Mission: To represent the stakeholders of Westchester, Playa del Rey and Playa Vista in regards to the public schools.
Goals: To monitor the academic progress of local public schools, and to represent the interest of stakeholders to the Los Angeles Unified School District, the Innovation Division, Loyola Marymount University School of Education and the Governing Councils of the schools.
March 2009 report:
The committee met briefly to discuss the elections to the governing councils of schools in the Innovation Division.
Our Board Member J.D. Webster was elected as a community member to the Governing Council of Westchester High School. Jeannie Butler, a local resident and mother of children at Kentwood Elementary School was elected to the second seat.
Community members elected to the Orville Wright Middle School Governance Council were Christina Davis, Executive Director of the LAX Coastal Chamber of Commerce; Brandi Ford of College Bound 4 Kids; and Rebecca Bernal, Field Representative for Assembly Member Curren Price.
Community members elected to the councils of Kentwood, Cowan Avenue and Westport Heights Elementary Schools will be announced when available.
Neighborhood Council of Westchester/Playa NCWP Education Committee Agenda Chairperson - John-David Webster www.ncwpdr.org
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Date and Time:Monday, July 19, 2010 6:30- 8:00 PM
Place: Council Member Bill Rosendahl's Community Room (Lincoln & Manchester - Across from the Library) The walkway is adjacent to the flag pole.
Agenda Items:
Welcome & Introductions
Roster Sign-in sheet and confirmation of contact points for
all interested parties.
Election of Vice-Chair
Calendar Check: Does the regularly scheduled meeting date (Fourth Tuesday of the month) fit for committee
members? IF not what is a better date?
Suggestions/Nominations for additional members of the committee and procedures to follow for board confirmation of nominees.
Educational Community Background: Committee Member Cheryl Burnett will make a presentation regarding our geographical boundaries, number of schools and other relevant data about the area served by this committee.This information will be one of the foundational documents which will guide future discussions, deliberations and actions.
Review, discussion and/or adjustment of Mission and Goals Statement: Does what is currently written fit our
vision/agenda for 2010-2011? If so, let us affirm the statement for this
year. If not, what adjustments should be made?
Mission: To represent
the stakeholders of Westchester, Playa del Rey and Playa Vista in regards to
the public schools.
Goals: To monitor the
academic progress of local public schools, and to represent the interest of
stakeholders to the Los Angeles Unified School District, the Innovation
Division, Loyola Marymount University School of Education and the Governing
Councils of the schools
Presentation by WPEF representatives for bringing the "Peters
Procedures" (http://www.petersprocedures.com/) to Orville Wright Middle School. A letter of support is requested. At some future date this is likely to be followed by a grant request from the NCWP.
Backgroundinformationas provided by WPEF Member Ann Wexler: The Westchester/Playa Education Foundation (WPEF)
respectfully requests that Neighborhood Council support the implementation of
Peters Procedures at Orville Wright Middle School.The program’s cost for the first year is
$23,000. WPEF is soliciting pledgesfrom foundations, government agencies, and
individuals.A grant from NCWP would act
as an imprimatur to allow us to raise the balance of the funds. Wright will
become a demonstration school, allowing other schools in our community, both
public and private, to view and consider adoption of it.
Peters Procedures is a complete, comprehensive program that
transforms all aspects of school culture: conflict resolution, anti-bullying,
social skills, academic and classroom behavior, and old-fashioned manners. The
program has been piloted in a number of settings with impressive results. Every
school in our local Family of Schools has seen the program and has requested
it, but the middle school’s need is most critical.
In these troubled economic times, it makes good sense to
make school culture a top priority, because it has the greatest effect on a
school’s academic achievement and safety. Transforming this single factor will
do more to draw our local community back to our schools than almost anything
else.Once that happens, many of the
schools’ other needs will be easier to handle, because there will be an active,
local base of families who can donate their time, talent, and money to the
schools.
Community Outreach: How can we pro-actively engage all four segments of the stakeholders regarding educational interest, needs and desires in our discussions and actions? The stakeholder groups:
Students,
Parents,
Educators
Community members who do not belong to the previously indicated groups
New Business and Calendaring of future agenda items.
Next Board Meeting: Tuesday, August 3, 2010
Next Committee Meeting: Based on discussion of Calendar Check Agenda Item: August ?, 2010
Committee Chair: John-David Webster
