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Eagle Point board reviews proposed five-year Crater Lake Academy sponsorship contract, sets performance expectations
Summary
Board staff summarized a proposed five-year sponsorship contract renewal with Crater Lake Academy (CLA), including new enrollment caps, student-performance goals, demographic monitoring and a staff recommendation for a five-year term; no final board vote was taken at this meeting.
On March 19, 2025, the Eagle Point School District 9 Board of Directors reviewed a proposed sponsorship contract renewal with Crater Lake Academy (CLA) and discussed changes the district and academy negotiated but did not take a final vote.
The district presented a contract that incorporates three prior amendments, establishes separate caps for resident and nonresident students, and adds a page of student-performance goals. Mr. Hogan, a district presenter, told the board the new contract language includes a goal that CLA’s three-year rolling average on state tests “will always be at least as good as ours.” He said the contract also formalizes tracking of student demographics and requires CLA and the district to meet three times per year to review those demographics.
Board members and staff described how the updated cap structure is intended to limit the number of district resident students attending CLA while allowing the academy to grow overall. Hogan summarized recent enrollment shifts, saying CLA’s total enrollment had increased by about 30 students while the number of resident students from District 9 had fallen by roughly 30.
The negotiation also removed many references that had required CLA to follow district policies; the draft instead emphasizes compliance with applicable state law and recognizes CLA as an operationally independent charter sponsor/charter operator relationship. Hogan said CLA requested a 10-year contract; district staff (including Andy and Valerie) recommended a five-year term “simply because no matter how much we like a charter school, 10 years is a long time.”
Other changes described in the summary include incorporation of prior amendments (enrollment cap increases and changes to state funding pass-through), a clearer glossary and administrative cleanups, and new, written student-performance goals to be used at renewal. Hogan said the goals will let the district assess whether CLA is meeting expectations at the next renewal.
District staff also described operational and fiscal details: state funding for students still flows through the district, the district pays CLA a percentage (described in the draft as 95% for high school students and 80% for K–8), and certain grants flow through the district with a 5% overhead charge. Hogan said the contract clarifies which responsibilities belong to CLA and which remain district obligations.
The board did not vote on the renewal at this meeting. Hogan said a resolution and contract in final form will be placed on the board meeting agenda for formal consideration at a later date.
The discussion concluded with board members asking follow-up questions about enrollment trends, cap mechanics by grade band, and how CLA’s goals and demographic tracking will be reviewed going forward.
