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What does the school board know and when did it know it? Laurie Lieberman and Richard Tahvildaran-Jesswein are incumbents also running and endorsed Coleman. Will Coleman also resign?

https://surfsantamonica.com/ssm_site/the_lookout/news/News-2022/August-2022/08_26_2022_Incumbent_Abruptly_Drops_Out_of_School_Board_Race.html

Incumbent Abruptly Drops Out of School Board Race August 26, 2022 -- Incumbent Keith Coleman has abruptly dropped out of the race for four open seats on the Santa Monica-Malibu School Board but has not given a reason for his decision.

Come meet your new SMMUSD school board candidates!

Check out the new website to Save Samohi History, share it with your friends, and send an email today.

https://www.savesamohihistory.com/

Home | Sign up to Save Samohi History Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District (SMMUSD) will begin demolition soon on the historic Samohi History Building. It is a prime example of the WPA-era construction under the New Deal and was the setting for James Dean’s Rebel Without a Cause.  But the self-proclaimed progressive and sustai...

SAVE THE HISTORY BUILDING!! CBS covered the protest yesterday of “the ironically named History Building.” Keep sharing this and tell the school board to stop demolition NOW!

Protestors In Santa Monica Want The Demolition Of A Historic School Building Stopped Protestors gathered to protest the demolition of a historic school history building and have gathered more than 6,000 signatures for their effort.

DRAWINGS FOR ADAPTIVE REUSE OF THE HISTORY AND ART BUILDINGS!!! PROTEST & RALLY SATURDAY MORNING TO SAVE THE HISTORY BUILDING!

The SMMUSD School Board decided to tear down the Samohi History & Art Buildings and spend $82.5 million for a new building without ever studying adaptive reuse, which is estimated at $47.6 million. SMMUSD is rushing to tear down the Samohi History & Art Buildings on Monday before we all have a chance to stop them.

The School Board has a fiduciary duty to the voters when spending our bond money. That would make the district derelict in its duties to continue pursuing spending twice as much on an unnecessary building while leaving other facilities in disrepair.

Please join over 6,100 residents and alumni who have signed a petition, along with the Alumni Association and the Santa Monica Conservancy, asking the School Board to save the History Building.

Thanks to Mario Fonda-Bonardi, attached is an updated set of drawings for adaptive reuse of the History Building and Art Building. This is a compromise that includes space for the Art & Media Academy, as well as a library and student center.

1. The Art Building would become a 2-story library.
2. Half of the History Building would be an open 2-story student center with flexible space for events on the ground floor, cafe, outdoor spaces in the courtyards between the History Art, and English Buildings, lounge areas upstairs with the benefit of the amazing second-story views, and breakout rooms for clubs and meetings.
3. The other half of the History Building can easily accommodate the Media and Art Academy, which was going to comprise the east wing of the Exploration Building. Those are many of the smaller rooms that will fit fine in the History Building and the walls would be moved to create a few larger studios, if needed.
4. The roof could accommodate both a garden and a deck for classrooms and events (with an incredible view), and still make room for plenty of solar panels.

These uses have never been considered by the SMMUSD and the public is entitled to see that all viable uses are pursued, especially since the public overwhelmingly does not want to spend twice as much money to tear down a historic resource.

Furthermore the District stated recently it has a "statutory obligation and primary goal is to provide the highest quality education for its present and future students." That would make the district derelict in its duties to continue pursuing spending twice as much on an unnecessary building while leaving other facilities in disrepair.

It is not too late. It's time to do the right thing.

Let's save the History Building from demolition this month! Protest and Rally THIS SATURDAY (6/12) 10am.

GOLD-PLATED GYM?? Does this look like a high school gym to you? This is the proposed $82.5 million Gold Gym at Samohi. Can you play with glass walls? Will the curtains be closed the whole time anyway? Does it have less seating capacity than the current gym? Where is the “sustainable” construction? How much $$ is SMMUSD wasting on the expensive design features that have nothing to do with sports?

Mira Costa recently opened its new gym for $39 million. It’s almost twice the size as Samohi’s and costs about half as much. And it seats 2500 spectators to enable them to host games and tournaments.

