New Charter School
Posted by LorreW1 at 5/7/2008 9:04 PM and is filed under uncategorized 
There has been discussion within the community about whether or not the Conejo Valley School District should turn Meadows Elementary School into a Charter School for Arts And Technology. What do you think?
That would be wonderful. A great way to keep the neighborhood intact and save property values, as well as keeping the students in the district. A public Charter School would be a great addition to our public school system. They are planning on it being an arts and technology school which is going to bring fresh, innovative ideas to our elementary level students which they can take with them to our CVUSD middle schools and high schools. I also hear talk of partnering with the CVUSD on these ideas and possibly having some open after school programs to share with the other schools in the district. All around it seems like it would benefit everyone!
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Would love to see innovative ideas tested out at a Charter School. There are some positive ways that a Charter can work with local school districts; hope it's a success!
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Absolutely! It is critical to the entire community that we retain a good public elementary school in this facility! Sending our children to other schools only serves to overcrowd them. Further, to retain property values in our community we need to have a public elementary school in our neighborhood. Meadows has an outstanding academic track record. A conversion charter would only enhance what is currently in place - offering a seamless transition to our children. This is not an attack on the district. Everyone knows the difficulties the school board faces with the state making dramatic cuts to their budgets. This is a solution to their problem. rather than close the school and have parents move outside the district or to private schools, a charter school will keep kids in the district - feeling them into public middle schools and high schools. There is no cost to the public with this course of action. And while the school board is making plans to start magnet schools which will be a draw for the community, it takes a long time to become a magnet school. Charter can create a magnet environment with arts and technology immediately - becoming a school that will actually attract families to our community. It is win/win.
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