Story Created:
Sep 2, 2010 at 10:55 AM PST
Story Updated:
Sep 2, 2010 at 11:29 AM PST
Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent Ramon Cortines laid out his vision for his remaining months at the helm of the nation’s second-largest public school system.
“We must continue to work together to personalize learning for each student, family member and educator if we are going to achieve our vision of having all of our students college-prepared and career-ready,” Cortines said.
He celebrated the progress the district is making as demonstrated by the steady increase on the recently released Standardized Testing and Reporting results and the growing number of 10th grade students who are passing the California High School Exit Exam in English and mathematics on the first try.
Emphasizing the urgency of continued and across-the-board improvement, Cortines also discussed his strategic roadmap to guide the work needed to improve student achievement. He highlighted the four interconnected strategies that will be used to create the changes needed to personalize learning for students, families and employees. His priorities included: using data to drive standards-based instruction; supporting all employees; budgeting for student achievement as well as creating and supporting quality schools.
“Now, it is easy for me to state our vision of 100 percent students graduating college-prepared and career-ready, but we all know that the real work happens in the classrooms and homes of our students,” Cortines said. “As Benjamin Franklin said, ‘vision without implementation is hallucination.’”
Cortines saluted the entire LAUSD family — teachers, members of the Los Angeles Board of Education, local district superintendents, executive staff, principals, assistant principals and other administrators during his annual meeting, which was held at Hollywood High School.
“It’s hard to go,” Cortines said, referring to his expected retirement in the spring. “But, the district needs long-term stability. This should not be about a person. It should be about us all.”
The superintendent’s annual address is a long-standing LAUSD tradition.
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