The Board Meeting of Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012: DEASY UNDONE?
When last seen Garcia was angrily bouncing a green rubber ball on the dais – as the superintendent:
- had his wings clipped on the issue of Grants and Funding Accountability – which by his own admission amounts to over $1.5 billion in outside-the-budget funding a year;
- got his way on a Parent Involvement Policy created behind closed doors with little parent input beyond the ones his staff hand-picked (and a blatant attempt to silence objection at the board meeting) …using the old “you’ve got to support this or we’ll miss the deadline” strategy, and
- the return from-the-dead of of the superintendent’s Tablets-for-All Initiative was welcomed like zombies everywhere
Controversial Grant Approval Measure Passes, 4-3
BY HILLEL ARON IN LA SCHOOL REPORT | HTTP://BIT.LY/XGKD1O

December 11, 2012 :: A controversial proposal written by Richard Vladovic to give the school board the authority to approve most grants over $1 million was approved 4-3 by the board today, following tense discussion and over the strenuous objections of Superintendent