La Jolla High School Governance Committee

Agenda September 12, 2006

Call to order

Introduction of members/ creation of member list with email addresses

Election of officers for 2006-07: Chair, Co-Chair, Secretary

Creating of meeting schedule for 2006-07

Approval of minutes from June 13, 2006 meeting

Status of Principal’s Review from 2005-06

GATE report: status of 2005-06 plan and upcoming 2006-07 seminar task force

Financial report: site money coming directly from state

Textbook check-in procedure: possibility of receiving receipt for checked in books

Staff update: who was hired this summer and Governance’s role in interview panels

Update on senior vandalism from spring 2006: criminal repercussions for vandals; documentation protocol; insurance coverage; individual financial liability

Explanation of testing procedure for determining level of class placement: role of previous grade, previous diagnostic test scores, current in-class tests at beginning of school year

Question about whether plans exist to honor Tim Rush in some perpetual way

Creation of “culture of civic values” by all stakeholders at LJHS to address: polarization between students and school; accountability of students/consequences for violators; leadership role of administration; role of Governance Committee

Announcements/Roundtable

Adjournment (3:30PM unless extended for 15 minutes by majority vote)

Next Meeting: TBA