by Apperson Elementary PTA in support of dahlia heights pta
Thursday, June 21, 2012 at 8:05pm
UPDATE: Media Release
Los Angeles – The Los Angeles Unified School District has seen $2.2 billion dollars cut from its budget over the last 5 years, consequently many programs are suffering or cut entirely. The 2012 budget includes a $7.5 million cut to the Beyond the Bell branch, which will eliminate:
1. The Youth Services after school program.
2. The outdoor education programs at Clear Creek and Point Fermin.
3. The All District Honor Marching Band, which has marched in the Rose Parade for forty years.
Board Member Kayser will host an emergency press conference on the topic.
When: Friday, June 22, 2012 @ 10:30AM Where: Dahlia Heights Elementary School
5063 Floristan Ave (Eagle Rock area off the 134 and the 2 freeways)
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CONFIRMED SPEAKERS
Karla Alonzo – Parent at Dahlia Heights Elementary (Spanish speaker) Katya Bozzi - Executive Director, STAR Education
Hon. Jackie Goldberg – former LA City Council & School Board member and LACERS Founder
Sweet Alice Harris – Community Leader Bennett Kayser – LAUSD Boardmember Hon. John Kim – Advancement Project James Ream – Los Angeles School Police Association
Jose Sigala – The After School Action Coalition (Spanish speaker)
Karen Staron - Delevan Drive Elementary Parent and PTA Boardmember
Sharon Sticker - Founder of LACERS After School Program at Irving Middle School
…and many parents and their children modeling their new latchkeys
Since 1915 LAUSD has provided families with after school options. Acknowledging the value to the community, the City of Los Angeles previously funded two hours of after school programming at a cost of $3.5 million annually but cancelled the monies in 1999.
Notes Boardmember Kayser, “We simply cannot dump 42,000 children onto the city streets and into latchkey status. If the safety of our children is the top priority, our budget and the city’s must reflect it. This is a disaster that can and must be avoided.”
Youth Services is the free “open playground” program that operates at all elementary and middle schools from the end of the school day until 6 p.m., and is available to students in grades 2 through 8. All 566 elementary and middle schools will lose the Youth Services program, which serves 42,000 children after school daily. At 71 sites, Youth Services is the only after school program on campus.
The Clear Creek and Point Fermin Outdoor Education Centers which together serve 11,000 students each year, will be closed. The All District Honor Band, a 360-member student ensemble of drum majors, musicians and flag carriers, will end, as will the 40-year partnership between the Band and the Tournament of Roses Parade and other high profile events. Elimination of the Youth Services program will also negatively impact grant-funded arts, music and sports programs that require Youth Services to operate.
For more information go to: https://www.change.org/petitions/john-deasy-superintendent-save-the-beyond-the-bell-youth-services-after-school-programs
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