Parent Organization for the LAUSD Conservatory of Fine Arts – Visual Division
Parents,
Just a reminder that your students artwork will be available on Saturday, May 19
and Saturday, May 26th between 10:00 and 12:30 at the Conservatory.
Thank you for your hard work and donations that enables this program to be
successful!
Remember to look for your return applications in the mail at the end of August.
Have a great and safe summer.
FOVA-Peter Isenberg and Diane Bonfert
Hello Parents,
This Saturday, May 5 is the last weekend for this school year at the
Conservatory of Art/Visual Arts. The Art Show will be held this Saturday from
10:00 am to 12:00 pm. Please come visit the second half of the
year art work that our students have completed. We want to congratulate them on
their fantanstic work! Parents, family and friends are welcome. Note, this
will be a Art display only and there will NOT be any class during this time, so students may walk thru this display also.
Artwork will be available for pick up on Saturday , May 19 and 26 between 10-12
pm on the third floor. Artwork will NOT be passed out this Saturday.
Please join us in the Parent Room, we will be giving our graduating seniors a
small presentation. This should be between 12:00 and 12:30.
Last, we are asking for donations for the Bake Sale. This is our last
fundraising event of the year, please donate any individual baked good item you
can. WE APPRECIATE YOUR HELP AND DONATIONS THROUGHOUT
THE YEAR!!!! WE MAKE THIS PROGRAM WORK!!
Enjoy the summer!!
FOVA/Diane Bonfert & Peter Isenberg
Registration for the 2012 Drawing Us Together visual arts exhibit and competition for young and emerging artists, grades 6-12, is open now through May 4th!
Step 1: Register online before May 4th to reserve a participation space:
http://actionforthearts.org/drawing-us-together/about-the-competition/los-angeles/
Step 2: Submit an original artwork inspired by this year’s theme: The Arts Inspire Hope, no later than June 1st
Step 3: Exhibition to take place at HOB-Sunset Strip in June where winners will be announced and awarded prizes
Parents,
We need your help! Listed below is a recent article that appears in the LA Times
regarding a possible cut to the GATE program. It is time to contact our
Superintendent John Deasy and school board members to voice our concerns on
these possible cuts. Our program has been in place since 1986 with talented
artist’s coming thru this program.
I have listed the information on email/physical addresses for Supt. John Deasy
along with a link to board members that we can write our concerns. Please
advise if you have any questions.
Dr. John E. Deasy
Superintendent of Schools
Office of the Superintendent
333 S. Beaudry Ave., 24th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90017
Mailing Address
P.O. Box 3307
Los Angeles, CA 90051
Tel: 213-241-7000
Fax: 213-241-8442
superintendent@lausd.net
Board of Education
333 S. Beaudry Ave., 24th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90017
Tel: 213-241-6389
Fax: 213-241-8953 or 213-481-9023
http://www.lausd.k12.ca.us/district_directory/
Thank you for your continued support.
FOVA/Diane
By Stephen Ceasar, Los Angeles Times
March 14, 2012
The Los Angeles Board of Education approved a preliminary, worst-case $6-billion
budget Tuesday, a plan that would eliminate thousands of jobs, close all of the
district’s adult schools and cut some after-school and arts programs.
But Supt. John Deasy presented a less severe deficit than initially expected to
the board and several scenarios that would restore millions in funding and save
some programs from either elimination or partial cuts before the budget is
finalized. Much of that, however, is contingent on voters’ passing the
governor’s tax initiative in November, which he hopes would stave off more
education cuts.
“I can say that this budget, even with its clear and present dangers, remains a
budget of hope,” said board member Steve Zimmer. Deasy then interjected, “I
don’t want to hope, I want to plan.”
Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte cast the only dissenting vote on the seven-member
board.
A final version of the budget must be completed by June 30. The L.A. Unified
School District, the nation’s second-largest, is under pressure to pare more
than $390 million from the budget for next year.
Though Deasy presented a rosier financial plan Tuesday than he had a month ago,
he stressed that this budget does not present a long-term solution to the
district’s dire financial outlook in coming years.
“They’re all Band-Aids, and that is not the way to run a system,” he said.
