General Waiver

Page 1 of 3

California Department of Education

Executive Office

SBE-003 (REV. 11/2017)

ssb-csd-mar18item11

ssb-csd-mar18item11

Page 1 of 2

California State Board of EducationMarch 2018 AgendaItem#19

Subject

Approval of the Charter School Numbers Assigned to Newly Established Charter Schools.

Type of Action

Action, Information

Summary of the Issue

The State Board of Education (SBE) is responsible for assigning a number to each approved charter petition. California Department of Education (CDE) staff present this routine request for assignment of charter numbers as a standard action item.

Recommendation

The CDE recommends that the SBE assign a charter number to each charter school identified in Attachment 1.

Brief History of Key Issues

Since the charter school law was enacted in 1992, the SBE has assigned numbers to 1,918 charter schools, including some approved by the SBE after denial by local educational agencies. Separate from that numbering system, seven all-charter districts have been jointly approved by the State Superintendent of Public Instruction and the SBE.

California Education Code Section 47602 requires the SBE to assign a number to a charter school that has been approved by a local entity in the chronological order in which it was received. Each number assigned shall correspond to a single petition that identifies a charter school that will operate within the geographic and site limitations of this part. Charter schools that share educational programs and serve similar pupil populations may not be counted as separate schools. This numbering system ensures that the state stays within a statutory cap on the total number of charter schools authorized to operate within California. The cumulative statutory cap for the fiscal year 2017–18 is 2,150. The statutory cap is not subject to waiver.

The charter schools listed in Attachment 1 were recently authorized by local boards of education as noted. A copy of the charter petition is on file in the Charter Schools Division.

Summary of Previous State Board of Education Discussion and Action

The SBE is responsible for assigning a number to each approved charter petition. The CDE presents this routine request for assignment of charter numbers as a standard action item.

Fiscal Analysis

There is no fiscal impact to the state resulting from the assignment of numbers to recently authorized charter schools.

Attachment

  • Attachment 1: Assignment of Numbers for Charter School Petitions (3 Pages)

ssb-csd-mar18item11

Attachment 1

Page 1 of 3

Attachment 1: Assignment of Numbers for Charter School Petitions

Number / Term / Charter Name / County / Authorizing Entity / Classroom-Based/
Nonclassroom-Based
1919 / 7/1/2018 – 6/30/2023 / Vista Norte Public Charter School / San Bernardino / Helendale Elementary School District / Nonclassroom-Based
1920 / 7/1/2018 – 6/30/2023 / New Day Academy / Shasta / Whitmore Union Elementary School District / Nonclassroom-Based
1921 / 7/1/2018 – 6/30/2023 / Odyssey Charter School (OCS) -South / Los Angeles / Pasadena Unified School District / Classroom-Based
1922 / 7/1/2017 – 6/30/2022 / Entrepreneur High School / San Bernardino / San Bernardino City Unified School District / Classroom-Based
1923 / 7/1/2018 – 6/30/2023 / Elite Academic Academy – Lucerne / San Bernardino / Lucerne Valley Unified School District / Nonclassroom-Based
1924 / 7/1/2018 – 6/30/2023 / Elite Academic Academy – Mountain Empire / San Diego / Mountain Empire Unified School District / Nonclassroom-Based
1925 / 7/1/2018 – 6/30/2023 / STEM Preparatory Elementary School / Los Angeles / Los Angeles Unified School District / Classroom-Based
1926 / 7/1/2018 – 6/30/2023 / Valley International Preparatory High School / Los Angeles / Los Angeles Unified School District / Classroom-Based
1927 / 7/1/2018 – 6/30/2023 / Rise Kohyang Elementary School / Los Angeles / Los Angeles Unified School District / Classroom-Based
1928 / 7/1/2018 – 6/30/2023 / PRIME School / Los Angeles / Los Angeles Unified School District / Classroom-Based
1929 / 7/1/2018 – 6/30/2023 / High Tech LA Middle School / Los Angeles / Los Angeles Unified School District / Classroom-Based
1930 / 7/1/2018 – 6/30/2023 / Vista Condor Global Academy / Orange / Orange County Department of Education / Classroom-Based
1931 / 7/1/2018 – 6/30/2021 / Soleil Academy / Los Angeles / Los Angeles County Office of Education / Classroom-Based
1932 / 7/1/2018 – 6/30/2023 / Palm Lane Elementary Charter / Orange / Anaheim Elementary School District / Classroom-Based
1933 / 7/1/2018 – 6/30/2023 / Invictus Academy of Richmond / Contra Costa / Contra Costa County Office of Education / Classroom-Based
1934 / 7/1/2018 – 6/30/2023 / Diego Valley East Public Charter School / San Diego / Julian Union School District / Nonclassroom-Based
1935 / 7/1/2018 – 6/30/2023 / Audeo Charter School 3 / San Diego / Escondido Union High School District / Nonclassroom-Based
1936 / 7/1/2018 – 6/30/2023 / Perseverance Preparatory School / Santa Clara / California State Board of Education / Classroom-Based

Created by the California Department of Education, Charter Schools Division

February 2018