do County before moving to Natomas
Charter School four years ago. She says
the daily 45-minute commute each way
was worth it. “I’ve never had a principal
as good as I’ve had at Leading Edge,”
she says, adding that she is given au-
tonomy to develop her own curriculum.
“But I’m also supported incredibly well
with focused professional development
and time.”
Ultimately, it’s the freedom for flex-
ibility and innovation that supporters
point to as the upsides of charter schools
— something appreciated by teachers,
parents and students. As reforms likely
proceed under the new administration,
Petersen and others within the move-
ment don’t want lawmakers to lose sight
of what proponents say charters provide
children. For example, she says Gate-
way serves at-risk teenagers who may be
credit deficient, pregnant or adjudicated
and who don’t do well in the traditional
setting. “Charters are not an attempt to
harm the traditional system,” she says.
“They are the greatest attempt to serve
those who have the most need and are
not being met.”
Many of those who want reform
want it done in a way that continues to
allow charters to deploy unique teach-
ing methodology, like Natomas Char-
ter’s Leading Edge Academy, and free-
dom from some bureaucracy — but not
at the expense of transparency. “I think
it’s time for us to come together and
realize there are some things we can
easily resolve that will cut down on the
abuses,” Garbolino-Mojica says. “When
you cut down on the abuses, at the end
of the day, you’re making good deci-
sions for kids. And at the end of the day,
everybody wants to have a high-quality
education for their child, and I think
we can do that through a combination
of high-quality traditional schools and
high-quality charters.” n
Sena Christian is the managing editor
for Comstock’s. On Twitter @SenaC-
Christian or www.senachristian.com.
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