---------- Forwarded message ---------From: Paul Mansfield <ppkk@comcast.net> To: Tahitia Dean <tdean@acoe.org> Cc: Yvonne Cerrato-External <yvonnecerrato@comcast.

net>, "Joaquin J. Rivera" <jrivera@acoe.org> Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2012 07:42:07 -0800 Subject: Portola Academy Dear Ms. Dean, Please forward my comments below to all members of the ACOE Board of Trustees. Thanks. Paul Mansfield -----Dear ACOE Board Members, For the second time in a year, I'm writing to ask that you deny the TriValley Learning Corporation petition to open Portola Academy. Once again, the program they have outlined in their petition is unlikely to meet the needs of the students in their target population. In this latest version, TVLC is characterizing their petition as the collaborative work of many in the community. In reality, the idealistic language of the petition has been borrowed liberally from the petition of Civicorp Elementary, a school which - according to its own minutes - had problems addressing the achievement gap for its african american students, and which closed last June due to low enrollment. TVLC is ill-prepared to take on this school. I hope their attempts to fake their readiness with this cut and paste petition are obvious to you. Please do not approve it. As I stated last February, if TVLC *really* wants to serve a diverse group of students, then ask them to demonstrate this with the 1600 K-12 enrollment spots they already have at LVCS and LVCP. Thank you for your time. Paul Mansfield

TVLC Parent 925-413-6037 ---------- Forwarded message ---------From: "lisa.abdallah@comcast.net" <lisa.abdallah@comcast.net> To: Tahitia Dean <tdean@acoe.org> Cc: Date: Fri, 9 Nov 2012 14:00:03 -0800 Subject: Portola Academy Petition

November 9, 2012 Joaqun J. Rivera, Trustee Alameda County Board of Education 313 West Winton Avenue Hayward, CA 94544 Dear Mr. Rivera, I am writing to ask you to deny the Portola Academy Petition, which is on your agenda for the November 13th meeting, for the following reasons: 1) Tri-Valley Learning Corp (TVLC) has made little or no effort to integrate their existing campus (Livermore Valley Charter School). Since inception, LVCSs student population doesnt come anywhere near to representing the demographics of the City of Livermore. I am including a demographic document from LVCSs own charter renewal petition which shows that Hispanic/Latino students only make up 11% of the charter school population, versus 27% in our unified school district. To further exacerbate that situation, TVLC is opening a new campus for its existing LVCS students which is located approximately 4 miles away from the current campus and requires students to cross a freeway to access that facility. It seems clear to me that this

move is not made for the ease of access or convenience of lower-income students, whos only means of transportation is by foot. I believe that the proposed Portola Academy is a way for TVLC to segregate a population of ELLs in a separate campus. I can only conclude this because TVLC has not made any effort to increase its diversity at its existing LVCS campus in the 5 years of its existence. 2) There is nothing unique being offered at the proposed Portola Academy that students cant already get at district schools, specifically at Junction Avenue K-8 School, which serves the exact same neighborhood as the proposed Academy. Junction Avenue K-8 is an existing dual-emersion district school that has been doing a wonderful job educating the ethnically diverse population in its residence area, and one could argue that Portola Academys model is the same as Junctions. It appears to me that TVLC just wants to copy that model under their leadership to improve their overall demographic numbers. 3) The management of Portola Academy is the same management as the LVCS and that group has not been paying their bills to the district in a timely and responsible fashion. I can only speculate about the reason for this action as one of the following: a. Either they dont have the money to pay the bills and therefore do not have adequate funds to open another charter school. b. They have the money, but make a choice to withhold those funds for their own students, at the expense of district students. I would like to make it very clear that I am not against all Charter Schools. However, this petition is particularly upsetting because Portola Academy doesnt offer anything

that doesnt already exist within our district. Portola Academy would only detract from the opportunities available to existing LVJUSD students and serve to further segregate LVCSs students into two different facilities, and I am sure that this is not the intent of Charter School law. To use public school money to create segregated facilities is sickening to me. This charter school petition is only serving to help a school (LVCS), which is skimming high performing students away from the school district, to further attract parents who wish to shield their students from the populations at large. As members of the Alameda County Board of Education, I feel strongly that it is your roll to represent ALL students, not just the elite and privileged students. I request that you deny the petition for Portola Academy. Sincerely Paul and Lisa Abdallah 662 Alden Lane Livermore, CA 94550

---------- Forwarded message ---------From: Vince and Jean Opipari <vinnyop@comcast.net> To: Tahitia Dean <tdean@acoe.org> Cc: Date: Fri, 9 Nov 2012 12:25:08 -0800 Subject: Letter in opposition to the petition for the Portola Academy Dear Ms Dean, Please forward the attached letter to the Board of Trustees. Thank you, Jean ONeil-Opipari

