As many of you know, the Los Feliz campus is under new leadership.  The new campus director, Philippe Vanhille, started in July and has already put his stamp and signature on many key improvements this year.  For example, parents and staff were greeted with a new Parent Handbook and Faculty Handbook respectively that incorporates all procedures and forms they need to be able to navigate around the complex maze of getting things done at Los Feliz. 

As part of the communication battle cry, Philippe is launching an election day on the Los Feliz campus.  On October 6^th, the campus will hold official elections for all school representative positions that need to be filled.  Specifically, all members of the LILA-Los Feliz community will be invited to vote and participate.  Students will vote for their student representatives; teachers will vote for their teacher representatives; and parents will vote for their homeroom parents and the open parents’ association positions. These elected representatives will join forces on the newly created Campus Advisory Committee which will meet a couple of times a year to discuss key campus issues and which will then report to the general  LILA-wide “conseil d’etablissement” to try and further LILA progress.

If you are interested in being a representative, a homeroom parent, or hold any elected positions, please address your willingness to Philippe.vanhille@lilaschool.com  so your name gets put on the respective ballot.

The elections will be held Tuesday October 6^th in the MPR.  If for some reason you cannot participate in person, a proxy form or absentee ballot will be made available.

What a wonderful way for students to experience the power and responsibility of the democratic process.  As Albert Einstein once said, “Example isn't another way to teach, it is the only way to teach.”  So please, be a LILA citizen and volunteer your time as a representative.  Put your name on a ballot, and if that is not possible, make sure you come and vote on October 6^th.