FIGHTING FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION

School District Delays Vote On Advisory Group’s Disputed Membership

Expressing concern over the selection process, LAUSD Superintendent Carvalho will review how members of the CAC are chosen before proceeding.

“We will listen to all voices prior to proceeding.”

– LAUSD Superintendent Alberto Carvalho

The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) Board was scheduled to vote on the membership list for the Community Advisory Committee at its 1:00 PM meeting on August 22, 2023. This list was originally supposed to be considered in June, but the matter was pulled from the agenda when concerns were expressed that outspoken members, including the Chair, were purged from the committee. While it was hoped that the extra time would be used to correct mistakes that had been made, District bureaucrats continued to shut the CAC membership out of the process and submitted a list of recommendations that only changed one name.

In anticipation of the vote, I sent a letter to members of the Board expressing concern about the committee’s lack of involvement in evaluating the candidates and making a…