LAUSD board taps Richard Vladovic as new president
By Barbara Jones, Staff Writer, LA Daily News | http://bit.ly/12kjvSH
Richard Vladovic (Daily News file photo)
7/02/2013 - 03:31:17 PM PDT :: Signaling a shift in focus, the Los Angeles Unified school board today elected teachers union ally Richard Vladovic as its president, ending the six-year tenure of reformer Monica Garcia.
Monica Ratliff, newly sworn in to her seat representing the East San Fernando Valley, joined the 5-2 majority supporting Vladovic, 68, who has represented the South Bay for six years. Garcia had nominated West Valley board member Tamar Galatzan for president, and those two cast the dissenting votes.
The vote on Vladovic came first because he'd been nominated first.
After Ratliff requested an impromptu speech to help her make a decision, Vladovic said he was "pleased but not totally happy" with the progress made in improving student achievement and that more needed to be done to ensure their success.
"Public education is the key to the future," he said. "I'll never give up on this district, our children and our employees."
Vladovic had challenged Garcia for the presidency last year, and was widely considered a strong contender this year. Garcia was precluded from serving again after the March election brought a shift in power to the board, and a newly emerged majority imposed term limits on the post.
The president has the same voting authority as the six other members, but runs the meetings, sets the agenda and is generally considered a spokesperson for the board.
ALL THE LITTLE BIRDIES: tweet, tweet, tweet!
Twitter Feeds from the Boardroom
smf: I recall a story of The bride who showed up at the wedding in curlers because she wanted to look good for the reception. Or the parent who watches their little darling’s graduation through a viewfinder. I was watching the twitter feeds from the boardroom while in the boardroom. Then I put my phone away and lived in the moment.
…and to answer Barbara Jones questions about etiquette:
- Not standing and continuing to tweet for a standing O after a student performance – especially one as good as the HHS Chorus delivered - is bad form,
- Not standing and still tweeting during The Pledge would draw fire in most red states.
- Not standing and singing along when the piper play plays Scotland the Brave is Sassenach sacrilege. But then, Jones is a Welsh name, isn’t it?.
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· Barbara Jones Vladovic moves to center seat, says he's going to have Zimmer as chair of Committee of the Whole. · Barbara Jones Vladovic elected president by 5-2 vote. Galatzan and Garcia dissent. · Barbara Jones Vladvovic would pick Zimmer. Galatzan says she'd ask Ratliff. · Barbara Jones Ratliff makes another motion: Each candidate has to say who would be vice president and why. · Barbara Jones Galatzan: Shift more policies decisions to committees rather leaving everything to be dealt with in marathon meetings. · Barbara Jones Galatzan: I have ideas on how both sides of an issue should be heard. · Barbara Jones Galatzan: What needs to be tackled first is how these board meetings work. · Barbara Jones Vladovic: Keep parents informed. Also advocates for preschool and adult school. See a true Pre-K through adult continuum. · Barbara Jones Vladovic: Set up system to ensure that all kids can achieve. · Barbara Jones Monica Ratliff makes her first motion, asking each candidate for president to make a statement. · Barbara Jones Marguerite LaMotte interrupts · Barbara Jones All · Barbara Jones Board takes a 15-minute recess, will be back to elect president. · Barbara Jones Ratliff touts need for adult ed, preschool, arts education. · Barbara Jones Ratliff: I don't believe that just because it's never been done, it can't be done. · Barbara Jones Monica and Yolanda both get a standing ovation. · Barbara Jones Yolanda breaks down in tears of joy -- a lovely moment. · Barbara Jones Monica Ratliff being sworn in by her mother, Yolanda, a teacher in Arizona. Oath of office being given in both English and Spanish. · Barbara Jones Verdugo Hills High students just do a great "commercial" for their school. · Adolfo Guzman-Lopez Zimmer laying out in speech hopes and dreams for Retweeted by Barbara Jones · Barbara Jones Zimmer just wrapped up 20-minute stump speech. Verdugo