The Office of the Independent Monitor (OIM) is the oversight
agency of the Los Angeles Unified School District’s special
education program. LAUSD has been under federal court oversight since 1996 for systemic non-compliance of special education law. The Independent Monitor was appointed in May, 2003 after a modification of the original consent decree, Chanda Smith v. LAUSD. The Independent Monitor is responsible for determining whether LAUSD meets compliance with the Modified Consent Decree and special education law, by June 30, 2006.
The text of the Modified Consent Decree (MCD) is available in PDF format which can be shared, viewed, navigated and printed from your computer.
The Parents’ Council meeting is scheduled to take place every second Monday of the month unless it is a holiday at Moseley-Salvatori Conference Center, located at 637 S. Lucas Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90017.
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Each meeting begins with closed sessions at 6 p.m. The meeting is open to the general public at approximately 6:30 p.m.
This year’s meeting dates are as follows:
- September 13, 2010
- October 11, 2010
- November 8, 2010
- December 13, 2010
- January 10, 2011
- February 14, 2011
- March 14, 2011
- April 11, 2011
- May 9, 2011
- June 13, 2011
- July 11, 2011
If you are a parent ofa student with a disability in LAUSD and interested in becoming a member of the Parents Council, please complete this application form available in English or Spanish.
The Council's duties are as follows:
- Review the District’s implementation of the Modified Consent Decree.
- Meet with the Independent Monitor to discuss the District’s efforts to implement the Modified Consent Decree and to share with the Independent Monitor any
information you have on special education in LAUSD. - Meet with counsel
for the plaintiffs to receive reports on implementation of the Modified
Consent Decree. Meet with representatives from LAUSD to receive reports on implementation of the Modified Consent Decree. - Provide comments to the Independent Monitor on the Annual Plan.
Additional information about the Parents’ Council is found in this flyer available in English and Spanish.
