Basic Profile

Opened In

2007

Grades

9 through 12

Environment

Urban

Type

District - Pilot

Autonomies

Program

Determine learning program

Set school-level policy

Determine professional development

Determine authorizer assessments

Determine state assessments

Personnel

Select colleagues

Evaluate colleagues

Transfer or terminate colleagues

Determine tenure policy

Select leaders

Administrative

Determine school budget

Set staff pattern

Determine compensation

Determine teacher workday

Set schedule

Teacher Authority Is...

De Jure and De Facto

De jure governing board has authority via MOUs that Belmont Pilot Schools have with the Los Angeles Unified School District, school board, and teacher union (UTLA). Governing board retains some authority, but de facto teachers make decisions in the areas indicated.

About the Learning Program

Guided by established Habits of Mind, students will graduate by demonstrating their mastery of standards-based knowledge and skills through interdisciplinary exhibitions. Civitas students build caring relationships with peers, staff, families, and community members, which foster everyone’s sense of responsibility to oneself and others.