Can the SCCOE Do More to Insist on Changes to BCS Enrollment?

The following letter was sent to the SCCOE Board on April 22, 2020. It underscores the clear intentions of California state law for charter schools to serve the entire community in districts where they reside, including racial/ethnic, special education, and English learner populations. The author, LASD resident Steve Brown, outlines 10 possible steps the SCCOE could take to insist that Bullis Charter School meet these important obligations”.

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Steve Brown
Publicly Funded Schools Need to Serve Disadvantaged Students

Advertorial that appeared in the Town Crier on April 21, 2020 demonstrates a huge gap in BCS enrollment in meeting the needs of disadvantaged students in the district. This open letter also suggests concrete steps that elected officials and the BCS board can take to address the school’s obligations to these students.

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Editorial Team
Bullis Charter School Is A District-Wide School, Not A Neighborhood School

Advertorial that appeared in the Town Crier on April 7, 2020 calls on BCS, the Los Altos School District and the San Clara Office of Education to take positive steps to ensure that BCS student enrollment fairly represents the underserved students within the district, including English-language learner and socioeconomically disadvantaged students.

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Editorial Team
Letter to the BCS Board Members

This letter seeks to verify that BCS board members are all aware of the current proportional imbalances between BCS enrollment and the Los Altos School Districts student population, including the race, ethnicity, economic, English Learner, and special needs status of students, as well as the impact of BCS out-of-district enrollment on the district’s finances.

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Steve Brown
Letter to SCCOE: We Need a Plan

This letter and accompanying attachment was sent to the County Board of Education on December 16.  The letter appeals to the Board to work with the Los Altos School District to develop a concrete plan for bringing greater balance and equity to Bullis Charter School’s student recruitment and enrollment practices and results.  

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Steve Brown
Letter to County Board Of Education

Long-time LASD resident Steve Brown wrote this letter to the Santa Clara County Board of Education questioning Bullis Charter School’s commitment to addressing the needs of all school district children, including economically disadvantaged and academically challenged students, as well as all ethnic and racial groups in this district.

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