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California Department of Education
SBE-003 (REV 4/17/07)
sdob-csd-mar08item01 / ITEM # 37

/ CALIFORNIA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
MARCH 2008 AGENDA

SUBJECT

Assignment of Numbers for Charter School Petitions / Action
Information
Public Hearing
RECOMMENDATION /

The California Department of Education (CDE) recommends that the State Board of Education (SBE) assign charter numbers to the charter schools identified on the attached list.

SUMMARY OF PREVIOUS STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION DISCUSSION AND ACTION /

The SBE is responsible for assigning a number to each approved charter petition. On the advice of legal counsel, CDE staff presents this routine request for assignment of charter numbers as a standard action item.

Since the charter school law was enacted in 1992, the SBE has assigned numbers to 971 charter schools, including some approved by the SBE after denial by the local educational agencies. Separate from that numbering system, nine all-charter districts which have a total of 17 school sites, have been jointly approved by the State Superintendent of Public Instruction and the SBE. Of the 971 charter schools numbered, approximately 700 are operating in the 2007-08 school year.

SUMMARY OF KEY ISSUES /

The law allows for the establishment of charter schools. A charter school typically is approved by a local school district or county office of education. The entity that approves a charter is also responsible for ongoing oversight. A charter school must comply with all the provisions of its charter, but is exempt from many statutes and regulations governing school districts.

California Education Code Section 47602 requires the SBE to assign a number to each charter school that has been approved by a local entity in the chronological order in which it was received. This numbering ensures that the state stays within a statutory cap on the total number of charter schools authorized to operate. The statutory cap is not subject to waiver. During 2007-08, the statutory cap is 1,150. The charter schools listed in Attachment 1 were recently approved by local boards of education as noted. Copies of the charter petitions are on file in the Charter Schools Division.

SUMMARY OF KEY ISSUES (Cont.) /

The charter schools listed in Attachment 1 were recently approved by local boards of education as noted. Copies of the charter petitions are on file in the Charter Schools Division.

FISCAL ANALYSIS (AS APPROPRIATE) /

There is essentially no fiscal impact directly resulting from the assignment of numbers to recently authorized charter schools. To the extent numbered schools serve students, they report average daily attendance and receive funding from certain federal, state, and local sources.

ATTACHMENT(S) /

Attachment 1: Assignment of Numbers for Charter School Petitions (1 Page)

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March 2008 STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING

Assignment of Numbers for Charter School Petitions

Number / Charter Name / County / Authorizing Entity / Charter School Contact /
972 / ACE Charter School / Santa Clara / Santa Clara County Office of Education / Greg Lippman
1100 Shasta Ave.
San Jose, CA 95126
408-677-1546
973 / Manzanita Public Charter School / Santa Barbara / Lompoc Unified School District / Kathy Grbac
410 South D Street
Lompoc, CA 93436
805-736-1738
974 / Palm Desert Middle Charter School / Riverside / Desert Sands Unified School District / Sallie Fraser
74-200 Rutledge Way
Palm Desert, CA 92260
760-862-4320
975 / The Academy Charter School / Fresno / Parlier Unified School District / Rebecca Mendibles
407 S. Clovis Ave., #109
Fresno, CA 93727
559-452-0881
976 / KIPP San Jose Collegiate / Santa Clara / East Side Union High School District / Melissa Gonzales
c/o KIPP Heartwood Academy
1250 South King Road
San Jose, CA 95122
408-728-2688
977 / Wilder’s Preparatory Academy Charter Middle School / Los Angeles / Inglewood Unified School District / Raymond Wilder
830 North La Brea Ave.
Inglewood, CA 90302
310-671-5578
978 / Downtown College Prep Alviso / Santa Clara / Santa Clara Unified School District / Dan Cochran
1460 The Alameda
San Jose, CA 95126
408-271-1730

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