Wildomar Charter School To Remain In Shopping Center

will remain in Wildomar at its current location on Clinton Keith Road for another two years.

The charter school is extending its lease at 32326 Clinton Keith Road in the shopping center for two years as a result of a January 31 agreement it has reached with the Lake Elsinore Unified School District.

The agreement between the charter school and the district has been approved by the Sycamore board and is expected to be approved by the LEUSD board Thursday . The agreement calls for the district to provide payment to the charter school of $195,000 per year over the 2012-13 and 2013-14 school years.

The payment is in lieu of a LEUSD campus site for Sycamore. California’s Proposition 39 requires school districts to provide local charter schools with facilities that are sufficient and reasonably equivalent to other buildings, classrooms, or facilities in the district. Sycamore officials had submitted a request to the district for a campus back in October. The vacant Jean Hayman Elementary School on Lemon Street in Wildomar was considered as an option,

According to LEUSD documents, both parties are in favor of the two-year "in lieu of" settlement.   

Meanwhile, Sycamore officials maintain they are continuing to seek out a second campus location, preferably in Wildomar, to accomodate increased student enrollment and facilities needs.