The State Public Charter School Authority board approved staff recommendations to (1) issue Sage Collegiate Public Charter School an organizational notice of concern for the 2024–25 year and (2) elevate the school’s financial notice of concern to a financial notice of breach.

SPCSA staff presented a long list of deficiencies. Danny Peltier said Sage Collegiate received “does not meet standard” ratings across governance, education personnel, language and culture (ELL services), special education, health and safety and operations. Staff said the Attorney General’s Office had found violations of Nevada’s open meeting law (AG file 13897-515), specifically citing failures to provide meeting agendas, minutes and recordings on public request, improper notice of meeting location and remote attendance instructions, and improper restrictions on public comment.

Staff reported the school submitted only 28% of Epicenter tasks on time and failed to submit many required materials including an academic calendar, board policies and procedures, validation-day federal counts and several special education reports. Several items were severely late (for example, confirmation of insurance was cited as 105 days late). Staff said Sage Collegiate did not provide cure-period submissions after preliminary findings were shared on Sept. 10.

On the financial front, Katie Broughton told the board Sage Collegiate faces “several significant challenges” including a projected sharp decline in ending fund balance, substantial debt and lease obligations, and enrollment well below the board-adopted budget. The school adopted a budget for 375 students but projected actual enrollment of about 276 as of Sept. 11, reducing revenue and increasing fiscal strain. Staff recommended elevating the school to a financial notice of breach and continuing heightened monitoring.

The board voted to issue the organizational notice of concern and to elevate the financial status to a breach. The financial motion prescribes heightened monitoring similar to other breach motions: monthly budget-to-actual reports, evidence of PERS payments, updated budgets and access to accounting records. The motion warns that failure to provide requested documentation or to respond to SPCSA inquiries within three business days could prompt a subsequent board appearance and possible escalation to a notice of intent to revoke under the financial framework.

Staff said the varied deficiencies — governance lapses, programmatic gaps in special education and ELL services, and weak timeliness — together justified escalated oversight. The board took the actions on staff recommendation.