WHEREAS,​ seven out of eight African American public school students are enrolled in 
district-run schools, and 
WHEREAS, ​there is a severe and persistent African American achievement gap 
throughout the State of California in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Math, 
WHEREAS, ​African American students across California scored 35 percent proficiency 
in ELA on the California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress as 
compared to 49 percent proficiency by all students; and 
WHEREAS, ​African American students across California scored 22 percent proficiency 
in Math on the California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress as 
compared to 38 percent proficiency by all students; and 
WHEREAS, ​the California State NAACP supported AB 2635 (​Weber​) to add African 
American students to the Local Control Funding Formula because African American 
Students are the lowest performing subgroup other than students with disabilities; and 
WHEREAS,​ the top ten school districts with the highest enrollment of African American 
students are Los Angeles Unified, Oakland Unified, Long Beach Unified, San Diego 
Unified, Elk Grove Unified, Sacramento City Unified, Fresno Unified, San Bernardino 
Unified, West Contra Costa Unified and Moreno Valley Unified; and 
WHEREAS, ​these school districts have an average African American achievement gap 
of 14.5 percent in ELA and 15.2 percent in Math when compared to the performance of 
all students; and   
WHEREAS,​ African American students are three times more likely to be suspended 
than white students in California public schools; and 
WHEREAS, ​African American students are more likely to be suspended for the same 
offenses committed by white students in California public schools; and 
WHEREAS, ​the role of the NAACP as a civil rights organization is to advocate for 
expanded opportunities for African American students; and 
WHEREAS, ​the NAACP must hold all public schools to high academic standards for 
African American student achievement; and 
WHEREAS,​ the academic performance of African American students must be the sole 
determinant of school district decision making rather than the financial benefit that a 
school district derives from public school funding generated by African American 
students; and 
 
NAACP San Diego Branch Counter-Resolution on Charter Schools 
(submitted in cooperation with NAACP Lake Elsinore/Southwest Riverside County Branch) 
 

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 WHEREAS, ​public charter schools prioritize communities of highest need; and 
WHEREAS,​ there are only ten public schools in California with majority African 
American student enrollment that perform in the top half of student performance 
statewide in ELA and Math and eight of those schools are charter public schools and 
WHEREAS,​ according to California’s Legislative Analyst’s Office, African American 
families are more likely to choose public charter schools than other ethnic subgroups; 
and 
WHEREAS, ​public charter schools serve nearly 50,000 African American students 
across California; and 
WHEREAS, ​African American students enrolled in public charter schools achieve 
academic outcomes exceeding their peers in district-run schools; and 
WHEREAS, ​public charter schools are public schools overseen and authorized by 
publicly elected school boards; and 
WHEREAS, ​public charter schools are bound by California’s AB 1360 (Bonta) to 
provide enrollment access for all students; and 
WHEREAS, ​public charter schools are required by law to be transparent through the 
passage of California’s SB 126 (​Leyva​); and 
WHEREAS,​ the California legislature’s passage of AB 406 (​McCarty​) eliminated 
for-profit public charter schools. 
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, ​that the NAACP supports all educational options for 
African American students that produce positive results; and,   
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED,​ that the NAACP ends its call for a moratorium on public 
charter schools; and 
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, ​that the NAACP calls on the California Legislature to 
develop and enforce robust public school accountability measures; and  
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED, ​that the NAACP supports quality public education for all 
African American children and recognizes the importance of parent choice. 

 
Clovis Honoré 
President, NAACP San Diego Branch 

 
 

 
Steve Dorner 
Secretary, NAACP San Diego Branch 

 
 
NAACP San Diego Branch Counter-Resolution on Charter Schools 
(submitted in cooperation with NAACP Lake Elsinore/Southwest Riverside County Branch) 
 

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