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Governance
 
 
 
The Gabriella Charter School is a dance−themed independent public elementary school which was founded in 2005 by the Gabriella Axelrad Education Foundation. The school is linked financially, philosophically and administratively to the Foundation.
  
The decisions of the School Governance Committee are subject to review by the Gabriella Axelrad Education Foundation’s Board, but authority over curriculum and instructional matters is delegated by the Board to the School Governance Committee.  The Gabriella Charter School complies with all laws relating to public agencies in general, and all federal laws and regulations and state codes as they pertain to charter schools.
 
GCS allows an LAUSD representative to serve as a non−voting member of the School Governance Committee.  The purpose of an LAUSD representative is to facilitate communication and mutual understanding between GCS and LAUSD.
 
The Gabriella Charter School is governed by a School Governance Committee composed of the following members:
  
 
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Voting Board
 
James DeWitt, GAEF Board Member, Owner & Chief Executive, Marshall Tool & Supply Co.
     
Christine Fernandez, GCS Parent, President of Parents’ Organization
  
Teresa Reed Frantz, GAEF Board Member, Head of Science Department, Harvard−Westlake School
 
Cynthia Gauger, GAEF Board Member, CFO, InQ, Inc., former principal, ExED
   
Meg Kasdan, GAEF Board Member, Arts Educator
 
Maria Miguel, GCS Parent, Vice-President of Parents’ Organization
 
Elyse Sullivan, GAEF Board Member, Assistant Superintendent for Instructional Services, Whittier City School District
 
Advisory Board
 
Liza F. Bercovici, Esq., Executive Director, Gabriella Axelrad Education Foundation (GAEF)
    
Susan Gurman, Principal, Gabriella Charter School

Elizabeth Moore, GCS Second Grade Teacher

Lisa Rooney, Assistant Principal, Gabriella Charter School
 
 
 
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