Crenshaw High
Anony-blogger Lance over at Martini Republic posts an enlightening rant on the status of Crenshaw High accreditation woes and the ongoing saga soon to ensue. While I'm not personally affiliated with the school in any way, it is an interesting topic thread.For those of you needing a touch-up on the issue at hand, here's the LA Times story.
Here's Lance's closing..
What truly needs answering is how a Los Angeles Unified School District High School could lose its accreditation and put at risk the high school accomplishments of thousands of students.He's right. How does a Los Angeles Unified School District High School could lose its accreditation and put at risk the high school accomplishments of thousands of students?
I'm not naive. I read where the Times is noting a shift in demographics as part of the problem, as the once middle-class African American school takes on increasing numbers of low-income students, and can see how this might cause some attendant academic problems.
But I can't help but feel that a school actually losing its accreditation is beyond the pale. This is a tragic outcome that reflects not only on Crenshaw but on the entire District.
I'm sure you'll let us know...
LAist posts asking the question as well.
Posted by Anonymous @ 8/22/2005 08:28:00 AM
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From the Times Article:
"School board member Marguerite LaMotte, whose district includes Crenshaw, said following the 2003 review, she had assumed that school and district officials were taking steps to ensure the campus would pass its renewal."
She "assumed"? She didn't know? No meetings with the school administration, no conference calls with teacher representatives, no school visits...just an "assumption" that everything would be OK.
Great oversight by the board. Kudos to Ms. LaMotte on her steady leadership.
Answer: Bureaucrats like Jose Huizar.
District 1: Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte (South LA, 10 Freeway corridor, Hancock Park/Windsor Square); (213) 241-6382
District 2: Jose Huizar, Board President; (Eastside, Echo Park, Mid-Wilshire); (213) 241-6180
District 3: Jon Lauritzen (South and West San Fernando Valley), (213) 241-6386
District 4: Marlene Canter (Westside, Hollywood area), (213) 241-6387
District 5: David Tokofsky (Northeast LA, Silverlake, some South LA communities), (213) 241-6383
District 6: Julie Korenstein (East/Northeast San Fernando Valley), (213) 241-6388
District 7: Mike Lansing (Harbor area), (213) 241-6385 -- already supports full demolition
I'm curious...is this payback for LaMotte actually being the dissenting vote on the following,
"The Los Angeles Board of Education elects new leader. Of interest to both the new mayor and City Council President Alex Padilla is no doubt the election of the new president of the 7-member Board, known for its contentious marathon meetings. Jon Lauritzen and Marlene Canter both fiercely lobbied their colleagues for votes, hoping to win the top spot unanimously. The final vote, however, was 5 to 1 for Canter. Marguerite LaMotte cast the dissenting vote, while Lauritzen abstained. Canter, who voted for herself, is known for being an outspoken, forceful defender of the district--and of School Superintendent Roy Romer.
She told the Los Angeles Times, “There is a very big civic dialogue going on right now about our schools, and I want to represent a strong voice of the board in that discussion…. I want everyone to know as they step into this how complex and difficult it is. Governance [of the district] is not the only issue.”
fiercely lobbied their colleagues for votes
It's too bad they don't lobby as fiercely when it comes to student education. The problem with LAUSD is that it's in the business of making money, not educating students. LAUSD is a rotting behemoth that needs to be dismantled.
The Los Angeles Unified School Board voted unanimously Tuesday to oppose the
state's requirement that students pass an exit exam before graduating from
high school, a move that some educators hope will influence the state to
postpone or drop the test.
"We should be working with the State Board of Education so that this whole
thing gets stopped," said board member Genethia Hudley-Hayes, who
co-sponsored the motion with board member Jose Huizar.
"If we use the California Exit Exam to determine whether or not a student
receives a diploma, and yet we're not giving youngsters what they need to
pass, then we're holding students accountable for something that we're not
holding the institution accountable for," she said.
More than 100,000 teenagers have failed the California High School Exit Exam
at least twice and must retake it.
Students across the state have held rallies and protests in recent months to
urge to state to delay or drop the graduation requirement, which takes
How about no more bond money for new schools until the District can guarantee that they can keep existing schools accredited?
I second that, no more bond money until we see results not promises.
Does anyone know if SB 767 by Senator Romero is dead yet.
Isn't there a bond measure on the Nove. 8th ballot by LAUSD asking taxpayers for more money to build more schools? Anyone know?
It's crenshaw, who cares?
it looks like NIck PAcheco will be walking with us the first wedsneday of the month., at 6pm at the midnight mission.
We walk because we want to.
But I will see it to believe it.
Huizar I live in District 14, will you work hard to put a bookstore (Borders)in the area? We do not have a bookstore locally, we have to go out to Pasadena to buy a book, what's up with that?
Are there bookstores in Highland Park, EagleRock, Mt. Washington, Boyle Heights, and I mean big named companies not little mom and pop ones.
Huizar
In District 14 LAUSD schools only allow children to enter their elementary campuses at 7:30am. Some kids are dropped off at 7am and for 1/2 an hour are left alone unattended to and can be abducted. Can you do something about this before a child gets hurt. Can you please open the elementary schools at 7am. Some of your unopposed campaign money from earlier years can pay for that if it requires extra expense and it would be a good deed. Can you be a good person, politician, elective representative and do this for the children?
3:53 - Just pointing out that the big book stores and other popular retailers (coffee shops, restaurants) stay out of black and brown communities. Most won't because they don't think there's a profit in it.
3:45 - There are thousands of us working who would like to drop our kids off earlier. But if that's going to happen then we'll have to hire staff to open doors and care for our kids. So where's the money gonna' come from? It has nothing to do with being a good person or "doing it for the kids," but has everything to do with money.
Huizar
Fire your inept staffers:
Laura (Ghetto girl) Barrera
Alvin (Time has come and gone) Parra
David (Firend of Albert Robles) Cobb and
Monica (No Experince in campaigns) Garcia
They hurt you more that they help you.
Did anyone see the guy from Green Dot Charter Schools on NBC the other day? Very persuasive. He thinks they can run the school better.
http://www.greendotpublicschools.org/home/
Any thoughts?
Chandler
It is a shame that Crenshaw students have to endure this type situation on what would have to be their most memorable years of their lives. LAUSD has to take action immediately to remedy this problem, it has to happen now not later. There is no acceptable excuse for this to have happened. Not acceptable!
I just love how the dumb politicans come out after the fact. Bitter Bernie was on tv yesterday at Crenshaw stating that "this is another negative stigma for our kids." Where the hell has he been and why hasn't he done anything to help the students at Crenshaw.
Does Bitter Bernie work for LAUSD?
That is your answer. We have millions and milliions of dollars that are paid to LAUSD employees to avoid this crap. Who is responsible----LAUSD and it's employees!
LAUSD points fingers at everyone else but themselves.
I am a graduate of crenshaw High school and I graduated on honors with a 3.7 grade point average. My diploma means everything to me because I worked hard to get the district better do something about this problem!!!!!!!!!!!!
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