Board approves material revision to Mighty Virtual Charter Academy to add early college partnership

The Placer Union High School District Board of Trustees voted to approve a material revision to the Mighty Virtual Charter Academy charter petition, allowing MVCA to add an early college program in partnership with Sierra College and expand career technical education and dual-enrollment offerings.

Dr. Davenport, MVCA’s leader, said the material revision is part of the charter renewal cycle the school will submit to the California Department of Education and that the change responds to program developments, including an early college MOU and planned relocation to a Placer campus space. “This is actually part of our charter petition renewal that will be in full force next fall,” Dr. Davenport said, and she described the addition of an early college track and new CTE pathways.

The revision keeps MVCA’s existing Personalized Education Program (PEP), a 25:1 program serving students who often are credit-deficient, and preserves the collegiate A‑G course pathway while adding dual-enrollment offerings in statistics, college algebra and additional social science and science college courses. MVCA also plans architectural-design and engineering CTE pathways and a certification track for short workforce certificates intended to give students credential options in addition to A‑G coursework.

Board members asked about a site council meeting referenced in the revision and the cadence of community engagement. Trustee Spade noted the school’s packet included redline and clean copies of the revision and opened the public hearing. No community speakers addressed the revision during the hearing. The board then took action and passed a resolution to adopt the material revision by roll-call vote.

The revision and the MOU with Sierra College are intended to expand dual-enrollment and early college opportunities, allow MVCA to enroll students from contiguous counties as a charter, and provide further college-credit and certificate options to underrepresented students. The document presented to trustees included proposed course lists and a description of three tracks (AA degree pathway, CalGETC/general-education transfer pathway, and a certification track). Dr. Davenport said the school aims to submit the renewal to CDE next year.

The board’s approval authorizes staff to proceed with the modification process as reflected in the resolution the board adopted.