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Ms. Ortiz Franklin, Mr. Melvoin - Maximizing Efficiency and Effectiveness in Task Forces and Committees (Res-004-25/26) (Noticed August 26, 2025)
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Whereas, The Los Angeles Unified School District aims to achieve audacious goals for student achievement and wellness with finite resources, including time, funding and demands on personnel;
Whereas, The District is committed to advancing and balancing pillars of the Strategic Plan, including Pillar 3: Engagement and Collaboration through authentic engagement with families, communities, and educational partners and Pillar 4: Operational Effectiveness, encompassing data-driven decision-making and sustainable budgeting;
Whereas, Various resolutions by the Governing Board of the Los Angeles Unified School District have called for task forces or committees to solve a problem or advise on an issue of importance to the Board, almost always without a sunsetting date or final task to demonstrate completion;
Whereas, At Board direction, District staff prepare, convene and navigate the diverse perspectives of the various task forces and committees on a regular basis, resulting in countless hours of staff time, with little demonstrated evidence of positive impact on student achievement and Board goals;
Whereas, Multiple task forces have been convened to address overlapping topics such as school safety without a consistent process for coordination, and the District currently lacks a consistent structure for sunsetting task forces and advisory committees, resulting in several remaining active indefinitely without formal evaluation or final outcomes;
Whereas, Decision-making authority is not always clear, for example the Arts Justice Advisory Committee has been interpreted to exclude District staff as the lead convener, and the Black Student Achievement Plan Steering Committee has spent many hours debating how decisions should be made; and
Whereas, To promote efficiency and accountability, it is es...
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