"We have learned to be citizens of the world,
members of the human community."
Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Fourth Inaugural Address, January 20, 1945.
Citizens of the World Charter Hollywood: A Public School (CWC) will be a tuition-free and non-sectarian public K-8 school serving a socio-economically, culturally and racially diverse community in the heart of Hollywood. We will open in September 2010 with 60 students each in grades K-1, expanding annually until we ultimately serve grades K-8.
CWC's Charter Petition was unanimously approved by the Board of Education of the Los Angeles Unified School District at a public hearing on March 23, 2010! Board Member Steve Zimmer and the Executive Director of the Innovation and Charter Schools Division, Parker Hudnut, both noted on the record that CWC's petition was "one of the best" they have seen.
PUBLIC NOTICE RE: MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF CITIZENS OF THE WORLD CHARTER HOLLYWOOD: A PUBLIC SCHOOL
Date: Friday, August 20, 2010
Time: 3:00 p.m.
Location: Chapman Bird Grey & Tessler, Inc.
1990 S. Bundy Dr., Suite 200, LA, CA 90025
The following board members will be calling in to the meeting from the following locations:
- Devy Schonfeld – 627 S. Euclid Ave. Pasadena, CA 91106
- Kate Sobel – 6523 ½ Orange St. Los Angeles, CA 90048
- Dan Neiman – 4430 Morella Ave. Studio City, CA 91607
SCHOOL SITE: CWC will be co-located on the beautiful campus of Le Conte Middle School in 2010-11. For more information, please click here. Please do NOT call or visit the Le Conte campus! Please direct your questions to us at 323.454.2220 or info@citizensoftheworld.org.
MAILING LIST: If you would like to join our mailing list to receive regular updates about CWC, please click here.
PUBLIC NOTICE RE: MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF CITIZENS OF THE WORLD CHARTER HOLLYWOOD: A PUBLIC SCHOOL
Date: Friday, August 20, 2010
Time: 3:00 p.m.
Location: Chapman Bird Grey & Tessler, Inc.
1990 S. Bundy Dr., Suite 200, LA, CA 90025
AGENDA
I) Welcome & Call to order
II) Invitation for Public comment
III) Discussion and Approval of administrative services contract (ACTION ITEM)
IV) Discussion and Approval to Amend Bylaws (ACTION ITEM)
V) Adjourn
I) Welcome & Call to order
II) Invitation for Public comment
III) Discussion and Approval of administrative services contract (ACTION ITEM)
IV) Discussion and Approval to Amend Bylaws (ACTION ITEM)
V) Adjourn
The following board members will be calling in to the meeting from the following locations:
- Devy Schonfeld – 627 S. Euclid Ave. Pasadena, CA 91106
- Kate Sobel – 6523 ½ Orange St. Los Angeles, CA 90048
- Dan Neiman – 4430 Morella Ave. Studio City, CA 91607
SCHOOL SITE: CWC will be co-located on the beautiful campus of Le Conte Middle School in 2010-11. For more information, please click here. Please do NOT call or visit the Le Conte campus! Please direct your questions to us at 323.454.2220 or info@citizensoftheworld.org.
MAILING LIST: If you would like to join our mailing list to receive regular updates about CWC, please click here.
WHAT IS A CHARTER SCHOOL?
Charter schools are public schools created by parents, educators and communities and run by a Board of Directors. Charter schools strive to provide innovation in the classroom and give families an alternative choice to traditional public schools. Los Angeles Unified School District today has more than 160 charter schools, many of which are out-performing traditional public schools and comprise the top-ranking schools in the district. A "charter" is essentially a contract with the school district in which the school is given some freedoms in how it operates, but is in turn held to higher standards. Students at charter schools must participate in the same standardized testing that all public school students must take, and are taught by certified teachers. Unlike traditional public schools, if charter schools do not meet and exceed performance standards, they are shut down.
Charter schools provide an alternative to traditional public schools. Currently, public school options in central Hollywood are almost all under-performing. The California Department of Education evaluates all public schools in California using, among other measures, an Academic Performance Index (API). On this 1,000 point scale, the state expects each school to reach a minimum score of 800. Schools that fail to make adequate progress toward their "growth target" each year are placed on "Program Improvement" status. Currently four of the seven elementary schools, and both middle schools in Central Hollywood, are in Program Improvement status.
By comparison, Larchmont Charter School, with a similar curriculum to CWC's, had a 2009 API of 889 in just its fourth year of operations, and has more than 1,000 families on its waiting list to enroll. Open Charter Magnet School, the first charter school in Los Angeles and another of our model schools, had a 2009 API of 883; similar examples of charter schools out-performing traditional public schools abound.
CWC will be high-performing school, with curriculum based on some of the best public and private schools in Los Angeles and nationwide. Providing a continuous K-8 program will enable our students to make a seamless transition to middle school in a small learning community. Our students will not only meet and exceed state testing standards, but learn to think creatively and critically, learn to love learning, and become productive, caring and responsible citizens of the world.
Thanks again for your interest in attending Citizens of the World Charter School!
Citizens of the World Charter School
1316 N. Bronson Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90028
Charter schools provide an alternative to traditional public schools. Currently, public school options in central Hollywood are almost all under-performing. The California Department of Education evaluates all public schools in California using, among other measures, an Academic Performance Index (API). On this 1,000 point scale, the state expects each school to reach a minimum score of 800. Schools that fail to make adequate progress toward their "growth target" each year are placed on "Program Improvement" status. Currently four of the seven elementary schools, and both middle schools in Central Hollywood, are in Program Improvement status.
| LAUSD SCHOOLS IN CENTRAL HOLLYWOOD |
# of Students | Program Improvement Status? | Met School-wide Growth Target | 2008 API score | 2009 API Score | API +/- Change |
| Cheremoya (K-6) | 292 | No | No | 786 | 783 | -3 |
| Grant Ave. (K-5) | 676 | Yes | No | 734 | 744 | +10 |
| Selma Ave. (K-6) | 389 | Yes | Yes | 731 | 741 | +10 |
| Hollywood Primary Ctr. (K-3) | 231 | No | Yes | 823* | 868 | +45 |
| Santa Monica Blvd. (preK-6) | 912 | Yes | No | 705 | 723 | +18 |
| Vine Street (K-5) | 568 | Yes | No | 716 | 742 | +26 |
| Valley View (K-6) | 218 | No | Yes | 764 | 827 | +63 |
| Le Conte Middle School (6-8) | 1,703 | Yes | No | 677 | 694 | +17 |
| Bancroft Middle School (6-8) | 1,270 | Yes | No | 693 | 703 | +10 |
| Source: www.cde.ca.gov/ds | ||||||
By comparison, Larchmont Charter School, with a similar curriculum to CWC's, had a 2009 API of 889 in just its fourth year of operations, and has more than 1,000 families on its waiting list to enroll. Open Charter Magnet School, the first charter school in Los Angeles and another of our model schools, had a 2009 API of 883; similar examples of charter schools out-performing traditional public schools abound.
CWC will be high-performing school, with curriculum based on some of the best public and private schools in Los Angeles and nationwide. Providing a continuous K-8 program will enable our students to make a seamless transition to middle school in a small learning community. Our students will not only meet and exceed state testing standards, but learn to think creatively and critically, learn to love learning, and become productive, caring and responsible citizens of the world.
Thanks again for your interest in attending Citizens of the World Charter School!
Citizens of the World Charter School
1316 N. Bronson Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90028