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La Jolla High School Governance Committee
Report on Meeting of October 15, 2003
In Attendance:
Administration: Dana Shelburne
Classified:
PTA Reps: Melissa Cunningham, Linda Dowley, Patti Nussbaum, Liz Lindenfeld,
and Kathleen Steele
Foundation Rep: John Boller
Students: Noah Brozinsky and Anna Glazer
Certificated: Leigh Hallenbeck, Kerry Johnson, Carole LeCren, Georgina
Lyon, Paul Sargent, Rachel Tenenbaum, and Joanne Wainscott
SDEA Rep:
Guests: Pam Wright
Call to Order: Carole LeCren called the meeting to order at 2:30 p.m
Minutes: The minutes from September 17, 2003 were approved as amended.
Agenda Items - OLD Business:
* Fire/Evacuation Drill: The fire and Evacuation Drill occurred as planned.
It was reported though that 12-14 minutes into the drill, all of the teachers
still had not reported. Dana Shelburne stated that he wants to reconfigure
the evacuation routes and redo the drill.4. Agenda Items - NEW Business:
* WASC Accreditation: Bev Greco asked the group to review the fifth ELSR
and discussion the possibility of removing it because it cannot be quantitatively
measured. It was moved and seconded that ELSR #5. There was some discussion
followed by a unanimous vote to remove it. Patti Nussbaum would like to
request that Governance be included in the WASC process.
* Foundation’s Financial Obligation for Aquatic Complex: D. Shelburne
reported that the agreement is or the Foundation to help with shortfalls
with the pool. He also stated that there would probably not be a shortfall
this year due to income from fundraisers, dues, and rental fees.
* Test Scores (CAT6) from April 2003: D. Shelburne reported that CAT6
scores are in, but we are still waiting on the API score. Math is still
a primary concern, and he is looking at how the curriculum ties to the
testing. It has also come to light that Muirlands only covers about 1/2
of the algebra material, which is also a big problem.
* Basketball Coach Concerns: Kathleen Steele voiced some concerns form
parents regarding the basketball program and coach. D. Shelburne has asked
Athletic Director Bob Allen to contact the coach and schedule a meeting
with parents for a Q and A session.
* Use of Bad Language of Teachers: Melissa Cunningham reported that parents
had communicated to her their concerns over teachers using bad language
in class. D. Shelburne will send an email to all teachers reminding them
that this is not appropriate.
* Interview Process/Involvement of Parents: Linda Dowley asked if we could
have parents sit on interview panels. It was moved and seconded to have
a member of the current Governance team on interview panels. The vote
was unanimous.
* Hiring of New Counselor: D. Shelburne reported that with the retirement
of Maria Frase, we did not initially post the position for because we
were over CPUs for counselors. The snapshot of attendance taken in late
September shows that we could in fact post for the position. There will
be another snapshot taken in November. A brief discussion followed.
* Bathrooms: K. Steele and M. Cunningham submitted a report to D. Shelburne
regarding the conditions of the bathrooms. Pete Shaw, head custodian,
reviewed the reports and submitted his own notes to the Governance team.
In summary, new paper dispensers have just been installed in bathrooms,
mirrors are being replaced, and he will keep maintenance logs for all
plumbing and related problems. All major problems with the bathrooms have
been reported to the District.
* Approval of Letter to SDEA for Waiver: The draft letter for the proposed
waiver to SDEA was reviewed. There was a brief discussion, and the letter
was moved, seconded and unanimously accepted with the change to “The
Governance Committee” instead of “Team.”
* Draft Letter to District Concerning Autonomy: D. Shelburne shared the
September 23 memo to the Autonomy Committee regarding the “revenue
neutral” portion of the autonomy agreement.
Meeting Adjourned: Meeting adjourned at 3:45
Next Meeting: November 19, 2003
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