Episode Synopsis "Feb 2020 - Jessica Speiser of the LASD School Board"

Today's guest is Jessica Speiser, a member of LASD's School Board since 2016.  This past calendar year, she served as the Board's president. In today's episode, we start by talking about Jessica's background and her life's journey that led her to serving on the board (0:38).  We then dig into the function and the mechanics of our school board and how district wide policies and decisions get made (13:20) , and finally, we learn a little about what is right around the corner in LASD, including the process for the North of El Camino "10th Site" and a long term facilities plan (31:40), and the potential transition to a 6-8 middle school model (44:51).  You can reach out to Jessica through her website www.jessicaspeiser.com, where she also keeps a blog that is updated ahead of every board meeting, and where you can find her office hour locations.  You can also email her at [email protected].  You can email all school board members using the email [email protected]. As usual, if you have any questions, comments, or feedback, you can drop a line at bit.ly/latapod in all lowercase. If there’s an article or topic in the contract you’d like to learn about, please drop a line. Subscribe to us on any of your favorite podcast providers: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2Vgx4PifShp7cXqR59SqSr Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-lata-podcast/id1480127920 Google Podcast: https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy9kZGU1ZGMwL3BvZGNhc3QvcnNz Overcast: https://overcast.fm/itunes1480127920/the-lata-podcast Breaker: https://www.breaker.audio/the-lata-podcast Pocket Casts: https://pca.st/a1dbzpfl RadioPublic: https://radiopublic.com/the-lata-podcast-GEaMvv

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