Michael Betti: Keep Broadway Mandarin Immersion in Venice

The Issue

Principal Wang of Broadway elementary brought a Mandarin program to a school that was rapidly losing families and teachers, turning it into a thriving school where parents in Venice want to send their children again. Now that it is a success, LAUSD wants to move it to another location. The school has increased support and raised money for local parks and inadvertently decreased crime in that area. It has brought beautification to a street that people would have avoided in the past, created a safe environment for local children and brought children in from surrounding areas. By moving the program, you displace many local Venice families who believed that Broadway's Mandarin Immersion school would be their local school.

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The Issue

Principal Wang of Broadway elementary brought a Mandarin program to a school that was rapidly losing families and teachers, turning it into a thriving school where parents in Venice want to send their children again. Now that it is a success, LAUSD wants to move it to another location. The school has increased support and raised money for local parks and inadvertently decreased crime in that area. It has brought beautification to a street that people would have avoided in the past, created a safe environment for local children and brought children in from surrounding areas. By moving the program, you displace many local Venice families who believed that Broadway's Mandarin Immersion school would be their local school.

The Decision Makers

Claudia Vizcarra
Claudia Vizcarra
Deputy Chief of Staff
Steve zimmer
Steve zimmer
Board member district 4 LAUSD
Dr. John e. deasy
Dr. John e. deasy
Superintendent LAUSD

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Petition created on February 12, 2013