Hills High kids performing, accompanied by bagpipes. · Barbara Jones Steve Zimmer took swipe at emphasis on use of test scores. "We should never be data driven, we should be data informed and student driven." · Barbara Jones Steve Zimmer asks people to stand in moment of celebration for Nelson Mandela. Also lauds Supreme Court ruling on Prop. 8. · Barbara Jones Steve Zimmer now being sworn in during tag-team ceremony. Each participants gets one sentence. · Barbara Jones Kids get a standing O from the audience. (Another etiquette question. To stand or tweet.) · Barbara Jones Hollywood High kids have great pipes, performing "Paciencia y Fe" from the musical "In the Heights." · Barbara Jones Singing troupe from Hollywood High in Steve Zimmer's district performing. Zimmer will be sworn in by students, parents from local schools. · Adolfo Guzman-Lopez Monica Garcia praises new member Monica Ratliff as 7th Retweeted by Barbara Jones · Barbara Jones "I will be the vote that continues to press on for change," Monica Garcia says in her last speech as board president. · Barbara Jones Monica Garcia's mom, Guillermina, swearing in her daughter to District 2 seat. · Barbara Jones String trio from El Sereno Middle School performing "Bach Country Fiddles." Monica Garcia about to be sworn in for another term.. · Barbara Jones Question of Twitter etiquette. Do you stand or continue tweeting during Pledge of Allegiance? · Barbara Jones Monica Ratliff gets applause when she answers "here" during first roll call of · LA School Report At least two Garcetti staffers milling about. Board room packed. Retweeted by Barbara Jones · Barbara Jones Surprising number of folks here for · Barbara Jones Retired Valley school board member Julie Korenstein in the audience. · Barbara Jones At | · LA School Report Vladovic Defeats Galatzan for Board President http://wp.me/p2fzpD-2D8 · LA School Report
· David Zahniser Another sign the Villaraigosa era is over: Monica Garcia no longer school board president Retweeted by LA School Report · LA School Report Mapped: Suspension Rates Vary Widely Across LAUSD http://wp.me/p2fzpD-2CU · LA School Report Vladovic, LaMotte, and Ratliffs pic.twitter.com/s9685L5I4x · LA School Report Board still meeting, still as testy as ever. Only thing that's changed: Vladovic is calling Jefferson Crain "jeff." · SEIU Local 99 Congratulations Dr. Vladovic on election as Retweeted by LA School Report · LA School Report Breaking: Board Elects Vladovic Next School Board President http://wp.me/p2fzpD-2D2 · LA School Report Dr. V takes the wheel for the first time. pic.twitter.com/aH6tzImdC9 · LA School Report Vladovic presents Garcia with a gavel. · Adolfo Guzman-Lopez Vladovic elected board president, Kayser, LaMotte, Ratliff, Vladovic vote yes. Retweeted by LA School Report · Barbara Jones Vladovic elected president by 5-2 vote. Galatzan and Garcia dissent. Retweeted by LA School Report · LA School Report Audience member shouts: congratulations dr. V! · LA School Report Dr. Richard Vladovic is the new president. · LA School Report Or was it five? · LA School Report Vladovic gets... Four votes · LA School Report Deasy: any other motions? · LA School Report Galatzan: I was going to ask ms ratliff · LA School Report Vlad: he would be active chair of committee of@whole. · LA School Report Vladovic: I was going to appoint Steve Zimmer. · LA School Report RT · LA School Report Ratliff now offers motion that each candidate say who their Vice President would be. · LA School Report Galatzan speaking directly to Zimmer and Ratliff. She knows the calculus. · Adolfo Guzman-Lopez To underline the obvious, Retweeted by LA School Report · LA School Report Sure seems like Ratliff will base her vote on these two speeches. · LA School Report If galatzan wins, it will most likely be because of Garcetti's influence. · LA School Report Galatzan: "I was a big supporter of our new mayor Eric garcetti. Having that strong relationship is going to be vitally important." · LA School Report Galatzan says public comment system isn't working. · LA School Report Vladovic's speech highlighted policy. Galatzan is starting out with process. · LA School Report Galatzan: new board president has to tackle how these board meetings work. · LA School Report So the two swing votes here are Zimmer and Ratliff. Tamar needs