Failing School No Longer (But Were We Ever?)
The announcement came out of nowhere, via a phone call by the Principal, as a courtesy to members of the team of teachers who volunteered to write a school reform plan when the Los Angeles Unified School District placed our beloved school on the dreaded “failing schools” list. By being on this list, our school site became open to bidding by outside operators such as charter companies, and the clock began ticking as we were given 13 months to reform our school in such a spectacular way that the school board would vote to let us retain management of our own campus. “We are no longer part of PSC 3.0,” she announced somberly.
I was numb.
There was no cheering, there was no relief, there were only questions. What’s the catch, being the main one.
With the same exact lack of care as to just how deeply these announcements would change the lives of all
