DISTRICT TO RECONSIDER CUTS IN CITY OF ANGELS PROGRAM.Byline: Jennifer Radcliffe Staff Writer Under pressure from parents and teachers, Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. Unified leaders agreed on Thursday to reconsider re·con·sid·er v. re·con·sid·ered, re·con·sid·er·ing, re·con·sid·ers v.tr. 1. To consider again, especially with intent to alter or modify a previous decision. 2. a plan that would drastically reduce enrollment in a popular independent studies program. To save about $2 million, LAUSD LAUSD Los Angeles Unified School District (Los Angeles, CA) leaders proposed last month limiting the City of Angels program to about 1,600 students at eight sites. About 3,000 students now attend at 45 store-front campuses. ``I'm so infuriated in·fu·ri·ate tr.v. in·fu·ri·at·ed, in·fu·ri·at·ing, in·fu·ri·ates To make furious; enrage. adj. Archaic Furious. ... Eight centers will not serve the needs,'' said Linda Guthrie, a vice president for United Teachers Los Angeles. ``We're talking about student survival.'' About 50 parents and students attended the Los Angeles Unified School District's curriculum committee meeting Thursday to ask that the program be maintained and possibly even expanded. ``You can't argue with results. The proof is in the pudding pudding. Early writers on cookery class puddings and dumplings together. The earliest puddings were boiled in a bag or cloth. Later they were placed in a buttered bowl, covered with a cloth, and steamed. The baked or chilled puddings evolved even later. ,'' said parent Jerry Leichtling, who credits City of Angels with keeping his 16-year-old son in school. While board members said they weren't convinced that the cuts need to be so drastic, they also said they would like to see the program gain accreditation accreditation, n a process of formal recognition of a school or institution attesting to the required ability and performance in an area of education, training, or practice. and make other management and instructional improvements. ``More questions have been asked than answered today,'' said board member Jon Lauritzen, adding that school board members plan to discuss City of Angels again next month. City of Angels is part of the district's Options program, which serves 12,000 students who are sick, below grade level or otherwise don't fit in at traditional schools. Some home-schooled children also utilize the classes, which meet for about an hour a week. Jennifer Radcliffe, (818) 713-3722 jennifer.radcliffe(at)dailynews.com |
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