which has allowed for relief of massive overcrowding in our schools; Whereas, The Board has passed numerous resolutions (Healthy Foods, 2001; Motion to Promote Healthy Beverage Sales, 2002; Resolution Prohibiting the Use of Irradiated Food, 2003; Obesity Prevention, 2003; Cafeteria Facilities Update & Survey, 2003 and Cafeteria Reform, 2005) to improve school nutrition and lunches; Bd. of Ed. Regular Meeting Order of Business, 10 a.m.,

7 Whereas, The Los Angeles Unified School District is a district where a super majority of the students are receiving the Federal Free and Reduced Meals program meals which can be in cases the only meal students receive daily; and Whereas, Students need to have the proper food in their bodies that will help them receive the food for thought that teachers daily give to students; now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the Board of Education of the City of Los Angeles in concert with its Superintendent and staff request that the following data and actions take place: 1. Provide the Board a 2005 list of schools by December 1 documenting where less than 80% of those eligible for free and reduced meals are actually getting their meals due to non-enrollment or non consumption and should be targeted for an intervention program in 2007; 2. Provide the Board a preliminary list of schools by December 31 where due to facilities inadequacies and/or staffing needs less than 90% of those enrolled in food programs are getting their daily meals; 3. Provide the Board by December 1 the industry standard for school meals served per minute and by January 15 th the school locations where cafeteria workers are being asked to serve more than 30 meals per minute or more than the industry standard (business division); 4. Provide the Board by December 1st the school locations where multiple lunch programs have been implemented and by January 15 th a list of schools which are considered by central office and school site personnel to have implemented multiple lunch programs successfully with proper diligence for both nutritional facilities concerns as well as awareness of academic programs occurring during the lunches (instruction); 5. Provide the Board by December 1st the list of schools with patterns of unfilled regular and substitute cafeteria employee positions by sites/regions (human resources/classified); 6. Provide the Board by December 1 st the list of schools planned for cafeteria facilities remodelings (facilities); 7. Provide the Board by January 15 th the optimal staffing patterns required to maximize food production, service and consumption under board nutritional standards; and finally 8. Provide the Board by January 15 th the school sites where recommended staffing changes (increase and/or redistribution of employee numbers, types, hours and compensation) and/or facilities changes (multiple lunches, remodels, or other suggestions) need to be made in order to optimize immediately students' participation in lunch programs with significant participation gaps, particularly for those who rely upon the free and reduced meals programs and with a plan to establish pilot school sites and objective measurement tools by February 1, 2007 to serve as a model for a district wide rollout of these changes for the school year (Superintendent). Bd. of Ed. Regular Meeting Order of Business, 10 a.m.,

8 SUBSTITUTE LANGUAGE: Mr. Lauritzen, Ms. García, and Ms. LaMotte Food for Thought Resolution (Noticed December 12, 2006) POSTPONED TO MAY 8, 2007 Whereas, The mission of Los Angeles Unified School District, which consists of the Board of Education, Personnel Commission, teachers, administrators and support staff, is to educate all students to their maximum potential and that each child has equal worth and dignity; Whereas, The District is a national leader in transforming an urban school district and serves as a role model to other school districts; Whereas, The District has passed numerous resolutions to improve the cafeteria, believes children need to be fed healthy meals, and have worked together to spark a national movement to feed children healthy meals; Whereas, Long lines discourage students from participating in the District s nutrition programs causing participation rates to be as low as 30% at a large number of schools; Whereas, The District receives state and federal funds to pay for the nutrition program, so as participation increases the District will receive more state and federal dollars; Whereas, The Health Benefits Committee was able to fully fund health coverage with a $29 million surplus and an expected surplus for next fiscal year; Whereas, High vacancy rates, low overall pay ($5, to $7,856 per year) and lack of benefits in the cafeteria create an unstable work environment and prevent students from being fed; Whereas, It is unjust that the poorest support staff, who work for District and who are serving food to the children of District, do not have health care; Whereas, Approximately 2,000 Cafeteria Helpers (Personnel Commission Classification codes: 4377, 4379 & 4396) and Cafeteria Workers I, II, III (4391, 4394, 4388, 4387) do not receive health care; and Whereas, The overwhelming majority of workers in the cafeteria need one more hour per day to qualify for health benefits; now, therefore, be it Resolved, That effective January July 1, 2007, all workers in the cafeteria series, as defined by the Personnel Commission s Salary Schedule Unit C, work at least 4 hours per day in such a manner that they qualify for the same health care benefits as all other employees. MOTION ADOPTED AT NOVEMBER 28, 2006, BOARD MEETING: That action be postponed until the second meeting in March 2007 to allow the Superintendent to report back with recommendations within 90 days for implementation by July 1, Bd. of Ed. Regular Meeting Order of Business, 10 a.m.,

