Assembly Bill 1505 empowers school districts to deny charter authorizations that might negatively impact the fiscal health of the district and to close charter schools that fail to adequately serve special education students. Senate Bill 126, previously vetoed by former Governor Jerry Brown, requires charter schools to conduct open meetings, produce requested records under the California Public Records Act and avoid conflicts of interest in contracts.
Post-Strike Successes: Legislative and Electoral įollowing the strike, UTLA, together with the California Teachers Association, successfully lobbied California Governor Gavin Newsom to sign two bills into law to hold charter schools more accountable and to give school districts the power to deny charter authorizations. The deal contained no binding agreements on charter schools, but it did include a non-binding resolution calling on the state to establish a cap on charter schools. The deal also included the establishment of 30 community schools around the district, modeled after similar programs in Cincinnati, Ohio, and Austin, Texas, seeking to provide students with social services and learning experiences in the arts. The agreement included a 6 percent pay raise for teachers, a reduction in class size by 4 students per class for grades four through 12 over the course of three years, the removal of a provision that had previously allowed larger class sizes during times of economic hardship, and a "commitment to provide a full-time nurse in every school" as well as a librarian for every middle and high school. UTLA teachers celebrate the end of their strike Community schoolsĪ commitment from the district to create 30 "community schools" that would have local control and public funding.(Jan. The addition of enough nurses - at least 300 - to place one at every school by fall 2020, and full-time librarians at each middle and high school by fall 2020.
That's a complete turnaround from 50 years ago when, in 1970, the Golden State ranked among the top 10 states in per pupil spending. California ranks 41st in the nation in per pupil spending, according to the California Budget and Policy Center. New district spending through 2022 that adds up to $403 million, according to the LAUSD, which had put $130 million on the table.
State law allows parents, teachers and residents to initiate a charter petition. School district officials argued all along that the future of charter schools is a matter for state legislators, not for school administrators. The district agreed to hold a board vote on whether or not to ask the state to place a cap on the continued expansion of charter schools, which the union says drains money from the district and serves a limited population of students.
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