Provide Stability for CA’s Charter Schools – Continue Pandemic Protections and Extend Charter Petitions Now
After nearly three years of the pandemic, California’s public-school students require stability in their education, deserve full focus and attention on recovery, and their post-pandemic educational and emotional needs; getting students back on track will take multiple levels of supports.
Charter public schools must be renewed periodically, but they were granted a two-year extension due to the impact the pandemic had on our schools and a suspension of state testing. However, the pandemic and impacts has lasted longer than anticipated. As a result, the necessary data for charter renewal decisions is inadequate due to data gaps and testing suspensions caused by the pandemic. Reinstating charter renewals at this time would create incredible uncertainty for charter schools and be an unnecessary distraction from the critical task at hand – serving our students.
TAKE ACTION NOW to urge your Senator to support SB 739 (Alvarado-Gil) which extends pandemic protections for California’s charter schools by extending ALL charter school petition terms by one year.
Provide Stability for CA’s Charter Schools – Continue Pandemic Protections and Extend Charter Petitions Now
After nearly three years of the pandemic, California’s public-school students require stability in their education, deserve full focus and attention on recovery, and their post-pandemic educational and emotional needs; getting students back on track will take multiple levels of supports.
Charter public schools must be renewed periodically, but they were granted a two-year extension due to the impact the pandemic had on our schools and a suspension of state testing. However, the pandemic and impacts has lasted longer than anticipated. As a result, the necessary data for charter renewal decisions is inadequate due to data gaps and testing suspensions caused by the pandemic. Reinstating charter renewals at this time would create incredible uncertainty for charter schools and be an unnecessary distraction from the critical task at hand – serving our students.
TAKE ACTION NOW to urge your Senator to support SB 739 (Alvarado-Gil) which extends pandemic protections for California’s charter schools by extending ALL charter school petition terms by one year.