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Approval of the Renewal Petition for New Heights Charter [PUBLIC HEARING]
Charter Schools Division
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Brief Description:
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(Approval of the Renewal Petition for New Heights Charter) Recommends approval of the renewal petition for New Heights Charter, a Middle performing, Start-Up Independent charter school, with a benchmark in the area of academics (English Language Arts for Students with Disabilities), located in Board District 1 and Region South, for five (5) years, beginning July 1, 2027, until June 30, 2032, to serve up to 455 students in grades TK-8 in each year of the charter term.
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Recommendation
Action Proposed:
Approve the renewal petition for New Heights Charter (“Charter School”), a Start-Up Independent charter school, with a benchmark in the area of academics (English Language Arts for Students with Disabilities), located in Board District 1 and Region South, for a term of five (5) years, beginning July 1, 2027, until June 30, 2032, to serve up to 455 students in grades TK-8 in each year of the charter term. Charter School is requesting to reduce enrollment from 465 students to 455 students to align with enrollment projections based on its enrollment trends. The recommendation for approval is based on the information set forth in the attached Staff Assessment and Recommendation Report.
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Background:
New Heights Charter is a TK-8 span school currently serving 395 students on a private facility at 2202 W. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Los Angeles, CA, 90008, and on a District site (Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary) through Proposition 39 at 3989 S. Hobart Blvd., Los Angeles, CA, 90062 in Board District 1 and Region South. New Heights Charter was originally approved by the LAUSD Board of Education on February 21, 2006. On November 24, 2020, the charter school was renewed for a five-year term to serve 465 students in grades TK-8. Pursuant to Education Code section 47607.4, all charter schools whose term exp...
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