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Denial of the Renewal Petition for Matrix for Success Academy [PUBLIC HEARING]
Charter Schools Division
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Brief Description:
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(Denial of the Renewal Petition for Matrix for Success Academy) Recommends denial of the renewal petition for Matrix for Success Academy, a Start-Up Independent charter school, located in Board Districts 5 and 2 and Region East.
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Action Proposed:
Adopt the denial of the renewal charter petition for Matrix for Success Academy ("Charter School"), a Start-Up Independent charter school, located in Board Districts 5 and 2 and Region East, and adoption of the attached Findings of Fact in Support of Denial of the Renewal Charter Petition for Matrix for Success Academy.
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Background:
Matrix for Success Academy is a 9-12 span school currently serving 274 students on private facilities at 1010 E. 34th St., Los Angeles, CA, 90011 and 700 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 400, Los Angeles, CA, 90017 in Board Districts 5 and 2 and Region East, respectively. Matrix for Success Academy was originally approved by the LAUSD Board of Education on June 13, 2017. Pursuant to Education Code section 47607.4, all charter schools whose term expires on or between January 1, 2022, and June 30, 2025, inclusive, shall have their term extended by two years, and all charter schools whose term expires on or between January 1, 2024, and June 30, 2027, inclusive, shall have their term extended by one additional year. Thus, by operation of law, the charter term for Matrix for Success Academy expires June 30, 2026. Matrix for Success Academy was designated by the State as a Dashboard Alternative School Status (DASS) school in July of 2019.
On August 21, 2025, Matrix for Success Academy submitted its charter renewal petition application to the Charter Schools Division seeking to continue operations of its independent charter school. The 90-day statutory timeline for Board action on this petition runs through November 19, 2025...
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