Last month, the board delayed a vote on a budget plan with similar cuts aimed at
bridging a $557-million shortfall. Instead, the board directed Deasy to work
with his staff and employee unions to avoid such deep cuts and to consider
updated state financial information.
Deasy said the $180-million readjustment of the deficit is the result of a
variety of unexpected good news, including the restoration of projected cuts to
transportation, higher-than-expected state lottery revenue and a decrease in
projected benefits expenditures.
The lower deficit enabled the district to maintain such programs as career and
technical training for high school students and busing. It also maintains class
sizes in kindergarten through eighth grade.
However, under the plan approved Tuesday, all of the district’s adult schools
could be closed; and 1,800 teachers, administrators and other employees from
those schools could be fired.
The district’s early education programs could operate solely on revenue they
generate; and funding for GATE, the district’s program for gifted and talented
students, would be eliminated.
Even the district’s perennially dominant Academic Decathlon program would be
hit. Despite winning 17 state and 12 national championships, the competition
would lose its funding.
Last month, the board approved sending more than 11,700 layoff notices to
teachers and support staff. The district has laid off more than 8,000 over the
last four years but eventually hired many back.
The decreased deficit could potentially mean fewer layoffs, said Tom Waldman, a
district spokesman.
About 500 demonstrators — mostly supporters of adult education, elementary arts
and early childhood programs — rallied outside district headquarters. The board
room was filled to capacity.
Parent activist Lydia Grant, who participated in the demonstration, said she was
not confident that the district would save programs. “The district has never
been good at keeping its promises,” she said. “I’ll believe it when I see it.”
During the meeting, Deasy explained that there are several avenues for the
district to further reduce the deficit before the budget is finalized. He placed
the onus for such action largely on United Teachers Los Angeles, the local
teachers union.
Should an arbitration regarding furloughs in this school year be dropped by the
union, Deasy said that an additional $60 million would be subtracted from the
deficit. Those funds would restore G.E.D and English as a second language
classes for about 100,000 of the district’s 250,000 adult students. About $27
million of funding would also be distributed directly to schools.
A second scenario would rely on a one-time negotiated agreement between the
district and employee unions that could include furloughs, which would result in
a $220-million drop in the deficit. Should that happen, adult education would be
restored for 200,000 students, early education would serve about the same number
of students it currently does and art instruction would be restored at the
elementary level, among other things.
“I feel the odds of this are in our favor,” Deasy said.
Parents,
Here is the information for the upcoming field trips:
March 24, 2012 Donatellos, Davinici’s,Monets, Chagalls, Cassats, Rivera’s will
attend first field trip.
March 31, 2012 Kahlo’s, O’Keefe’s, Warhols, Basquiats, Studio I & II will
attend second field trip.
Location: LACMA(Los Angeles Contemporary Museum of Art)
5905 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90036
Time: 11:00 AM until approximately 2-3 pm
If you child is going on the bus from the Conservatory, they must have the
permission slip completed and with them to attend. No student will be allowed
on the bus without the permission slip.
Students may also directly go to the museum with parents. Parents must remain
with them at the museum if going directly. There is NO DROP OFF of students at
the museum. We will provide tickets for parents but
we also encourage that students sign up for the FREE membership at the museum
which allows one parent entrance free. For those going directly to the museum,
please meet near the ticket window.
There will be a break for lunch during the field trip, so please bring a sack
lunch for the trip. There are some food courts but they can be expensive and
crowded.
Field trip is not mandatory, but we encourage students attend for this exciting
trip. We might even be able to see “The Levitated Mass” which has been in the
media recently.
Please note, there will be NO classes at the Conservatory for those two
Saturdays and April 7(Spring Break).
If you have any questions, please advise.
FOVA/Diane Bonfert
One of our parents would like to share some listings for free upcoming concerts.
Los Angeles Philharmonic FREE Community Concerts
Los Angeles Philharmonic Performs Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 5 at CAAM
The Los Angeles Philharmonic, conducted by Dudamel Fellow Courtney Lewis, is
offering a free neighborhood concert at the California African American Museum
(CAAM), 600 State Drive-Exposition Park, Los Angeles, CA 90037 on Friday, March
16th at 7:30 p.m., performing Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 5.
