School Oversight

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The Taj Mahal of the LAUSD is under fire again, this time from the Legislature's Joint Audit Committee. Decision makers who okayed the Belmont School are accused of overbilling, unfair bidding and destruction of documents. Can this futuristic school get off the ground? Does the management system at the LAUSD need a shakeup?
Assemblyman Scott Wildman: Assemblyman representing district 43, Burbank, Glendale and parts of Los Angeles. Chair of the Legislative Joint Audit Committee, which is conducting an investigation into the Belmont School project. Dominic Shambra: Former head of LAUSD's Office of Planning and Development. Oversaw the development of the Belmont project. David Koff: Attorney, Local 11, the hotel and restaurant workers union. David Cartwright: Attorney with O'Melveny & Myers. Serves as outside counsel for the Los Angeles Unified School District, specializing in real estate asset management. Member of committee that evaluated the development bids for Belmont High School. David Tokofsky: Board Member, Los Angeles Unified School District. Represents the 5th district. Jeff Horton: Board Member, Los Angeles Unified School District.David Barulich: Representative of the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association on the Proposition BB oversight committee. Sherry Crosby: Education Writer, Los Angeles Daily News.

topic: Zacarias Policy Speech

Credits

Host:

Warren Olney

Producer:

Frances Anderton