Kern County board conditionally approves five-year renewal for Realms Charter; MOU to address fiscal findings

The Kern County Board of Education voted to approve a five-year renewal for Realms Charter School, contingent on the execution of a mutually agreed memorandum of understanding (MOU) that addresses fiscal and programmatic findings in the KCSOS staff report.

KCSOS chief leadership support officer Kimberly Graham presented the staff analysis of the renewal petition and identified two main categories of findings: programmatic documentation gaps and fiscal concerns. On program matters, staff said the petition needed clearer descriptions of how reclassified English learners are handled and required SELPA assurances explaining how students with disabilities are served. On fiscal matters, staff reported that the renewal petition used enrollment projections (420–439 in earlier years) that were…