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Examples of School Leaders Volunteering to Take Pay Cuts

In researching how administrators in other California school districts are dealing with the current budget shortfalls in terms of their own salaries and leading by example, I have so far, found three articles that are linked below.

Parents of Students Say Leaders Should Offer to Share the...

Hello, everyone.

I want to give everyone a quick update on last Tuesday night's special School Board meeting. (Actually, I'll let you read Sandi Levin's report she posted a couple of days ago on various Yahoo groups. See her email below mine).

Residents of Stewart Park, Santa Monica, Protest Hazardous, Noisy Rail Maintenance...

We are writing on behalf of concerned residents of the Stewart Park neighborhood, Santa Monica.

The 90404 zip code of Santa Monica faces yet another chapter of injustice as it is threatened by the MTA Construction Authority's proposal of placing a train maintenance facility literally on its residents' front doorsteps.

City Council Once Again Chooses to Ignore Car Show Reality

The city of Culver City acted like a herd of ostriches again Monday night at the City Council meeting (Car Show Roars Through a Green Light, and a Mother Recalls a Tragedy). The City Council once again ignored the parking "issues" caused by 10,000 people coming to the Downtown Car Show.

The Exchange Club (the organizers) even bragged about the Car Show bringing 10,000 people to Downtown Culver City.

Tonight’s School Board Meeting at Lin Howe School

Hello, parents

Below is an email originally sent out yesterday by Sandi Levin regarding the special School Board meeting on budget cuts tonight at 7 o’clock at Lin Howe School, next to School District headquarters.

Special School Board Meeting on Tuesday to Study Class-Size Debate

A special School Board meeting has been called for Tuesday night at 7 o’clock to decide on budget cuts.

Class-size issues are on the agenda. Public comment will have to be taken on class-size issues. (Public comment was not taken on class-size issues at the last board meeting.)

‘After the First 6 or 7 Hours, It Was Pretty Confusing’

Hi, everyone.

Tuesday night's School Board meeting went until roughly 2 the next morning.

After some routine business, they began explaining each proposed cut and taking public comment on each item, one at a time.

Quit Beefing and Fund the Car Show Already

Re If Both Sides Agree to Concessions, Car Show Looks Like a Cinch

Why is it that the real numbers and the real story are not told about the Car Show?

A Plea to the School Board: Slow Down Before Deciding...

A message to all five members of the School Board in advance of tonight’s 7 o’clock meeting at School District headquarters to review potential budget cuts.

Guess What Pleasant, Smart Fellow I Met on a Flight to...

Often the most interesting and rewarding experiences come to us unscripted and unplanned.

For example, consider a flight I took to San Francisco back in 1995.