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California Department of Education
Executive Office
SBE-002(REV.01/2011) / memo-saftib-csd-apr16item01
memorandum
Date: / April21, 2016
TO: / MEMBERS, State Board of Education
FROM: / TOM TORLAKSON, State Superintendent of Public Instruction
SUBJECT: / State Board of Education-Authorized Charter Schools: Charter Schools Annual Report.

Summary of Key Issues

This Information Memorandum provides an executive level summary of information regarding the State Board of Education (SBE)-authorized charter schools, including the 2015 California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) Results by pupil groups for English Language Arts/Literacy (ELA), Mathematics. The CDE notes that like the new learning goals they were designed to measure, the CAASPP tests in ELA and mathematics are too fundamentally different from the previous California Standards Tests (CST) to make any reliable comparisons between previous CST scores and the CAASPP scores. That is why the 2015 CAASPP scores are better thought of as a starting point — a baseline for the progress the CDE expect pupils to make over time. Also included in this Memorandum are the 2015 CST Results by pupil groups for Science, and the Local Control Accountability Plans (LCAP) for each of the SBE-authorized charter schools. As a charter authorizer, the SBE must provide oversight monitoring of the charter schools it authorizes. The SBE has delegated this responsibility to the California Department of Education (CDE); therefore, in the course of oversight monitoring, the CDE requested a2014–15 LCAP Executive Summary from each of the SBE-authorized charter schools.For those charter schools that were not in operation during the 2014–15 school year, the CDE requested a 2015–18 LCAP development plan to include the dates during the current school year that the charter school is meeting to consult with stakeholder groups to develop the LCAP. The documents each SBE-authorized charter submitted areprovided as separate attachments to this Information Memorandum. Additionally, each attachment includes specific information for each charter school.

SBE-Authorized Charter Schools Information

In 2015–16 the SBE currently authorizes the following 19 charter schools which operate a total of 25 sites.

1 / Academia Avance Charter
2 / Anahuacalmecac International University Preparatory of North America
3 / Barack Obama Charter
4 / Baypoint Preparatory Academy
5 / High Tech High - Statewide Benefit (operating six sites)
6 / Lifeline Education Charter
7 / Magnolia Science AcademySanta Ana
8 / Mission Preparatory
9 / New West Charter
10 / Olive Grove Charter
11 / OnePurpose
12 / Paramount Collegiate Academy
13 / Ridgecrest Charter
14 / San Francisco Flex Academy
15 / Synergy Education Project
16 / The New School of San Francisco
17 / The School of Arts and Enterprise
18 / Thrive Public
19 / Wei Yu International Charter (will begin operation in 2016–17 )

Location by County of SBE-Authorized Charter Schools in 2015–16:

Contra Costa / 1
Kern / 1
Los Angeles / 6
Orange / 1
Riverside / 1
Sacramento / 1
San Diego / 2
San Francisco / 4
Santa Barbara / 1
Santa Clara / 1

Total 2014–15 School Year Enrollment by Grade Levels for SBE-Authorized Charter Schools:

Kindergarten / 418
Grade 1 / 397
Grade 2 / 396
Grade 3 / 372
Grade 4 / 304
Grade 5 / 256
Grade 6 / 614
Grade 7 / 644
Grade 8 / 645
Grade 9 / 793
Grade 10 / 784
Grade 11 / 696
Grade 12 / 593
Total / 6,912

Dataquest report located at

Total 2014–15 School Year Percent of Enrollment by Ethnic Designation for SBE-Authorized Charter Schools

Hispanic or Latino / 49.9
American Indian or Alaska Native / 0.5
Asian / 3.2
Pacific Islander / 0.2
Filipino / 2.9
African American / 15.7
White / 23
Two or More Races / 3
None Reported / 1.7

Dataquest report located at

Summary of Local Control Funding Formula Requirements

For purposes of the Local Control Funding Formula, charter schools are considered to be operating as a Local Educational Agency (LEA) and therefore, are required to annually adopt an LCAP. The LCAP must be adopted by June 30 of each year. The LCAP must include a description of (1) the LEA’sannual goals, for all pupils and for each subgroup of pupils, for each of the applicable state priority areas and any additional local priority goals; and (2) the specific actions and strategies to achieve those goals. The state priority areas include both academic and school climate measures, such as the implementation of common core standards, expansion of parent involvement, performance on state and local assessments, graduation rates, percentage of pupils completing University of California and California State University admission requirements, English learner reclassification rates, and pupil suspension and absenteeism rates. Each SBE-authorized charter schoolmust ensure that the LCAP is adopted by the charter school’s governing board, after consultation with parent advisory committees, pupils (if applicable), and other stakeholder groups. Additionally, each LEA is required to complete an Annual Update of the current year LCAP. The Annual Update must be adopted by June 30 of each year.

Attachment(s)

Attachment 1:Academia Avance Charter (8 Pages)

Attachment 2:Anahuacalmecac International University Preparatory of North America (10 Pages)

Attachment 3:Barack Obama Charter (7 Pages)

Attachment 4:Baypoint Preparatory Academy (2 Pages)

Attachment 5:High Tech Elementary Chula Vista (11 Pages)

Attachment 6:High Tech Middle Chula Vista (9 Pages)

Attachment 7:High Tech High Chula Vista (9 Pages)

Attachment 8:High Tech Elementary North County (10 Pages)

Attachment 9:High Tech Middle North County (9 Pages)

Attachment 10:High Tech High North County (7 Pages)

Attachment 11:Lifeline Education Charter (8 Pages)

Attachment 12:Magnolia Science AcademySanta Ana (11 Pages)

Attachment 13:Mission Preparatory (8 Pages)

Attachment 14:New West Charter (10 Pages)

Attachment 15:Olive Grove Charter (3 Pages)

Attachment 16:OnePurpose (4 Pages)

Attachment 17:Paramount Collegiate Academy (5 Pages)

Attachment 18:Ridgecrest Charter (10 Pages)

Attachment 19:San Francisco Flex Academy (9 Pages)

Attachment 20:Synergy Education Project (6 Pages)

Attachment 21:The New School of San Francisco (6 Pages)

Attachment 22:The School of Arts and Enterprise (9 Pages)

Attachment 23:Thrive Public (9 Pages)

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