FRANKLIN ELEMENTARY PTA

Santa Monica, CA

Election

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Voter Forums Around Town

TONIGHT, October 10 — “Hometown Forum” – City Council candidates
Santa Monica Mirror — 6:30 PM — Main Library Auditorium, 601 Santa Monica Blvd.

October 11 — “Pros and Cons: Ballot Measures” – League of Women Voters of Santa Monica
7 PM — State, county, and local ballot measures will be discussed – Olympic High School Auditorium, NW corner of Lincoln & Ocean Park Blvd.
Parking entrance on Pine St., one block north of OPB, just west of Lincoln Blvd.

October 15 — “Squirm Night” –Board of Education and City Council candidates
6 PM — Santa Monica Daily Press – Main Library Auditorium — 601 Santa Monica Blvd.

October 17 — “School Board Candidates Forum”
Co-Sponsored by Santa Monica – Malibu PTA Council and League of Women Voters of Santa Monica –
7 PM — SMMUSD District Office, 2nd floor, 1651 – 16th St. (just north of Olympic Blvd.)

October 22 — Last day to register to vote
https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/register-to-vote/

October 24 — “School Board Candidates Forum”
7:30 PM in the Fireside Room of Pepperdine University
The event is sponsored by Malibu Patch and Malibu Rotary


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Videos from PTA Meeting Oct 4th 2012

Part 1 – School Board Candidates

Six candidates are running for the SMMUSD School Board:
Reform Slate: Craig Foster, Karen Farrer, Seth Jacobson
Incumbents: Ben Allen, Jose Escarce, Maria Leon-Vazquez
Here they introduce themselves and explain why they are running

Part 2 – Election Forum Presentation

Three important legislation on November Ballot that has the potential to significantly impact Franklin: Prop 38, Prop 30, and Bond Measure ES.  Each is presented here:

Election Forum Q and A  (incomplete)

Franklin parents ask for more details and clarifications on Props 38, 30, & ES. Our PTA voted to endorse both Prop 38 and Measure ES.  (We apologize that the last few minutes of the Q&A was cut-off when our camera ran out of memory.)

One note of correction: the ceiling fans in the Cafetorium are paid for by our Franklin parents through PTA, not by Measure BB as Board Member Nimish Patel implied during the meeting (cut off on video).

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PTA Comments on LA Times Editorial

PTA Comments on Los Angeles Times Editorial

Proposition 38 “is more focused on pumping money into schools to reduce class sizes, restore instruction in the arts and other subjects that have been lost to budget cuts, and improve classroom technology and update teaching materials.”

That’s what the Los Angeles Times editorial board had to say on Oct. 2, even in writing against the initiative.

While we strongly disagree with the editorial board’s conclusion, by and large the editorial actually identifies key features of Proposition 38 that we believe separate it from Proposition 30 – and make Proposition 38 the true education initiative.

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Election Forum PTA Meeting — Thur, Oct.4th

How you vote this November has the potential to significantly impact Franklin.  Meet your School Board Candidates, learn about Prop 38, Prop 30, and Measure ES, and get your November Election questions answered!

Join us for a special Election Forum PTA Meeting:

Thursday, Oct.4th, 8:30am, Cafetorium

Meeting Agenda:

Introduce – Erika Aklufi, School Resource Officer, SMPD
Introduce – SMMUSD Board of Education Candidates (2 min per candidate)

Principal Update – Tara Brown & Deanna Sinfield
Budget Update – Julia Miele

Business/Leadership Update

  • Approval of August 30, 2011 meeting minutes
  • Approval of New Budget Item – Riley Farm Bus Cost for 4th Grade Field Trip
  • Carnival Update – Melanie Landsberg, Karen Kushi
  • Reflections
  • Fall Picnic – October 12th 5:00PM – 7:00PM

Special Election Forum – Presentation of Education Related Legislation (5 min each)

  • Prop 30 – League of Women Voters Representative
  • Prop 38 – SMMUSD PTA Council President, Patti Braun & Council Legislative Representatives
  • Bond Measure ES – ES Team Representatives

Superintendent on Election Issues – Sandra Lyon
Q&A on Election Issues (25 minutes)

Upcoming Dates

  • October 5        Picture Day
  • October 7        SM5000
  • October 12      Fall Picnic 5:00 – 7:00 PM
  • October 16      Budget Meeting 3:15 PM
  • October 17      Reflections Chalk Party 1:30 PM
  • October 18      Carnival Room Parent Meeting 8:30 AM @MPR
  • October 22-31 Red Ribbon Week
  • October 24      Reflections Deadline
  • October 25      Haunted House Set Up – ALL DAY
  • October 26      Haunted House Set Up – ALL DAY
  • October 26      Carnival Set-Up – 3:15 PM
  • October 27      Carnival 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
  • November 6    Election Day
  • November 7    Reflections Reception – 6:00 PM
  • November 8    PTA Meeting 8:30 AM

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Student Committee Election – Details

From Assistant Principal Mrs. Deanna Sinfield…
Hey Franklin Friends,

It is time for our Student Committee Elections.

  • 5th graders for President of Student Committee
  • 4th graders for Vice President of Student Committee
  • 3rd graders for Secretary of Student Committee
  • Green Team Chairperson

Interested students need submit a one paragraph speech regarding their desire to run for office. The paragraph will be read out-loud as a speech to the 3rd through 5th graders in an assembly on Friday, October 12 at 1:15pm in the Cafetorium.

  • The President will be in charge of making announcements to the school weekly.  He or she will also be in charge of heading several committees and help create spirit days.
  • The Vice President will assist the President with his/her duties and head sub-committees. He/she will help make announcements and lead our efforts to make sure students are receiving all information they need.
  • The Secretary is in charge of taking notes during the meeting and providing the student committee facilitators information from meetings. The Secretary will assist with spirit days as well.
  • There is also one new office which is the Green Team Chairperson officer.  This person is in charge of our green efforts around campus including recycling, planting, and walk to school days and can be a 3rd, 4th, or 5th grader.

Speeches should indicate reasons for wanting to attain the office for which the student is running, what the student offer the school as an officer, and any other relevant information.  Speeches should be submitted by Monday, October 8.  No speeches will be accepted after that date.


We look forward to another great year in Student Committee!

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Student Committee Elections in October

It is time for our Student Committee Elections.
Available offices to run for are:

  • 5th graders for President of Student Committee
  • 4th graders for Vice President of Student Committee
  • 3rd graders for Secretary of Student Committee
  • Green Team Chairperson

Every child wishing to run should submit a one paragraph speech describing their desire to run for office.  Speeches should be submitted by Monday, October 8.  No speeches will be accepted after that date.

Speeches will be presented to the 3rd through 5th graders in an assembly on Friday, October 12 at 1:15pm.

  •  The President will be in charge of making announcements to the school weekly.  He or she will also be in charge of heading several committees and help create spirit days.
  • The Vice President will assist with the President’s duties and head sub-committees. He/she will help make announcements and lead our efforts to make sure students are receiving all information.
  • The Secretary is in charge of taking notes during the meeting and providing the student committee facilitators information from meetings. The Secretary will also assist with spirit days.
  • The Green Team Chairperson officer.  This person is in charge of our green efforts around campus including recycling, planting, and walk to school days. 3rd, 4th, or 5th grade students are eligible to run for this position.

Speeches should indicate reasons for wanting to attain the office for which the student is running, what the student can offer the school as an officer, and any other relevant information.  We look forward to another great year in Student Committee!