BILL WOULD EASE SPENDING RULES.Byline: Lee Condon Condon is a surname that originated in Ireland. The name is derived from a French surname de Caunteton, which came to Ireland with Norman settlers in the 12th century AD. In Irish the surname is Condún. Staff Writer BURBANK Burbank, city (1990 pop. 93,643), Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1911. Tourism and the entertainment industry are central to its economy; several motion-picture studios and television headquarters are here. Burbank's aerospace industry collapsed with the end of the Cold War. - State Sen. Adam Schiff
Adam B. Schiff (born June 20 1960) is an American politician. He first served in the California State Senate. , D-Pasadena, said he will introduce legislation today to give school districts with high test scores more flexibility in how they spend their money. ``Let's give local decision-making decision-making, n the process of coming to a conclusion or making a judgment. decision-making, evidence-based, n a type of informal decision-making that combines clinical expertise, patient concerns, and evidence gathered from back to the districts that have proven they know how to use it wisely,'' Schiff said. Local schools have little power over how to spend the education dollars they get from the state. Typically, 80 percent of their money is committed to staff salaries and benefits. In addition, the districts spend much of their money on state-mandated programs, Schiff said. The bill is designed to give schools that have exceeded minimum academic standards the opportunity to create new and innovative programs that could serve as models for other schools, Schiff said. The state superintendent of public instruction would be in charge of determining which schools were eligible to participate. Jinny Dalbeck, a board of education member in the La Canada Unified School District A unified school district is a school district which includes both primary school (kindergarten through middle school or junior high) and high school (grades 9-12). In Illinois, these districts are called unit school districts. , said she supports Schiff's proposal. ``It could provide greater local control so that we may develop local priorities that meet our local needs,'' Dalbeck said. |
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