![]() ![]() Having read Steven Zoet s JPA report, I come away with the view that BHUSD has not demonstrated some of its fundamental responsibilities to the City, its citizens or customers. And, notwithstanding the current financial environment, all expenditures should be prudently pared to match the desired outcomes, even in the best of times. A detailed review of the management of the JPA is certainly prudent as it would be for all other obligations and contracts let by the City. However, it is fundamental to good governance that the City Council manage the City budget in the best interest of the citizens of our community. It goes without saying that the revenue(s) from the JPA are vital for our schools. Director of Community Services/Recreation & Parks) about the JPA. While this phraseology may overstate the actual potential problem, it still gives rise to issues delineated in the report from Steven Zoet(Asst. ![]() I, and the community, have been altered to a potential crippling decision by the Beverly Hills City Council to renegotiate our four year contract, known as the Joint Powers Agreement (JPA), and reduce the amount of funding for our schools. Joint Powers Agreement between the City of Beverly Hills and the Beverly Hills Unified School District - Annual Report Pursuant to Section 7 of the Agreement, the Director of Community Services shall provide an annual report to the City Manager on the level of compliance received from the School District. Marcene Barbanell Landres Beverly Vista former Reading Specialist/Current Title I Instructor "JPA" Regarding the Study session : 9. Those of us who still have an institutional memory of the light house years remember and revere Carol with the fondest of memories teaching with dignity and self respect! You might want to acknowledge, as well, the spirit of David Reinstein and Walter Puffer, heroes of the graduating class of upcoming retirees Beverly Vista School. This is the epitome of an individual, who has defined the meaning of giving back to the community with her spirit, brilliance, refinement, and, above all, integrity. Throughout the years, Carol and her husband Jerry have left their imprint not only upon the Maple Center, who honored them at an annual dinner many years ago, but upon teachers in this community by generously and quietly creating a fund earmarked for special projects. Despite her current busy volunteer job at the helm of Vista Del Mar (Board Chair), she still finds time to participate in her grandchildren s education by volunteering in their classrooms as close as Beverly Vista and as far as Albuquerque, New Mexico. A former BHUSD first grade teacher, school site coordinator, assistant superintendent for educational services, assistant to the superintendent, author/educator- Economics for Kids, dynamic visiting educator with the California Department of Education, was appointed to numerous education positions throughout her career, including the No Child Left Behind/California AB 312 Committee, the State Board of Education and the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing, still contributes to our schools by volunteering in her grandchild s classroom. Carol Katzman, a respected, and responsible Beverly Hills legacy, who graduated from Beverly Vista, Beverly Hills High School and Berkeley, has been involved in the field of education at the local and state levels for over 40 years. 2 briefs BHAAA Celebrates Alumni Day at Beverly High Weekly Beverly Hills Issue 559 June 17 - JWHAT S ON YOUR MIND? You can write us at: 140 South Beverly Drive #201 Beverly Hills, CA You can fax us at: us at: rudy cole People Who Define Us SERVING BEVERLY HILLS BEVERLYWOOD LOS ANGELES All Grown Up graduation photos K ALSO ON THE WEB With graduation tomorrow, two Beverly High seniors reflect on how high school has helped prepare them for what lies ahead Pages 6-7 cover story page 9 SNAPSHOT letters & People Who Define Us As an educator in BHUSD for 34 years, reared and schooled in Beverly Hills, I would like to add an educator s name should consider acknowledging in upcoming column: People Who Define Us. ![]()
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