Would You Trust LAUSD Candidate Marilyn Koziatek To Hold On To Your Wallet?

Would You Trust LAUSD Candidate Marilyn Koziatek To Hold On To Your Wallet?

Would You Trust LAUSD Candidate Marilyn Koziatek To Hold On To Your Wallet?

Also, the fiscal transparency of the district is vital”– Marilyn Koziatek

Even before starting its expansion into TK through 8th grade, Granada Hills Charter High School had more students than 86% of all school districts nationwide. However, unlike most school districts, the community that finances the school does not get to vote for its governing board. Instead of using the democratic process to appoint parent representatives to this board, they are handpicked by the administration. The result is a private school that spends money without any public accountability.

As an employee of Granada, LAUSD School Board District 3 candidate Marilyn Koziatek has been able to take advantage of the charter schools’ lax fiscal policies for her own personal benefit. On June 21, 2019, she signed a one year contract to serve as the charter school’s Director of Development and Communications. This was a $5,000 increase from the contract she signed the year before. Less than three months later, Koziatek decided to run for the school board. Granada found that because of this “her work for the School in outreach, engagement, and communication may be compromised and questioned, and, therefore, [needed] to be changed.”

Instead of requiring Koziatek to take a leave of absence during her CONTINUE READING: Would You Trust LAUSD Candidate Marilyn Koziatek To Hold On To Your Wallet?