Distinct choice for ‘parent trigger’ families in Adelanto - by John Fensterwald
by John Fensterwald
Two nearby charter school operators have expressed interest in running a besieged elementary school in the Mojave Desert town of Adelanto, ending worries of organizers of the state’s first successful “parent trigger” that their invitation for applicants to take over their school might go unanswered.
Organizers of the Desert Trails Parent Union announced Tuesday that they have invited the two charter operators and a non-charter school improvement consulting firm to submit a formal charter school application by Sept. 21.
Ben Austin, executive director of the Los Angeles-based parent organizers Parent Revolution, congratulates Doreen Diaz, left, head of the Desert Trails Parent Union, after a court ruling approving a “parent trigger” petition last month. (Click to enlarge.)
They rejected a fourth group, a for-profit consulting firm, that had submitted an inquiry by last Fridays’ deadline, and they expressed disappointment that the Adelanto School District failed to take up their offer to partner with them in transforming Desert Trails Elementary.
“The parents reached out and asked the District multiple times to submit” a letter of inquiry, said Doreen Diaz, head of the Parent Union. “A
