Los Angeles Unified committee meeting, Sep 29, 2026
2 h 06 min · 8 public speakers
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- Who spoke · first speaks at
- Sherlett Hendy NewbillBoard Member
- Karla GriegoBoard Member
- Tanya Ortiz FranklinBoard Member
What happened
What happened at this meeting
Los Angeles Unified safety committee hears district update and two school presentations 0:03
- The Los Angeles Unified School Safety and Climate Committee heard a district update on welcoming students back to school safely, followed by presentations from an elementary school and a middle school. 0:03
- A district operations staff member described community-based safety services at 69 schools, supervision plans, family communication protocols, transportation passes and monthly safety modules. 7:15
- Sherlett Hendy Newbill asked how families request MetroGo pass codes, and Karla Griego asked about campus aide funding and data linking school supports to the metrics presented. 26:55
- Several speakers at public comment asked for school police on campuses, and one asked the board to require an independent audit of reported data. 1:46:53
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Item by item (7)
- Opening and committee introductions 0:03
- Tanya Ortiz Franklin, the chair, opened the committee's first meeting of the 26-27 school year and reviewed past committee work, including operational rounds and community-based safety funding. 0:13
- One board member said the committee should listen to voices in the community and implement what they say. 3:58
- Committee members shared what would indicate success; one board member said a goal could be scaling a practice modeled at one school to at least 2 or 3 other schools. 5:03
- District update on school opening safety 7:15
- A district operations staff member said community-based safety services reached 69 schools, that the budget diminished from last year and that some schools were still pending approval for services. 7:15
- The staff member described communication protocols for reports of immigration enforcement near schools and said surveys certifying staff and students received the information were approaching 90% completion. 12:49
- Another staff member said the number of California PBIS recognition schools grew from 162 in '23-'24 to 304 in '25-'26. 19:19
- Committee questions on district update 25:37
- One board member asked how families activate MetroGo passes and said onboarding should be as simple as possible; a staff member said the district could look at making it as simple as possible. 27:41
- One board member suggested the committee pilot safety curriculum taught by an adult on campus and asked about funding for community peacebuilding programs; a staff member said there was no word of expansion beyond the 4 pilot groups. 34:19
- Tanya Ortiz Franklin said enrollment declined around 4% last year while incidents declined at a higher rate, and asked what contributed; Karla Griego asked for data connecting school supports with those metrics. 45:42
- Middle school presentation 57:46
- Tanya Ortiz Franklin said Bret Harte Middle School was invited because more than 2/3 of its students agreed they feel safe, an 11% growth, and it earned the Silver PBIS Award. 57:46
- The principal said the school has about 441 students, including 99 English learners. 58:53
- An assistant principal said students feeling safe rose from 50% to 57% to 67% over 3 years and that teachers enter 3 interventions before a referral. 1:00:41
- Elementary school presentation 1:13:35
- Tanya Ortiz Franklin said 99th Street Elementary School earned a Platinum PBIS award and that 96% of its students agreed they feel safe on campus. 1:13:35
- A staff member said students hear a daily saying to be safe, responsible, respectful and kind. 1:19:01
- The assistant principal said the school teaches the vocabulary of the school experience survey in daily operations so students understand the questions. 1:23:22
- Committee questions to school teams 1:28:56
- Karla Griego asked about the hardest parts of building a more welcoming culture; one principal cited getting staff on board and the other cited reversing the narrative about a legacy school. 1:29:18
- Asked about parent participation, a middle school administrator said its monthly team has no parent component, and the elementary principal said one parent serves on its restorative team. 1:35:34
- Tanya Ortiz Franklin asked, as a possible follow-up, what supervision ratios look like outside the classroom. 1:43:59
- Public comment 1:44:35
- A speaker at public comment asked the committee to require an independent audit of reported data before accepting the fall PBIS restorative justice evaluation. 1:45:18
- Several speakers at public comment asked for school police on campuses. 1:48:08
- A speaker at public comment said parent recommendations from a task force were never presented to the committee and asked how staff reductions would affect supervision and safety staffing. 2:03:26
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