"The children of Los Angeles are the real winners here. We have worked to strike a solid balance between the needs of the LA school district, the teacher’s union and the steps that must be taken to improve school achievement and create a brighter future for our children."
"The LAUSD bureaucracy is failing our children, and it’s time for fundamental change. It is possible to improve student achievement and cut the dropout rate, but only if we shake up the bureaucracy and move resources straight to the classroom."
"AB 1381 will address the serious educational issues in the Los Angeles Unified School District. By including the community to participate in solving the problems of the schools and intervening to assist those schools who need top level support to better their performance, the Los Angeles school system will be placed on a path of improvement."
"What this legislation provides is a historic opportunity to build consensus, to collaborate together, to work together on behalf of our kids."
Elected Officials
Los Angeles Mayor Antonio VillaraigosaAssembly Speaker Fabian Núñez
Senate President Pro Tem Don Perata
Senate Majority Leader Gloria Romero
Assembly Majority Leader Dario Frommer
LA Councilmember Wendy Greuel, President Pro Tem
LA Councilmember Jose Huizar
LA Councilmember Jack Weiss
LA Councilmember Bill Rosendahl
LA Councilmember Ed Reyes
LA Councilmember Dennis Zine
LA Councilmember Tom LaBonge
LA Councilmember Tony Cardenas
LA Councilmember Alex Padilla
LA Councilmember Bernard Parks
LA Councilmember Jan Perry
LA Councilmember Herb Wesson
LA Councilmember Greig Smith
LA Councilmember Eric Garcetti
LA Councilmember Janice Hahn
LA City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo
LA City Controller Laura Chick
Congresswoman Jane Harman
Mayor Frank Gurule, City of Cudahy
Mayor Thomas Martin, City of Maywood
Mayor Pro Tem Felipe Aguirre, City of Maywood
Vice Mayor Bill DeWitt, City of South Gate
Organizations
California Teachers Association (CTA)California Federation of Teachers (CFT)
United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA)
Service Employees International Union (SEIU)
Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO
SEIU Local 1877
UNITE HERE Local 11
Youth Policy Institute
ACORN
One LA
Small Schools Alliance
Green Dot Public Schools
Salvadoran American Leadership & Educational Fund (SALEF)
Cesar Chavez Foundation
California Faculty Association (CFA)
American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
Dolores Huerta Foundation
Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund (MALDEF)
Southern California Americans for Democratic Action
City of San Fernando
City of Los Angeles
Asian Pacific American Legal Center of Southern California
Community Leaders
(organizations listed for identification purposes only)Vendella Barnett, Neighborhood Youth Association
Dolores Huerta, co-founder United Farm Workers, President, Dolores Huerta Foundation
Gary Blasi, UCLA School of Law
Melina Chavez, MALDEF
Ana Cubas, Youth Policy Institute
Lucia Diaz, Mar Vista Family and Community Center
Alma Marquez, Small Schools Alliance/L.A. Parents Union
John Rogers, UCLA IDEA
Carmelita Sanchez, Educator
Carlos Vaquerano, SALEF
Maria Villamil, Educator
Tyrone Freeman, SEIU Local 434
Tom Walsh, UNITE HERE Local 11
Dr. Geraldine Washington, President, Los Angeles NAACP
Najee Ali, Founder of Project Islamic H.O.P.EDonald Bakeer, Retired LAUSD Educator and Author
John Jackson, Director of Say Yes to Children Network
Rev. KW Tulloss, President of National Action Network, L.A. chapter
Katie Buckland, California Women's Law Center
Religious Leaders
(organizations listed for identification purposes only)
Charles Blake II, Community Relations Director, West Angeles Church of God in Christ
Charles Blake II, Community Relations Director, West Angeles Church of God in Christ
Joyce Clark, Education Chair, Hollywood NAACP
Rev. Clyde Oden, Pastor, Bryant Temple A.M.E. Church
Dr. J. Benjamin Hardwick, Pastor, Praises of Zion Baptist Church, President, Western Baptist State Convention
Rev. John Hunter, Sr. Pastor, First AME Church
Rev. Henry Masters, Pastor, Holman United Methodist Church
Dr. Frederick O. Murph, Sr. Pastor, Brookins AME Church
Dr. Roy Petitt, Pastor, Miracle Center Apostolic Church
Rev. Welton Pleasant, Pastor, South Los Angeles Baptist Church
Rev. Ferroll Robins, Chair of LAPD Religious Forum and Executive Director of Loved Ones
Rev. Najuma Smith, Pastor, St. James AME Church
Dr. Velma W. Union, Pastor, The Lord's Church
Greater East Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce
United Chambers of Commerce of the San Fernando Valley
Hollywood Chamber of Commerce
Encino Chamber of Commerce
Greater East Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce
Sherman Oaks Chamber of Commerce
Central City Association (CCA)
Business Organizations
California Chamber of CommerceCalifornia Business Roundtable
California Business for Education Excellence
Los Angeles Area Chamber of CommerceGreater East Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce
United Chambers of Commerce of the San Fernando Valley
Hollywood Chamber of Commerce
Encino Chamber of Commerce
Greater East Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce
Sherman Oaks Chamber of Commerce
Central City Association (CCA)
Business Leaders
(organizations listed for identification purposes only)Bruce Ackerman, Economic Alliance of the San Fernando Valley
Beny Alagem, Alagem Capital Group
Frank Baxter, Jeffries & Co.
