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La Jolla High School Governance Committee
Report on Meeting of November 26, 2002
In attendance:
Administration: Donna Campbell
Classified:
PTA Reps: Melissa Cunningham, Jamie Ginsburg (for Jane Jones), Patti
Nussbaum, Dianna Sonderegger, and Kathleen Steele
Foundation Rep:
Students: Alex Fortes and Soraya Gheissari
Teachers: Lee Decker, Kerry Johnson, Carole LeCren, David Mika,
and Joanne Wainscott
SDEA Rep: Ken Davis
Guests: Susanna Flaster and Karen Giffin
1. Call to Order: Carole LeCren called the meeting to order at
2:30 p.m.
2. Minutes: The minutes of October 24, 2002 were approved.
3. Agenda Items – OLD Business:
Minimum Days: Teachers have been working on minimum days
on the following topics:
o Vertical and horizontal strands within the departments
o Ways to improve API scores (i.e.: teach more study skills, SQRRR,
Cornell notes, study sheets for history portion of the tests…)
o What motivate and empower low achieving students?
o Communication with students to the seriousness of the tests and
their scores (i.e.: making the scores a guideline for course scheduling
next year.)
o Meeting with Muirlands re: vertical and horizontal strands
David Mika stated that the minimum days have really given teachers
within departments a good avenue to improve their chances for discussion.
CPUs: Review of the SDCS Final Allocation sheet. Dana Shelburne
will meet with the district to see why we are not getting out full
allocation. (LJHS is currently 3 teachers over on CPUs.) If a group
needs to be established to help with this matter, Governance recommends
the following: D. Shelburne, Rich Del Rio, Tom Cummings, Ken Davis,
Jack McGrory, Vicki Lindblade, and Patti Nussbaum.
Discipline Committee: Kerry Johnson reported on the meetings
of the Discipline Subcommittee. The main goals of this groups is
to look at the clarity and consistency of school discipline, to
seek ways to increase communication between all relevant parties
in regards to school discipline issues, and to monitor/analyze discipline
data to find opportunities for proactive measures. Some recommendations
made by the subcommittee were to have school police talk to the
grade level assemblies in regards to school rules about fighting
and to remind staff/student/parents of the continuing need to follow
and enforce the dress code.
Master Schedule Sub-Committee: Group will meet on December
3, 2002, at 2:30 p.m. in the library. This will be mostly an informational
meeting, and it was decided that the meeting should be open to all
interested.
Role of Governance: The Autonomy Agreement states only that
Governance is responsible for evaluating the Principal, however
our own Governance Document opens our role to more than just that.
Kathleen Steele will look into the SDEA contract and check to see
if there is a more clear definition as to the role of Governance.
Patti Nussbaum inquired about the 300 Bldg Locker closure and whether
this should have been a Governance issue. Donna Campbell stated
that the locker issue came to a head quickly and needed to be resolved
right away. David Mika agreed that there was a communication issue
with this situation, but agrees that this type of situation needs
to be taken care of right away. Alex Fortes mentioned that we have
discussed in past meetings that urgent issues can be shared with
Governance via e-mail.
Daily Patriotic Exercises: Karen Giffin researched what other
schools do in order to meet the state requirement for daily patriotic
exercises. Of the schools she contacted, 2 say the Pledge, 6 have
a ROTC flag ceremony, 2 use a Social Studies class activity, and
5 do nothing. The group discussed some of the options K. Giffin
recommended. After a lengthy discussion, decided that the flag raising
be moved to 7:15 a.m. each morning. Groups (such as clubs, sports
teams, or ASB) will sign up for a week at a time to do this.
3:30pm: It was moved and seconded that the meeting would continue
for another 15 minutes.
4. Agenda Items – NEW Business:
API: Discussion tabled for next meeting.
CASHEE: All students in this year’s nine through eleventh
grades must take and pass the California High School Exit Exam.
Title I: The District pooled all Title I funds to support
the Blueprint. The DAC protested this action and filed a formal
complaint. The district has filed a waiver with the federal government
and is still awaiting a response.
WASC: The Western Association of School Accreditation process
begins again next year. They will visit campus in two years.
California Distinguished Schools: LJHS was invited to apply
to become a Distinguished School. There is a short timeline for
this process. Students, parents, and teachers will be surveyed at
random.
Graduation: Thursday Graduation can only take place if we
can prove there was instructional time for seniors on the Friday
after Grad Night. Possible ideas include:
o An ESLR check/activity
o Diploma pick up on Friday afternoon
o Independent Study activity
o Investigate what other schools are doing
Principal’s Chat: Some of the parents are looking to
form support groups.
Meeting adjourned at 3:45 p.m. All other issues will be tabled
until next meeting.
Next Meeting: December 17, 2002
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