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Approval of the Renewal Petition for High Tech LA Middle [PUBLIC HEARING]
Charter Schools Division
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Brief Description:
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(Approval of the Renewal Petition for High Tech LA Middle) Recommends approval of the renewal petition for High Tech LA Middle, a Start-Up Independent charter school, located in Board District 3 and Region North, for five (5) years, beginning July 1, 2026, until June 30, 2031, to serve up to 450 students in grades 6-8 in each year of the charter term.
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Recommendation
Action Proposed:
Approve the renewal petition for High Tech LA Middle ("Charter School"), a Start-Up Independent charter school, located in Board District 3 and Region North, for five (5) years, beginning July 1, 2026 until June 30, 2031, to serve up to 450 students in grades 6-8 in each year of the charter term. The recommendation for approval is based on the information set forth in the attached Staff Assessment and Recommendation Report.
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Background:
High Tech LA Middle is a 6-8 school currently serving 277 students on a District Proposition 39 Co-Location site at 5041 Sunnyslope Avenue, Sherman Oaks, CA, 91423 in Board District 3 and Region North. High Tech LA Middle was originally approved by the LAUSD Board of Education on May 9, 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 High Tech LA Middle expires June 30, 2026.
On August 21, 2025, High Tech LA Middle 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 throug...
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