Les Biller, Wells Fargo
Gabriel Brener, Galco, Inc.
David Fisher, The Capital Group Inc.
Dave Fleming, Latham & Watkins
Dr. Gary Gitnick, UCLA David Geffen School
Russell Goldsmith, City National Corp.
Ted Hartley, RKO Pictures Corp.
Dr. Ray Irani, Occidental Petroleum
David Johnson, The Johnson Roessler Co.
Bruce Karatz, KB Home
Michael Klowden, Milken Institute
Tim Leiweke, AEG Worldwide
Richard Lovett, Creative Artists Agency
Judd Malkin, AP Properties, Ltd.
Robert Maloney, MD, Maloney Vision Institute
Paula Kent Meehan, Kenquest
Neal Millard, White & Case LLP
Marc Nathanson, Mapleton Investments
Jerrold Perenchio, Chartwell Partners LLC
Bruce Ramer, Gang, Tyre, Ramer & Brown
Tony Ressler, Ares Management
Richard Riordan, Former Mayor of Los Angeles
Alan Rothenberg, 1st Century Bank
Eric Smidt, Central Purchasing Inc.
Jerry Snyder, J.H. Snyder Company
Howard Welinsky, Warner Bros.
Jim & Elizabeth Wiatt
Parents
Maria AlarconLilia Alcala
Sandra Armijo
Rosalba Arredondo
Celia Auila
Alejandra Ayala
Isabel Ayanza
Pedro Barrera
N. Bazzell
Yesenia Beltran
Juleann Bukorchik
Vilma Canales
Maria Carpinteyro
Jose Carrilo
Maria Castelan
Mria Castelan
Delfina Castillo
Betthy Castillo
Demica Castillo
Leticia Castro
Alejandra Cbrera
Maria Cervantez
Joyce Cornelius
Marcela Delgadillo
Cecilia Domingaz
Catalina Estrada
Sandra Fernandez
Hortencia Flores
Marin Franco
J. Cesar Fuentes
Esperanza Galdos
Ana Galvez
Jose Garcia
Darleen Garcia
Miguel Garcia
Betsabe Garcia
Ignacio Garcia
Mari Elena Garcia
Norma Gonzalez
Guadalupe Gonzalez
Ivon Gonzalez
Yolanda Green
Lorraine Grey
Kim Gulloway
Llaly Hernandez
Emily Herrera
Yolanda Hilario
Hortencia Holla
Nooneh Kradjian
Janet Lamdon
Jesse Leon
Maria Leon
Leona Lewis
Ivonnenanette Machado
Maria Marquez
Zulma Martinez
Gabriel Mendel
Lucio Mendez
Eloina Mendoza
Isabel Moedan
Anna Mota
Irma Munoz
Ondina Murcia
Mary Najera
Veronica Olmos
Sara Perez
Graciela Poshana
Madlyn Prudhomme
Shiron Rallason
Lydia Ramirez
Laurencia Ramirez
Michael Redd
Irma Rios
Esther Rivas
Martin Rodriguez
Norman Rogriguez
Erika Sanchez
Patrica Sanchez
Paula Sandoval
Jesus Sandoval
Luis Saucedo
Wendy Schiffer
Rosario Sepulveda
Yvette Shaw
Andrea Shiatani
Jacqueline Shulman
Scott Swanson
Janet Tadeo
Carlos Tapia
Adaly and Alfonso Ulgalde
Simona Valeriano
Roberto Vazquez
Alma Viramontes
Victoria Woods
Domenech Zabeida
Imelda Zambrano
Georgina Zavala