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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMay 27Final  –  approved  6-­‐10-­‐15     Los  Altos  Hills  Education  Committee  Meeting   Regular  Meeting   May  27,  2015     1.  Roll  Call:   Meeting  was  called  to  order  at  7:07pm  by  Chair,  Ms.  Rose.   Committee  members:    Andrea  Angquist,  Kristin  Russel,  Heather  Rose,  Karen   Schuster.       Associate  members:    Steve  Hubble   Council  Liaison:  John  Radford   Members  of  the  Public:    Duncan  MacMillan     2.  Minutes  for  April  Approved:   Minutes  approved  as  amended  to  remove  reporting  of  the  BCS  enrollment  count   from  the  town’s  Enrollment  Report.    The  data  page  provided  to  Council  by  BCS  is   marked,  “"CONFIDENTIAL  -­‐  Please  Do  Not  Distribute  Outside  of  Los  Altos  Hills  City   Council".    Since  the  Enrollment  Report  is  a  public  document,  John  Radford  advised   that  the  Town  may  not  include  this  BCS  data  in  a  public  document.    For  the   Enrollment  Report  for  2014-­‐15,  BCS  will  be  reported  as  DNR  (Did  Not  Respond).   • Motion  made  to  approve  minutes  from  April  as  amended.  Kristin  Russel   moved  to  approve  the  minutes.    Duly  seconded.  Motion  Carries  unanimously.         3.  Enrollment  Reporting  of  BCS:   The  EC  will  no  longer  make  estimates  for  BCS  in  the  Enrollment  Report.    If  BCS  fails   to  provide  data  for  future  enrollment  reports,  it  will  be  reported  as  DNR  (Did  Not   Respond).    John  Radford  commented  that  the  LAH  enrollment  count  reported  to   Council  by  BCS  was  less  than  20%  of  the  total  number  of  students  enrolled  in  the   school.    Heather  Rose  said  that  Randy  Kenyon,  LASD  Assistant  Superintendent,   reports  the  total  number  of  BCS  students  enrolled  for  2014-­‐15  at  708.       4.  Format  of  Enrollment  Report:       It  is  a  dense  report  nicknamed,  “the  eye  chart”.    A  sub-­‐committee  was  formed   consisting  of  Steve  Hubbell  and  Kristin  Russel  to  review  the  data  so  it  is  better   understood.    There  are  three  main  categories  of  information  to  communicate:       • Concentration  of  students  by  TRA  which  can  be  used  for  routes  to  school   planning.     • Enrollments  by  school  to  track  usage  of  public  schools  by  residents.   • Tax  data  to  track  contributions  by  residents  into  public  school  districts.         Final  –  approved  6-­‐10-­‐15   5.  Routes  to  School     In  the  Committee’s  Annual  Report  to  Council  it  was  the  consensus  that  the  EC  should   suggest  a  survey  of  residents  on  their  biking  and  pedestrian  needs  as  well  as   transportation  needs  as  related  to  routes  to  school.    Council  is  considering  a  survey   in  2015-­‐16  as  initially  requested  by  Parks  &  Recs.       6.  Changes  to  Committee  Charter   Council  has  directed  all  committees  not  to  negotiate  with  outside  agencies  on  behalf   of  the  Town.    The  EC  charter  states,  “To  support  the  Parks  and  Recreation   Committee  (as  needed)  in  working  with  school  officials  to  promote  using  school   facilities  for  recreational/community  activities  for  our  residents;”    This  charter   statement  is  in  direct  conflict  with  Council’s  direction.      John  Radford  suggests   simplifying  the  charter  to  1.  Bring  issues  to  the  council  2.  Present  the  enrollment   report.    3.  Make  recommendations  on  policy  and  other  issues  such  as  routes  to   school.         7.    Student  Suicides  in  PAUSD   The  question  was  discussed  how  do/should  we  support  PAUSD  regarding  the  recent   suicides?    PAUSD  voters  approved  a  parcel  tax  in  May  that  calls  out  additional   funding  for  student  wellness  support  at  all  PAUSD  schools.    Together  with  local   school  districts  and  neighboring  cities,  LAH  Town  Council  supports  a  JPA,   Community  Health  Awareness  Council  (CHAC)  www.chacmv.org,  via  yearly   contributions.      CHAC  recently  held  a  round  table  discussion  at  Foothill  Community   College  that  was  reported  in  the  LATC.      Feedback  was  that  it  was  very  helpful.    A   LAH  resident  has  donated  $1  million  in  matching  funds  money  to  El  Camino   Hospital,  our  local  public  hospital  district,  to  encourage  private  donations  to  the   Aspire  program.    This  too  was  reported  in  the  LATC.    Heather  Rose  will  be  attending   the  Project  Safety  Net  meetings  starting  on  May  28.    Project  Safety  Net  is  a   community  group  working  directly  with  PAUSD.     8.  Our  Town   A  representative  of  El  Camino  Hospital  will  be  supplying  an  article  on  student   wellness  for  the  September  issue.    Heather  Rose  will  report  on  the  Common  Core.         • Drafts  are  due  June  15  for  the  September  issue.     9.  Local  Funding  for  Public  Schools   The  State  is  making  many  changes  to  public  school  finance  and  has  increased   required  contributions  for  2015-­‐16  to  State  pension  funds  by  local  districts.    All   three  school  districts  plus  the  CACF  have  raised  pension  obligations  as  an  issue  for   the  next  fiscal  year.  LASD  and  perhaps  others  will  likely  consider  parcel  tax   measures  for  the  2016  elections.    We  also  need  to  understand  the  implications  to   local  reserves  of  Prop  2.       • The  EC  intends  to  host  a  school  finance  study  session  in  the  coming  year.             Final  –  approved  6-­‐10-­‐15     10.  District  Updates:   • BCS:  For  school  year  2015-­‐16,  BCS  will  configure  as  a  K-­‐4  at  BCI  (Blach)  and   a  K-­‐8  at  BCS  (Egan).    LASD  &  BCS  have  approved  this  plan  with  the  last  of  the   facility  changes  at  BCS  (Egan)  to  occur  during  summer  2015.    Additional   changes  in  facilities  at  BCI  (Blach)  will  be  made  in  following  years  to   accommodate  future  school  growth.     11.    Annual  Presentation  to  Council   The  Committee  discussed  the  outline  of  the  annual  presentation  to  Council.   Scheduled  for  June  18th.       Meeting  Adjourned  8:26pm.