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Scholarship Prep charter details South Upland site, conditional‑use timeline and outreach plans
Summary
Scholarship Prep San Bernardino updated trustees on its pre‑opening work for a TK–8 campus along the I‑10 corridor in South Upland, reporting a conditional‑use permit (CUP) application in process, fire department plan approval, minor tenant improvements and early recruitment steps including a new website and bilingual outreach.
Scholarship Prep San Bernardino updated the Board of Education on progress toward opening a TK–8 campus in South Upland. Executive Director Jason Watts told trustees the team is finalizing a lease for a two‑story former technical college building north of the I‑10 and Euclid Avenue and has submitted plans for a conditional‑use permit (CUP) to increase permitted capacity.
The nut graf: the charter operator said the fire department has approved plans and the next step is a planning commission review in February; if the CUP and minor tenant improvements clear city review, Scholarship Prep intends to intensify student recruitment and begin enrollment outreach.
Watts described the site footprint as accommodating roughly 550 TK‑8 students in the building and adjoining play areas. He said the current CUP for the prior tenant limited capacity to about 200 students; Scholarship Prep has submitted a request to restore a higher capacity consistent with the building’s original college use. "We anticipate going to the city for the planning commission review in February," Watts said, adding that tenant improvements are minimal and largely cosmetic.
On outreach, Scholarship Prep reported that it has launched a new website, will conduct bilingual recruitment, mailers, community meetings, door‑to‑door recruitment and participation at local events. Watts said the operator has hired a recruiter and will pursue partnerships with community groups and organizations that serve families the charter expects to enroll. Trustees asked about special‑education services and whether program methodologies requested by families, such as specific reading interventions, would be considered; the executive director said IEP team decisions would determine services and that the charter would evaluate proven, evidence‑based programs for special‑education needs.
Trustees thanked the presenter and asked for continued updates as the CUP and lease finalize. Scholarship Prep did not present an enrollment count at the meeting; Watts said community recruitment would intensify once the lease documents are finalized and the site could be shown to prospective families.
