LAUSD's Marlene Canter Says "NO" To Mayor's Strange Request
First, Mayor Antonio Villagrossa forgets to invite anyone from LAUSD who didn't vote "yes" on AB 1381 to the Bill signing this week (which was everyone, except Monica Garcia). That's like having an unveiling on the "Hollywood Walk of Fame" without invited the inductee, themself. (I mean the Bill IS all about AB 1381.)
Now, the Mayor has the nerve to request a list of Superintendent candidates that LAUSD will be drawing upon to have a new Superintentent (to replace Roy Romer) in place before the Mayor MAY take over under 1381 in January. (May, because Court challenges lie ahead. And Senate Legislative Review already said, "Unconstitutional, y'all!" And many other problems that may get the whole thing tossed.)
And here's why it is NONE of the Mayor's business who LAUSD is looking at, and good for Marlene Canter for not allowing the Mayor to get away with more than he already has. (And I assure you all of his t shirt wearing "reformers" would even be outraged if they knew the shady, backhanded and unconstitutional tactics the Mayor, Nunez and Cedillo used in blowing this curve ball past the people.)
Again, AB 1381 doesn't kick in until January. And although last night, a local radio talk show host mentioned to me, "Well it was in the LA Times, that the Mayor said he would fire any LAUSD Super that (didn't meet his approval/committed to reform."
SO ZD IS HERE TO TELL YOU...IN ALL OF MY 100% CERTAINTY...THE MAYOR CAN'T HIRE AND FIRE NO LAUSD SUPERINTENDENT! He may be able to ratify (try and rally 90% approval or denial of any candidate), but that don't start till January. And October is BEFORE January...BUT NO WHERE IN AB 1381 DOES IT SAY THE MAYOR CAN FIRE ANY SUPERINTENDENT. His only recourse would be to buy out the contract of the existing Super, which would be about four years worth of buy-out.
So good for Canter for not allowing the Mayor to get his shady eyeballs on the list of candidates, so he can start to use his shady political captial to try and "get" to as many candidates as he's so good at "getting" to (cutting in), or whatever other nefarious reasons he may have.
Now, the Mayor has the nerve to request a list of Superintendent candidates that LAUSD will be drawing upon to have a new Superintentent (to replace Roy Romer) in place before the Mayor MAY take over under 1381 in January. (May, because Court challenges lie ahead. And Senate Legislative Review already said, "Unconstitutional, y'all!" And many other problems that may get the whole thing tossed.)
And here's why it is NONE of the Mayor's business who LAUSD is looking at, and good for Marlene Canter for not allowing the Mayor to get away with more than he already has. (And I assure you all of his t shirt wearing "reformers" would even be outraged if they knew the shady, backhanded and unconstitutional tactics the Mayor, Nunez and Cedillo used in blowing this curve ball past the people.)
Again, AB 1381 doesn't kick in until January. And although last night, a local radio talk show host mentioned to me, "Well it was in the LA Times, that the Mayor said he would fire any LAUSD Super that (didn't meet his approval/committed to reform."
SO ZD IS HERE TO TELL YOU...IN ALL OF MY 100% CERTAINTY...THE MAYOR CAN'T HIRE AND FIRE NO LAUSD SUPERINTENDENT! He may be able to ratify (try and rally 90% approval or denial of any candidate), but that don't start till January. And October is BEFORE January...BUT NO WHERE IN AB 1381 DOES IT SAY THE MAYOR CAN FIRE ANY SUPERINTENDENT. His only recourse would be to buy out the contract of the existing Super, which would be about four years worth of buy-out.
So good for Canter for not allowing the Mayor to get his shady eyeballs on the list of candidates, so he can start to use his shady political captial to try and "get" to as many candidates as he's so good at "getting" to (cutting in), or whatever other nefarious reasons he may have.
Posted by Zuma Dogg @ 9/23/2006 12:46:00 PM
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