Last Chance for Romero Transfer Act
The Romero Transfer Act ends December 31st for families looking to enter LAUSD or change schools within LAUSD. The Romero Transfer act is a great option for thousands of LAUSD families who want a choice other than their home high school. For more information on what exactly the Romero Transfer Act is please see least...
Keeping up appearances
Schools should keep their online presence as neat as their physical presence. At least that is what I think after trying to help some students research their school choices. I’m pretty sure I’m missing some things, please add in the comments. Things to do. Best done by breaking these into small tasks. What you...
What Denver can teach LAUSD about choice
Op-ed: Denver Public School system just took a huge step toward making school choice universally accessible. For the 2012-2013 school year parents who want to take advantage of school choice, have a single application for all schools (neighborhood, magnet, charter). Denver is not the same as LAUSD, but much of what Denver is doing could be...
A new style of Magnet Map 2012-13
HopeChangeChoices.org is excited to bring back the Magnet Map. Unfortunately Google has prevented us from creating our traditional style of Magnet Map. Google has given us a new, richer, tool called a fusion table. You now have the ability to set filters to help you select just the schools you want to display. Here is the...
What are your Choices winter edition 2011
School choice for the 2012-2013 school year is almost over. November and December are the most important months for school choice in LAUSD. Magnet, PSC, PWT, and Romero Transfer Act all end in December. Many charter schools will have closed their application window as well. I hope this section helps you launch your search. ...
Changes to LAUSD Choices Application for 2012-13 school year
The biggest change in Chocies (LAUSD Magnet program) this year isn’t any new school, its the application itself. The Choices Application is online. The paper option still exists, but there are two online application options that we think can cover 100% of all parents. It’s not intuitive but HCC is always here to help you...
Is School Choice truly available for the poor
School choice madness in LAUSD is about to start, but I want to get this out before we go too far down the school choice path. I know school choice is stressful. This site started as some buddies and me just publishing what we knew about school choices to make it easier for us to...
HCC’s list of top Schools in Los Angeles (part 3 of 3)
I finally watched Waiting for Superman; unintentionally it highlights the need for an overhaul of how LAUSD handles school choice and parent engagement. I was especially drawn to local protagonist, Daisy’s family, applying her for one of 10 sixth grade slots at Kipp LA Prep which, unlike most middle schools, starts in the 5th grade....
HCC’s list of top Schools in Los Angeles (part 2 of 3)
When it comes to picking a school in the nations second largest school district, you have few metrics to compare schools and equally limited places to get that information. LAUSD has given parents a ridiculous amount of school choices, over 798, but its up to you the parent to compare and pick the schools. Where...
Profiles in Choice: Romero Transfer Act
Name: Romero Transfer Act When is it due: January 1st 2011 for 2011-12 school year Who is it for: Students entering a school ranked in the bottom 10% of the State. Romero Transfer can be done concurrently with any other school choice process. What it does: Families can choose a school with a higher API...
Magnet Time
The Magnet School, Permit with Transport, and Public School Choice application is getting mailed home now. There are lots of changes for the better so lets highlight a few. The list of schools has been redesigned for easy reading. English Version. Spanish Version. Local District Magnet Fairs for LD 3 and LD 4. Both are...