both to win. · LA School Report Vladovic: "I want to work very hard on te image of this district." · LA School Report Vladovic wants to being back adult Ed. Audience claps. · Sandy Mendoza Ratliff shows her stuff, asking nominees for board prez Vladovic and Galatzan to say what they will do with that job. Retweeted by LA School Report · LA School Report Vladovic: "I am pleased with our success rate but I'm not happy." · LA School Report So it's between galatzan and Vladovic. · LA School Report Ratliff moves that each candidate says what they'll do as president · LA School Report Wow. No one nominates Zimmer. · LA School Report Ok I guess I was wrong about procedure. My bad. · LA School Report Garcia nominates Tamar galatzan · LA School Report LaMotte tries to nominate Vladovic... And she does · LA School Report Deasy acknowledges former board members in audience- Julie korenstein, david Tokofsky, Jackie Goldberg... And former supe bill Johnson · LA School Report Enter Garcia. · LA School Report I have a source saying Tamar will nominate Zimmer. If true, Deasy could call on her first, and Zimmer could get four votes then and there. · LA School Report Garcia holding up the show here... Where is she? · LA School Report Remember, the board will vote for whoever is nominated first. And Deasy picks the nominater. · LA School Report Board members filing back into the board room. · LA School Report Board now breaking for a brief reception. · LA School Report Ratliff: The public wants more arts education, vocational, adult education · LA School Report Ratliff: "I think it's really interesting how often people tell you things can't be done." · LA School Report Standing o · LA School Report Ratliff's mom now in tears. Very moving stuff, actually. · LA School Report ... In Spanish · LA School Report Ratliff now getting sworn in by her mother · Michael Trujillo
Retweeted by LA School Report · LA School Report Easily the best song of the day. · LA School Report Vertigo hills high school now singing a song about their own school. · LA School Report Bagpipe just played for 20 seconds · LA School Report Speech ends after 20 minutes. A speech aimed at Ratliff? · LA School Report Zimmer: "We are not only accountable to data, we are accountable to the American dream." · Angel ZobelRodriguez Public comment is 3 minutes. Wonder if inauguration speeches should be limited as well. Is this a filibuster speech? Retweeted by LA School Report · LA School Report Doesn't even seem like the board members know. · LA School Report Just as an aside: there is a very real sense of uncertainty about who the next president is going to be · LA School Report Zimmer just quoted Natalie merchant. · LA School Report "We should never be data driven, we should be data informed... We should avoid the seduction of easy answers." - Zimmer · LA School Report Says corporate greed now trying to take over education. That's not very moderate. · LA School Report Zimmer flips to page two of his notes. Now speaking out against corporate greed. · LA School Report Zimmer, still looking for the middle: "We must take this road together if it is truly going to be about students." · Adolfo Guzman-Lopez Zimmer mentions Mandela, warns of "educational apartheid" in Retweeted by LA School Report · LA School Report Someone in the room has a bagpipe. · LA School Report Just got text: "If Zimmer loses this vote. It's because he is reminding board members of how long the mtgs will go under his leadership" · LA School Report This has the feel of a very long speech... · LA School Report Zimmer: "we almost lost all of this..." · LA School Report Of course, UTLA spent around a million for Zimmer... · LA School Report "For every million dollars they spend against you, that's 30 minutes you get to speak for..." · LA School Report Zimmer: "sit down, get comfortable..." Zimmer has been sworn in pic.twitter.com/i9aItlT9LT Retweeted by LA School Report · LA School Report Zimmer asking audience to stand... For Nelson Mandela... · LA School Report
· LA School Report Steve Zimmer now getting sworn in by a number of LAUSD employees. · Adolfo Guzman-Lopez
