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Next Meeting: April 2nd, 2009
Community meets with LMU to discuss Relationship Expectations, MOU and our future partnership.
Cohosted by: LAX Chamber of Commerce, Neighborhood Council, PTA Council
WPEF is counting on you to help do what's best for all our students!
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Community Meetings
1st Thursday of every month 6:30 pm - 8pm
at the Westchester Municipal Building (next to the Westchester Library)
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Last Meeting:
March 5, 2009 WPEF Meeting: What's Next For WHS?
Guest Speaker: Dr. Bruce Mims
Thursday, March 5th, 6:30 - 8pm
Municipal Bldg, corner of Manchester and Lincoln
As you may know, at our WPEF community meeting on February 5th, 2009, WPEF challenged both School Board Candidates, Mike Stryer and Steve Zimmer, to sign our 8 point pledge (see attached). They both said they needed some time to think about it. Candidate Mike Stryer called, asked relevant questions, and then signed and faxed over the original pledge. Steve Zimmer has not signed the pledge.
Steve Zimmer is our newly elected Board Member, to assume his job in June, 2009. Visit his website: <http://stevezimmer.org/>
Westchester High School Governance Council Update
In a January vote, Westchester High School stakeholders chose a new single council governance model to be implemented beginning with the 2009-2010 school year. This model, also known as "Proposal Two" will be composed of 17 voting members (1 school administrator, 1 UTLA representative, 1 counselor, 1 classified staff member, 5 certificated staff members, 4 parents-one per grade level, 2 community representatives, 2 students) and 2 non-voting members. More detailed information on this proposal is available online (Click here to read about Proposal Two)
The new community members voted in on that council are : JD Webster and Jeannie
March 2009: Meet Dr. Mims and find out What's Next for WHS?
February 2009: Meet Our Local School Board Candidates election in March - what will they do for us?
November 2008: Elementary School Spotlight - learn about our 5 local public schools for grades Pre-K thru 5th.
October 2008:
September 2008:
August 2008: Governance
July 3rd, 2008: Public School Supporters Summit
Once a year, EVERYONE who supports our public schools in Westchester, Playa del Rey and Playa Vista gets together to discuss what we re doing, planning and wishing for &
Calling all Rotaries, Chamber of Commerce, Women s Club, Healthy Start, POWWOW, PTA, Elk, YMCA, WNA, Elected Officials, Neighborhood Council, LMU, Realtors and everyone else who supports our schools.
Bring your calendars, your budgets, your hopes and your dreams. The Public is welcome.
Together we can make a difference.
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2007 Summaries:
January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September |
October | November | December
[Archive of 2006 Meeting Summaries ]
[Archive of 2005 Meeting Summaries ]
November 2007 Community Meeting
WPEF celebrates local scholars by attending WHS Academic Recognition Night
Academic Recognition Night will recognize the highest academic achievers at every grade level. 24 years of parents and community celebrating achievement at our H.S., This unique ceremony awards varsity letter jackets to high-achieving seniors supported by generous businesses, community groups, and individuals. It was amazing to see the vibrant personalites and hear about the aspirations of our seniors.
October 2007 Community Meeting
Teachers' Voices - Describe Our Dream Schools
What would our schools look like if there were no obstacles? No budgets, no policies, no one to say "No." Teachers from all levels of education chimed in about everything that we could want. Parents commented. Ron Mito moderated. This was NOT a discussion about Innovation, Autonomy, budgeting, etc. This was not a complaining session. This was a truly inspirational DREAMING BIG session. Next - let's look at what obstacles are stopping us from getting to our dream schools... Download Results (word doc)...
September 2007 Community Meeting
LMU - What's Happening? Drew Furedi, Exec. Dir of the LMU Family of Schools spoke and gave a Powerpoint Presentation. Discussed planning sessions that did all the research over the summer. Also talked about next steps. Answered questions. Download Presentation (PDF)...
August 2007 Community Meeting
Back to School - Are We Ready? Discussed how each of our schools are doing and what we still need to make them even better. Topics included: WHS 4x4 and SLC's, Charter at OWMS and enrichment for Elementary Schools.
July 2007 Community Meeting
Public School Support Summit: All community entities that support our schools in one room, working together for common goals. PTA's, Healthy Start, POWWOW, Rotaries, Women's Club, YMCA, etc..... Combine budgets, dreams, calendars and more to make for one extremely effective support system!
June 2007 Community Meeting
Autonomy: The community had a chance to provide input in setting up “autonomy zones” within LAUSD, a new and innovative approach to provide greater influence and control over our family of schools. What does that mean? What does that look like for Westchester, Playa del Rey and Playa Vista. WPEF provided an opportunity to hear your input as we are contributing to a proposal to bring autonomy to our schools in our community. Flier...
May 2007 Community Meeting
WPEF’s community meeting featured Dr. Shelley Fryer and a frank discussion of the community’s role in reform of our local high school. The meeting was especially timely given that WHS is this week receiving a final report from the high school accreditation body (WASC), which forces a school to evaluate itself, its past actions, and its future plans. Dr. Fyer's website... Meeting Flier...
April 2007 NO Community Meeting
March 2007 Community Meeting
Topic: How to pick the right Elementary school for your child featuring public, private and magnet schools. Wake up and decide the right elementary school for your child! Geared towards parents to help make an informed decision on public, private, parochial, charter and magnet schools in the Westchester, Playa del rey and Playa Vista area. Come get the facts! Download Flier (PDF)...
February 2007 Community Meeting
New Year New directions: Stepping up to make our public schools even better! Summary comming soon.
January 2007 Community Meeting
No Meeting Held
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