Local District 5 Principals Meeting

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Local District 5 Principals Meeting

• June 11, 2008

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Superintendent Brewers Five Principles

• Improve our use of research and evaluation.
• Improve the knowledge, skills and performance of
  employees.
• Improve the use of externally and internally
  derived innovation.
• Improve the engagement of parents and community.
• Continually improve the physical and emotional
  safety of the learning environment.

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• Thank you, principals for a job well done
• on June 6th and all year...

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Updates

• Budget Update
• CAHSEE Update
• English Learner Plan
• Planning for 08-09
• Strategic Plan
• Customer Survey
• Director Assignments

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Budget Update

• Budget Focus
• Minimize the impact on academic achievement
• Protect childrens health and safety
• Protect critical programs and services
• Increase efficiency and reduce duplication
• Identify and align policy considerations to
  minimize impact
• Minimize irreversible damage

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Budget Update

• Looking at
• 369.3 million shortfall for 08-09
• 375.4 million shortfall for 09-10
• 380.9 million shortfall for 10-11
• June 10th Board Meeting
• Status quo for class size for 08-09
• SLC auxiliary restored for 08-09
• Two-three furlough days for all employees
• Central offices reorganized
• Eliminate buy back days
• Local district reductions 11-15
• Early Education Centers under local districts

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• CAHSEE Results (ELA and Math Pass Rates)
• March 2008

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CAHSEE Pass Rates
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CAHSEE Pass Rates
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CAHSEE Pass Rates
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• Graduation and Grades 9-12
• 2000-05 to 2005-06
• April 7, 2008 Report

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Graduation and Grades 9-12
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Graduation and Grades 9-12
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• English Learner Issues

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Deputy Superintendents Request

• Review of EL students who scored EA and A on
  the CELDT and were enrolled four years or more to
  determine if they are ready for reclassification
• Review instructional program to determine why
  some EL students decreased in their performance
  level on the CELDT
• Develop school and local district plan of action
  which outlines strategies to ensure that EL
  students reclassify in a timely manner and
  succeed academically

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English Learner Plan
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• Planning for 2008-09

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Guiding Principle 1 Improve our use of
Research and Evaluation
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Guiding Principle 2 Improve the knowledge,
skills, ability, and ethical and professional
performance of employees
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Guiding Principle 3 Improve the use of
externally and internally derived innovation
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Guiding Principle 4 Improve the engagement of
parents and the community
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Guiding Principle 5 Continually improve the
physical and emotional safety of the learning
environment
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Customer Survey

• Thank you for your honest input
• We need to work on
• Better phone responsiveness
• More visibility at the school site by
  instructional staff
• Better alignment with the intervention program
• Better communication with the personnel
  specialists
• Re-thinking the format for our principal meetings

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Director Assignments - Elementary
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Director Assignments - Secondary
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• LD5 Happenings

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Congratulations

• Leo Salazar and Jose Torres
• and the staffs from Belvedere and Hollenbeck
  middle schools on receiving certification for
  their AVID program held on May 5th. Many good
  ideas and best practices were shared by the
  teachers of each of the schools.

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Congratulations

• Art Duardo and the parents of El Sereno Middle
  School for holding a successful Parent Volunteer
  Recognition Luncheon on May 9th. In attendance to
  congratulate and thank the many volunteers were
  County Supervisor Gloria Molina and Board Member
  Marguerite LaMotte.

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Congratulations

• To the principals and schools
• who were honored at the May 15th Board Meeting
  for outstanding school attendance.

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Congratulations

• Marguerite Murphy and the staff from Fourth
  Street Elementary for becoming a California
  Distinguished School. On May 16th, the
  administrators, two teachers, the cafeteria
  manager and Director Sandy Winchell attended the
  awards ceremony held at the Disneyland Hotel.
  Pictures were taken with Superintendent Brewer,
  Senator Gloria Romero and Superintendent of
  Public Instruction, Jack OConnell.
• On June 5th, the teachers and students partook in
  the celebration with Board Member Yolie Flores
  Aguilar attending the joyful event.

