This letter discusses the under-enrollment of English Learner students, particularly Hispanic students.
Read MoreDistrict resident Steve Brown sent this letter to the SCCOE board highlighting under-enrollment at Bullis Charter School of Economically Disadvantaged students, particularly Hispanic students. Bullis has received a notice of concern from the board about its inadequate enrollment of underserved students.
Read MoreLASD resident Steve Brown submitted the following comments in writing to SCCOE Board on its meeting of May 20, 2020. His comments ask the board to further revise SCCOE policy to explicitly emphasize the need for charter schools in Santa Clara Count to serve economically disadvantaged students.
Read MoreThe 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”.
Read MoreAdvertorial 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.
Read MoreAdvertorial 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.
Read MoreThis 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.
Read MoreThis 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.
Read MoreLong-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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