4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: LAUSD: CRENSHAW HIGH’S BIG BULLY

4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: LAUSD: CRENSHAW HIGH’S BIG BULLY:

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.

Unlike a childhood bully, LAUSD seems to be brushing off the assertiveness of local stakeholders who have demanded involvement in revamping of their schools. This tactical move to alienate them has social justice advocates labeling the Crenshaw reconstitution- Civil Rights Ground Zero.
“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.