#AnotherDayAnotherCharterScandal
Would You Trust LAUSD Candidate Marilyn Koziatek To Hold On To Your Wallet?
The public funds her $87,000 a year salary, a $400 per night hotel room and a lobbying trip falsely disguised as professional development.
“Also, the fiscal transparency of the district is vital”
- Marilyn Koziatek
Even before starting its expansion into Transition Kindergarten through 8th grade, Granada Hills Charter High School had more students than 86% of all school districts nationwide. However, unlike most school districts, the community that finances the school does not get to vote for its governing board. Instead of using the democratic process to appoint parent representatives to this board, they are handpicked by the administration. The result is a private school that spends money without any public accountability.
As an employee of Granada, LAUSD School Board District 3 candidate Marilyn Koziatek has been able to take advantage of the charter schools’ lax fiscal policies for her own personal benefit. On June 21, 2019, she signed a one year contract to serve as the charter school’s Director of Development and…