
WHY STILL 3.5 MILLION IN CUTS? If Proposition 30, passed why is the district still looking at $3.5 million in cuts? Proposition 30 did not restore any cuts; it provided funding to prevent additional cuts. Let me illustrate with numbers. In 2007-2008, when I was first elected to the school board, our per-pupil funding was [...]
VOTE NO ON J AND YES ON PROP. 30 On Tuesday, October 9, the Board of Education adopted a resolution unanimously opposing Measure J (see full text of resolution below), which is on this November’s ballot. Measure J would extend the ½ cent sales tax increase passed with Measure R for an additional 30 years, [...]
MEASURE E UPDATE $15,906,030 and counting… This is the figure we have to date for how much of current Measure E Funds are going to be used to repair, complete, or close out projects from the prior work of Measure S and Measure K Funds. I have received questions and heard from many concerned residents regarding [...]
REVENUE GENERATION PLAN My goal is simple: To be completely independent of the State and Federal allocation of dollars and their budgeting processes and cycles. To that end, I have advocated, supported, and developed plans that will eventually achieve that goal.(cont’d below) Aug 2012 Vol 1, Issue 53 GOLDBERG’S PERSPECTIVE In This Issue REVENUE GENERATION [...]
SCHOOL DISTRICT BUDGET UPDATE 2012-2013 While politicians in Washington, DC and Sacramento talk about their support for public education, their actions continue to demonstrate that public education is not a budget priority. This year, we have already taken over $2.2 million in cuts to our local budget in funding cuts from the State and Federal [...]
Posted on 17 December 2012
WHY STILL 3.5 MILLION IN CUTS? If Proposition 30, passed why is the district still looking at $3.5 million in cuts? Proposition 30 did not restore any cuts; it provided funding to prevent additional cuts. Let me illustrate with numbers. In 2007-2008, when I was first elected to the school board, our per-pupil funding was [...] Continue Reading
Posted on 17 December 2012
VOTE NO ON J AND YES ON PROP. 30 On Tuesday, October 9, the Board of Education adopted a resolution unanimously opposing Measure J (see full text of resolution below), which is on this November’s ballot. Measure J would extend the ½ cent sales tax increase passed with Measure R for an additional 30 years, [...] Continue Reading
Posted on 17 December 2012
MEASURE E UPDATE $15,906,030 and counting… This is the figure we have to date for how much of current Measure E Funds are going to be used to repair, complete, or close out projects from the prior work of Measure S and Measure K Funds. I have received questions and heard from many concerned residents regarding [...] Continue Reading
Posted on 17 December 2012
REVENUE GENERATION PLAN My goal is simple: To be completely independent of the State and Federal allocation of dollars and their budgeting processes and cycles. To that end, I have advocated, supported, and developed plans that will eventually achieve that goal.(cont’d below) Aug 2012 Vol 1, Issue 53 GOLDBERG’S PERSPECTIVE In This Issue REVENUE GENERATION [...] Continue Reading
Posted on 28 September 2012
SCHOOL DISTRICT BUDGET UPDATE 2012-2013 While politicians in Washington, DC and Sacramento talk about their support for public education, their actions continue to demonstrate that public education is not a budget priority. This year, we have already taken over $2.2 million in cuts to our local budget in funding cuts from the State and Federal [...] Continue Reading
Posted on 28 September 2012
REALITY CHECK #3 SCHOOL BOARD, PRINCIPALS & DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION Board of Education: 1) Members of the Board of Education are elected by the residents of Beverly Hills to a four year term; there are no term limits for the Board of Education 2) Members of the Board of Education are elected at large, meaning that [...] Continue Reading
Posted on 28 September 2012
STAR/CST STANDARDIZED TESTING DISTRICT WIDE Our 2nd through 11th grade students will begin STAR/CST testing next week (May 1st through May 30th at all our sites). The STAR/CST testing is a critical assessment of how well our students are doing in meeting (hopefully exceeding) the state standards for core curriculum course work. While the STAR/CST [...] Continue Reading
Posted on 01 April 2012
MTA Meeting And Primer Please join us and let your voice be heard on the issue of tunneling under our only High School. Tomorrow, Thursday, April 26, at 9:30 am the Metro board meeting takes place in the Metro Board Room (third floor), One Gateway Plaza, Los Angeles, CA 90012 (corner of Cesar Chavez Avenue [...] Continue Reading