A partnership agreement unanimously approved by San Diego Unified School District (SDUSD) trustees July 29 will give La Jolla Cluster Association\u2019s (LJCA\u2019s) five schools greater flexibility and autonomy over their hiring practices, student selection and academics.
\nA geographic-based school “cluster” includes a high school and the middle and elementary schools feeding into them. The La Jolla cluster includes La Jolla High, Muirlands Middle and Bird Rock and La Jolla and Torrey Pines Elementary schools.
\nThe partnership agreement was the culmination of three years’ negotiation between La Jolla Elementary School principal Donna Tripi, Muirlands Middle School teachers Julie Latta and Rob Tindall and parent Fran Shimp with SDUSD superintendent Cindy Marten.
\nThe final agreement hammered out between the La Jolla Schools\u2019 governance teams and SDUSD includes a number of changes:
\n\u2022 La Jolla schools will be able to seek new teachers from among all qualified applicants rather than the traditional “post-and-bid” hiring policy, which limits job openings to the five most senior applicants. Teacher union approval will be required for anyone hired under the new system, which breaks fresh ground in union-based hiring practices.
\n\u2022 La Jolla schools are allowed more freedom in structuring their curriculums and choosing textbooks.
\n\u2022 The new agreement fits with SDUSD\u2019s neighborhood-centered educational approach embodied in its Vision 2020 plan.
\nAny changes proposed by any of the five La Jolla schools in the partnership agreement must be put in writing to an SDUSD official to be approved or rejected within 10 business days.
\n“It was gratifying to hear our superintendent and school board members praise the inclusive process,” said LJCA in a press release. “What we have created can truly be called community-based education reform. We look forward to working alongside the district with a new level of mutual respect and transparency through our new partnership agreement.”
\nLa Jolla Cluster is held in high esteem at San Diego Unified, as its student test scores are historically among the highest in the district.
\nThe cluster also has a tradition of independence. Previously, La Jolla High won some academic autonomy from SDUSD after threatening to become an independent charter school.
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