9 33. Mr. Tokofsky, Ms. Korenstein Magnet Program ASSIGNED TO CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION AND EDUCATIONAL EQUITY COMMITTEE (Noticed February 13, 2007) POSTPONED TO APRIL 10, 2007 Whereas, the Los Angeles Unified School District has one of the most successful magnet programs in the nation; Whereas the waitlists for magnets each year exceed spaces available; Whereas, the choices provided by magnets alleviate the harms of racial isolation; now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the Governing Board of the Los Angeles Unified School District receive alternative plans and their costs and benefits by April 15 to expand the number of magnets and or magnet seats through general funds, re-allotment of TIIG Funds, or closure and transfer of the lowest performing magnets to new sites; Resolved further, That the Board receive plans by April 15 to alleviate the bottleneck at middle school magnets due to the comparable lack of seats with respect to elementary and high school magnets; Resolved, That the Board receive District data on the number of classrooms in magnets that are not filled to District norms and what plans are in progress to fill those in the years ahead; Resolved further, That the Board receive the costs and spans of control of the magnet coordinators and their place in the structure of magnets; and be it finally Resolved, That the Board receive the comprehensive future plans and budgets for the magnets in District. 34. Mr. Tokofsky Life Skills Course ASSIGNED TO SCHOOL SAFETY, STUDENT HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, AND HUMAN RELATIONS (Noticed February 13, 2007) POSTPONED TO APRIL 10, 2007 Resolved, That the Los Angeles Unified School District add a third year of either science or social studies to the 9-12 high school requirements by replacing courses that to not require reading as part of their curriculum. 35. Mr. Tokofsky Developer Fees ASSIGNED TO AUDIT, BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY (Noticed February 13, 2007) POSTPONED TO APRIL 10, 2007 Resolved, That the Governing Board of the Los Angeles Unified School District receive public quarterly reports of monies collected as Impact Fees by city jurisdictions as well as council districts of Los Angeles; and be it Resolved further, That the Board receive public quarterly reports of Impact fee's expended by projects. Bd. of Ed. Regular Meeting Order of Business, 10 a.m.,

