The district finally backed down and scrapped the boundary change proposal. This win proves that parents cannot be ignored when we refuse to let them gamble with our children's safety. Stay alert because we will be watching to make sure they stick to their word.
March 12, 2015
Final supporters
Sending children to a school on the other side of the 405 freeway destroys the ability of those families to have their children walk or ride a bike to school and breaks up an existing community. The 405 is a significant barrier -- both physically and by virtue of the traffic that blocks circulation for many hours of the day. In addition, asking children to cross the streets in that area is a serious safety concern.
We are also proposing to implement an address verification plan ASAP. Specifically, model it after Carpenter school in Studio City who came up with a massive plan to verify students addresses by a dedicated LAUSD PSA coordinator with the principle lead. Residents students should have a seat in their resident school and if someone says they're living in our area, we cab use public records to find out if that's true.
WWC is stuck with a policy that is outdated and needs to be addressed promptly. Carpenter Charter, in Studio City, is an affiliated LAUSD charter school. They had a population problem a few years ago and their area is growing. However, they require a much more rigorous way that one can attend:
PSA coordinator (this person is full timeLAUSD employee) to verify address and cross verification on Lexis Nexus
Their Principal goes door to door to verify addresses year long
Home visits are performed each year
Two utility bills (Family must reside in boundary yearly)
'First come, first serve'basis if it becomes overcrowded.
More information about Carpenter policy can be found here:
http://patch.com/california/studiocity/carpenter-hammers-out-plan-to-combat-enrollment-fraud
http://www.dailynews.com/general-news/20130304/parents-allege-massive-enrollment-fraud-at-carpenter-community-charter-in-studio-city
http://ccc-k12-pt.schoolloop.com/file/1410848236630/1405064411615/1565885698253512068.pdf
http://patch.com/california/studiocity/bp--carpenter-community-charter-announces-resident-ap6c9c0223bc
This is an issue that affects the ENTIRE community -- whether folks have kids in school or not. One of the reasons that homes in our area are in high demand has to do with the school. A change in boundaries could have an impact on property values and perhaps this will help to motivate those whose children have grown or who do not track LAUSD issues.
Our new proposal:
1) Implement an address verification plan ASAP, including an allocation of a PSA coordinator (once a week address verifications provided for no charge by LAUSD) and address verification using public records.
2) Emulate Fairburn's enrollment process where enrollment begins on May 1 and stops when they are at capacity. Over enrollment students are directed to Warner avenue.
3) Keep the current boundaries
Updates
February 13, 2015
The administration continues to ignore our concerns about the 405 barrier and the blatant address fraud that keeps resident children out of their own neighborhood school. We are currently digging into the policies at Carpenter to force the board to adopt a real verification plan instead of their current lazy oversight. Do not think for a second that we are dropping this fight until they address the safety and integrity of our community.
February 13, 2015
The people at the school board have ignored us for too long but this momentum proves they cannot keep hiding from the truth. We are forcing them to look at these disastrous boundary proposals and the fraud that is draining our resources. Stay angry and keep pushing because the district is finally starting to sweat.
Reached 100 supporters
February 13, 2015
38 Comments
The proposed boundary change seems based on over crowding of TK, to change the boundary for the entire school based on this seems an over reach and a drastic measure..
This is a terrible solution for families living in our community. No longer will those families affected be part of the same "neighborhood". No longer will those families be able to walk to their neighborhood school. And there is a real financial consequence. Property values of those homes and condominiums that fall within the affected area will be negatively impacted.
My older childen went to WWC and it was so nice and neighborly to be able to walk to school with all the other families. I have another child starting next year and I live in the western part of the boundry. It would be a traffic nightmare to get to Nora Sterry due to the few access roads crossing the freeway.
breaking up our neighborhood artifically at Westwood Blvd. versus the 405 would dramatically impact of life for those of us who can walk our children the few blocks to Westwood Charter versus forcing us for safety reasons, let alon distance to drive to Nora Sterry. In an already congested neighborhood it makes no sense to redraw school boundaries in a way that will increase traffic.
Please don't redesign the boundaries. it's important to us to have our elementary school be Westwood Charter. This is a big draw in living where we do. This will diminish the community feel we have with our neighbors who send kids to the same school, restrict our ability to walk to school. There must be a better solution.
I strongly support keeping the current boundaries
Please do not change our boundaries. This is exactly why we chose to live where we do.
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The district finally backed down and scrapped the boundary change proposal. This win proves that parents cannot be ignored when we refuse to let them gamble with our children's safety. Stay alert because we will be watching to make sure they stick to their word.
