Board conditionally approves Irvine Chinese Immersion Academy petition to add grades 6–8

The Irvine Unified School District Board adopted Resolution No. 25-26-19 on Sept. 9 to conditionally approve the charter petition material revision submitted by the Irvine Chinese Immersion Academy to expand its grade span from transitional kindergarten–5 to include grades 6–8. Superintendent Cassie Parham summarized the district’s review under the Charter School Act and said district staff and legal counsel recommended conditional approval with additional refinements captured in a Memorandum of Understanding.

Motion to approve Option 2, the conditional approval, was made by Lauren Brooks and seconded by Cyril Yu; the board voted unanimously. The minutes record that staff would work with the petitioners on the required Memorandum of Understanding to resolve the areas identified for further refinement before implementation.