Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) Superintendent of Schools David L. Brewer III and Board President Mónica García will be joined by President and CEO of Los Angeles Urban League Blair Taylor, President and CEO of the Tom and Ethel Bradley Foundation Greg Franks, and others to announce that the Crenshaw High School (CHS) community and staff have voted to enter into the LAUSD’s Innovation Division (iDivision) with local partners, L. A. Urban League, the Bradley Foundation, and the University of Southern California Rossier School of Education.

With the unofficial count done, more than 93% of eligible faculty and teachers voted and of that, 80% voted for the LAUSD iDivision change. Ninety percent of voting parents also supported the iDivision change. In a symbolic vote last week, Crenshaw High School students also voted in favor to join the iDivision by a margin of nearly 90%.

The proposed Network Partners for CHS: L.A. Urban League, the Bradley Foundation and USC will be responsible for helping to create infrastructure and provide resources to facilitate success.

In 2007, LAUSD established the Innovation Division to provide school communities with a new opportunity to accelerate learning through the principles of teacher, parent and student empowerment, partnership with strong community organizations, and accountability for improved academic achievement.