Orange County Education Board Approves Charter School Rejected by Capistrano Unified

Orange County Education Board Approves Charter School Rejected by Capistrano Unified
"In God We Trust" hangs in the meeting area of the Orange County Board of Education in Costa Mesa, Calif., on Oct. 7, 2020. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times
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The Orange County Board of Education Feb. 1 unanimously approved a petition for a charter school—that uses what’s known as a “servant leadership model”—after its application to the Capistrano Unified School District failed in November.

The pro-charter board expressed support for the school’s approach, which in addition to teaching core subjects, seeks to instill leadership, critical thinking, and good habits through classical texts, service-learning projects, and lessons in responsibility, time management, and financial literacy.