School Board

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Governing Board

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The Governing Board is elected by the community to provide leadership and citizen oversight of the district's schools.

Resolutions on Political Issues Impacting Public Education

• LCUSD Governing Board Resolution on Proposition 1D
• LCUSD Governing Board Resolution on Proposition 88

Board Policies and Administrative Regulations

To access La Caņada Unified's Board Policies and Administrative Regulations online, go to Gamut Online. The user name is public and the password is lcusd.

Board Workshops

The Governing Board is conducting a series of workshops this year to study particular aspects of the educational program. As part of its effort to increase communication, the Board encourages community members to attend and participate in the discussion.

The upcoming workshops and topics are as follows:

Topic	Date	Time	Docs.
Gate	June 3, 2008	6:00 pm
Assessment	July 10, 2007	5:00 pm	Minutes Handouts
Class Size Reduction	November 13, 2007	6:00 pm
Demographic Study Presentation	February 19, 2008	6:00 pm	Minutes

All workshops are located in the round building at 4490 Cornishon Avenue in La Canada.

 

2008-2009 Board Meeting Schedule and Resources

Meetings will be held at 7:00 p.m. at the District office round building at 4490 Cornishon Ave unless otherwise posted. Please check below for specific dates.  You will need Acrobat Reader (it's free) to view the agenda and minutes, the actions are in html format.

Audio recordings of certain board meetings are also provided and will remain available until the meeting minutes are posted. The audio files are encoded as mp3 files. Click on the audio file link to automatically play the audio file.

Prior Board Meeting Agendas and Minutes:

• 2000 - 2001 School Year
• 2001 - 2002 School Year
• 2002 - 2003 School Year
• 2003 - 2004 School Year
• 2004 - 2005 School Year
• 2005 - 2006 School Year
• 2006 - 2007 School Year
• 2007 - 2008 School Year

Board Policies of Interest:

• Role of the Board
• Members of the Board
• Technology Use

Governing Board Core Values:

The La Cañada Unified School District recognizes the community’s passion for superior education and commits to:

• foster a learning environment dedicated to academic achievement, character growth and the overall health, safety and well-being of each child
• provide opportunities for any child who is not thriving
• promote a culture of mutual respect and professionalism among all stakeholders
• demonstrate continuing personal growth and improvement among students, staff, administrators, parents and Governing Board members
• maintain strong, open and proactive communication between and among all stakeholders
• preserve financial stability of the district by maximizing its fiscal, physical and human resources to best benefit children and their learning environment

Governing Board Educational Goals

Download the approved Educational Goals here.
These Goals were approved on March 20, 2007.

Message from the President of the Board:

October 2008

Bond Projects

In March of 2004, the citizens of La Canada voted to support the educational system of their town by passing a $25,000,000 bond to be used for badly needed facilities renovation at all of the campuses.

One of the legal requirements of the proposition was the listing of all of the projects that the district would like to complete with the approved funds. While this wish list was fairly extensive, most people did not believe many of those projects would ever actually be completed due to the projected increase in costs over the life of the bond funds. In addition, some projects were added to the list just in case one or more of the higher priorities could not be completed for unforeseen reasons.

More than half of the projects listed were at the high school due to the fact that the majority of the funds from previous bonds had been used at the elementary schools.  The majority of the facilities at the high school were 40 plus years old and definitely in need of renovation and modernization.

We have actually benefited from the recent construction environment in that the costs for most of the projects completed so far have been at or below the original projections in spite of several years having lapsed. These projects have included:

• Removing the temporary walls of the inside pods at LCE and replacing them with solid soundproof walls
• Installing better security locks on doors and improving outdoor security lighting at all of the campuses
• Replacing cracked concrete pathway at PCR

 At LCHS:

• Upgrading the fire alarm system
• Renovating and modernizing classrooms, science labs, band rooms and choral room (formerly the old library)
• Renovating the Social Science, Science and Math Resource Center (SSMRC) and the Language Arts Resource Center (LARC) for additional classrooms and offices
• Renovating eight bathrooms
• Upgrading the heating, ventilation and cooling systems
• Painting building exteriors
• Renovating student courtyard
• Installing a new elevator in the B building required by building code

While the cost of moving the district offices and building the multipurpose rooms at PCR and PCY have turned out to be significantly more than originally projected, the savings on the majority of the projects listed above have helped make it possible for us to complete the majority of the items listed in the bond.

We are in the process of building the multipurpose rooms at PCR and PCY and renovating the tennis courts at LCHS. With financial help from the city, we are also adding a sixth court so we will be able to host playoffs and eliminate the need to travel to other schools during these competitions.

We will begin renovating the last of the classrooms and the textbook room at the high school during the summer. In addition, specifications are being developed for the renovations of the North and South gyms.     

The difference these projects have and will make on the environment in which all La Canada students are being taught is incredibly significant, especially at the high school and the citizens of our city should be proud of supporting the educational and personal development of all of our children.

Susan Boyd
President, LCUSD Governing Board

 

 
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