Centinela
Environmental Charter High School v. Centinela Valley Union High School District
Opinion
Opinion
Ashmann-Gerst, J.
The trial court directed appellant Centinela Valley Union High School District (Centinela) to make school facilities available to respondent Environmental Charter High School (Environmental) pursuant to Education Code section 47614. Centinela appeals on the grounds that Environmental did not provide documentation for its facilities request and was not entitled to writ relief.
We reverse.
FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
Environmental operates as a charter school. Originally, it sought sponsorship as a charter school by Centinela but Centinela refused. Thereafter, Environmental obtained its charter through another school district in December 2000 and began teaching students in August 2001.
On October 1, 2002, Environmental wrote Centinela and submitted a request for facilities based on section 47614, subdivision (b). In its request, Environmental projected a total of 246 in-district students, including 83 in the class of 2005, 81 in the class of 2006, and 82 in the class of 2007. It also provided information about its instructional calendar, the general geographic area in which it wished to locate, and special facility needs for its program.