RES-2015-128 RESOLUTION NO. 2015- 128
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ANAHEIM SUPPORTING THE PARENTS OF CHILDREN
ATTENDING PALM LANE ELEMENTARY UNDER THE
PARENT TRIGGER LAW.
WHEREAS, every California child deserves the opportunity to have quality education;
and
WHEREAS, over 1000 schools have been rated by the State of California as chronically
failing to provide a yuality education to the children attending those schools; and
WHEREAS, public charter schools are a proven model for providing quality education to
the children they serve; and
WHEREAS, California's state legislature in 2010 passed Senate Bill 54, "Public Schools:
Race to the Top," commonly known as the "Parent Trigger Law;" and
WHEREAS, the Parent Trigger Law, among other things, permits parents of students in
non-performing schools to convert their children's schools into independent public charter
schools by submitting petitions signed by parents of a majority of the students at a particular
school; and
WHEREAS, Palm Lane Elementary School in Anaheim has been listed by the State of
California as a failing school for over 12 years; and
WHEREAS, on January 14, 2015, parents or guardians of nearly 70% of the children
enrolled at Palm Lane Elementary School in Anaheim, exercising their rights under the Parent
Trigger Law, submitted signed petitions calling for Palm Elementary School to be converted into
an independent public charter school.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Anaheim as
follows:
l. The Anaheim City Council supports the parents of children attending Palm Lane
Elementary School in exercising their legal right under California's Parent Trigger
Law to seek the conversion of Palm Lane Elementary School into an independent
public charter school, and encourages the Anaheim City School District to work
cooperatively with these parents.
2. The Anaheim City Council encourages the Anaheim City School District, if the
Parent Trigger Law petition meets the valid signature threshold, to implement the
Parent Trigger Law and do all it can to ensure Palm Lane Elementary School's
successful conversion into an independent public charter school.
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THE FOREGOING RESOLUTION is approved and adopted by the City Council of the
City of Anaheim this 24th day of February , 2015, by the following roll call vote:
AYES: �Yor Tait, Council Members Kring and Murray
NOES: ��cil Members Brandman and Vanderbilt
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
CITY OF ANAHEIM
By:
MAYOR OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM
ATTEST:
ITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM
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