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Denial of the Renewal Petition for PREPA TEC - Los Angeles [PUBLIC HEARING]
Charter Schools Division
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Brief Description:
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(Denial of the Renewal Petition for PREPA TEC - Los Angeles) Recommends denial of the renewal petition for PREPA TEC - Los Angeles, a Start-Up Independent charter school, located in Board District 5 and Region East, for five (5) years, beginning July 1, 2026, until June 30, 2031, to serve up to 388 students in grades 6-8 in each year of the charter term.
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Recommendation
Action Proposed:
Adopt the denial of the renewal charter petition for PREPA TEC - Los Angeles ("Charter School"), a Start-Up Independent charter school, located in Board District 5 and Region East, and adoption of the attached Findings of Fact in Support of Denial of the Renewal Charter Petition for PREPA TEC - Los Angeles. The school is requesting to reduce enrollment capacity from 504 to 388 students to align with its enrollment projections based on its enrollment trends in the current term.
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Background:
PREPA TEC - Los Angeles is a 6-8 school currently serving 309 students on a private facility at 8001 Santa Fe Avenue, Walnut Park, CA, 90255 in Board District 5 and Region East. PREPA TEC - Los Angeles was originally approved by the LAUSD Board of Education on January 15, 2013. On December 5, 2017, the charter school was renewed for a five-year term to serve 504 students in grades 6-8. 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 PREPA TEC - Los Angeles expires June 30, 2026.
On August 21, 2025, PREPA TEC - Los Angeles submitted its charter renewal petition application to the Cha...
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