LAUSD OFFICIALS TO PUSH CHANGES IN SACRAMENTO.Byline: HARRISON SHEPPARD Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO -- Los Angeles Unified School District The Los Angeles Unified School District (the "LAUSD") is the largest (in terms of number of students) public school system in California and the second-largest in the United States. Only the New York City Department of Education has a larger student population. officials plan to visit Sacramento next week to establish a better relationship with new lawmakers and push for changes in state law to help the district's building program. It will be the first trip to the state Capitol for Superintendent David Brewer This article is about the businessman and Lord Mayor of London; for the American jurist, see David Josiah Brewer Sir David Brewer CMG (born 1940) was Lord Mayor of London between 2005 and 2006. III, who was hired late last year. ``I really don't ever want our story not to be known in Sacramento again,'' said school board President Marlene Canter, who will also travel to Sacramento. ``I know the superintendent feels that way, and the board feels that way. We want to have a continuous presence in Sacramento -- and in D.C., which we haven't had before.'' Brewer and Canter, along with district facilities chief Guy Mehula, will be in Sacramento on Monday and Tuesday. Mehula said the district plans to ask state officials to alter the formula now used to calculate allocation of bond funds to school building projects. The formula weighs disproportionately against districts expected to face declining enrollment, he said. The district is also looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. adjustments based on the high escalation of costs in the construction industry, in part fueled by the abundance of local bond funding for projects. He said officials also would like changes in state rules to allow them to receive funding for projects that add multiple stories to schools, rather than having to acquire new land. They plan to meet with most of the Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. delegation. Another subject LAUSD LAUSD Los Angeles Unified School District (Los Angeles, CA) might face this year is efforts to break it into smaller districts. Sen. George Runner George C. Runner, Jr. (born March 25 1952 in Scotia, New York) is a Republican California State Senator, who represents the 17th Senate District, which includes portions of Los Angeles County, San Bernardino County and Ventura County. , R-Lancaster, and Assemblyman Cameron Smyth Cameron Smyth is a Republican who has represented Califoria's 38th Assembly district since December of 2006. He succeeded Keith Richman who was term limited. Prior to being elected to the state legislature, Assemblyman Smyth served on the Santa Clarita City Council, where he , R-Santa Clarita, have written a bill to divide LAUSD into districts of no more than 50,000 students. Brewer and Canter said they didn't have any specific meetings scheduled to address that bill but will express their opposition if the subject comes up. Brewer said he and Canter both expect to visit Sacramento often this year. ``We will get up there more often,'' Brewer said. ``One of my philosophies is continuous engagement and collaboration.'' harrison.sheppard(at)dailynews.com (916) 446-6723 |
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