This concert is free and tickets are not required. CAAM’s doors and galleries
open at 6:45 p.m. Seats are expected to fill up quickly and RSVPs are strongly
encouraged. To RSVP, please call (213) 744-2024. For more information, please
visit www.caamuseum.org. Anyone who does not RSVP will be seated on a
first-come/first-served basis.
Music in the Chambers at Culver City City Hall
Members of the Los Angeles Philharmonic will give a free neighborhood chamber
music concert on Thursday, March 22nd at 7 p.m. at Culver City City Hall-Mike
Balkman Council Chambers located at 9770 Culver Boulevard, Culver City, CA 90232
as part of the Music in the Chambers series presented by the City of Culver City
and the LA Philharmonic.
The concert will feature a string quartet led by LA Philharmonic violinist
Robert Vijay Gupta, performing with Jin-Shan Dai, violin; Ben Ullery, viola; and
Jonathan Karoly, cello. The program includes Joseph Haydn’s String Quartet Op.
77 No. 1; Anton Webern’s String Quartet Op. 28 and Ludwig van Beethoven’s String
Quartet Op. 74 “Harp.” A question-and-answer session with the musicians will
follow the performance.
This concert is free and open to the public. Reservations are requested and
seating may be reserved by calling the City of Culver City’s Cultural Affairs
Hotline at (310) 253-5716. For more information about Music in the Chambers
please visit www.culvercity.org.
Neighborhood Brass Quintet Concert for Masters in the Chapel Series at First
Lutheran Church of Venice
Members of the Los Angeles Philharmonic – James Wilt, trumpet; Christopher
Still, trumpet; Eric Overholt, horn; James Miller, trombone; and Norman Pearson,
tuba – will perform a free neighborhood brass quintet concert at the First
Lutheran Church of Venice located at 815 Venice Boulevard, CA 90291 on Friday,
April 27th at 7:30 p.m.
Admission to the neighborhood concert is free. More information may be obtained
by visiting www.flvenice.org/masters.html or by calling (310) 821-2740.
Neighborhood Chamber Music Concert at St. Thomas the Apostle Church
Members of the Los Angeles Philharmonic will perform a free neighborhood chamber
music concert at St. Thomas The Apostle Church located at 2727 W. Pico Blvd.,
Los Angeles, CA 90006 on Monday, May 14th at 8 p.m.
Admission to the neighborhood concert is free. More information may be obtained
by calling the church at (323) 737-3325.
The Los Angeles Philharmonic’s neighborhood concerts in the community include
free orchestra, chamber music and jazz concerts in churches, community centers
and other local venues around Southern California. The Los Angeles Philharmonic
has been presenting free neighborhood concerts for the past 20 years, as part of
the organization’s dedication to making music accessible to the widest possible
audience. For more information, please visit: http://www.laphil.com.
Parents,
There will be a Bone Marrow Drive, Saturday, February 25, 2012 at the
Conservatory. Please click on the link below for more information
on this drive. If you would like to help little Camila
or someone else in the future by joining the registry,
please stop by the booths that will be step up near our snack tables on the
25th.
Thank you.
FOVA
Peter and Diane
Check this out.
Free museum visits for BofA and Merrill Lynch cardholders on the first full weekend of the month:
Parents,
Just a reminder this Saturday, Feb. 18, there is NO CLASS. We are off for the Presidents
Day Weekend. If you are in contact with other parents who might not look at the blog,
please remind them. We have had parents/students show up on days where there is no class.
Thank you .
FOVA-Diane
Parents, this Saturday, January 21 is Open House at the Conservatory.
Please welcome family and friends to the Open House. Artwork from the first
half of the year will be on display in the hallways. Students have worked
hard, please come and congratulate them on their wonderful artwork.
We will having a bake sale during the break periods. Please contribute any
bake items at the snack tables. These items help raise funds to supply the
teaching staff for our second half of the year. Thank you always for the past
donations and help. This program works because of the your help!
FOVA-Peter Isenberg & Diane Bonfert