Sacramento Council of PTAs Speaks Out Against SCUSD School Closures
February 12, 2013
As we perform our work on behalf of families and communities across the Sacramento City Unified School District boundaries our processes are guided in matters of policy such as school closures by California State PTA's position statements.
The California State PTA School Closure Position Statement reads: The California State PTA believes that while school closure... 'can be an opportunity to improve the quality of education... The.... success of school closure depends upon....total involvement of the community.
In considering school closure, PTA supports:
As we perform our work on behalf of families and communities across the Sacramento City Unified School District boundaries our processes are guided in matters of policy such as school closures by California State PTA's position statements.
The California State PTA School Closure Position Statement reads: The California State PTA believes that while school closure... 'can be an opportunity to improve the quality of education... The.... success of school closure depends upon....total involvement of the community.
In considering school closure, PTA supports:
- Early and ongoing involvement of all those affected - parents, students, teachers, administrators, staff, board of education, and community; [The proposal before the board is the result of only one group of stakeholder involvement - administrators. All other stakeholders have been engaged post-proposal]
- Appointment of a broadly representative committee that is charged with making a study that includes alternatives and making recommendations within a specific time period; [The superintendent's proposal has been presented with no alternatives being sought - only feedback and support being solicited