WESTSIDE : Magnet to Become First Charter School in District
The Los Angeles school board Thursday allowed a small Westside magnet school to break away from many state and local education codes to become the district’s first so-called charter school.
The 400-student Open School has asked for autonomy to design and test innovative teaching methods. Under the plan approved by six board members with one abstention, the school will secede from the district over five years. In the meantime, it will allow the district to handle such duties as school maintenance and transportation.
With charter status, the elementary school can hire its own teachers and other experts without seeking waivers from the district. Its education programs involve teaching methods that mix children of all ages in clusters.
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