Amended
IN
Assembly
March 30, 2017 |
Assembly Bill | No. 1536 |
Introduced by Assembly Member Grayson |
February 17, 2017 |
The Charter Schools Act of 1992 provides for the establishment and operation of a charter school, as prescribed. Existing law states that the Legislature’s intent in enacting the act is to provide opportunities for teachers, parents, pupils, and community members to establish and maintain schools that operate independently from the existing school district structure as a method to accomplish specified goals.
This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to the latter provision.
It is the intent of the Legislature, in enacting this part, to provide an opportunity for teachers, parents, pupils, and community members to establish and maintain schools that operate independently from the existing school district structure as a method to accomplish all of the following:
(a)Improve pupil learning.
(b)Increase learning opportunities for all pupils, with special emphasis on expanded learning experiences for pupils who are identified as academically low achieving.
(c)Encourage the use of different and innovative teaching methods.
(d)Create new professional opportunities for teachers, including the opportunity to be responsible for the learning program at the schoolsite.
(e)Provide parents and pupils with expanded choices in the types of educational opportunities that are available within the public school system.
(f)Hold the schools established under this part accountable for meeting measurable pupil outcomes, and provide the schools with a method to change from rule-based to performance-based accountability systems.
(g)Provide vigorous competition within the public school system to stimulate continual improvements in all public schools.