Deasy: TEACHERS DELAYING LAUSD BID FOR $40M IN FEDERAL GRANTS + smf’s 2¢

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October 22, 2012 8:22 AM  ::  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Officials with the Los Angeles Unified School District raced on Monday to meet a fast-approaching deadline to apply for up to $40 million in federal grants.

Superintendent John Deasy told KNX 1070 NEWSRADIO that the application would add more jobs to the district payroll and help guide students toward their ultimate goal.

“It would put hundreds of positions to our middle schools and high schools to support students so they could be on track for graduation,” he said.

But Deasy said United Teachers Los Angeles has yet to sign off on the bid because it “requires within two years to have a new, robust teacher evaluation program.”

Deasy added that he does expect both sides will strike a deal by the Friday filing deadline.

The teachers union was not immediately available for comment.

In March, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa traveled to Washington to lobby the federal government to provide education funding directly to the cash-strapped LAUSD instead of going through the state.

 

smf: Dr. Deasy: There is no “track for graduation” to be on in Middle School: Middle School is on the Social Promotion track. A student can fail every class and advance to the next grade.

Second… if the superintendent is negotiating in good faith with UTLA and he “expect(s) both sides will strike a deal by the Friday filing deadline” – what part of the good faith negotiations is served by taking to the airwaves and bashing UTLA on Monday morning?  Especially as, quoting Dr. D: “My entire focus is about helping the community understand the impact of both Prop 30 and 38.” 

Check out the comments from the CBS news site on the above – with the Grover Norquistian “Vote No on All Taxes” Teabaggers saying that this proves LAUSD doesn’t need the money!

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