It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this act to do both of the following: (a) Ensure that charter school governance is transparent. (b) Ensure that monitoring and oversight of charter schools are conducted to protect the public interest.” -California AB 1478 As recipients of public funding, one would expect that organizations running […]
LAUSD Stakeholders Are Not Reading From An Open Book
Access to information concerning the conduct of the people’s business is a fundamental and necessary right of every person in this state” – California Government Code When LAUSD Superintendent Michelle King first disappeared from the halls of the Beaudry Building “some insiders said she injured herself in an accident while on vacation with her family.” […]
A Web of Deceit
The public interest in withholding those records clearly outweighs the public interest in disclosure.” -Law Offices of Young, Minney & Corr, LLP On behalf of El Camino Real Charter High School Dear LAUSD Board Members: I have previously shared with the Charter School Division (CSD) the responses that I have received from El Camino […]
What is the Opposite of Transparent?
The records you have requested are exempt from disclosure pursuant to California Government Code §6254(f) as they are the subject of an on-going investigation.” –LAUSD Office of the General Counsel It has been almost two years since David Binkle was removed from his position as LAUSD’s Food Services Director. A draft audit by the Inspector […]
The Cost of Independence
“In 2011, a group of educators at El Camino Real High School, inspired by a desire for more autonomy and flexibility in instructional practices, curriculum, governance, and finances, led the school’s conversion to an independent charter school.” –El Camino Real Charter High School (ECRCHS) Web Site While the bloated bureaucracy of the LAUSD is certainly […]
Redacted
Following up to our email exchange of last week, attached for your reference is a redacted UCP complaint. As you can see, most of the information has been redacted due to confidentiality issues.” -LAUSD, Office of the General Counsel After declaring that they had “no further documents to provide”, the LAUSD finally emailed one of […]
Obstruction in the “Public Interest”?
At the present time, we have no further documents to provide you and you cannot request over and over that we search and search again and again. You cannot continue to ask that we provide you with documents that are non-existent, confidential, exempt, or subject to the deliberative process.” -LAUSD, Office of the General Counsel […]
Throwing Bricks at the Wall
Nothing changes on New Year’s Day” -U2 Familiarity is the enemy of a movement that operates under the moniker of Change The LAUSD, but that did not stop 2015 from ending in territory that was too familiar. The Office of the General Counsel had promised that “responsive documents [would] be provided on or before December […]
Controlling Information
Democracy must be built through open societies that share information. When there is information, there is enlightenment. When there is debate, there are solutions. When there is no sharing of power, no rule of law, no accountability, there is abuse, corruption, subjugation and indignation.” -Atifete Jahjaga During the last Budget, Facilities and Audit Committee meeting […]