Three years after their principal resigned in disgrace, El Camino Real Charter High School still refuses to release records that show how public funds were allowed to be used for private benefit.
Whack-A-Mole: The Los Angeles Approach to Charter School Oversight
Our oversight is “proactive and responsive” – José Cole-Gutiérrez, LAUSD Charter School Division Last June, I informed the LAUSD School Board that a charter school under their jurisdiction was violating the privacy of their students by publishing “Parent Volunteer Hours” reports on their website that included student names. The charter’s Chief Development Officer defended the […]
Parents Against Accountability
As a school of CHOICE, you CHOOSE to be here and are expected to productively and respectfully resolve problems. You have options. Clearly, you are either a very satisfied customer who appreciates the roles you have as an employee, union steward, parent, and committee member, or….” – Johnathan Williams, The Accelerated Schools Like the “America, […]
Rules? Where we’re going we don’t need rules.
This is much ado about nothing” – Attorney Mark Werksman According to the Felony Complaint against Refugio (Ref) Rodriguez, he and his cousin allegedly conspired in a scheme that hid the source of almost $25,000 in campaign donations from the public. While a lawyer involved in the case maintains that this is “a small amount […]
Is the LAUSD Charter School Division Providing Any Oversight?
We look at their websites, not only at that time but in their oversight.” Our oversight is “proactive and responsive.” – Jose Cole-Gutiérrez, LAUSD Charter School Division The LAUSD is “the largest district charter school authorizer in the nation, with about 250 independent and affiliated charter schools serving over 130,000 students.” The Charter School Division […]
The LAUSD Turns A Blind Eye as Charters Cherry-Pick Their Students
It is time to answer his question.” – Scott Schmerelson, LAUSD Board Member As I have reported previously, Granada Hills Charter High School (GHCHS) has items on the enrollment page of their website that appear to violate the law and clearly violate their charter. During the past six months, I have been unable to get […]
Stacking the Deck?
“Moreover, ‘lower achieving students’ is not a protected class.” -Brian Bauer, GHCHS This week, Granada Hills Charter High School (GHCHS) will attempt to win its sixth national Academic Decathlon championship in seven years. If this were a high school sports team instead of an academic one, the improbability of this accomplishment would probably be more […]
LAUSD Schools Face Bankruptcy While Charters Cheat on Admissions
Through admissions policies that exclude vulnerable students by erecting various barriers to entry, charter schools have the potential to create a two-tiered system of public education.” – ACLU and Public Advocates The LAUSD Charter School Division (CSD) says that “a review of charter school pre- and post-enrollment forms is part of our oversight process”. It […]
Charter Principal Gets Caught Engaging in Financial Shenanigans and is Punished with a $215K Payout
Ex-charter school chief gets $215K after resigning in wake of spending controversy” – Los Angeles Daily News, 11/30/16 The administration at El Camino Real Charter High School (ECRCHS) admits that David Fehte charged “more than $6,000” in personal charges on his school-issued credit card. An investigation by the Los Angeles Daily News found that “over […]
The Absurdity of Charter School Oversight in L.A.
This is about the fact that they want to kill our charters and nothing more.” -Magnolia CEO Caprice Young The sky is falling.” -Chicken Little As usual, the LAUSD Board spent a significant portion of their time at Tuesday’s meeting ignoring the needs of students enrolled in District schools so they could focus on charter […]