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Parents and staff urge renewal of CCLA charter as board seeks details on proposed 9–12 expansion and virtual high‑school model
Summary
At a public hearing on CCLA's charter renewal, dozens of parents, students and teachers urged the board to renew and preserve the TK–8 bilingual program; trustees pressed presenters for more detail on the proposed 9–12 senior high model, use of virtual coursework and enrollment/funding implications.
The Santa Rosa City School Board opened a public hearing April 22 on the Santa Rosa Language Academy (CCLA/CCLA) charter renewal and material revisions that would expand the dual‑language program toward a TK–12 model.
Interim Principal Gabriela Mendoza Torres and charter committee members described current programming (TK–8 dual language with about 761 students) and proposed updates including a plan to offer more Spanish instruction in grades 7–8, an expansion to include high‑school options via…
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