WHS transition team meeting notes, June 30

These are my personal observations, they are not official minutes. I encourage other comments!

We had an excellent report from the Boston Consulting Group, who gave us a presentation on the transition from norm-based budgeting (what we have now) to per-pupil budgeting. Apparently, we will have somebody from X-Tec (don’t know how to spell), they’re a financial group that helps charters (including Pali) to budget. This transition to per pupil budgeting is happening first with I-Div schools, and within that group the schools that are year round, but we’re next and it sounds like we will transition within a couple of months. The next step is a more intensive budgeting workshop with the X-tec people. We said we felt like the presentation we got today should be given in a larger public forum. As soon as I have a link to the powerpoint presentation I'll make it available here.

Steve Rochelle was present in his new capacity . . .sounds like he’ll have an office on Park Hill (in one of those continuation school buildings). I’m SO glad he’s in this position. And in the neighborhood, not downtown.

Hiring committee reported . . .they’re doing job descriptions for 2 APs and college counselors but are doing other job descriptions so we’ll have at the ready, in the school’s administrative notebook (think we’ve got one of those?). We were told NO problem, we can interview/hire outside of LD3’s list. And that we will advertise in places beyond the LAUSD website – uh, national search, anyone?

The culture and climate committee -- I think that's what we're called -- reported on looking at several different programs. We have an opportunity to tour a charter school next July 8 a.m. to see Peters Procedures in action. Please email me at annwexler@ca.rr.com for more info on the tour if you're interested.