School Site Council (SSC) is a group of elected representatives charged with the responsibility of adopting our school’s annual goals, reviewing, assessing and revising the School Plan designed to achieve those goals, recommending the School Plan to the LUSD Board of Trustees, allocating the School Improvement Program (SIP) dollars to support the implementation of the School Plan, and taking any other action required by the California Education Code.
SSC is comprised of twenty members, ten who represent parents and students (clients), and ten who represent the school staff (providers). Five parents and five students make up the client membership; six classroom teachers, three persons representing other personnel (paraprofessionals, counselors, clerical, custodial, library or security staff), and one administrator make up the provider membership. Each group elects their own representatives, who serve a two-year term.
Parents who are interested in serving as a SSC member or who would like to nominate a parent to serve, should contact the Office Supervisor, Vicky Trent, in the Administration Office before April of each year. All names are passed onto the LHS PTSA President, who formulates a written ballot for the May PTSA meeting. Voting occurs by any and all parents in attendance at the May PTSA meeting. Because membership is a two-year term, parents of juniors cannot be elected, unless their parental status will remain in tact through the enrollment of another child at LHS during the second year of their term.

Student representatives are elected through the ASB elections process in March or April. Nominations are announced via the Daily Student Bulletin. Job descriptions and nomination forms are available for pick up in the Student Activities Office. If all of the positions are not filled through the elections process, the LHS SSC Bylaws specifies an interview process to fill the remaining positions. Because student membership is a two-year term, students must be in the ninth or tenth grade to be eligible to run for this office.

All students will reach their highest potential with a current emphasis on mathematics and English Language Arts.

All student subgroups will achieve at the same high levels of proficiency with a current emphasis on closing the achievement gap.

All students will achieve their highest potential in becoming a Productive Citizen, Resourceful producer, Independent life long learner, Decision maker, and Effective communicator (PRIDE).

All student subgroups will meet or exceed their API Growth Targets.

Parents and Students

Rosemary Melrose, Parent, Chairperson, Year 2
Ali Hashemi, Student, Vice Chairperson, Year 2
Karen Magladry, Parent, Year 2
Daniel Wu, Student, Secretary, Year 2
MaryAnn Chapman, Parent, Year 1
Ronak Patlel, Student, Year 2
Chris Schrimpl, Parent, Year 1
Lauren Fox-Humphreys, Student, Year 1
Kris Sullivan, Parent, Year 1
Carly Pinkerton, Student, Year 1

Teachers and Other School Personnel

Terry Tutpalli, Teacher, Year 2
Iris Bouchard, Counselor, Year 2
Jeff Seibert, Teacher, Year 2
Debbie Dunne, Registrar, Year 2
Shelly Moreira, Teacher, Year 1
Tina Lanter-Skokan, Teacher, Year 1
Lori Thomas, Teacher, Year 1
Tammy Thompson, Teacher, Year 1
Vacancy, other school personnel

Administrator

Debbi Holmerud

Revised and amended September 8, 2008