The district has formally confirmed that all faculty qualifications and compensation structures will remain unchanged. This reversal secures the future of the Lab Schools exactly as we intended. We will monitor the upcoming budget cycles to ensure these standards are integrated into the permanent operational plan.
May 17, 2019
Final supporters
We, the undersigned (families, students, faculty guild, other union and community members), stand together in support of our Child Development Center (CDC) Lab Schools.
Child Development Center Lab Schools fulfill three purposes:
- To provide high quality care and education for young children while their student parents enroll in courses to obtain a college education
- To provide college students who are majoring in child development and related disciplines with direct supervised experience in a high quality early childhood setting in order to complete their coursework, certificates, degrees, transfer requirements, and entry into the workforce
- To demonstrate high quality best practices in the field of early childhood education as a model for students, parents, faculty and the community at large
The success of this program depends on leadership provided by a highly trained, knowledgeable and experienced faculty director and teachers. With this support, our campuses experience increased enrollment, retention and student success for our student parents, as well as for the students who participate throughout the year with mentoring, coaching, supervision and support services.
Due to recent legislation, there will be an increase in the CDC operational expenses. This increase is leading to discussions regarding faculty staff classifications, with the threat of reducing the qualifications and compensation of the teachers and directors.
We cannot compromise the standards of this program that has such a vital impact on the care and education of young children, the opportunity for a college experience for student parents, and the success and completion of required coursework for our child development students.
We, the undersigned (families, students, faculty guild, other union and community members), stand together in support of our Child Development Center (CDC) Lab Schools.
Updates
March 7, 2019
The petition reached 500 signatures this morning. I have requested a formal meeting with the district board to address the proposed changes to teacher qualifications and staff compensation.
Reached 500 supporters
March 6, 2019
February 27, 2019
The administration has agreed to a meeting regarding the faculty staff classifications following the recent increase in support. I am currently drafting a formal brief to outline why maintaining current teacher qualifications remains essential for our lab school standards.
Reached 100 supporters
February 27, 2019
173 Comments
My child has really settled in well and grown up so much since she arrived to LAVC Child Development Center. It is mainly due to the teachers welcoming her straight away. I recognize this center being one of the most organized and well developed center for our kids' care.
My daughter spent 2 years as a student at the Child Development center. She is doing amazing in school due to the incredible experience she received from the teachers at the Center. They are not babysitters, they are teachers and should be acknowledged and paid as teachers.
Our campus community deserves quality care, instruction, and support. Too often, child care is seen as simply placing a child in a safe box, with no regard for the fact that a child needs and desires an environment that stimulates learning and social development.
It is important that we recognize the need for child development as an important component of the educational process for young children and student teachers. It should be treated like any other discipline and the teachers should continue to maintain the status as any other faculty member.
The child development center provides a high quality essential service for students with young children. Many of our students will be unable to attend classes and pursue their academic goals without this service.
This is a big help not just for the children, but for our communities as well.
We should never lower our standards when selecting the most qualified individuals to care for our children. This would also open the district up to liability to below standard care?
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The district has formally confirmed that all faculty qualifications and compensation structures will remain unchanged. This reversal secures the future of the Lab Schools exactly as we intended. We will monitor the upcoming budget cycles to ensure these standards are integrated into the permanent operational plan.
May 17, 2019
Final supporters
We, the undersigned (families, students, faculty guild, other union and community members), stand together in support of our Child Development Center (CDC) Lab Schools.
Child Development Center Lab Schools fulfill three purposes:
- To provide high quality care and education for young children while their student parents enroll in courses to obtain a college education
- To provide college students who are majoring in child development and related disciplines with direct supervised experience in a high quality early childhood setting in order to complete their coursework, certificates, degrees, transfer requirements, and entry into the workforce
- To demonstrate high quality best practices in the field of early childhood education as a model for students, parents, faculty and the community at large
The success of this program depends on leadership provided by a highly trained, knowledgeable and experienced faculty director and teachers. With this support, our campuses experience increased enrollment, retention and student success for our student parents, as well as for the students who participate throughout the year with mentoring, coaching, supervision and support services.
Due to recent legislation, there will be an increase in the CDC operational expenses. This increase is leading to discussions regarding faculty staff classifications, with the threat of reducing the qualifications and compensation of the teachers and directors.
We cannot compromise the standards of this program that has such a vital impact on the care and education of young children, the opportunity for a college experience for student parents, and the success and completion of required coursework for our child development students.
We, the undersigned (families, students, faculty guild, other union and community members), stand together in support of our Child Development Center (CDC) Lab Schools.
Updates
March 7, 2019
The petition reached 500 signatures this morning. I have requested a formal meeting with the district board to address the proposed changes to teacher qualifications and staff compensation.
Reached 500 supporters
March 6, 2019
February 27, 2019
The administration has agreed to a meeting regarding the faculty staff classifications following the recent increase in support. I am currently drafting a formal brief to outline why maintaining current teacher qualifications remains essential for our lab school standards.
Reached 100 supporters
February 27, 2019
173 Comments
The CDC provides clinical hours for our pediatric nursing students. It allows them to see growth and development in the toddlers and preschoolers that they cannot see in the hospital when the children are sick. It is a vital part of our curriculum.
My child has really settled in well and grown up so much since she arrived to LAVC Child Development Center. It is mainly due to the teachers welcoming her straight away. I recognize this center being one of the most organized and well developed center for our kids' care.
My daughter spent 2 years as a student at the Child Development center. She is doing amazing in school due to the incredible experience she received from the teachers at the Center. They are not babysitters, they are teachers and should be acknowledged and paid as teachers.
Our campus community deserves quality care, instruction, and support. Too often, child care is seen as simply placing a child in a safe box, with no regard for the fact that a child needs and desires an environment that stimulates learning and social development.
It is important that we recognize the need for child development as an important component of the educational process for young children and student teachers. It should be treated like any other discipline and the teachers should continue to maintain the status as any other faculty member.
The child development center provides a high quality essential service for students with young children. Many of our students will be unable to attend classes and pursue their academic goals without this service.
This is a big help not just for the children, but for our communities as well.
We should never lower our standards when selecting the most qualified individuals to care for our children. This would also open the district up to liability to below standard care?
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The CDC provides clinical hours for our pediatric nursing students. It allows them to see growth and development in the toddlers and preschoolers that they cannot see in the hospital when the children are sick. It is a vital part of our curriculum.