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Last night, Jackie held a Special Education Virtual Town Hall with representatives from LAUSD’s Divisions of Special Education and Instruction and from United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA). The event was an opportunity to answer the questions of students, teachers, counselors, […]

Below is the second set of answers to the frequently asked questions from Jackie’s April 16th Coronavirus Pandemic Virtual Town Hall. The questions deal with the coronavirus and public health, the District’s support for parents during this time, and communications […]

We once again thank the over 400 viewers who participated in our first virtual town hall on the coronavirus pandemic. You asked great questions–many of which we were able to address–but we had over 200 questions that remained at the […]

Last night, Jackie held our first virtual town hall to discuss the coronavirus pandemic and what the District is doing to support students, teachers, and families during this transition. Topics included the transition to online learning, remote special education, and […]

LAUSD has been hard at work over the last couple of weeks to ensure all of our students and families have access to the resources they need in these difficult times. On March 18th, 60 “Grab and Go” Centers were […]

Dear Board District 5 families, Yesterday, the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus outbreak a global pandemic. While there have been no detected cases of coronavirus linked to our school communities so far, there are 20 confirmed cases of coronavirus […]

Last night, the Board unanimously passed a resolution brought by Jackie and two of her fellow Board members, Scott Schmelerson and Dr. George McKenna, which commits LAUSD to transition to 100% clean, renewable energy in its electricity sector by 2030 […]

LAUSD has pulled the plug on a plan to rate schools on a 1 to 5 star scale thanks to a resolution brought forward by Jackie at the Board’s November 5, 2019 meeting. Jackie worked to stop the rating system […]