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District outlines charter oversight process, says oversight funded by charter fees
Summary
Director of charter services Shay Patterson described Acton‑Agua Dulce USD's charter oversight structure—site visits, fiscal reviews, Epicenter records—and said oversight is funded by charter fees; the district currently oversees 11 charter schools, roughly under 10,000 students across virtual and hybrid models.
Shay Patterson, the district’s director of charter services, gave an informational briefing on the district’s responsibilities for authorizing and overseeing charter schools. She described the oversight team’s duties (site visits, annual and interim fiscal reviews, Epicenter document management) and the legal framework that governs authorization and renewal.
Patterson said the district oversees 11 charter schools and monitors academic success, fiscal health, governance compliance and public purpose. She emphasized that oversight work for charters is funded by charter oversight fees rather than general district funds: “My salary is not paid through district funds. It is paid through charters because I am 100% with charter oversight,” she said. Trustees asked about aggregate student and budget counts; Patterson estimated the portfolio serves under 10,000 students and budgets vary widely across charters.
