Teachers push Gardena High reforms

01-25-2010

By Melissa Pamer/Los Angeles Daily Breeze

In response to a reform mandate from the Los Angeles school board, teachers and administrators at Gardena High have come up with a plan they hope will get the troubled school back on track. But the proposal, drafted to comply with a closely watched board initiative that lets groups inside and outside of the Los Angeles Unified School District bid for control of 30 campuses, has met with mixed reactions and some befuddlement. Next week, thousands of parents at Gardena and its feeder schools will be asked to take a yes-or-no vote on the 43-page plan, which aims to improve academic achievement, increase campus safety, boost family involvement and give teachers a greater voice. Supporters characterized the document as a plan to "keep Gardena, Gardena." (more...)

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