The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) is one of the largest school districts in the United States of America. With over one million children in its system, LAUSD provides an array of programs and opportunities that are geared towards helping students succeed. To date, LAUSD has supported the country’s Juvenile Justice System by providing an education to over 12,000 troubled youth, and has provided 80% of graduating seniors with the necessary tools attend post-secondary schools or obtain a job after high school. The District is constantly inspecting low performing schools, and working with educators to improve student performance.

In spite of recent improvements and contributions, the Los Angeles Unified School District has a long way to go before attaining excellence. While the LAUSD is constantly evaluating school performance, there are still over five hundred low performing schools in the District. These schools are spread out among 43 sub-districts and are home to approximately 645,000 students. Although 645,000 students equals a small percentage in a large district such as LAUSD, the idea of over 600,000 children receiving a poor education is disappointing. According the LAUSD 2009-2010 report, the only action that the District has taken to improve the numbers is to review the records and credentials of educators in low performing schools to ensure that proper assignments were administered. The report says nothing about teachers receiving new assignments or rules concerning classroom conduct; this is unacceptable.

In order to substantially improve the Los Angeles Unified School District, board members must practice accountability and instill such concept in educators.