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Denial of the Renewal Petition for Ingenium Charter Middle [PUBLIC HEARING]
Charter Schools Division
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Brief Description:
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(Denial of the Renewal Petition for Ingenium Charter Middle) Recommends denial of the renewal petition for Ingenium Charter Middle, a Start-Up Independent charter school, located in Board District 4 and Region North, for five (5) years, beginning July 1, 2026, until June 30, 2031, to serve up to 270 students in grades 6-8 in each year of the charter term.
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Action Proposed:
Adopt the denial of the renewal charter petition for Ingenium Charter Middle ("Charter School"), a Start-Up Independent charter school, located in Board District 4 and Region North, and adoption of the attached Findings of Fact in Support of Denial of the Renewal Charter Petition for Ingenium Charter Middle.
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Background:
Ingenium Charter Middle is a 6-8 school currently serving 195 students on a District Proposition 39 Co-Location (Sutter Middle School) at 7330 Winnetka Avenue, Winnetka, CA, 91306 in Board District 4 and Region North. Ingenium Charter Middle was originally approved by the LAUSD Board of Education on February 12, 2013. On November 7, 2017, the charter school was renewed for a five-year term to serve 270 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 Ingenium Charter Middle expires June 30, 2026.
On August 20, 2025, Ingenium Charter 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 a...
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