LAUSD: CRENSHAW HIGH’S BIG BULLY
JANET DENISE KELLY CITYWATCH VOL 10 ISSUE 95 | HTTP://BIT.LY/SNT6SD
27 Nov 2012 :: URBAN PERSPECTIVE - South Los Angeles advocates are lining up to take on its big bully in education, Los Angeles Unified School District.Recently, Superintendent Deasy announced a restructuring of Crenshaw High School to a full-school magnet causing a reconstitution of staff. The community is in an absolute uproar.
“This move by Deasy isn’t sitting well with the locals and is being seen as another bully intimidation tactic by LAUSD to take over schools where there are higher ratios of African Americans,” said Kokayi Jithadi, Ma’at Institute for Community Change.
There are general acknowledgements that the school needs to improve. However, the school has seen some improvements in the California’s Academic Performance Index. South LA advocates believe they have the recipe to turnaround Crenshaw High if their LAUSD bully includes them as a partner.
One of the models proposed is the Extended Learning Cultural Model. This model based on using the community to improve school performance through culturally-relevant curriculum.