SMMUSD is wasting over $44 million on this overdesigned gym because it plans to just ask for another bond. Demolition of the History Building starts in 2 weeks. TELL THE SCHOOL BOARD TO HALT PHASE 3 AND START OVER. AND ALERT ALL MEDIA YOU HAVE A CONNECTION WITH TO COVER THIS PUBLIC WASTE.

Here is the new Mira Costa gym. Manhattan Beach passed a bond specifically for this project AFTER finishing a master plan for the entire district, including this gym, including how it would be used. The bond was for $39 million and the cost was $39 million. It is almost twice as big as SMMUSD's proposed gym and half the cost. I am sure we will hear from the school board and construction staff that we have some challenge that makes us unique and 4x as expensive (there is always an excuse). But it looks instead like the cost difference is the result of Manhattan Beach designing a high school gym that supports high school athletes, and SMMUSD designing for architectural awards (pics of SMMUSD design in comments).

Halt Samohi Phase 3 and start over!

Mira Costa unveils its new $39-million athletics complex A new gym that seats 2,500 gives Mira Costa options to host major events in the future. The athletics complex is inviting for spectators, too.

It costs at least $34 million MORE to replace the Samohi History Building than save it through adaptive reuse. But the school board rushed forward and issued $200 MILLION in bonds last week that MUST be spent in three years. So no incentive to do the right thing. They will be remembered as the school board that destroyed Samohi. Keep writing the school board and reach out to anyone you know who can add their voice.

It's Time for Malibu To Go

April 15, 2021
Dear Editor,

It's time for Malibu to go. The city has no true representation in the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District (SMMUSD), and of course they don't like that. Who would?

In addition, Malibu has been a distraction and a scapegoat for many years, with the District blaming it for problems of its own creation.

The most recent offer from Malibu’s City Council that requires both sides to live with the LA County Office of Education’s (LACOE) financial terms is fair.

SMMUSD says that Malibu's prior offer was not fair and equitable, but it's difficult to trust anything the district says about its finances. For example, the district claims it will have to cut $30 million in programming over 10 years if Malibu leaves, implying a loss of revenue.

However, a Santa Monica School District would actually receive more revenue from property taxes every year than it does now.
According to SMMUSD’s own calculations, per pupil revenue for the 2020-21 school year is $18,703 with Malibu in the District, and $20,953 in 2031-32 without Malibu, which is an increase of $2,250 per pupil.

Furthermore, Malibu’s current offer to let the County decide will almost certainly increase that amount.

SMMUSD doesn’t have a revenue problem; it has a spending problem. Even with more revenue, the structural deficit persists.
The district has been consistently in the red since at least 2013.

They overspend on new staff and new programs without any corresponding cuts in other areas, just like the City does.
Instead of balancing its budget, SMMUSD is looking for more revenue, and is counting on Malibu’s property taxes and COVID relief funds to mask its deficit spending.

The most recent projection for the 2020-21 school year is a $5.5 million deficit, resulting in a reserve balance of $16.7 million. At that rate SMMUSD will have depleted its reserves and be broke in less than three years.

The District's objection to the separation really has nothing to do with Malibu and everything to do with covering up the fiscal incompetence of the School Board.

It’s time for new leadership and a balanced budget. It’s time for a Brighter Future for Santa Monica.

Nikki Kolhoff
Santa Monica resident and SMMUSD parent
https://www.surfsantamonica.com/.../04_15_2021_LETTERS...

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Op-Ed: Santa Monica was never a progressive bastion for Latinos A racist letter was mailed to nearly 800 Latino students at Santa Monica High 30 years ago. The crime reflected the era's anti-Mexican politics.

SMMUSD wants to tear everything down and start over. That is not the greenest option for a district that claims to value sustainability.

“In fact, replacing an average building with a new, more efficient building still takes as many as 80 years to overcome the impact of the construction.”

https://www.treehugger.com/proof-greenest-building-is-already-standing-4855771

Proof That the Greenest Building is the One Already Standing Released in New Report From Preservation Green Lab We have been saying it for years, but now finally have the numbers to prove it. But it isn't as simple as I thought it was.

When will the other SMMUSD schools be getting their $5 million land for a half-acre garden? How many square feet per student does Will Rogers have now compared to other schools in the district? Why does the school board allows these inequities to continue?

Will Rogers looks to take learning outside - Santa Monica Daily Press Santa Monica News

Another example of adaptive reuse of a building about the same age as the History Building. Why won't SMMUSD do the right thing and save the History Building?

