Los Angeles Unified committee meeting, Feb 26, 2026
1 h 23 min · 4 public speakers
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- Who spoke · first speaks at
- Karla GriegoBoard Member
- Sherlett Hendy NewbillBoard Member
- Tanya Ortiz FranklinBoard Member
What happened
What happened at this meeting
School Safety and Climate Committee hears update on safety training for staff and families 0:02
- The committee heard a district staff member's presentation on safety training for students, staff and parents, including monthly modules, operational rounds for principals, and training for campus aides, restorative justice teachers and school climate advocates. 1:33
- Committee members asked about parent participation in school walkthroughs, training on racial slurs and how the district tracks whether training is put into practice. 16:23
- Two elementary school principals presented their practices on school culture, safety and family partnerships, and the committee then turned to public comment. 32:43
Item by item (7)
- Opening and introductions 0:02
- Tanya Ortiz Franklin opened the committee's first meeting of the year and said it would hear a presentation from District Operations, presentations from 2 schools, and public comment. 0:02
- Safety professional development presentation 1:33
- A district staff member said the Every School Safe Blueprint for Safety is in year 3 and will get a full refresh for next year, with monthly training topics such as welcoming environments, de-escalation and cybersecurity. 1:33
- The staff member said the district has about 125 restorative justice teachers and about 320 school climate advocates, who are trained once a month. 1:33
- The staff member said the district has about 2,400 campus aides, with a vacancy rate of about 100, and about a 70% intake rate for campus aide trainings. 9:42
- Committee questions on training 16:10
- In response to committee questions, the staff member said parents could be included in tiered fidelity inventory walks and that next year's refresh will include a Unified Against Hate module on racial slurs. 17:13
- Sherlett Hendy Newbill asked whether trainings include follow-up in practice and whether data is collected, and the staff member said there is no specific data set for that as of yet. 24:33
- Tanya Ortiz Franklin asked for an update on healthy relationships training, and the staff member said it will be offered in May to high school students and parents this year and system-wide for K-12 next year. 31:31
- Elementary school climate presentations 32:43
- The principal of 122nd Street Elementary said chronic absenteeism fell from 20% to 4.1% and that school survey results for overall safety were 80%, compared with 72% for the district. 33:25
- The principal of the second school said it has 342 students and that its climate and safety data surpassed the School Experience Survey district average in all categories. 51:26
- Tanya Ortiz Franklin said both schools were selected because of strong data on the school experience survey. 57:20
- Discussion with school presenters 58:14
- Tanya Ortiz Franklin asked what the district could do to support the schools, and presenters asked for streamlined access to resources and continued training for parent volunteers. 1:04:16
- Sherlett Hendy Newbill asked how the school provides resources for students and families to take home, and the principal said the school relies on fundraisers, parent donations, community partners and its attendance fund. 1:06:08
- Next meeting date 1:10:45
- Tanya Ortiz Franklin said the committee's next meeting will be on March 26th at 1 PM. 1:10:45
- Public comment 1:11:03
- A staff member said 8 people had signed up for public comment. 1:11:03
- Speakers at public comment asked that parents be included in PBIS teams and decision-making at schools. 1:12:24
- Other speakers at public comment asked for school police to return to campuses, and one said a group had gathered 5,600 signatures. 1:18:30
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