Retweeted by LA School Report · Howard Blume Outgoing school board prez Monica Garcia singles out just-departed Mayor Villaraigosa in speech after being sworn in for new board term. Retweeted by LA School Report · LA School Report This song appears to be about New York in 1943. So, you know, pretty relevant. · Barbara Jones Singing troupe from Hollywood High in Steve Zimmer's district performing. Zimmer will be sworn in by students, parents from local schools. Retweeted by LA School Report · LA School Report I'm outsourcing all tweets about musical performances to · Barbara Jones "I will be the vote that continues to press on for change," Monica Garcia says in her last speech as board president. Retweeted by LA School Report · LA School Report Garcia, speaking without notes: "Elections are over. The work is in front of us." · LA School Report Garcia salutes Ratliff as "the 7th Latina to serve on the board in a hundred years." · LA School Report Garcetti staffer heather reppening sitting next to YPI head Dixon Slingerland. · LA School Report Board members must swear allegiance to the US constitution. Seems a bit extreme. · LA School Report Monica Garcia now getting sworn in by her mother. · LA School Report El sereno middle school string trio now playing a little Bach. · Barbara Jones Question of Twitter etiquette. Do you stand or continue tweeting during Pledge of Allegiance? Retweeted by LA School Report · LA School Report Monica Garcia sitting between LaMotte and Galatzan. Ratliff sitting between Kayser and Vladovic. · LA School Report Audience applauds as Ratliff says "here" for first time during roll call. · LA School Report Meeting starting. John Deasy acting board president. · LA School Report At least two Garcetti staffers milling about. Board room packed. · LA School Report . · LA School Report Monica Ratliff is in the building · LA School Report And so the question is where will Ratliff plant her flag? With Vladovic, who has tacit UTLA backing, or Zimmer... · Barbara Jones Retired Valley school board member Julie Korenstein in the audience. Retweeted by LA School Report · LA School Report While UTLA- aligned Kayser and LaMotte would vote for Vladovic. · LA School Report Live: School Board Picks a President http://wp.me/p2fzpD-2Cx · LA School Report This scenario would have galatzan and Garcia swallowing their pride and voting for Zimmer... · LA School Report And the rumors are flying this morning! The latest has the board deadlocked 3-3, with newly elected Monica Ratliff the swing vote · LA School Report Morning Read: School Board To Choose New President http://wp.me/p2fzpD-2Cy
LA School Report Oh man oh man, we're here at | · Howard Blume Richard Vladovic selected as new L.A. school board president. · Howard Blume Ratliff: "Anytime you have people who are desperate for education how can you turn them away? How can you say: We are closed to you?” · Howard Blume Ratliff: "Actually that's not true." Says district must intensify focus on arts ed, adult ed, early childhood ed"--all have suffered cuts. · Howard Blume Ratliff: "It’s really interesting how often people tell you things can’t be done…It’s never been done before so it can’t be done now." · Howard Blume In her speech, Monica Ratliff (sworn in by mother in Span and Eng) links her upset win in school board race to challenges facing education. · Howard Blume Zimmer: "We should never be data driven. We should be data informed and student driven...We should avoid the seduction of easy answers." · Howard Blume Zimmer: "It will never be true that the same forces that caused the crisis and the pain can possibly be the solution.” · Howard Blume Zimmer: "Now the very same forces...believe that they somehow have the asnwers for what ails public education.” · Howard Blume Zimmer: "The economic crisis...real, direct, intentional" caused by "corporate greed and selfishness...Children got hurt; people got rich.” · Howard Blume In school board acceptance, Zimmer jokes that he gets 30 mins to speak for every million spent to defeat him. Calls out NYC Mayor Bloomberg. · Howard Blume Monica Garcia on Villaraigosa: "He fought for children just like him. He fought for children that other people made excuses about.” · Howard Blume Outgoing school board prez Monica Garcia singles out just-departed Mayor Villaraigosa in speech after being sworn in for new board term. · Howard Blume Big day for L.A. Unified political wonks. What does board president's choice mean? http://ow.ly/mAysZ |
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