"Issues of sustainability were a foremost consideration in the building’s redesign, according to D’Orlando. The 3,459 windows in the building were all replaced with functioning and better-insulated ones, and 288 original decorative stained-glass windows — crafted by G. Owen Bonawit and many depicting various Graduate School disciplines — were refurbished and repurposed in the new windows. There’s also a new slate roof and entirely upgraded, energy-efficient heating and cooling systems.

Solid wood office doors throughout the building were reconfigured to allow for the installation of glass panels that allow more natural light to enter. And new light fixtures — both for uplighting and downlighting — were installed to create brighter hallways and spaces. Much of the yellow-tiled hallway walls was replaced with new wood wainscoting and plaster.

“In addition to being more energy efficient, the entire building is much lighter and brighter on account of these renovations,” said D’Orlando.

Wherever possible, original wood floors and wood panels were restored and maintained. Stonework — a key design element on the building’s first floor near the entrance and featuring artisanal figures and other elements — was cleaned. Also spruced up was the historic painted plaster ceiling located in the common room of the former McDougal Center, which was part of the original 1932 building and will continue to serve as a student lounge area.

The front entryway, previously an open archway, is now an enclosed, usable space. The original front gates, designed by the late master blacksmith Samuel Yellin, were cleaned and reinstalled.

“To whatever extent we could, we repurposed and restored as many historical elements of the building as possible,” said Jim Elmasry, the Yale project planner. “This is a building that holds a lot of memories for students and faculty members at Yale, and we really made a point to preserve the original aesthetics and historic fabric of the building.”"

Humanities Quadrangle: A cherished Yale icon reimagined After 30 months of renovations, the redesigned and refurbished Humanities Quadrangle at 320 York St. is now a shared home to 15 humanities departments and more.

SMMUSD does not need a symposium. It needs a plan to reopen schools. Why is Ben Allen covering up his former school board colleagues’ incompetence?

MORE BOND SALARIES, THIS TIME TO “MANAGE” A HISTORIC RESOURCES INVENTORY AND GET THROUGH CEQA. First, how do we know the bond manager, who gets paid for managing new construction, will have any incentive to find historic resources or protect them if that means less construction? Second, why does this additional part-time layer come with an annual salary equivalent of of $213,000? This is on top of the $3.7 million the bond manager gets paid each year for 13 employees, which is an average of $284k per employee.

Attached are the 3/17/21 modification and 8/13/20 contract school board agenda descriptions.

SMMUSD CONTINUES WITH WASTEFUL SAMOHI DEMOLITION PLAN WHILE IT HAS NO RETURN PLAN FOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS. This week the school board will approve a contract to begin abatement of the History Building, Art Building, Cafeteria, and Drake Pool, starting with the Cafeteria over spring break.

Once abatement starts, the buildings cannot be occupied. The replacements for these buildings don’t exist yet and the district has no plan to bring secondary students back to school. What if this space is needed?

There are no documents attached so neither the public nor the board know what is being approved unless there have been private conversations in violation of the Brown Act.

SMMUSD doesn't even know what its own TK-5 plans are. "[Pinsker] said she was "unable to confirm" how much time students could spend at school for Roosevelt Elementary (or any other particular school) "as it's not the same for all schools.""

Santa Monica's Elementary Schools Prepare Cautiously for a Phased-In 'Reopening' of 1-2 Days of In-Person Instruction Per Week Starting March 15 Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District reached an agreement with the teachers' union to 'reopen' the elementary schools with a target date of March 15. Reopening does not mean a full-on return to in-person instruction, however. Each site will have its own plan. According to Gail Pinsker, distri...

FULL STEAM AHEAD ON THE NEW SMMUSD HEADQUARTERS. This week the school board will be approving $40k for “inspection services” for the “New District Office Tenant Improvement and Structural Upgrade Project.” This is a consent item so no discussion and no document attached so the board cannot possibly know what they are voting on unless they had private conversations in violation of the Brown Act. It also sounds like the kind of work they claimed wasn’t worth the expense for the History Building, and it also has nothing to do with getting kids back to school.

LA County case rates are at 12.3/100,000. All outdoor sports are cleared to play below 14/100,000. Is Samohi ready? They need to start now because only those programs that have started can continue if case rates go back up. SMMUSD missed the TK-2 waiver window because they weren't ready.

