L.A. County education officials OK Compton charter school
Celerity Educational Group's petition to open a campus was rejected by Compton's school board. But its successful appeal to L.A. County education officials means that a kindergarten through fifth-grade campus will operate in a neighborhood church.
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 Members of the community organization Parent Revolution at then-Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's news conference at the Mary McLeod Bethune Middle School in Los Angeles. (Lawrence K. Ho/Los Angeles Times / January 7, 2010) |
Compton parents, stymied in their efforts to petition for sweeping changes at their low-performing elementary school, now have another choice: They can send their children to a newly approved charter campus instead.
Celerity Educational Group announced Wednesday that its petition to start a school in Compton, which was rejected by the city school board, has been approved on appeal by Los Angeles County education officials. The group, which operates four schools throughout the area, plans to open the Compton program this fall for 220 children in kindergarten through fifth grade at a neighborhood church.
"This just shows when parents join together, we can win," said Raquel Benitez, a McKinley mother of four.
The announcement marks the latest twist in the long battle over McKinley. The school has become a closely watched test case for the state's new Parent Trigger law, which allows
Celerity Educational Group announced Wednesday that its petition to start a school in Compton, which was rejected by the city school board, has been approved on appeal by Los Angeles County education officials. The group, which operates four schools throughout the area, plans to open the Compton program this fall for 220 children in kindergarten through fifth grade at a neighborhood church.
Parents said they were jubilant to finally have another choice for their children besides McKinley Elementary School, where standardized test scores are rising but still rank in the bottom 10% of elementary schools statewide.
"This just shows when parents join together, we can win," said Raquel Benitez, a McKinley mother of four.
The announcement marks the latest twist in the long battle over McKinley. The school has become a closely watched test case for the state's new Parent Trigger law, which allows
