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Los Altos Hills Education Committee
November znd, 2011
Members Present: Bart Carey, Eric Ramberg, Christine Murad, Duncan
MacMillan, Anne Marie Gallagher
Others Present: Ron Haley, Peter Evans, Fred Gallagher
Council Liaison: John Radford
1.Meeting was called to order by Chairman Carey.
2.Minutes from September 7th, 2011 meeting were unanimously
approved , with the following corrections: correct spelling of
Duncan MacMillan's name in #1, 7, 8, and 9, remove the words
"seem to" from #7, and add Steve Hubbell's last name in #9.
3.There were no public comments unrelated to agenda items.
4.2010/2011 LAH Enrollment Data as complied by Steve Hubbell
was reviewed by the committee. A draft letter summarizing data
addressed to district superintendents was also reviewed and
approved by the committee, with addition of "GBS" to final bullet
point-"6 attending BCS and 6 attending GBS .... "
5.It was noted that the request for 2011/2012 enrollment data was
submitted today to the superintendents.
6.A letter to council was reviewed regarding the concerns of the
committee surrounding lease amendment for the Fremont Hills
school site between P AUSD and Pinewood School. LAH Mayor, a
Councilmember, as well as an Education Committee Member
presented their concerns to the PAUSD Board in late night session.
The P AUSD board nonetheless passed the lease amendment by a
vote of 5-0. It was also suggested to forward a copy of the letter to
the PAUSD Board and the County Board of Education.
7.It was noted that BCS's charter was renewed for 5 years by a vote
of 5-2 of the County Board of Education. Trusteen Anna Soong
and Grace Mah voted against renewal. During Ed Committee
discussion, issues including the method of appointment of BCS
Board members, the geographic area preference at BCS, and
funding for BCS were discussed. It was also noted that concerns