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Congratulations
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Congratulations

• Students Susan Seav from Bravo Magnet and Amy Dao
  from Wilson HS for being honored at the AALA
  Scholarship/Community Awards Banquet on May 22nd.
  Each will receive a 1,000 scholarship.
  Altogether, 17 LAUSD students were honored at
  this event.

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Congratulations

• To all the Elementary Principals who attended the
  eighth District Reading Action Seminar or
  Non-Reading First Action Seminar evening
  sessions. During the last meeting held on May
  22nd, as a culminating event, each principal
  shared their year-long leadership research
  project with one another. They brought in
  evidence of their research and shared what they
  learned.

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Congratulations

• Carmel Madady and the staff from Breed Elementary
  School for its successful partnership with City
  Year, a division of Americorps. On May 22nd and
  23rd, the City Year transformed the school into a
  more colorful and lively environment. They
  painted handball courts, playground benches,
  stair wells, maps and the front of the school.
• This was the culminating task of a years worth of
  service, and their gift to the students and
  community.

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Congratulations
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Congratulations

• Carmel Madady and the staff from
• Breed Elementary School for hosting their
• first Career Day on May 29th for 4th and 5th
  graders. A wide variety of professionals,
• police officers, a financial partner,
• an accountant, a software developer and many many
  more volunteers inspired the students by sharing
  their personal stories.

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Congratulations

• Richard Hickcox and the staff,
• students and parents from Solano Elementary. On
  May 30th the school was honored by the District
  at the LAUSD Title 1 Academic Achievement Awards
  (AAA) Ceremony. Special recognition goes to
  Solano because it is a three-time AAA winner!

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Congratulations

• Leo Salazar and the staff from Belvedere Middle
  School for hosting the first Annual Guitar
  Festival sponsored by the Little Kids Rock
  Foundation, held on May 30th. Schools from
  across the district attended the day-long event.
  LD5 students in attendance included students from
  El Sereno, Nightingale, and Belvedere middle
  schools.

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Congratulations

• Juan Flecha and the principals from the Jefferson
  Family for hosting a fabulous Celebration of
  Family Community Fair which took place on May
  31st and included booths displaying PreK-12th
  grade student work and art from all the schools
  in the Jefferson Family. The articulation
  celebration was held in the morning after many
  months of planning.
• In the afternoon, a Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony for
  the new Jefferson Track and Field took place. It
  was a wonderful day for Jefferson and its family
  members.

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Congratulations

• Peggy Just and the staff from West Vernon
  Elementary School. As part of their college
  awareness effort, the school welcomed 40 college
  students on May 31st, from Loyola, Marymount, Cal
  State LA, UCLA and UCSB. The students painted
  college logos on exterior walls, hung college
  flags, and prepared other college-theme displays
  throughout the campus. The college students will
  return in July for the College Awareness Kick of
  Celebration for the schools year-long college
  awareness project.

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Congratulations

• Principals and staffs from Belvedere, El Sereno,
  Hollenbeck, LA Academy and Stevenson for
  successfully completing 60 hours of training in
  school-wide discipline for the second year. On
  June 5th, to celebrate the last day of training,
  there was a presentation of certificates, a
  delicious lunch served by the Stevenson parents
  and entertainment provided by the
• Belvedere House Band.

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Congratulations

• Ally Treptow and the students from El Sereno
  Elementary School for their outstanding
  performance of Alice in Wonderland. With
  assistance from a variety of school-based support
  staff, 126 K-5 students, fully costumed,
  performed three times in El Sereno Middle School
  on Friday and Saturday evenings, June 6th and
  7th. Principal Treptow served as director,
  choreographer and musical talent.

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Congratulations

• Delores Manrique and the students from Loreto
  Elementary. On June 7th, the 4th grade team form
  Loreto won a silver medal for conceptual
  understanding, a gold medal for problem
  solving,and a gold medal overall. All three
  teams (Loreto, Ford and Hollenbeck) who attended
  the County Math Field Day make Local District 5
  proud. Special thank you also to Sofia Freire
  and the Roosevelt community for hosting the
  Annual LD5 Math Day on April 26th.

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Congratulations

• Michael Katzman, Data Guy, and all the
  secondary principals who participated in the CST
  Indiana Jones Campaign. We know that all of your
  efforts will pay off come August when the data
  reaches our offices.

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• And now.