Local District 5 Principals Meeting

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Local District 5 Principals Meeting

• January 16, 2007

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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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Updates

• Goals for 2008
• Budget
• High Priority Schools
• Innovation Division
• Reclassification

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Goals for 2008
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Leading Change - John Kotter

• Eight-Stage Process
• Establishing a Sense of Urgency
• Creating the Guiding Coalition
• Developing a Vision and Strategy
• Communicating the Change Vision
• Empowering for Broad-Based Action
• Generating Short-Term Wins
• Consolidating Gains and Producing More Change
• Anchoring New Approaches in the Culture

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For our next Principals Meeting

• Bring your schools vision and mission
• Be prepared to discuss
• How were these developed?
• Who participated in the development?
• Where is your school regarding the vision and
  mission?
• What challenges have you encountered?
• How have these brought your school community
  together?

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Budget Update

• 100 million shortfall - reduction must be
  identified by February 15th
• Further shortfall is estimated based on the
  Governors 08-09 Budget Report (14 billion
  shortfall)
• 40-50 million by June
• Up to 500 million next year
• District will be looking at both short-term and
  long-term recommendations to address the
  shortfall
• Committee of the Whole Meetings
• January 17th
• January 31st
• More information coming at our February meeting

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High Priority Schools

• Pillars
• Accountability
• Professional Development and Curriculum
• Leadership Institutes
• External Partners
• January 7 Notice of Intent
• January 14 Review of proposals by LDSs
• January 16 Conference call
• January 23 Principals and LDSs select partners
• January 23 Training
• February 1 Phase One Needs Assessment

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High Priority Schools

• Budget
• 4 million for 07-08
• 7 million for 08-09
• General Timeline
• HPS Plan due March 1st
• Implementation on July 1st
• Selection of Directors
• Selection of Principals

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Innovation Division

• LD5 iDivision Partnership Schools
• Roosevelt HS
• Hollenbeck MS
• Stevenson HS
• Santee HS
• Conversations are being held with Partnership to
  ensure a smooth transition
• Issues
• Staff and assignments
• SPSA
• Budget

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• Reclassification

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Reclassification
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• LD5 Happenings

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Congratulations

• Richard Hickcox and and the staff at Solano
  Elementary School for being identified as one of
  42 LAUSD schools to receive recognition as an
  07-08 State Title 1 Academic Achievement Award
  Schools.

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Congratulations

• Susan Saenz and the staff from Griffin Elementary
  School for receiving a certificate of recognition
  for the 2007 California Fit Business Bronze
  Award from the State of California Senate on
  November 8, 2007. The Bronze Award is given in
  special recognition of the significant
  contribution and exceptional commitment to
  promoting and encouraging health and fitness in
  the workplace.

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Congratulations

• Ileana Davalos, principal at Eastman Elementary
  School, for being recognized by the California
  Kindergarten Association for her leadership and
  support of kindergarten teachers. The Judith A.
  Brown Administrative Recognition Award will be
  presented to Ileana on January 19th in Santa
  Clara at the California Kindergarten Association
  Conference.

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Congratulations!

• Eufrosino Espinoza and the staff
• from Hooper Elementary
• for their Proficient and Advanced Event held on
  Saturday, December 1, 2007. At the event Hooper
  Elementary recognized the students on tracks A,
  B, and C who scored proficient and advanced on
  the CST. The event was a happy occasion for
  students and parents. The Hooper Elementary
  School staff believes that Whatever it takes,
  our students are worth it.

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It's about celebrating your achievements.
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Congratulations

• Maria Borges, Principal, and Ron Taw, Math Coach
  at LA Academy. On December 6th , LAAMS held its
  Family Math and Science Night. More than 50
  families attended the event. Eighteen math and
  science activity booths were available for fun
  and learning experiences. Numerous positive
  comments from parents, students and staff were
  received.

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Congratulations

• Manuel Diaz and the Choral Music and Instrumental
  Music students from Nightingale MS. Their Winter
  Concert held on December 12th, under the
  direction of Desiree Fowler and Jennifer Elliott,
  was a spectacular success.

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Congratulations

• Jane Urbina and the staff from Albion Elementary
  on their celebration to commemorate 80 years of a
  partnership with Beverly Hills HS. The event
  took place on December 13th. In attendance were
  the Superintendent of Beverly Hills Unified
  School District, Joseph . A special thanks to
  Stacey Michaels and Frank Cooper, teachers who
  planned, organized and coordinated this special
  event.

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Congratulations

• To the LAUSD All City Band and Drill Team for
  their great performance at the New Years
  Tournament of Roses on January 1st. Special
  congratulations to our own
• Art Duardo, band director, and principal of El
  Sereno Middle School.

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Congratulations

• Richard Chavez and the staff from Santee High
  School which was notified that the school was the
  winner of the 2007 Los Angeles Clippers Read to
  Achieve Contest in the High School Division.
  Santee was rewarded by a visit from a Los Angeles
  Clippers player on January 11th who read to the
  students and distributed Clippers T-shirts and
  other special items.

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Finally,

• Congratulations and good luck to
• Emma Perez,
• principal at Robert Hill Lane Elementary School
  for taking the next steps into a work-free,
  stress-free and adventurous new chapter in her
  life. Emma will be retiring at the end of this
  month.

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Good luck, Emma.