Private Charters Score Another Victory in L.A.

[Modern School]

For the second time in LAUSD history, Los Angeles school officials are ceding control of one of their schools to private companies. Watts’ Jordan High School, a low performing “turnaround” school will be split into three campuses. The school’s 200 teachers will have to reapply for their jobs or find work elsewhere. Less than half are expected to be rehired. Teachers at the school had proposed their own turnaround plan to the district, which was rejected by Superintendent Ramon Cortines. The decision to turn over the school to private charter schools was made without consultation or consent by the teachers.

Green Dot and Alliance for College Ready Public Schools will run two of the campuses, while Mayor Villaraigosa’s nonprofit, Partnership for Los Angeles Schools, will take over the third. I believe that only teachers in the Mayor’s school will be able to work under their existing contract with LAUSD.

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[Angry Dragon]

1. The mayor running a school sounds like a huge conflict of interest

The rape of the children of this country

[FBaggins]

3. Of the three, it's the one the union most appears to support.

It will be the only one that is a fully union shop.

Which just shows you how far down the road we've come. A couple years ago, the union was fighting that very same group when they tried to take over the school.

[FBaggins]

2. I don't think private companies were involved with Fremont High's "restructuring"

n/t

[nofear]

4. Jordon

Cortines has made a mistake. According to the Dept. of Ed laws, existing schools can only become charters if the majority of the teachers vote for them to become charters. When this came out, neither charter had been informed by Cortines. It is against the law.

[FBaggins]

5. Not so simple I'm afraid.

If you cut all the teachers and have them reapply for their jobs... there isn't anyone to vote against the charter.