FIGHTING FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION
Will The Purge Be Upheld?
LAUSD bureaucrats hijacked the process used to select members for the Special Education advisory committee. Will the School Board push back?
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– Community Advisory Committee (CAC) By-Laws
After the leadership of the Community Advisory Committee (CAC) pushed back against attempts by the LAUSD to silence a reading of the proposed “Improving Special Education Within the LAUSD” resolution, the District staff purged outspoken members of the Committee during the appointment process. Responding to complaints that the proper process was not followed, the LAUSD Board delayed action in June.
On Tuesday, August 22, 2023, the Board is being asked again to vote on a membership list created by District staff. I sent the following email to the Board asking for them to reject the proposal as input from the CAC was bypassed in violation of the California Ed Code, the LAUSD SELPA, and the by-laws of the committee:
It has been almost two months since the approval of the Community Advisory Committee (CAC) membership was pulled from the agenda of the June 20, 2023, Board meeting. While it was hoped that the delay would be used to ensure that the proposed list would comply with the California Education Code, the LAUSD SELPA, and the by-laws of the CAC, no such effort has been made.
The membership list that you are being asked to vote for on Tuesday has only one name that is different than the list provided in June. This change was not made by an Appointment Committee mandated by the CAC by-laws, but by the staff at the Office of Student, Family, and Community Engagement (SFaCE). Additionally, Antonio Plascencia has ignored repeated requests by the existing CAC leadership to convene a meeting of the CAC so that an Appointment Committee could be seated.
To comply with California Education Code Section 56194 says the selection procedure should be “by…