10 36. Ms. García, Ms. Korenstein Affirm Commitment to Spirit and Intent of the Project Stabilization Agreement ASSIGNED TO FACILITIES COMMITTEE (Noticed February 27, 2007 WITHDRAWN Whereas, The Los Angeles Unified School District is engaged in a $19.3 billion construction program, which is one of the largest and most ambitious construction programs in the nation; Whereas, The District needs support from the local contracting community and local unions to accomplish the goals of building new schools and improving existing facilities to provide sufficient facilities and technologies to properly educate the children within the District s boundaries; Whereas, The Governing Board of the Los Angeles Unified School District entered into a Project Stabilization Agreement (PSA) in 2003 with local building and construction unions to ensure labor harmony, provide uniform labor relations, prevent work stoppages or slowdowns, encourage contracting with small business, hire local workers when possible, provide a sufficient supply of skilled craft persons and establish a standardized grievance/dispute resolution; Whereas, These goals are an essential element of the partnership that the Board and District have labored to build and strengthen through adoption of the Project Stabilization Agreement and any deliberate actions which violate the spirit and intent of the PSA must be seen as the most serious challenge to the integrity of the District s commitment to its stated goals and objectives, and dealt with accordingly; Whereas, Contractors performing work on District projects who engage in conduct contrary to not only the letter, but the spirit and intent of the PSA, and are, among other things, jeopardizing the District s ability to provide a sufficient supply of skilled craft persons on its projects; and Whereas, A contractor who violates the letter, spirit or intent of the PSA is likely in breach of a legally enforceable contractual provision; now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the Governing Board of the Los Angeles Unified School District, in its proprietary capacity, condemns deliberate efforts to subvert and disrupt the spirit and intent of the Project Stabilization Agreement and thereby directs the Superintendent or his designee to take all necessary measures to hold contractors engaged in these practices accountable for their actions, up to and including the revocation of their pre-qualification status to bid and work on District projects. 37. Ms. Garcia, Ms. Korenstein Support of Cesar E. Chavez Day (Waiver of Board Rule 72) (Noticed March 13, 2007) ADOPTED Whereas, Cesar E. Chavez founded the United Farm Workers Union to contest the poor treatment of the workers in the fields and sought to empower those workers by organizing the first union to acquire labor contracts for farm workers in the grape fields; Bd. of Ed. Regular Meeting Order of Business, 10 a.m.,

11 Whereas, Cesar E. Chavez chose to remain poor, rejecting offers of high salaries and working for room and board plus $10 per week for 31 years because he believed that, to bring about real change for poor people, he and his family had to live as poor as the farm workers; Whereas, Cesar E. Chavez changed the attitudes of the workers in the fields and the nation far beyond by leading them to live to La Causa slogan, "Si Se Puede" empowering all to fight for civil rights, and to strive for justice for all minorities; Whereas, Cesar E. Chavez espoused the "Education of the Heart" for all students because he believed that it is not enough to teach our young people to be successful, to seek achievement, and to make progress as individuals while forgetting about progress and prosperity for their community and while leaving friends and neighbors behind; he believed that our ambitions must be broad enough to include the aspirations and needs of others; Whereas, The Governing Board of the Los Angeles Unified School District in February of 2000, supported Senate Bill 984 to establish Cesar Chavez' birthday a state holiday; Whereas, Senate Bill 984, passed by the Senate on August 10, 2000, established March 31 as Cesar E. Chavez statewide holiday in recognition of the life of this outstanding Mexican- American labor leader and the contributions he made to the State of California; and Whereas, The Cesar Chavez Day of Service and Learning was created for public school children to promote service to the communities of California in honor of the life and work of Cesar Chavez; now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the Board of Education promote and support March 31 as Cesar E. Chavez Day; and be it Resolved further, That the Superintendent work with all school administrators, teachers and community to implement the full intent of the State established, Cesar Chavez Day of Service and Learning. 38. Mr. Lauritzen Resolution Regarding Business Tools for Schools Payroll Difficulties (Noticed March 22, 2007) ADOPTED AS AMENDED Whereas, The roll out of the Business Tools for Schools (BTS) payroll system has been met with numerous difficulties resulting in inconvenience and hardship for our employees, such as no paychecks and underpayments, which in turn created an added burden on our human resources, personnel, payroll and Information Technology departments and employees; Whereas, When the Governing Board of the Los Angeles Unified School District anticipated many of these problems, they were assured through Board meetings, committee meetings, and briefings that all was well, and there was no need for a back-up plan or to roll it out slowly; Whereas, The District wants to be known for having a culture of accountability; now, therefore, be it Bd. of Ed. Regular Meeting Order of Business, 10 a.m.,

