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Community speakers and charter operator press San Marcos Unified to renew BayPoint Preparatory Academy charter
Summary
BayPoint Preparatory Academy presented its renewal petition and a public hearing drew 10 speakers in support, including parents, students, teachers and the school's legal counsel. BayPoint's CEO highlighted academic performance and compliance records; legal counsel said state law creates a presumption in favor of renewal for high-performing charte
BayPoint Preparatory Academy San Diego formally presented its charter renewal petition to the San Marcos Unified School District governing board during a public hearing on Aug. 14, and a group of 10 parents, students, staff and legal counsel urged the board to approve the renewal.
BayPoint CEO Frank Oguaro told the board that "Our mission at Bay Point Preparatory Academy is to educate diverse TK through eighth grade students through a rigorous college prep curriculum in a flexible student centered learning environment." He summarized seven years of site visits, audits and state oversight results and said the school has demonstrated "year over year governance compliance" and fiscal compliance.
The presentation was followed by a public hearing required by Education Code section 47605. Speakers at the hearing described BayPoint as a close-knit community with small classes and academic supports. Parent Prisceda Venegas said BayPoint is "a second house, a second family," and student speakers described academic and extracurricular successes, including repeated qualification for national archery competitions.
Merrick Wadsworth, a partner at the law firm Procopio representing charter operators, told the board that under Education Code section 47607(e) there is a legal presumption that a high-performing charter school will be renewed. "There is a legal presumption that a high performing school like Bay Point will be renewed absent extraordinary circumstances that require denial and closure," Wadsworth said, and he warned that denial could uproot hundreds of students who have experienced academic growth under BayPoint.
Galel Fajardo, chair of BayPoint's governing board, and BayPoint staff and parents emphasized the school's reported academic outcomes, work with English learners and students with special needs, and extracurricular programs. BayPoint representatives stated that the school was categorized as academically high performing for two consecutive years, and that internal measures such as I-Ready and ELPAC results reflect gains for student subgroups.
Board members did not take a renewal vote at the meeting. District staff noted that the current charter, authorized at the state level, expires June 30, 2026, and that the San Marcos Unified governing board must grant or deny the renewal within 90 days of receiving the petition (petition received June 16, 2025). The public hearing closed after the registered speakers finished; no further action on the petition was recorded that night.
The public comments and the operator's presentation will be part of the board's renewal record; the board may act on the petition at a subsequent meeting or within the statutory 90-day review period.
