Title One Issues and Election

TO: LA High Faculty & Staff
FR: Ms. PerezRE: Title I Coordinator Elections Procedure
DATE: 4/30/08


As many of you may know by now the Title I One Coordinator was not confirmed by the necessary 50%+1 needed votes. We are now in uncharted territory for LA High as this result is rather unprecedented. Our UTLA/LAUSD contract does spell out for us what is to happen next as a result of non-confirmation but it feels even less democratic than our initial non-direct election of a person for the position. Ms. Solomon and I would like to share with you our proposal for how best to go about representing the staff on this issue. We feel that we are not able to accurately assess what the vote meant so we are proposing that we all participate in an opinion poll about who of the candidates would be best for the position.


This opinion poll will help us make an accurate recommendation when we meet with the Principal to attempt to reach an agreement.

µ We will do our best to represent our entire staff and we will notify you of the details for how to participate in the poll by Friday.

µ Keep in mind again that any poll we conduct will be informal and will only be a guide to our part of the decision (the principal will be making up her own mind).

µ The final day to turn in nominations is Friday @ 3pm.

µ The opinion poll will start next week following a candidates panel that will take place at lunch in room 259 on Monday 5/5/08.

µ A mutual agreement must be reached no later than Wednesday May 7th – 3pm.

µ If we do not reach an agreement than a move on to the procedures laid out in #3 on the back.






c. Post-Election Procedures: (UTLA/LAUSD Contract p. 49-50)
(1) If a candidate selected by the site administrator receives a majority of the votes cast (50% + 1), the candidate is confirmed. The site administrator then need not declare the position vacant or submit a new nomination for up to two years (except that a coordinator’s first term shall be limited to one year.)

(2) If the candidate is not confirmed by a majority vote, the site administrator and chapter chair shall immediately inform faculty members that the coordinator position is still vacant. If the non-confirmed candidate received 40% - 50% of the votes, that candidate and other interested candidates may submit statements of interest within 24 hours in a single-track school or 72 hours in a multi-track school. The site administrator and chapter chair shall then seek to mutually agree upon the coordinator selection from among those candidates who submitted statements of interest within the time limits above. The coordinator who is selected will serve for up to two years except that the initial term shall be limited to one year.
*This is our current situation. Interest statements are due Friday @ 3pm. Principal & Chapter Chair try to agree on a candidate by no later than Wednesday May 7th.

(3) If the administrator and chapter chair do not reach agreement within a period of three (3) days following submission of the statements of interest, the selection authority will be delegated to a two member team from the District/UTLA Dispute Resolution Panel formed pursuant to Article V-A above. They will make the decision within an additional period of three (3) days. They shall review all statements of interest submitted, and be permitted to seek further information regarding the candidates from the site administrator, the chapter chair, and from the school faculty prior to making the final decision. The coordinator selected will serve for up to two years except that the initial term shall be limited to one year.
*In this instance an outside group of people make a decision about who should be in the position.