OC Charter School Survives Rigorous Scrutiny, District Loses Control Over It

Attendees at the Orange County Board of Education meeting applaud the board’s decision to renew the license of Orange County School of the Arts and take over as the school’s authorizer, in Costa Mesa, Calif., on March 4, 2020. Jamie Joseph/The Epoch Times

COSTA MESA, Calif.—A months-long fight to keep an Orange County charter school open achieved its goal on March 4.

The Orange County Board of Education (OCBE) voted three to one to approve the Orange County School of the Arts’ (OCSA) renewal petition for the next five-year term, beginning on July 1, 2020. This also marks a new beginning with OCBE as the school’s new authorizer.