BOARD OKS STATE FUNDS FOR CHARTER SCHOOL TO SERVE EXPELLED KIDS.Byline: Naush Boghossian Staff Writer GLENDALE Glendale. 1 City (1990 pop. 148,134), Maricopa co., S central Ariz., adjacent to Phoenix; inc. 1910. It is located in a rich agricultural region irrigated by the Salt River project. Glendale has become one of the fastest-growing U.S. - A charter school for up to 400 underachieving, expelled or court-referred students is expected to open next fall, with school board members this week accepting $358,305 in startup funds from the state. The Glendale Community Learning Center, which would serve students ages 12-19, would be the first charter school in the Glendale Unified School District The Glendale Unified School District is a school district based in Glendale, California, United States. The school district serves the city of Glendale, portions of the city of La Cañada and the unincorporated communities of Montrose and La Crescenta. . ``It's something that is needed here,'' school board member Mary Boger said Wednesday. ``When we suspend or expel ex·pel tr.v. ex·pelled, ex·pel·ling, ex·pels 1. To force or drive out: expel an invader. 2. students, they have limited choices as to where they can go to continue their education.'' The district cannot now teach students once they've been expelled or are on long-term Long-term Three or more years. In the context of accounting, more than 1 year. long-term 1. Of or relating to a gain or loss in the value of a security that has been held over a specific length of time. Compare short-term. suspension from its schools. In order to return to the district, students must prove they have met requirements including receiving counseling and completing a certain number of units. Normally, the district would send expelled students to other school districts or to charter schools in neighboring neigh·bor n. 1. One who lives near or next to another. 2. A person, place, or thing adjacent to or located near another. 3. A fellow human. 4. Used as a form of familiar address. v. cities, but board members and district counselors had recently begun asking for a local program that would accommodate those students so they would be able to return to a regular school and function well. ``Sometimes we get our kids back and they have not achieved at the same level that our students in our classrooms are achieving, so when they come back they're behind their classmates Classmates can refer to either:
The new school would have a curriculum built around the district's standards in English, language arts language arts pl.n. The subjects, including reading, spelling, and composition, aimed at developing reading and writing skills, usually taught in elementary and secondary school. , math and science. With targeted instruction, district officials hope to help students transition back into their regular school easier. ``It will be important to have a plan to close the gap kids will come to the school with,'' said Michael Seaton, director of instructional support services support services Psychology Non-health care-related ancillary services–eg, transportation, financial aid, support groups, homemaker services, respite services, and other services for the district. A charter school does not operate under the same restraints as a traditional public school and has the flexibility to target its students' needs with more specific solutions, officials said. The school is scheduled to open in September 2004. The district plans to begin the process of hiring a planning administrator and creating a board of directors who will oversee the operation of the school. Startup funds will pay for initial costs including professional development, leasing a space and operating the school. Once the school opens its doors, all expenses and operational costs would come from funds generated by student attendance. Naush Boghossian, (818) 546-3306 naush.boghossian(at)dailynews.com |
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