HomeMy WebLinkAboutFebruary 18Final – approved 4/23/15
Minutes: Education Committee Special Meeting
Wednesday February 18, 2015
Starts at 7:22pm
1. Roll Call
Attendees: Heather Rose, Andrea Angquist, Duncan MacMillan, Jennifer Carlstrom,
Kristin Russel
Council Liaison: John Radford
2. Minutes from prior meeting
Minor correction to the minutes. Motion to accept minutes as corrected.
Jennifer Carlstrom: Moves to accept minutes
Andrea Angquist: second the motion
Motion carries unanimously
3. Public Comments
Residents in attendance addressing Committee: Roger Jarvis - Concerns over Higher
Education in America, Common Core, advocates for a 3 year university degree program
to reduce costs, concerns with government discretionary spending by the Department of
Education.
4. Enrollment Data
● Requested data from BCS for enrollment data. J. Radford requested we hold on request
● BCS refuses to release enrollment data since 2011-12 school year.
● Why do we need the data: We use the data to manage our forecast and trending.
● BCS now provides enrollment data to LASD as a result of a court order.
● J Radford provides guidance that the likelihood of the school providing the information is
low.
● Committee considers a formal motion that requests the enrollment data by May 2015
that outlines the three reasons why the data is required.
○ consider denial of placement of signs in town, removal of signs, removal of
publication in local materials, removal from the report.
○ option to put this on the agenda as either a new business item or as a request
initiated by the council.
5. Routes to School
● Safe route improvements to Gardner Bullis are coming. Flashing warning lights within
the next 30-60 days at the school crossing at bike cage.
● Council approved funds for the Miranda end-to-end path proposed by neighbors on
Miranda Road and supported by Education & Pathways Committees.
● Motion to support joint memorandum on pedestrian and bike safety resolution
from Egan/BCS parent leadership groups
Kristin Russel moves to present motion to council
Jen Carlstrom moves to second
Final – approved 4/23/15
Motion carries unanimously
Gardner Bullis Traffic
● Action: Heather Rose to take issue to traffic and safety committee to consider
options
○ Request Traffic & Safety Committee to task sheriffs department to focus on traffic
enforcement and speed management of traffic in front of school in the afternoon.
○ Request to sheriffs office around road safety and not parking enforcement.
○ Request Traffic & Safety Committee to consider additional options to manage the
traffic
6. Communications
● Action: Heather will be adding an article on “when to avoid heavy school time
traffic” and a route on how/where to go to avoid traffic. Plan to release in Fall
2015.
● Annual leadership conference looking for speakers. Kids grade 6-12 from all over town.
7. District Updates
BCS Update - H Rose
• School continues to grow. Configured as K-5 at Egan and 6-8 at Blach. Both
sites have principals on site with the K-5 principal being new this year.
• Facility changes: Both sites opened a library this year. The K-5 site has a new
“Maker Space” and the 6-8 site continues to have the “Fab Lab”. The K-5 site
added a new Art Room for the on site art teacher.
MVLA Update - K Russel
● Superintendent Search - Notice to the Public | MVLA board approves ninth-grade
student-athlete PE exemption
LASD Update - J Carlstrom
● Facilities master plan committee | Bond Advisory Committee | Site Selection
Committee |
○ Final decision on facilities to the board of trustees
○ March 9 is the next LASD meeting reguarding school site selection
PAUSD Update - D MacMillan
● Current parcel tax is ~$600 - ask for vote with an increase to ~$758. Special
election will be a mail in ballot only due May 5 with 66% majority to pass.
● Bus cost is $960/year for the first child & $580/year for each additional child. The
PAUSD bus program for LAH is supported by parent funds.
8. Council Yearly Presentation
● Ed Committee will have an update in June
● Council working to adhere to schedule
Final – approved 4/23/15
9. New Business
Town Hall Meeting on LASD Land Use and Where to Place BCS
● John Swan - seeking a “Town Hall Meeting” with a brainstorming session on where the
BCS site could be housed. Seeking a broad base of constituents that would represent
the general tax payer.
● Considerations; How to ensure an educated group that is aware of the existing options
the next council meeting.
● Motion to publicly support the Town Hall Meeting
Moved by D. MacMillan
Second by K. Russel/J. Carlstrom
Motion carries unanimously
Discussion on Brown Act training
Action: Andrea Andquist to take Brown Act Training
Discussion on past purchase of land from PAUSD. Details provided by City Manager and
shared by H. Rose. In the 1970’s, Town of LAH bought former school land from PAUSD then
sold that land to private citizens. The location was near Palo Alto Hills Golf and Country Club.
Agreement struck that PAUSD did not have to provide a school within the city limits of LAH as a
result of this land deal.
10. Adjourn 9:17pm