Starting Monday, November 5, the LASD school board will be holding two special meetings to receive public input regarding the facilities request and options for the district.  The first will be held November 5 at 7:00 pm in the Covington School multi-purpose room.  The second public meeting will be held Monday, December 3 also at 7:00 pm in the Covington School multi-purpose room.  The district is required by law to make a preliminary facilities offer by February 1.

We have invited a representative from BCS to present their plans at the first meeting (November 5).

To frame the public input, we have developed the set of guiding questions listed below.  The public is invited to use these questions as a starting point to provide useful input to the process of facilities allocation.  By no means are these guiding questions intended to limit the scope of public input.

Premise

BCS is a school in our community for which LASD is required to determine a facilities solution.

Guiding Questions:

1. How does LASD best accommodate BCS growth?


2. What should the LASD Board consider when evaluating the impact of sharing arrangements with BCS co-locating on an existing LASD campus?


3. Assuming meeting Prop 39 will require expenditure of District resources, where do we prioritize?
   1. Providing reasonably equivalent facilities at existing school site on shared basis?
   2. Finding a new, non-District site for BCS?
   3. Reconfiguring district schools to open more space for BCS?
4. Is there a less divisive process by which to address facilities issues each year?