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Joseph Scollo is a recently retired full-time lecturer of educational leadership, and co-director of the Charter and Autonomous School Leadership Academy at California State University Dominguez Hills (CSUDH).
Dona Stevensis an adjunct professor of school leadership at CSUDH, and was a former interim area superintendent for the Los Angeles Unified School District.
Ellen Pomella is a retired school administrator, and is currently working as a consultant for the Los Angeles School Development Institute.
Acknowledgements
Preface
Introduction
Prologue
Part I – Charter Elementary Schools
1. Fenton Avenue Charter School
Lake View Terrace, CA
2. Antonio Maria Lugo Academy
Huntington Park, CA
3. Milagro Charter School
Los Angeles, CA
4. Synergy Charter Academy
Los Angeles, CA
Part II – Charter Middle Schools
5. Lakeview Charter Academy
Lake View Terrace, CA
6. Valor Academy
Arleta, CA
7. View Park Accelerated Charter School
Los Angeles, CA
Part III – Charter High Schools
8. Bright Star Academy
Los Angeles, CA
9. Environmental Science and Technology High School
Los Angeles, CA
10. Dr. Olga Mohan High School
Los Angeles, CA
11. Port of Los Angeles High School
San Pedro, CA
Part IV – Span Schools
12. Camino Nuevo Charter Academy
Los Angeles, CA
13. Gabriella Charter School
Los Angeles, CA
14. Larchmont Charter School
Los Angeles, CA
15. Magnolia Science Academy
Reseda, CA
16. Our Community
Chatsworth, CA
17. Vaughn Next Century Learning Center
Pacoima, CA
Conclusion
About the Authors
References
The Urban Challenge in Education is an in-depth look at seventeen successful charter schools in Los Angeles. The school portraits are easy-to-read, and exude the passion of the leaders and teachers of these schools. Inside these portraits the reader will find a wealth of information about what it takes to supervise and operate a highly effective charter school.
— Ann Chlebicki, Ed.D., executive director, Charter and Autonomous School Leadership Academy
Joe Scollo and his colleagues do a wonderful analysis of charter schools in L.A. They provide the reader with a useful set of tools that can be used to replicate the success these schools have had in any school throughout the nation. This is must reading for anyone interested in learning about school leadership.
— Antonia Issa Lahera, Ed.D., chair, school leadership program at California State University Dominguez Hills
The authors have put forth an important analysis of charter schools in Los Angeles. They deliver a rich and engaging discussion of the obstacles each school faced and how they overcame these challenges. A provocative work that can serve as a primer for current and future school leaders.
— Roberta Benjamin, Ed.D., former Los Angeles area superintendent for Aspire Public Schools
This anthology shares the very interesting case studies of seventeen unique charter schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District. Anyone interested in learning more about the special challenges of leading charter schools in urban communities will benefit from reading this book. A well-written resource focused on the unique challenges of leading in urban charter schools.
— Keith T. Myatt, Ed.D., instructor, California State University Dominguez Hills