March 12, 2015
Final supporters
Sending children to a school on the other side of the 405 freeway destroys the ability of those families to have their children walk or ride a bike to school and breaks up an existing community. The 405 is a significant barrier -- both physically and by virtue of the traffic that blocks circulation for many hours of the day. In addition, asking children to cross the streets in that area is a serious safety concern.
We are also proposing to implement an address verification plan ASAP. Specifically, model it after Carpenter school in Studio City who came up with a massive plan to verify students addresses by a dedicated LAUSD PSA coordinator with the principle lead. Residents students should have a seat in their resident school and if someone says they're living in our area, we cab use public records to find out if that's true.
WWC is stuck with a policy that is outdated and needs to be addressed promptly. Carpenter Charter, in Studio City, is an affiliated LAUSD charter school. They had a population problem a few years ago and their area is growing. However, they require a much more rigorous way that one can attend:
PSA coordinator (this person is full timeLAUSD employee) to verify address and cross verification on Lexis Nexus
Their Principal goes door to door to verify addresses year long
Home visits are performed each year
Two utility bills (Family must reside in boundary yearly)
'First come, first serve'basis if it becomes overcrowded.
More information about Carpenter policy can be found here:
http://patch.com/california/studiocity/carpenter-hammers-out-plan-to-combat-enrollment-fraud
http://www.dailynews.com/general-news/20130304/parents-allege-massive-enrollment-fraud-at-carpenter-community-charter-in-studio-city
http://ccc-k12-pt.schoolloop.com/file/1410848236630/1405064411615/1565885698253512068.pdf
http://patch.com/california/studiocity/bp--carpenter-community-charter-announces-resident-ap6c9c0223bc
This is an issue that affects the ENTIRE community -- whether folks have kids in school or not. One of the reasons that homes in our area are in high demand has to do with the school. A change in boundaries could have an impact on property values and perhaps this will help to motivate those whose children have grown or who do not track LAUSD issues.
Our new proposal:
1) Implement an address verification plan ASAP, including an allocation of a PSA coordinator (once a week address verifications provided for no charge by LAUSD) and address verification using public records.
2) Emulate Fairburn's enrollment process where enrollment begins on May 1 and stops when they are at capacity. Over enrollment students are directed to Warner avenue.
3) Keep the current boundaries
Updates
February 13, 2015
The administration continues to ignore our concerns about the 405 barrier and the blatant address fraud that keeps resident children out of their own neighborhood school. We are currently digging into the policies at Carpenter to force the board to adopt a real verification plan instead of their current lazy oversight. Do not think for a second that we are dropping this fight until they address the safety and integrity of our community.
February 13, 2015
The people at the school board have ignored us for too long but this momentum proves they cannot keep hiding from the truth. We are forcing them to look at these disastrous boundary proposals and the fraud that is draining our resources. Stay angry and keep pushing because the district is finally starting to sweat.
Reached 100 supporters
February 13, 2015
38 Comments
We moved to Bentley Avenue so our children could attend Westwood Charter. Our children are older now, but I’m very much opposed to splitting the neighborhood by assigning some students to a school on the other side of the 405. It would be a blow to the community that has grown up around WWC.
The proposed boundary change seems based on over crowding of TK, to change the boundary for the entire school based on this seems an over reach and a drastic measure..
This is a terrible solution for families living in our community. No longer will those families affected be part of the same "neighborhood". No longer will those families be able to walk to their neighborhood school. And there is a real financial consequence. Property values of those homes and condominiums that fall within the affected area will be negatively impacted.
My older childen went to WWC and it was so nice and neighborly to be able to walk to school with all the other families. I have another child starting next year and I live in the western part of the boundry. It would be a traffic nightmare to get to Nora Sterry due to the few access roads crossing the freeway.
breaking up our neighborhood artifically at Westwood Blvd. versus the 405 would dramatically impact of life for those of us who can walk our children the few blocks to Westwood Charter versus forcing us for safety reasons, let alon distance to drive to Nora Sterry. In an already congested neighborhood it makes no sense to redraw school boundaries in a way that will increase traffic.
Please don't redesign the boundaries. it's important to us to have our elementary school be Westwood Charter. This is a big draw in living where we do. This will diminish the community feel we have with our neighbors who send kids to the same school, restrict our ability to walk to school. There must be a better solution.
I strongly support keeping the current boundaries
Please do not change our boundaries. This is exactly why we chose to live where we do.
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We moved to Bentley Avenue so our children could attend Westwood Charter. Our children are older now, but I’m very much opposed to splitting the neighborhood by assigning some students to a school on the other side of the 405. It would be a blow to the community that has grown up around WWC.