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Parents, students urge Ventura Unified to pause 'uncoring' and schedule changes at De Anza's IDE Academy
Summary
Scores of parents, students and community members told the Ventura Unified board Nov. 19 that recent decisions to ‘‘uncore’’ middle-school classes and alter the block/cohort schedule at De Anza were made without adequate notice. Speakers asked the board to pause changes and allow time for transparent review and alternatives.
Dozens of parents, students and community members urged the Ventura Unified School District Board of Education on Nov. 19 to pause recent changes they say will alter the De Anza IDE Academy’s block schedule and cohort structure.
Parents including Kelly Perry and Cameron Perry described a lack of notice and said the district’s decision to “uncore” middle-school classes and consider deblocking was made without school- or parent-level transparency. "This decision was made at the district level without any parent notification," Kelly Perry told trustees, adding that the IDE Academy’s block schedule and integrated…
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