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Parent Engagement Charter School Style

December 14, 2019 by Carl J. Petersen

One school demands payment to access records while another stations armed guards at a board meeting. Both continue to receive public funds.

Filed Under: LAUSD, Los Angeles Tagged With: Brown Act, California Charter School Association, California PRA, CCSA, GHCHS, GHCS, Granada, Granada Hills Charter High School, Granada Hills Charter School, LAUSD, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Unified School District, Marilyn Koziatek, School board elections, The Accelerated Schools

Excluding Special Education

November 20, 2019 by Carl J. Petersen

Confronted by evidence that the charter school industry is not fully serving children with special education needs, will the LAUSD act?

Filed Under: Charter Schools, LAUSD, Los Angeles, Special ed Tagged With: GHCHS, GHCS, Granada Hills Charter High School, Granada Hills Charter School, LAUSD, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Unified School District, Special Education, State of Denial

The Country’s Largest Charter School Expands into a Construction Zone

July 22, 2019 by Carl J. Petersen

Was the LAUSD Board aware that Granada Hills Charter High School would raze its satellite campus just prior to its first year of expansion?

Filed Under: Charter Schools, LAUSD, Los Angeles Tagged With: charter schools, GHCHS, GHCS, Granada Hills Charter High School, Granada Hills Charter School, LAUSD, LAUSD Charter School Division, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Unified School District, Scott Schmerelson

Who is Choosing Who? A Charter School Places Barriers to Entry

July 3, 2019 by Carl J. Petersen

Granada Hills Charter High School not only requires incoming students to attend a summer program, they also make it as inconvenient as possible for incoming students and their families.

Filed Under: Charter Schools, LAUSD, Los Angeles Tagged With: Brian Bauer, Cherry Picking, Creaming, CSD, GHCHS, GHCS, Granada Hills Charter High School, Granada Hills Charter School, LAUSD, LAUSD Charter School Division, Los Angeles, North Valley Military Institute, NVMI

Granada Hills Charter High School and the Case for a Moratorium

January 28, 2019 by Carl J. Petersen

Unable to provide proper oversight over the charters already operating under its authority, the LAUSD considers hitting the pause button.

Filed Under: Charter Schools, LAUSD, Los Angeles, Uncategorized Tagged With: GHCHS, GHCS, Granada Hills Charter High School, Granada Hills Charter School, LAUSD, Los Angeles Unified School District, Moratorium, NAACP Charter School Moratorium, Richard Vladovic, Scott Schmerelson

The Largest Charter School in the Country Will Get Even Larger

October 8, 2018 by Carl J. Petersen

A perfect example of what is wrong with the California law regarding charter authorizing.” – Scott Schmerelson The average school in the United States has 507 students. Through the 2018-2019 school year, Granada Hills Charter High School is authorized for an enrollment capacity of 5,500 students.  This is more than the total number of students […]

Filed Under: Charter Schools, LAUSD, Los Angeles Tagged With: Charter School Accountability, GHCHS, GHCS, Granada Hills Charter High School, Granada Hills Charter School, iGranada, Jose Cole-Gutierrez, Kelly Gonez, LAUSD, LAUSD Charter School Division, Scott Schmerelson

Will Students Drown in a Charter School’s Ocean of Debt?

September 18, 2018 by Carl J. Petersen

Where am I going to leave her today? I have to call in sick.“ – Parent of Student enrolled in a closed charter school Imagine if the LAUSD decided that one of their schools was draining resources from the District and decided to shut it down just days into the start of the school year. […]

Filed Under: Charter Schools, LAUSD, Los Angeles, Uncategorized Tagged With: City Charter Schools, CSD, GHCHS, GHCS, Granada Hills Charter High School, Granada Hills Charter School, LAUSD, LAUSD Charter School Division, Nick Melvoin, Partnership to Uplift Communities, PUC, Ref Rodriguez, Rocio Rivas

How Can a Charter School Renew or Expand Without a Legitimate Governing Board?

August 28, 2018 by Carl J. Petersen

A material revision of the provisions of a charter petition may be made only with the approval of the authority that granted the charter.“ – FCMAT Having already billed itself as the largest charter school in the country, Granada Hills Charter High School (GHCHS) has submitted a charter renewal that would change the school to […]

Filed Under: Charter Schools, LAUSD, Los Angeles, Uncategorized Tagged With: GHCHS, GHCS, Granada Hills Charter High School, Granada Hills Charter School, LAUSD, LAUSD Charter School Division

Flushing Your Money Down the Toilet

August 20, 2018 by Carl J. Petersen

Team Granada: It was nice meeting with you yesterday to discuss possible solutions to the challenges you’ve gotten yourselves into with non-DSA approved improvements to your campus.” – Jim DiCamillo, Architect Private businesses operate under a model that has built-in accountability. If a corporation does not generate profits, then the shareholders will demand a change […]

Filed Under: Charter Schools, LAUSD, Los Angeles Tagged With: GHCHS, Granada Hills Charter High School, LAUSD, LAUSD Charter School Division

Parents Left In The Dark About Charter Schools

March 7, 2018 by Carl J. Petersen

Under the current rules of the LAUSD, “a charter school [is] required to notify all parents, guardians and teachers in writing within 72 hours when the District issues a Notice of Violations…and that the notification include the District’s rationale for the action”. However, no such notification was made after a Notice of Violation was issued […]

Filed Under: Charter Schools, LAUSD, Los Angeles, Uncategorized Tagged With: GHCHS, GHCS, Granada Hills Charter High School, Holding GHCHS Accountable to Their Charter, Jose Cole-Gutierrez, LAUSD, LAUSD Charter School Division, The Accelerated Schools

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Quick Education Voter’s Guide to the California CD34 Race, April 4, 2017

There are twenty-three candidates running to fill former Congressman Xavier Bacerra’s seat in Congressional District 34 in Southern California. (Bacerra is currently the state’s Attorney General, replacing Kamala Harris, who, after November 8, 2016, became our US Senator.) Election Day is Tuesday, April 4, 2017, 7:00 am to 8:00 pm. You can find your polling […]

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