12 Resolved, That the Governing Board of the Los Angeles Unified School District directs the Superintendent to hold those who administer this program accountable, including District staff, Deloitte and Touche, SAP, and IBM; be it Resolved further, That the Board directs the Superintendent to act quickly to determine if the system can even be fixed and, if not, to act appropriately; and to report to the Board the costs involved in fixing the problems caused by the roll out, both in terms of money and employee hours; Resolved further, That the Board directs the Inspector General to look into the contracting for and implementation of the BTS payroll system; and be it finally Resolved, that the Board directs the Superintendent to authorize a clear and concise reconciliation statement for every employee by a date certain; and to continue to post updates to the District website, which clearly include the specific problems, the solutions, and when they will be resolved, and provide more resources to answer calls, faxes, and s. Initial Announcements 39. Mr. Tokofsky - Resolution in Support of H.R. 648 No Child Left Behind Improvements Act of 2007 Whereas, On January 8, 2002, President Bush signed into law the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2001, which applies to all school districts and schools within states that accept federal Title I dollars; Whereas, The Los Angeles Unified School District supports the goals of NCLB of raising student achievement; closing the achievement gap; and ensuring that each child has a highly qualified teacher; Whereas, The District continues to welcome the accountability for improving student and school performance; Wheres, The District has had four years of operational experience in implementing NCLB; Whereas, The District has identified improvements that could be made to NCLB that would eliminate barriers to full implementation of the federal law; Whereas, The National School Boards Association (NSBA) developed draft legislation based on input from local school boards across the nation that would address the concerns of local school boards, and improve the implementation of NCLB; Whereas, In April 2006 the NSBA Delegate Assembly re-affirmed its support of federal legislation that is consistent with the NSBA draft legislation; and Whereas, In January 2007, Representative Don Young (R-AK) re-introduced legislation, the No Child Left Behind Improvements Act of 2007, H.R. 648, that is consistent with the NSBA draft legislation; now, therefore, be it Bd. of Ed. Regular Meeting Order of Business, 10 a.m.,

13 Resolved, That the Governing Board of the Los Angeles Unified School District urges the Los Angeles Congressional Delegation (Representatives Howard P. McKeon, Brad Sherman, Howard Berman, Henry Waxman, Xavier Becerra, Hilda Solis, Diane Watson, Lucille Roybal- Allard, Maxine Waters, Jane Harman, Juanita M. McDonald, Grace Napolitano, Linda Sanchez and Dana Rohrabacher) to fully support H.R. 648 by becoming a co-sponsor of the bill; be it Resolved further, That the District seeks the support of local community and civic leaders and appropriate members of the California Legislature in encouraging members of the Los Angeles Congressional Delegation to become a co-sponsor of H.R. 648; and be it finally Resolved, That copies of this resolution be sent to members of California s U.S. congressional delegation, the Governor, the members the California Legislature, local public governing officials, and the State Superintendent of Public Instruction by the Office of Legislation and Governmental Affairs. Correspondence and Petitions 40. Report of Correspondence APPROVED Miscellaneous This Week in Education Announcements 9 th Anniversary of the Integrated Pest Management Policy Ms. Korenstein Motion finding Mr. Lansing and Mr. Tokofsky absent from Board meeting Mr. Tokofsky to announce Special Committee of the Whole Meeting April 12 Public Comment Adjournment Please note that the Board of Education may consider at this meeting any item referred from a Board Meeting five calendar days prior to this meeting (Education Code (b)(3)) The Board of Education may also refer any item on this Order of Business for the consideration of a Standing Committee of the Board of Education, which meets on the Tuesday or Thursday immediately after this meeting. Members of the public who wish to address the Board regarding items on this agenda should contact the Board Secretariat in person or by calling (213) or toll free (877) , extension128, prior to 5 p.m., the Wednesday, prior to the meeting to determine if they may be added to the speakers list. Requests for disability related modifications or accommodations shall be made 24 hours prior to the meeting to the Board Secretariat If you or your organization is seeking to influence a purchasing, policy, site selection or any other LAUSD decision, registration may be required under the District's Lobbying Disclosure Code. Please visit to determine if you need to register or call the LAUSD Ethics Office at Bd. of Ed. Regular Meeting Order of Business, 10 a.m.,