The Board Meeting of Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012: DEASY UNDONE?
smf: It began with Board Vice-president Tamar Galatzan inexplicably in the chair even though President Garcia was present. Eventually Ms. Garcia took the chair back after moments characterized below as “controversial”, “a shouting match” and “name calling” – with the words “raucous” and “angry” sprinkled throughout .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