About

By Richard A. Vladovic

LAUSD Board of Education Member Dr. Richard Vladovic

Since his election to the LAUSD Board of Education in July 2007, Dr. Vladovic has been a strong advocate for a number of important LAUSD issues including eliminating year round calendars, ensuring health benefits for all employees, personalizing education, championing for the arts, fighting for more environmentally safe schools, supporting drop-out prevention and mentorship programs, and maintaining world class instruction through difficult budget times.

A hallmark of Dr. Vladovic's career has been his willingness to implement innovative, effective programs and strategies that enhance both the quality and quantity of learning within the schools he supervises. Throughout his career, Dr. Vladovic has been primarily concerned with student progress. To this end, he worked to establish effective partnerships with elected officials, business and community-based organizations in order to improve educational programs at school sites. Dr. Vladovic honestly cares about children and strongly believes that all the adults in an educational community, from teachers and parent, to faculty and staff to the Superintendent and School Board, bear the responsibility of ensuring that our students are really learning: that they are growing, thinking, and stretching the boundaries of their abilities every single day as we help them along the path to their full potential.

Dr. Vladovic represents LAUSD's Board District 7, which spans from Jefferson High School South to San Pedro, as well as the independent cities of Lomita, Gardena and Carson. He and his wife Kathy, a Special Education Assistant in San Pedro, are parents of two children who are educators in the South Bay.