ETA: Additional reporting says must be under 14 for 5 days to start. That could be Saturday.

https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/COVID-19/outdoor-indoor-recreational-sports.aspx?fbclid=IwAR0uZiOaqsXo9vYTswNN9p9wh88aXM_ccCyzicoeufHW_-qnmSXOMB8791k

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Stop construction and focus on education. SMMUSD needs a district-wide reopening plan. Punting to the school sites to do that is failed leadership by the Superintendent and complicity by the school board.

Parents push for district to set reopening date - Santa Monica Daily Press Santa Monica News

SANTA MONICA CONSERVANCY TAKES ON THE CAUSE OF SAVING THE HISTORIC ACADEMIC CORE BUILDINGS OF SAMOHI ON TOP OF PROSPECT HILL

Nina Fresco of the Santa Monica Conservancy asked the School Board on Thursday to:

1. Agendize a discussion so the board can halt phase 3 and hire professional historic preservation architects and engineers to study the adaptive reuse of the Prospect Hill structures.

2. Recognize that the interiors can likely be completely rebuilt to create the “open building model” they are using for their modernization plans while preserving historic architecture and artworks. A preservation engineer who has assessed the buildings in real life and not just on paper, is the first step towards this.

3. Use this as an opportunity to educate our students about Heritage education and how important adaptive reuse of historic resources teaches sustainability, history, art architecture engineering, and community culture.

4. Recognize how these buildings represent major events in local state and national history.

While the board isn't supposed to engage with the public during public comment, newly elected Jon Kean stated that the Board will get an update on Phase 3 in January, showing no interest or urgency in the topic. Board member Laurie Lieberman then instructed Carey Upton, Chief Operations Officer, to post a memo instead. Upton spent time this past week preparing a district propaganda piece to explain the district's position while the School Board and Superintendent refuse to engage with the community on this important topic. Oscar de la Torre asked why it couldn't be agendized and Laurie said people could just read the memo. As a reminder, this is all paid for with bond money.

Please click on this link to read about the Conservancy's preliminary analysis of the buildings - an analysis never conducted by the school district. The website also includes a list of how you can get involved.

https://www.smconservancy.org/2020/11/the-historic-academic-core-buildings-of-samohi-on-top-of-prospect-hill/?fbclid=IwAR2RlUWFyX8MAAIV6pr33xJD8utr3RqnNpm6bT_2KlkLpw9xwr2d7Zvt7lU

To update friends and followers who aren't in Santa Monica watching the local elections, my run for Board of Education has ended in a loss. Out of 8 candidates running for 3 seats, the two incumbents and a third establishment candidate won by wide margins.

To have run a race on arcane principles of Transparency and Accountability was a tough row to hoe in a down-ballot local election.

That said, we got our message out, and there are now more Santa Monica and Malibu parents activated and outspoken than before.

The hopeful news, as we wake up this morning, is that the challenger slate for City Council did well.

If the results hold, the insurgency will have gone 3-of-4 seats, turning out incumbents that just a few months ago seemed to have lifetime appointments.

I am proud to have played my small part in that success alongside my fellow education candidates -- Jason Feldman, Esther Hickman and Brian O'Neil. Though we couldn't crack the Boards, we brought along our friends and neighbors in the fight to make Santa Monica a better place.

It was fun getting to know Phil, Christine, Oscar and Mario through the course of this "Slate of 8" campaign, and I will enthusiastically support the winners' efforts to rein in hyper-development, address homelessness, and reduce crime in our City.

From my own campaign, thank you to everyone who hosted a lawn sign, "liked" a Facebook post, emailed a friend on my behalf, or supported my candidacy in any way.

Emily, Abby and I enjoyed reaching out to all the folks in our many overlapping communities -- choir, theatre, soccer, softball, Grant/JAMS/Samo, St. Paul's, Sunset Park, et al.

For our schools, we still need the following:

• a coherent, detailed return-to-school plan that inspires confidence

• meaningful parent engagement beyond the hand-picked committees

• reduced class sizes and a renewed focus on the primary grades

• defense of our flagship Arts and Immersion programs

• scrutiny and transparency in our budget process

• full compliance with Brown Act open meeting laws

• safeguards for digital privacy

• data driven decision-making with measurable outcomes

• and detailed accountability for our additional taxes and bonds

We can do better.

