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La Jolla High School Governance Committee
Report on Meeting of April 20, 2005
In Attendance:
Administration: Dana Shelburne
Classified:
PTA Reps: Linda Dowley, Jamie Ginsberg, Joan Hiser, Liz Lindenfeld, Patti
Nussbaum
Foundation Rep: Tony Farwell
Students:
Certificated: Elizabeth Berg, Kerry Dill, Zane Friberg, Carole LeCren,
Elisa Savoia, Rachel Tenenbaum, Joanne Wainscott
SDEA Rep:
Guests: Dolwain Green, Jeannie Kusnir, Nurse Lisa Erlichman
1. Call to Order: Carole LeCren called the meeting to order
at 2:30 p.m.
2. Minutes: The minutes from, were approved.
3. Agenda Items – OLD Business
* Status of Hiring Waiver: The waiver has been submitted and sent on to
SDEA.
* Budget Update: Dana Shelburne reported on the ongoing discussion with
John DeBeck regarding the loss of even more funds. He also mentioned the
need to get back to four counselors in the office and that he is working
with Foundation to find all available monies. Other avenues that are being
looked at include: finding dollars to fund less expensive teachers and
continuing to fund the full-time nurse (maybe 1/5 from the NCLB $). To
get the counseling office back to full-time, Shelburne reported that we
might have to cut programs. Jamie Ginsburg called the District and found
that we can get a substitute counselor for $129 each day. Priorities for
next year are as follows: 1. Counselors, 2. Nurse, and 3. Retain teachers.
* Status of Fall Open House Start Time: Patti Nussbaum reported that the
PTA Executive Committee believes the auditorium portion is valuable, but
that the performances could be cut in the interest of time. PTA Executive
Committee endorses the Thursday day shift, but the time should remain
the same (6:30 start time with classes begin at 7:00). There was also
a request to have more student tour guides and signs. ASB/Link Crew can
help add more bodies to help.
* Principal’s Evaluation Sub-Committee: Linda Dowley worried that
the Community section does not adequately give enough areas for parents
to discuss their concerns. Tony Farwell mentions it is an evaluation of
the Principal not just of how the school is doing. Carole asked the question
of the survey is ready to go, and how to distribute it. PTA could do the
survey through email. Farwell suggested changing the “evaluation
completed by” to the actual group from which the respondent is from
(ie PTA, Foundation, ASB, Faculty…). Farwell mentions that the form
could add some other questions (one he mentioned was “sound moral
judgment”). LeCren mentions that should be a discussion point for
changing the form for next year and adding a section for comments on the
back. Green also mentioned having a resident vs. non-resident indicator
to see how the groups vary on the evaluation, if at all. Dowley moves
that we include three questions to add to the back of the survey. (Motion
seconded, unanimously approved.)
4. Agenda Items – NEW Business
* Fundraising at the School: Jamie Ginsburg says the Foundation has tried
to go to businesses and that they were already hit them up. Patti Nussbaum
suggests that this event was too close to the Mardi Gras. Summed up: there
is a system in place to check for all major fundraiser involving the community,
all groups on campus should check with Foundation first.
* PTA Update: Election was held and Jamie Ginsburg was elected President.
Other positions were filled as well. Patti Nussbaum reported on the parent
survey that they will also send out.
* Staff Preparedness to give First Aid/CPR: Nussbaum attended a Saturday
CPR function and was very pleased at the use of the CPR dolls that were
used. She also wondered if our staff is prepared for CPR or safety emergencies.
The subject of having CPR/Safety training for staff development was raised.
While there was much agreement, Shelburne was concerned with the funding.
Nussbaum mentioned PTA might look into it.
* Privacy Issues in the Men’s Locker Room at the Swimming Pool: Liz
Lindenfeld mentioned that a parent brought up a concern that there are
some adults at the pool who are not modest enough, and the students and
adults share the same lockers. Dana Shelburne will call Randy Franke to
discuss options with him regarding the possibility of making the locker
rooms more private.
5. Roundtable
* Shelburne: Meeting changes for next years: 1st Wednesday – minimum
day, 2nd Monday – department chair, 3rd Monday – staff meeting.
* Shelburne: We are sending letters to Muirlands parents that students
failing core classes must make up those courses in summer school or they
will be back at Muirlands in the fall. Next year students will need to
pass 3 of the 4 core or they will not come to La Jolla High School.
* Farwell: To bring up for next meeting – the change in weighting
for Honors classes.
* Farwell: The question of the online survey was brought up. Dana Shelburne
will bring the question to the staff.
* Nussbaum: Kudos to the Inez Baskin guest lecture.
* Ginsberg: The Superintendent search has had open forums for discussion,
she suggested that we all
* Friberg: LJHS students 1st and 3rd in the Photo competition “Pen
Women of La Jolla.”
* Also NOBBEChE and NOSB have won their respective competitions.
Meeting Adjourned: 3:50pm
Next Meeting: May 18, 2005, at 2:30pm
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