SMMUSD/CPES/SMMPTA STATE OF OUR SCHOOLS COMMUNITY REPORT

THE STATE OF OUR SCHOOLS
Santa Monica - Malibu Unified School District's
4th Annual Community Report

November 11, 2009

Have you ever wondered how Santa Monica-Malibu schools compare statewide and nationally? Do you really know where the money comes from to pay for local public schools? How has the State of California's budget crisis impacted SMMUSD?
Please join the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District, in partnership with co-sponsors the Santa Monica-Malibu Council of PTAs and the political action committee, Community for Excellent Public Schools (CEPS) on November 17th (Malibu) & November 18th (Santa Monica) for the Fourth Annual "State of Our Schools: How Are We Doing?" report to the community This report will include:

• How Santa Monica-Malibu schools rate,
• An analysis of student achievement,
• The financial issues facing SMMUSD this year, and
• The steps that are being taken to offset the loss of State funding due to the present economy.

The programs will feature Ms. Pam Brady, Immediate Past President of California State PTA, presenting a State perspective. SMMUSD Board of Education President Ralph Mechur and Vice-President Barry Snell will highlight alumni. Santa Monica Malibu Unified School District Superintendent Tim Cuneo will then provide the State of Our Schools report, touching upon most current information on student achievement, district funding and upcoming initiatives. The presentation will conclude with a panel of students and teachers from Santa Monica High School and Malibu High School sharing their experiences. Entertainment will also be provided by SMMUSD high school musicians.

After the presentation, refreshments will be served. Superintendent Cuneo, Board of Education members, Santa Monica-Malibu Council of PTAs President Shari Davis and other school leaders will be on hand to answer any questions.

The events will run from 6:30 – 9:00pm on November 17th at the Malibu High School Library, 30215 Morning View Drive, Malibu. November 18th at the SMASH/John Muir Elementary School Cafetorium, 2526 6th Street, Santa Monica.

Click here to download a complete event flyer.

Santa Monica Malibu United School District

1651 Sixteenth Street, Santa Monica, California 90404

telephone 310 450 8338

●●smf's 2¢: Have you ever wondered how they do it in other Districts?  In Santa Monica Malibu USD they have a couple of joint meetings with the Superintendent & School Board leadership, The PTA  and the Outside Fundraising/Advocacy/Political Action Committee out in the community and invite everyone in.

They engage the community, It’s not a confrontation, it’s not a photo op, it’s not an in-your-face political brouhaha at the school district or teacher’s union HQ.

If we are all so hell-bent on replicating best practices and lessons learned like they teach in business school (and we should be) let’s lake a look at at our neighbor to the west.  If you think what they do in SMMUSD is none of our business you are wrong;  I will probably be going to the meeting on Wednesday the 18th.