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What happened at this meeting

Board approves Empower Language Academy and High Tech High charter renewals 3:29

  • The board unanimously approved a renewal of the Empower Language Academy charter and, in a separate vote, a material revision to add grades 7 and 8. 3:29
  • The board also unanimously approved renewing the High Tech High charter and a material revision to consolidate its schools into a single TK-12 charter. 24:35
  • The board took up a 2-year renewal for Harriet Tubman Village Charter School, which a staff member said is classified as a low-performing charter school. 41:37
  • The board held public hearings on renewals for Ingenuity Charter School, the O'Farrell Charter School and Gompers Preparatory Academy. 58:30
Item by item (7)
  1. Item 0:03
    • The meeting was called to order, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance and a land acknowledgment video prepared by students. 0:03
  2. Empower Language Academy renewal and revision 3:29
    • The director of the charter schools office said the school requested a 5-year renewal and a material revision to add grades 7 and 8 beginning with the 2028⁠-⁠29 school year. 3:29
    • The staff member estimated an unadjusted annual revenue loss of approximately $179,437 but said the expansion would likely not substantially undermine services at district middle schools. 10:53
    • A trustee asked about staffing the middle grades with multiple subject credentialed teachers, and the staff member said that is not common at district middle schools but is used at charter schools. ~16:07
    • The board unanimously approved the renewal and, in a separate vote, unanimously approved the material revision. 17:53
  3. High Tech High renewal and consolidation 24:35
    • A staff member said the material revision would result in a single TK-12 charter and that the fiscal review projected the fund balance falling below the district's required minimum reserve by '28-'29. 24:35
    • A speaker at public comment thanked the charter school office and district staff for their work on the review and the recommendation to renew High Tech High for another 5 years. 29:33
    • A trustee asked whether school-by-school data would still be available, and a staff member said the district could request site-level data from the school. ~33:09
    • The board unanimously approved the renewal and unanimously approved the material revision. 33:09
  4. Harriet Tubman Village Charter School renewal 41:37
    • A staff member said the school is eligible for a 2-year renewal term beginning July 1st, 2027, and ending June 30th, 2029, based on its classification as a low-performing charter school. 41:52
    • The staff member said the district interprets the Ed Code to allow 2 renewals for a low-performing school and that the school submitted a written corrective action plan. 45:31
    • A staff member said charter schools are capped at the district's rate for concentration funding and that the district has advocated for them to receive the full amount. 55:00
  5. Ingenuity Charter School public hearing 58:30
    • A staff member said the school seeks a 5-year term beginning July 1st, 2027, serves grades 6 through 12 at 3 sites, and staff will bring a recommendation at a subsequent date. 1:00:54
    • Speakers at public comment described the school's flexible learning model, and one speaker said attendance rose from 60% to over 85% in the past 3 years. 1:02:24
    • The vice president asked about enrollment changes, and a speaker for the school said it monitors enrollment monthly and projected 250 in its renewal petition. 1:12:52
  6. O'Farrell Charter School public hearing 1:17:01
    • A staff member said the school seeks a 7-year term due to its high-performing classification and staff will bring a recommendation at a subsequent date. 1:17:21
    • A speaker for the school said it serves 1,835 students in grades TK through 12. 1:18:19
    • A trustee said African American students at the school performed on average 23.6 points above the statewide average over the past 3 years. ~1:29:07
  7. Gompers Preparatory Academy public hearing 1:36:23
    • A staff member said the school seeks a 5-year renewal, serves grades 6 through 12 at a district site, and staff will bring a recommendation at a subsequent date. 1:36:47
    • Speakers at public comment who said they graduated from the school described their college studies and careers. 1:38:09

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Video: posted by the district as “Board of Education Regular Charter Meeting, October 6, 2026”