John Lindner wrote:
>
> At 8:41 PM -0800 2/25/98, Linda Purrington wrote:
> >I've attached the references from the CA dept of education on
> >single-gender academies. Now, does anyone know what legal challenges
> >are being mounted, and where these single-gender academies are now being
> >set up, and what funds are being used for them? Linda Purrington
> ><lpurring@earthlink.net>
>
> Glancing briefly through the Education Code sections you cited, it appears
> these schools are being established as a form of magnet or alternative
> school, under a district's existing authority to do so. I couldn't say
> whether this is legal or not, and I'm not aware of any challenges currently
> underway.
>
> It may not be possible to challenge them until they're actually applied for
> and/or established.
>
> The second code section below doesn't specify what the funding source is,
> so I'd guess it's from the General Fund allocation to the State Department
> of Education.
>
> Take care,
>
> John
>
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>
> California Education Code
>
> 58523. (a) The governing board of a school district receiving a
> grant pursuant to this chapter shall establish a single gender
> academy as a magnet school pursuant to its general power established
> under Section 35160 or an an alternative education magnet school
> pursuant to Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 58500).
> (b) The governing board of a school district receiving a grant
> pursuant to this chapter shall provide a detailed report of the
> relative success of the single gender academy to the Superintendent
> of Public Instruction, Department of Finance, office of the
> Legislative Analyst, Joint Legislative Budget Committee, Senate
> Committee on Education, and to the Assembly Committee on Education on
> or before January 1, 2000.
>
> 58524. The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall allocate two
> hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) for each single gender
> academy established pursuant to this chapter to the school district
> establishing the academy.
>
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> jlindner@davis.ogsd.k12.ca.us
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>
> Third Grade Teacher/Technology Co-coordinator
> San Anselmo Elementary School
> 6670 San Anselmo Way
> San Jose, California, 95119 USA
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