Four more Southern California charter schools are certified
Seventeen charter schools -- only four of them in Southern California -- were honored for their performance today by the California Charter Schools Assn. The schools were added to a list, now up to 73, of "certified charter schools," singled out for their adherence to high academic, fiscal, ethical and governance standards. Gary Larson, a spokesman for the association, said the certification process is similar to that which most California schools undergo when they are accredited by the Western Assn. of Schools and Colleges, but "a little more rigorous."
Caprice Young, president and chief executive of the association, said the schools "are paving the way for continued success and accountability in California’s charter school movement.”
The four SoCal schools were Environmental Charter High School in Lawndale, NEW Academy Canoga Park, Palisades Charter High School in Pacific Palisades and Temecula Preparatory School in Winchester.
Why so few in the south? Larson said it could be a fluke, and noted that Los Angeles and San Diego counties dominate the overall list of certified charters with 15 and eight schools, respectively. The school district with the most certified charters overall is Los Angeles Unified, with an even dozen.
The full list of 73 charters is here. More information about the certification program is here. For the list of the 17 newly certified charters, click below.
California's newly certified charter schools:
Alameda Community Learning Center, Alameda
Alianza Charter School, Watsonville
Archway Academy Charter School, Modesto
Bay Area Technology School (Bay Tech), Oakland
Camptonville Academy (C.O.R.E.), Nevada City
CORE Butte Charter School, Nevada City
Cypress Charter School, Santa Cruz
East Oakland Leadership Academy, Oakland
Eel River Charter School, Covelo
Environmental Charter High School, Lawndale
NEW Academy Canoga Park, Canoga Park
Palisades Charter High School, Pacific Palisades
Six Rivers Charter School, Arcata
Summit Preparatory Charter High School, Redwood City
Temecula Preparatory School, Winchester
University Preparatory School, Redding
West Park Charter Academy, Fresno