Our Board of Education must demand better.

MALIBU CALLS OUT SCHOOL BOARD AND SUPERINTENDENT - As the status quo candidates for School Board maintained their power on Election Day, here is more of the same.

1. A letter from Malibu City Manager in response to Dr. Drati’s letter last week “to correct the record.” It was sent on 11/2 to many people at SMMUSD with a request that it be circulated to the same people Dr. Drati’s letter was. The District did not share it with the community.

2. An open letter from Craig Foster, School Board Member from Malibu, published today with his response to Dr. Drati’s letter and other actions by the District.

THE COUNTY SAYS SMMUSD DOESN'T HAVE A PLAN TO RETURN TO SCHOOL.

Jon Kean, as president of the school board (and candidate in this election), controls the agenda, and he chose to bury the comments from LACOE to the district's deficient Return to School Plan as an Information Item in Thursday's School Board meeting so that staff and the board don't have to discuss what it says.

Here are the two takeaways that LACOE says are missing:
1. The District plan doesn't say how they are offering classroom-baed instruction whenever possible, what in-person learning will look like, and how they are counting instructional minutes.
2. The District didn't show how their approach will benefit foster youth, English language learners, or low-income students.

THE CURRENT BOARD IS COMPLACENT. VOTE FOR CHANGE. VOTE FOR JASON, ESTHER AND STEVEN.

WHERE IS THE EQUITY IN THE LATEST RETURN TO SCHOOL PLAN? Superintendent Drati says which kids can go back will vary by the space limitations of each school. "Based on an analysis of classroom size and enrollment in every school, in most cases we can only support 50% of the students at one time. We will be adaptable based on population size by school, and classroom size, therefore this may differ from school to school." Does that mean the PBL High School kids will go back when Samohi can't? Does it mean Title I schools will go back before the overcrowded Franklin, Roosevelt and Lincoln? Should the School Board be providing some direction? Are they OK with this?

Here is the 10/30 email:

Superintendent’s Message: Reopening Planning Progress and Upcoming Survey

Dear Parents, Guardian, Staff and Community Members,

I want to provide an update regarding reopening plans. We concluded the second of two town hall Zoom webinar meetings on Monday. In the presentations, we described the two options for reopening we are inviting the school community to consider:

Hybrid Model (In-Class AND Online Learning):

The working assumption under the hybrid model is that schools can accommodate a maximum of 50% of students in-person at a time. Under the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (LACDPH) protocols, students are required to maintain 6' of physical distance in the classrooms. Based on an analysis of classroom size and enrollment in every school, in most cases we can only support 50% of the students at one time. We will be adaptable based on population size by school, and classroom size, therefore this may differ from school to school. Our neighboring school districts are establishing similar hybrid models for their students.

With the required safety guidelines in mind, we must create a structure that allows each school’s student population to be divided into two cohorts, “A” and “B,” and students in each cohort would be scheduled to attend school alternating two (2) or three (3) days/week OR for (5) days/ week every other week. With the hybrid model, we will provide an opportunity for parents and students to elect to not return to class for in-person instruction so there will also be a third cohort of students who will continue to receive instruction virtually without any in-person instruction. SMMUSD, like many districts, are currently exploring technological devices that would allow each class to be taught to an in-person cohort AND live streamed synchronously to the two cohorts of students not attending in person. In other words, the entire class would receive instruction at the same time, whether students were in class or attending remotely.

Distance Learning AND Approved School Activities

With this model all students participate in distance learning only as we are currently experiencing and staff will work to bring students on campus as much as possible and within the safety precautions established by LACDPH, as they evolve. Examples of activities include: arts, labs, sports teams, specific special education programs, English learner services, selective and approved activities and clubs. Parents have the option of not having students participate in activities, if that is preferred.

Ultimately, safety protocols are guiding SMMUSD and many public school districts in the state and county toward viable options proposed for reopening. The majority are reopening with some form of hybrid model, similar to our proposed plan.

One of the two proposed models will begin once the LACDPH has given the go ahead for districts to reopen in LA County and based on the state’s protocol for reopening of schools. We expect this to be Jan. 5, 2021 at the earliest. As described in our meetings, LA County is currently in the Purple Tier (widespread) and schools may not reopen for in-person instruction until the county has been in the Red Tier (substantial) for two weeks.

