Spent part of Sunday morning watching last week’s LAUSD School Board meeting. Found the discussion on the Small Schools resolution interesting. I took a bunch of notes but they seem to have gone MIA on this computer.

As a teacher that’s been in an SLC for the past three years, I do think that the small schools effort is one that is benefiting our students. It’s not perfect, but I see the value it’s brought to our schools. That being said, I found the discussion amongst the board members exasperating. The concern shared by some members that adoption of a universal Small School plan would shift attention away from quality teaching to simply focusing on size isn’t one I’m able to follow.

I wish I still had the quotes I jotted down during the re-broadcast. In general, I agree with the first comment here.

And if you’d like, check out the amended resolution from the meeting here (the small schools action begins on page 8).