Charter Oversight
Office of Innovative Schools and Charter Oversight
Sacramento City Unified School District is guided by the goal that all students be given an equal opportunity to graduate with the greatest number of postsecondary choices from the widest array of options. One of the ways we accomplish this is through the authorization of independent and dependent charter schools.
Charter schools are tuition-free public schools that are independently operated under the supervision of SCUSD. The State of California Educational Code and related laws govern charter school oversight and authorization.
Please direct any inquiries about SCUSD’s authorized schools or authorizer practices to the Director of Innovative Schools, Amanda Goldman at amanda-goldman@scusd.edu or (916) 643-9428.
Please see below for a list of SCUSD charter schools.
- Aspire Capitol Heights Academy
- Bowling Green Charter McCoy Academy
- Bowling Green Charter Chacon Language & Science Academy
- California Montessori Project - Capitol Campus
- Capitol Collegiate Academy
- George Washington Carver School of Arts and Science
- Growth Public Schools
- Language Academy of Sacramento
- New Joseph Bonnheim Community Charter
- Sacramento New Technology High School
- SAVA-SCUSD
- St. HOPE: Public School 7 (PS7)
- St. HOPE: Sacramento Charter High School
- Sol Aureus College Preparatory
- The Met Sacramento
- Yav Pem Suab Academy
Charter Petitions
Below are the most current charter petitions approved by the Sacramento City Unified School Board. Please note that all legislative action extended all charter terms due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Renewals begin again in the 2024-25 school year. As renewal petitions are submitted and reviewed, they will be linked on the Charter Renewal Page. Once petitions are approved, they will be updated here.
- Aspire Capitol Heights Academy (approved)
- Bowling Green (approved)
- California Montessori Project (approved)
- Executive Summary on California Montessori Project - Capitol Campus's Petition for Renewal
- Capitol Collegiate Academy (approved)
- Executive Summary on Capitol Collegiate Academy's Petition for Renewal
- Capitol Heights Academy - Aspire (approved)
- George Washington Carver (approved)
- Growth Public Schools (approved)
- Growth Public Schools: Amendment 1 to the Petition (approved)
- Language Academy of Sacramento - Petition (approved)
- Language Academy of Sacramento - Response to CRT Analysis (approved)
- New Joseph Bonnheim - Petition (approved)
- New Joseph Bonnheim - Response to CRT Analysis (approved)
- NorCal Trade and Tech (approved)
- Sacramento New Technology (approved)
- SAVA-SCUSD (approved )
- Sol Aureus College Preparatory_Revised (approved)
- St. HOPE: Public School 7 (approved)
- St. HOPE: Sacramento Charter High School (approved)
- The MET (approved)
- Yav Pem Suab Academy (approved)
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Charter Schools Annual Report
UNDERSTANDING OVERSIGHT
Charter school governing boards and leadership are the primary leaders in the oversight of their school(s). They are responsible for providing high-quality, equitable academic programs to all enrolled students, providing fiscal oversight for their school(s), and ensuring compliance with all federal, state, and local laws and regulations. District authorizers act as an additional layer of oversight for charter schools within their purview to verify that all programs are high quality and accessible for all students.