Our COVID-19 comprehensive safety plan is in place and we are transforming our classrooms and school sites to safely welcome students and staff when we are given the green light. We have been nimble and responsive to frequent changes by the LACDPH. We will be ready to reopen when allowed to do so, based on the model selected by parents, staff and students, and approved by our school board. The linked safety plan describes the process for students and staff entering campus and expectations.

We had originally announced our intent to survey the parents, secondary students, and staff this week in order to gauge your model preference. Based on the information we received from the town hall meetings, the numerous and various stakeholder meetings, questions and comments gathered from the district’s “Let’s Talk” portal, and emails received, we have decided to hold off on the survey until November 9th to allow for more conversations about the nuances of the models and particularly the hybrid model.

In the next two weeks, school principals will be engaging their respective staff and parents to discuss and unpack the nuances of reopening options we are currently considering for reopening. In particular, the hybrid option is the more complex option to process. It is our hope that engaging in a more intimate setting at the school site level will provide more clarity about what is being proposed.

We have received and heard your voices in our process. Even though our school board and district leaders are unable to directly respond to each of you, we are listening and have adjusted our models based on your feedback. We are working on a Frequently Asked Questions document that we will share soon.

The presentation and video recording of the two town hall meetings are available online:

Presentations: English Spanish

Town Hall recordings: www.smmusd.org/School2020-21.

K-2 waivers

We have had questions about the K-2 waivers that LA County has offered to schools, primarily in districts with high enrollment of socio-economically disadvantaged families. We are analyzing all aspects of what it means to be granted a waiver and we are working on the applications.

We have begun to provide some services in person, as guided by LACDPH, including special education assessments and athletic conditioning. We are working to provide supports for English learners shortly.

Additionally, we are close to providing in-school work hubs and child development services. Next week I will provide an update on our continued expansion of in-person services.

We appreciate the ongoing hard work by our teachers, staff and administrators to make further progress for our families who want to come back to school, all while maintaining a robust and effective distance learning program for our students.

Please enjoy a safe and responsible Halloween.

Here are LACDPH Halloween guidelines.

Sincerely,

Dr. Ben Drati, Superintendent

Last SMa.r.t. Column before the Election: THE OPPORTUNITY TO RE-UNITE THE RESIDENTS WITH THEIR CITY - by Marc L. Verville

"It is not an exaggeration to say that we have a once in a lifetime choice. Choosing the status quo will result in irreversible decisions that will, over time, complete the divorce of the residents to their public spaces and commercial services. Rather than encouraging the residents to vote with their feet, let’s hope they vote for positive and lasting change and elect the Slate of Eight.
Council: Phil Brock, Oscar De La Torre, Mario Fonda-Bonardi, Christine Parra
School Board: Jason Feldman, Esther Hickman, Steven Johnson
SMC College Board: Brian O’Neil"

https://smmirror.com/2020/10/sma-r-t-column-the-opportunity-to-re-unite-the-residents-with-their-city/?fbclid=IwAR34-Bx6_YD6YUdnZUUYudj9z1eC1yWqIQoDtyzLCH_f5s5of_mw386H2cI

CAMPAIGN TREASURER TO THE INCUMBENTS - According to Form 460s filed with the City Clerk, Debbie Mulvaney is the current Treasurer for the campaigns of Gleam Davis, Ted Winterer, Terry O'Day, Kristin McCowan, Susan Aminoff, Jon Kean and Jen Smith.

In 2018, she was Treasurer for the 2018 SMMUSD bond, and the campaigns of Nancy Greenstein, Laurie Lieberman, Craig Foster, and Richard Tahvildaran-Jesswein.

In 2016, she was Treasurer for the SMC bond and GSH sales tax campaigns, and Treasurer for one of the No on LV campaigns. She was also Treasurer for the campaigns of Gleam Davis, Ted Winterer, Terry O'Day, Susan Aminoff, Ralph Mechur, and Jon Kean (appointed).

In 2014, she was Treasurer for the campaigns of Frank Gruber, Laurie Lieberman, Ralph Mechur, and Richard Tahvildaran-Jesswein.

In 2012, she was Treasurer for the 2012 SMMUSD bond campaign.

Ms. Mulvaney has been a member and/or chair of the SMMUSD Financial Oversight Committee since 2015 through June of this year.