Roberta weintraub biography

Roberta Weintraub is a former president and 14-year member of the LAUSD School Board and founder and executive director at the Police Orientation Preparation Program (POPP), which provides high-school seniors and college students with a four semester, fully sequenced program, leading to an associate's degree and a.
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Weintraub doesn't like to discuss her age but public records show she recently marked her 69th birthday.

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COVER STORY : The Arts, Money and the New Patrons : Call them the <i> new</i> old guard--a group of young, influential and often wealthy arts patrons rising to power in L.A. Their mission: no less than ensuring the survival of the work they love in tough times and an increasingly diverse city

Steven D. Lavine, president of CalArts, once went to the opera in San Francisco wearing shorts and a bathrobe. It was not a fashion statement; he was trying to make a point.

“People looked at me with such disdain--some people whispered: ‘How could you ruin this for us?’ ” said Lavine, 45. “I was trying to make the statement that they’re smothering the music that I love in something that is unattractive.

“The stuffiness that surrounds the arts--what is it about? We have sort of smothered these institutions in a social style that is representative of a certain generation. Let’s get rid of the trappings, and get to what the real thing is.”

At first glance, there might seem to be no connection between Lavine’s weird night at the opera and the future of the arts. But Lavine’s prote

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High Tech Los Angeles

Charter school in the United States

High Tech Los Angeles, or HTLA is an American charter high school located in Lake Balboa, CA, in the San Fernando Valley. It is located on the site of Birmingham High School, but it has its own separate buildings.

History

High Tech LA was conceived in 2002 by entrepreneur Roberta Weintraub as a school to prepare students for the 21st century. It was modeled after the successful chain of High Tech High schools, being formerly called High Tech High Los Angeles. It opened in 2002 and became the nation's first charter high school operating from the campus of another public school, Birmingham High. By 2004 more permanent buildings had been built. The school was accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges and it 2007 was named a California Distinguished High School.

In 2013, it was named the best charter high school in all of California by the USC School Performance Dashboard.^[2] In December 2017, High Tech LA's charter was renewed by the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD)

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A Dream School Becomes Reality

A quarter of a century after the anti-busing movement launched her political career and 11 years after she left the Los Angeles Board of Education, Roberta Weintraub returned to the public spotlight -- and her San Fernando Valley base -- with the dedication Wednesday of her latest brainchild.

HighTechHigh-LA, which Weintraub calls her dream school, is housed in an ultra-modern building nestled into a spot on the vast campus of Birmingham High School in Van Nuys. The new charter school’s college-prep, math and science-oriented curriculum draws students from across Los Angeles, including many from minority, low-income neighborhoods.

“It’s the most creative and wonderful experience of my life,” said Weintraub, the effervescent but tough woman who won her school board seat in a 1979 recall election at the height of the anti-busing fervor, and stayed around long enough -- 14 years -- to become more moderate, launching campus-based health clinics and innovative magnet programs and advocating healthier foods and physical fitness in schools.

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