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olok g July 17, 2018 Santa Ana Unified School District Educational Services Stefanie P. Phillips, Ed.D. Alfonso .finteney Ed.D. Deputy Superintendent Superintendent of Schools Mayor Miguel Pulido Santa Ana City Council 20 Civic Center Plaza P.O. Box 1988, M31 Santa Ana, CA 92701 Re: PUBLIC HEARING —AMENDMENT APPLICATION NO. 2018-05 FOR THE EDNOVATE CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL LOCATED AT 1440-1450 EAST SEVENTEENTH STREET— PACIFIC WEST COMMUNITIES, INC., APPLICANT {STRATEGIC PLAN NO. 3, 21 Dear Mr. Pulido, Santa Ana Unified School District (District) wishes to inform you of our interest in Public hearing—Amendment application No. 2018-05 for the Ednovrrte Charter High School Located at 1440-1450 Fast Seventeenth Street — Pacific (Fest Communities, Inc., Applicant [Strategic Plan No. 3, 2) which will come before the Santa Ana City Council meeting tonight on July 17, 2018. We are respectfully requesting that the council DENY the recommended actions outlined in the agenda item 75A-5 Exhibit A, but specifically to the first item which references the rezoning of a properly from ,Single -Family Resident (R-1) to Arterial Conrrnercial (C -S) and a properoj fi•ora Single-FamHy ResidenceIB paridng ,suffix (R -1B) and Arterial Commercial (GS) to theAr•terird Commercial (C-5) zoning district We oppose this request for the following reasons: • By approving this item, the council will in essence be allowing the charter school from growing fiom 220 students to 350 students in the 2019.2020 school year with an overall enrollment of 460 students as cited in the agenda item. We question the charter school's ability in recruiting these students to their intended targets. • An approval for decision would be in direct contrast to the last city council meeting which capped the enrollment of Citrus Springs Charter. • We don't believe a need exists in this area for a high school as students in this area are currently served by our dependent charter, the Advanced Learning Academy which provides students with competency -based learning and an early college program where students will eventually earn college credits leading up to an associative of arts degree in coordination with our educational partner, Santa Ana College; and home to the 2018 National Speech and Debate winners. • Traffic will be added to this area should the charter reach its projections. We welcome the students from Ednovate, or now known as Legacy College Prep by the Orange County Department of Education (OCDE), to enroll in our schools as we provide innovative opportunities across the district. The district has a 93% high school graduation rate and 97% of our students expressing that they will move on to college as success indicators. This year, our students earned $11,272,672 in total FAFSA, Grants, Scholarships, Awards, an indication of academic persistence and rigor. We also offer other programs such as our XQ Super Schools which provides students with project -based and place -based innovative learning environments. We also have an International Baccalaureate program, Filar Academy, Legal Academy, and 32 Career Technical Education (CTE) pathways across the district. 1601 East Chestnut Avenue, Santa Ana, CA 92701-6322, (714) 480-5349 BOARD OF EDUCATION Valerie Amezcua, President • Rigo Rodriguez Ph.D., Vice President Alfonso Alvarez Ed.D., Clerk • Cecilia "Ceei" Iglesias, Member • John Palacio, Member