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Approval of the Renewal Petition for Stella Middle Charter Academy [PUBLIC HEARING]
Charter Schools Division
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Brief Description:
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(Approval of the Renewal Petition for Stella Middle Charter Academy) Recommends approval of the renewal petition for Stella Middle Charter Academy, a Start-Up Independent charter school, located in Board District 1 and Region West, for five (5) years, beginning July 1, 2026, until June 30, 2031, to serve up to 560 students in grades 5-8 in each year of the charter term.
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Recommendation
Action Proposed:
Approve the renewal petition for Stella Middle Charter Academy ("Charter School"), a Start-Up Independent charter school, located in Board District 1 and Region West, for five (5) years, beginning July 1, 2026 until June 30, 2031, to serve up to 560 students in grades 5-8 in each year of the charter term. The school is requesting to decrease enrollment from 750 to 560 to align with the school's 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:
Stella Middle Charter Academy is a 5-8 span school currently serving 481 students on a private facility at 4301 West Martin Luther King Junior Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA, 90008 in Board District 1 and Region West. Stella Middle Charter Academy was originally approved by the LAUSD Board of Education on March 11, 2003. On December 5, 2017, the charter school was renewed for a five-year term to serve 750 students in grades 5-8. 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 Stella Middle Charter A...
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