On other subjects, Dr. McKenna you often talk about how when you were a principal you were waiting with the students who were being bussed to other schools. For a lot of children in special education that is still happening. My daughters spend a lot of time on a bus every day. That is also something that we have to consider. We are consolidating in areas that are not really centralized.
To follow up on the first speaker, Lisa Mosko used some of her time to try to get her place on this committee. I don't think that we need Nick Melvoin's Speak Up represented on this committee. Her answer, or non-answer, about the El Dorado SELPA (Special Education Local Plan Area) proved why. When asked why some charters have chosen El Dorado over LAUSD's SELPA, she disparaged the district for their results. However, she did not mention that the reason these charters are signing with El Dorado is that the cost is cheaper. El Dorado is known for providing fewer services. A lot of their clients are the Independent Study charters who are now in the news for not properly serving their students. And El Dorado is statewide. How is that a local area?
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