Altadena Coalition of Neighborhood

Associations (ACONA) Let’s make Altadena

“The best neighborhood in LA County”!

September 24, 2013

Agenda for Tonight’s Meeting 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM

•  7:00 PM – 7:05 PM Quick Introductions and Welcome •  7:05 PM – 7:30 PM Altadena Town Council- Diane Marcussen, Chairperson

–  Altadena Town Council & Visioning Study update –  Much more on CSD process and possibilities –  General planning update from visioning results –  A primer on how Altadena actually works, governance-wise, that would help explain

ineffectiveness of Town Council/ Making the Town Council accountable

•  7:30 PM – 8:00 PM Kim Kenne, Pasadena Unified School District [PUSD] Board Member for District

–  Common Core Standards –  Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) –  PUSD Master Planning Process/ Master Plan Value Statements –  School/City/Community Work Plan (SCCWP)

•  8:00 PM – 8:30 PM Open discussion Q&A •  8:30 PM Meeting end and room cleanup

Your ACONA Team

- Elliot Gold - Holly Rundberg - Nina Ehlig - Carlotta Martin - Melody Comfort - Dale Comfort - Sussy Nemer - Ellen Walton

• Altadena Town Council & Visioning Study update • Interview the newly elected Town Council members • Much more on CSD process and possibilities • General planning update from visioning results • A primer on how Altadena actually works, governance-wise that would help explain ineffectiveness of Town Council • Making the Town Council accountable • Why do the majority of our residents never hear from their census tract rep?

7:05 PM – 7:30 PM Altadena Town Council – Diane

Marcussen, Chairperson

Come to a Meeting!

•  Altadena Town Council meets the 3rd Tuesday of every month

•  The Land Use Committee meets the 1st Tuesday of every month

Contact Your Council Member Census  Tract   Representa.ve   Phone  Number   E-­‐mail  

4601   Ed  Meyers       ed.meyers@altadenatowncouncil.org  

4601   Gretchen  Seager   626-­‐691-­‐1551   gbseager@gmail.com  

4602   Okorie  Ezieme   213-­‐610-­‐3807   okorie.ezieme@altadenatowncouncil.org  

4602   William  (Billy)  Malone   626-­‐657-­‐0291   ban1997@sbcglobal.net  

4603.01   Judy  MaMhews   626-­‐827-­‐1900   judy.maMhews@altadenatowncouncil.org  

4603.01   Damon  Lamont  Hobdy   818-­‐583-­‐7402   dlhobdyesquire@aol.com  

4603.02   Sandra  Thomas   626-­‐399-­‐5007   sandra.thomas@altadenatowncouncil.org  

4603.02   Ron  Adams   626-­‐392-­‐6665   rronin1@aol.com  

4610   Bernardean  Broadous   626-­‐386-­‐8132   broadous4610atc@gmail.com  

4610   Brent  Musson       brent.musson@altadenatowncouncil.org  

4611   Richard  Moon   626-­‐344-­‐2827   richard.moon@altadenatowncouncil.org  

4611   Amy  Cienfuegos   626-­‐379-­‐4874   amy100fires@aM.net  

4612   Reginald  Wilkins   626-­‐975-­‐1136   docwilkins@charter.net  

4612   Bill  Ward       councilmanbillward@gmail.com  

4613   Diane  Marcussen   626-­‐296-­‐6633   diane.marcussen@altadenatowncouncil.org  

4613   Sylvia  Vega   626-­‐415-­‐7330   sylviavega4613@gmail.com  

Altadenatowncouncil.org

•  Interactive Census Tract Map •  Council Member Bio and Contact

Information •  Meeting Information

7:30 PM – 8:00 PM PUSD Update to Community

at ACONA – Sept. 24, 2013

Kim Kenne Pasadena Unified School Board,

District 1 (West Altadena)

PUSD District 1

Board Member School Assignments

Mine: •  Jackson Elementary •  Altadena Elementary •  Eliot Middle School •  Center for Independent Study (CIS) – 6 to 12 (at PHS) •  Celerity Exa Charter (on Edison campus)

Other: •  Other West Altadena-located schools – Franklin (Mikala

Rahn), Focus Point Academy (Scott Phelps), Rosebud Charter (Tyrone Hampton), Aveson 6-12 (Mikala Rahn)

•  Muir (Tyrone Hampton)

Common Core Standards

•  What are they? Common Core Standards define what students should understand and be able to do in English Language Arts and Math in grades K-12.

•  Implementation Challenges: Professional Development (PD) for teachers, new curriculum and materials, new assessments (local and state level and any technology needed)

Common Core Standards

•  New state funding – one time funds – given this fall, $3.6 million for PUSD, to be spent in 13-14 and 14-15 on PD, instructional materials and technology.

•  Common Core implementation schedule: –  11-12 and 12-13 – PUSD wrote new curriculum

units, piloted these units in some schools, began PD –  13-14 – expand new units to all schools and

continue PD –  14-15 – continue to refine teaching, implement new

state assessments

Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF)

New method of funding districts – consolidates many specific categorical programs into 2 main streams of funding

•  base amount for each student •  supplemental/concentration amounts for

students who are English Learners, Low Income or in Foster Care

Not fully funded – approx. 12% funded in 13-14 and future funding unclear.

Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF)

Goals of LCFF – more transparency of how education funding

works – more local (district level) control/flexibility in

how funds are spent for students – more accountability through Local Control

and Accountability Plan (LCAP) document and process of involving stakeholders

PUSD Master Planning Process

Process in which PUSD is looking at our student population, programs and facilities.

Have identified 3 core values and are in the process of making decisions based on staff recommendations. These decisions could affect school and program choice for 14-15 or later.

Master Plan Value Statements •  PUSD values magnet and signature programs as

a way to improve student engagement, meet the diverse needs of PUSD parent and students, and improve economic integration across our district while providing high quality educational programs at all our schools.

•  PUSD values neighborhood schools and preserves parent/family choice and signature programs.

•  PUSD values schools of sustainable size and appropriate grade configuration in order to provide sufficient resources to deliver a quality educational program.

School/City/Community Work Plan (SCCWP)

Framework approved by PUSD and City of Pasadena.

Goal is to align our resources to achieve child, youth and family success.

7 Result Teams have been formed. Anyone can join, people can be on more than one team and meetings are open to the public.

Process for Result Teams: •  Develop priorities •  Define possible next steps •  Make recommendations to governing bodies

School/City/Community Work Plan (SCCWP)

•  The list of Result Teams and next meeting dates can be found on the PUSD website (www.pusd.us – under About Us, Our Community) or City of Pasadena website (www.ci.pasadena.ca.us – Human Services and Recreation, School/City/Community).

•  To find out about joining a team, contact Linda Machida, SCCWP Partnership Coordinator:

lmachida@pasedfoundation.org

My contact info: kim@kimkweb.com 626-794-0325 Other information resources: PUSD – www.pusd.us California Dept of Education –

www.cde.ca.gov California PTA – www.capta.org

QUESTIONS?

8:00 PM – 8:30 PM ACONA Open Discussion & Q&A

•  Open Q&A for questions not raised during

presentations •  Next ACONA meeting November 5, 2013 •  ACONA Online Survey (you will get an e-

mail if we have your e-mail address)

Room Cleanup