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Morning Read: Deasy resignation makes headlines nationwide
Deasy resigns as Los Angeles schools chief after mounting criticism In a sign of the powerful resistance that big-city school chiefs face in trying to make sweeping changes, John Deasy, LAUSD superintendent, resigned. New York Times Why did the Los Angeles superintendent resign? In his efforts to improve his district, John Deasy took risks and...
By LA School Report | October 17, 2014
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Deasy separation agreement: payout through end of year
By terms of the separation agreement between the LA Unified school district and John Deasy, the out-going Superintendent retains his his salary through the end of the year. Deasy is remaining an employee of the district “on special assignment” earning his existing salary but not any additional vacation time. His payout will include the cost of his...
By LA School Report | October 16, 2014
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Breaking news: LA Unified confirms Cortines is interim
LA Unified has confirmed that the district’s former superintendent, Ray Cortines, will return to the post on an interim basis until a permanent replacement is found for John Deasy, who resigned today. Here’s the statement: “The Los Angeles Board of Education has appointed Ramon C. Cortines to serve as Superintendent of Schools pending a search...
By LA School Report | October 16, 2014
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Breaking News: LAUSD makes it official, Deasy steps down
LA Unified made it official: John Deasy is stepping down as the district superintendent. There was no mention of an interim. Here’s the statement: “Today, Superintendent John Deasy tendered his resignation as General Superintendent of Schools from the District. We thank Dr. Deasy for over three years of devoted service to the District and its...
By LA School Report | October 16, 2014
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Morning Read: Year-round schooling growing in popularity
Popularity grows anew for year-round schooling When Stiles Simmons, the superintendent of a two-school district outside Lansing, Mich., looked at the data, he realized summer break was hurting his mostly-low-income students. Education Week Teacher training extends to gender sensitivity Along with the heavy load of training tied to the new Common Core content standards, a...
By LA School Report | October 16, 2014
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An update: Deasy is still LAUSD superintendent, for now, anyway
John Deasy is still the LA Unified superintendent. The district board met for more than 13 hours yesterday, including seven in closed session, where Deasy’s employment status was on the agenda. But the members emerged after a final 30 minutes in closed session at 11 o’clock last night with no announcements. That means that the...
By LA School Report | October 15, 2014
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Morning Read: LAUSD takes on bullying of LGBT athletes
LAUSD ‘blowing the whistle’ on bullying, hazing of LGBT student athletes Officials announced Tuesday the Los Angeles Unified School District will “blow the whistle” on bullying and hazing of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender student athletes. Los Angeles Daily News A fortune for iPads, but not enough for math books Commentary: With the conversion to...
By LA School Report | October 15, 2014
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School board returns to closed session to discuss — Deasy?
After 12 hours of open and closed meetings, the LA Unified school board still wasn’t through for the day. At 10 pm tonight, the members retreated back into closed session, spurring speculation they were returning to the issue of Superintendent John Deasy‘s employment status. With Deasy in South Korea on a cultural trip and due...
By LA School Report | October 14, 2014
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LAUSD board approves plan to solve Jefferson schedule
Via KABC The Los Angeles Unified School District board unanimously approved a $1.1 million plan Tuesday to resolve class-scheduling issues at Jefferson High School in south L.A. The issues have hundreds of seniors worried they may not graduate on time. The issues have hundreds of seniors worried they may not graduate on time. According to court documents,...
By LA School Report | October 14, 2014
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LIVE: Coverage of LAUSD school board meeting
For LIVE coverage of the LA Unified school board meeting – click HERE. The spotlight is on scheduling issues at Jefferson High School, the rollout of a new computer system as well as the fate of Superintendent John Deasy.
By LA School Report | October 14, 2014