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Bullis Charter School (BCS) is a public charter school located in Los Altos, California, USA, for grades kindergarten through eighth. As the Santa Clara County Office of Education charters the school, BCS operates independently of the Los Altos School District (LASD). BCS differentiates itself from the LASD schools by providing "Focused Learning Goals", full-time teaching specialists in the arts and sciences, a Mandarin language program, and optional after-school activities. The school is funded in approximately equal parts from state funding and parent donations.〔http://www.bcsfoundation.com/〕 ==History== BCS was founded by local residents as a reaction to the decision of 10 February 2003 by the Los Altos School District (LASD) Board to close Bullis Elementary School in Los Altos Hills (this school later re-opened as Gardner Bullis School in 2008). Because of the nature of the school's origin, the background and motivation behind the school's creation are an important part of its history. The Los Altos School District ran a parcel tax campaign in 2002, Measure A, and indicated the money was necessary to maintain the current schools and their quality. There was no mention of a school closure if the measure passed. Within one week of achieving a 70% passing vote the LASD Board of Trustees began the process of selecting a school to close. Many in the Los Altos Hills and University Avenue area of Los Altos felt betrayed by the District and its board. It was this more than anything else that began the process of distrust and disengagement of many of these parents. A citizen's committee from across the community was formed to select which school to close. From the their perspective, the Los Altos Hills school was the smallest and easiest to close. The result was essentially three factions of disgruntled parents. One faction simply accepted what happened and moved on. Another faction worked with the District for several more years to re-open the closed school, which eventually succeeded five years after its original closure. A third faction opened Bullis Charter School. After the school's original charter application was twice rejected by the local school district, the school is now chartered by the County of Santa Clara. The school now resides in a location shared with Egan Junior High School. The school exists alongside of the original school it was intended to replace and reportedly draws many more applications than spots that are available, although now only approximately 25% of the school's attendees reside in the attendance area of the temporarily closed school which this school was created to replace. While many parents are apparently interested in the "alternate" approach of the school (as evidence from the school's application numbers which are reported by the school itself), many have raised questions for the need for this in (a district which is already considered high performing ). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bullis Charter School」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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