Local District 5 Principals Meeting

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Local District 5 Principals Meeting

• March 11, 2009

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Updates

• CAHSEE Passing Rates for 12th Graders
• By Ethnicity
• By Language
• EL Issues
• Reminders
• Budget
• Human Resources
• ELD 5 Happenings

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• CAHSEE Passing Rates for LD5 12th Graders - By
  Ethnicity
• (As of January 2009)

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12th Grade Pass RatesLocal District 5
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12th Grade Pass RatesLincoln High School
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12th Grade Pass RatesBravo Medical Magnet High
School
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12th Grade Pass RatesGarfield High School
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12th Grade Pass RatesMonterey Continuation High
School
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12th Grade Pass RatesBoyle Heights Continuation
HS
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12th Grade Pass RatesRamona Opportunity High
School
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12th Grade Pass RatesFrida Kahlo Continuation HS
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12th Grade Pass RatesOrthopaedic Hospital Med.
Magnet
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12th Grade Pass RatesMetropolitan Continuation HS
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12th Grade Pass RatesNew Technology _at_ Jefferson
HS
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12th Grade Pass RatesJefferson High School
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12th Grade Pass RatesPueblo De Los Angeles Cont.
HS
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12th Grade Pass RatesWilson High School
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• CAHSEE Passing Rates for LD5 12th Graders - By
  Language
• (As of January 2009)

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12th Grade Pass RatesLocal District 5
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12th Grade Pass RatesLincoln High School
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12th Grade Pass RatesBravo Medical Magnet High
School
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12th Grade Pass RatesGarfield High School
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12th Grade Pass RatesMonterey Continuation High
School
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12th Grade Pass RatesBoyle Heights Continuation
HS
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12th Grade Pass RatesRamona Opportunity High
School
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12th Grade Pass RatesFrida Kahlo Continuation HS
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12th Grade Pass RatesOrthopaedic Hospital Med.
Magnet
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12th Grade Pass RatesMetropolitan Continuation HS
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12th Grade Pass RatesNew Technology _at_ Jefferson
HS
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12th Grade Pass RatesJefferson High School
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12th Grade Pass RatesPueblo De Los Angeles Cont.
HS
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12th Grade Pass RatesWilson High School
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• CELDT ELLSA
• Local District 5

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• Reminders

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Safety and Security of Students

• Principals are advised to strictly follow
  district policies and procedures in the reporting
  of alleged student and child abuse incidents.

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Expulsions

• Principals are reminded that recent district
  policy regarding student expulsions requires that
  school staff inform the Local District
  Superintendent of the recommendation and that
  documentation is provided to substantiate the
  recommendation.

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Overtime

• Effective immediately all overtime is frozen.
  Special circumstances will require the approval
  from the local district office.
• Classified individuals have complained that they
  have been asked to work without compensation.

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• Budget Update

718 million shortfall
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Budget Proposals

• Elimination of coaching services
• Potential class size changes
• Renorming of secondary AP positions
• Renorming of counseling services
• Renorming of clerical services
• Replacement of APEIS position by a specialist
  position

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School Budgets

• Schools will be allocated additional Title 1
  funding (approximately 71 million)
• Expect budgets by the end of March
• Funding can be used to by back positions
• Begin working with your leadership councils
• PI 3-5 schools need to have their budgets
  approved by the local district office

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Notices to Certificated Employees

• 2,875 Certificated and Contract Management
  Employees
• 1,996 Permanent Certificated Elementary Teachers
• 3,477 Non-Permanent Teachers
• 1,605 Elementary Teachers
• 599 Secondary English Teachers
• 675 Secondary Math Teachers
• 276 Secondary Science Teachers
• 322 Secondary Social Studies Teacher

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Notices to Certificated Employees

• 498 Non-Permanent Support Service Personnel
• 50 Psychiatric Social Workers
• 61 PSA Counselors
• 9 Elementary Counselors
• 288 Secondary Counselors
• 85 Diploma Project Advisers
• 5 Audiometrists
• 8,846 Total Notices

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Reduction in Force Timeline
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Reduction in Force Timeline
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Reduction in Force Timeline
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Reduction in Force Timeline
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Additional Budget Information

• Approximately 2,000 employees have signed up for
  early retirement incentive.
• Board will vote on this program on March 10th.
• If incentive is approved by the board, and
  extension will be given.
• Questions regarding RIF and reassignment should
  be referred to the Human Resources
• Phyllis Bradford for Administrative employees
• Deborah Ignani for UTLA represented employees

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Impact on the Local District

• The local districts have been reduced by 50.
• Minimal central instructional services will be
  provided.
• Local districts will be responsible for
  instructional support to the schools.
• Instructional and leadership of identified
  principals will be enhanced.
• Instructional cadres to be established for ELA
  and Math.

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• LD5 Happenings

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Congratulations

• Chris Ortiz and the staff from City Terrace.
  City Terraces AYP was recalculated by the CDE
  and it was determined that City Terrace met its
  AYP goal for 2007-08 and therefore is not a PI
  Watch School.

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Congratulations

• Maria Torres Flores and the staff from Bravo
  Medical Magnet. Students were declared winners of
  the 15th Annual American Society of Civil
  Engineers Popsicle Stick Bridge Building Contest
  on February 13th at UCLA. The team competed
  against 40 other teams in the LA Orange county
  areas.

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Congratulations

• Manuel Diaz and the Nightingale staff who held
  its third annual Science Family Night on Tuesday,
  February 24, 2009. It was very well attended and
  students and their siblings were able to enjoy a
  variety of science related activities.
  Participants were able to dissect a frog, launch
  a rocket, make polymers, look under microscopes,
  look through telescopes and learn about erosion
  and other fun activities.

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Congratulations

• To all the students and their coaches and
  principals who participated in the Academic
  Decathlon. Teams and students were recognized on
  February 12th at the LA Convention Center.
  Special congratulations to Garfield High School
  whose team (one of nine) will continue its
  competition at the 2009 California Academic
  Decathlon this coming weekend.

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Wilson
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Lincoln
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Bravo
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Jefferson
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Ortho
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Garfield
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Congratulations

• To all the elementary schools who celebrated
  reading and the love of literature as part of the
  nations Read Across America initiative and the
  birthday of Dr. Seuss.

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Congratulations

• Nora Gonzales who celebrated on two separate
  occasions Literacy Night on February 26th when
  over 100 families were welcomed and participated
  in various literacy workshops, and Read Across
  America Reading Event on March 2nd when 20 guest
  readers participated.

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Congratulations

• Susan Saenz and the staff and students from
  Griffin Elementary who celebrated Read Across
  America and Dr. Seusss on March 2nd.

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Congratulations

• Jorge Rios and the staff from Malabar Street
  School celebrated their gift of books from KOREH
  L.A. on March 6th. This was a gift from the
  Lynton Family who donated 10,000 to the Malabar
  Library for selection of new books. This grant
  also provides volunteers who read with students
  weekly.

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• The passion for stretching yourself and sticking
  to it even (or especially) when its not going
  well, is the hallmark of the growth mindset.
  This is the mindset that allows people to thrive
  during some of the most challenging times in
  their lives.
• Carol S. Dweck, PhD
• Author of Mindset