***************** November 9, 2012 Regarding: LVCS, Portola Academy Alameda County Office of Education 313 W. Winton Ave. Hayward, Calif. 94544 Dear President Cerrato, Trustees Rivera, McWilson, Berric, Knowles, Sims, and McDonald: The Livermore Valley Charter School was opened 7 years ago with the promise that it would provide a unique educational experience and that its student body would reflect the socio-economic and racial diversity that exists in Livermore. So far neither of these goals has been attained. As a Livermore resident and parent of 3 children who attend Livermore public schools I appreciate the competition that the Livermore Valley Charter School (LVCS) has brought to the table, however opening a third location does not appear to be prudent. I believe that the Tri-Valley Learning Corporation should meet their obligations to the two existing schools before they open a third. I attended the ACOE meeting on February 14, 2012. Two things struck me: The first was when a proposed Berkeley charter school presented. The school was not approved, but there seemed to be a willingness to cooperate between the BUSD and the representatives of the charter school. All parties had the best interests of the students at heart. I do not sense this spirit of cooperation from the Tri-Valley Learning Corporation. Junction Avenue K-8 already provides everything that the Portola Academy claims that they are going to provide. The parents and students at Junction are pleased with the existing school. Portola Academy would duplicate effort and expense and is not what the city of Livermore needs. Finally, I am not convinced that the time and effort spent on the Portola

Academy petition has added any value to the students of the LVCS or the LVJUSD. Every time this petition is presented administrators, teacher and parents spend valuable time crafting arguments for or against the petition. I think all of our time would be better spent addressing the challenges of the schools that already exist. Thank you, Jean O'Neil-Opipari Parent, Emma C. Smith Parent, Mendenhall Middle School Parent, Granada High School

From: Vice President [mailto:vicepresident@livermoreteachers.org] Sent: Friday, November 09, 2012 12:00 PMTo: Tahitia DeanSubject: Portola Academy Charter Petition Honorable Alameda County Board Members, I am writing to ask you to deny the Portola Academy Charter Petition, which is on your agenda for November 13, 2012. First, there is nothing unique being offered at the proposed Portola Academy that students can't already access at Livermore Schools, specifically Junction Avenue K-8, which serves the exact neighborhood that TVLC is targeting in this petition. Moreover, Junction Avenue K-8 serves a diverse population that includes all subgroups, including the caucasion/white subgroup. The target student population for Portola Academy appears to be just Second Language Learners, Students performing below proficiency, and Special needs/Special Education students. These students would not be housed in TVLC's new facility with the LVCS students, but would be segregated on the Portola campus. The turn-around for re-submitting this petition was quick, and reading through the proposed program, it doesn't appear that any of the concerns you had last Spring have been adequately addressed, merely re-worded. I am especially concerned about the lack of thought and work around their proposed dual immersion program. Secondly, the management of Portola Academy is the same management of the other 2 charter schools in Livermore, and has not been paying their facilities bills to the district in a timely fashion. In many instances, these

payments have been 3 to 4 months late. Either they don't have the money to pay their bills, or they are choosing other options and withholding these funds from their students and re-directing them to marketing and other non-classroom expenses. Finally, TVLC claims that all they are asking for is choice for the community. In spite of this, they have only accepted enrollment based on a lottery basis. That limits who they can choose (if they are actually using a real waiting list) and inhibits their ability to match the district demographics in their other 2 schools. Please consider denying this petition--for the sake of the Livermore students and for the sake of keeping our community unified. Sincerely,

Jennie Unger (LEA Vice President) vicepresident@livermoreteachers.org (925)447-1199 Office (925)337-0173

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600 Maple Street Livermore, CA 94550 November 8, 2012 Alameda County Board of Education

Re: Portola Academy Charter School Petition

Dear Members of the Board

We request you deny the petition submitted by the Tri-Valley Learning Corporation (TVLC) to establish the Portola Academy Charter School. After examining the petition submitted by the TVLC, data from the CDE website, and relevant research, it is clear the TVLC is presenting an unsound educational program and that the petitioners are unlikely to successfully implement the program described in the petition. "Portola Academy shall strive, through recruitment and admission practices, to achieve a racial and ethnic balance among its pupils that is reflective of the general population residing within the territorial jurisdiction of the LVJUSD. " Based on the past practices of the TVLC in operation, their ability to achieve a racial and ethnic balance has been unsuccessful, to say the least. After six years of operation, the Livermore Charter School's population is 11% Asian, 3% Filipino, 11% Hispanic Latino, 2% African American, 72% White, 2% Multi/NA/Other. In 2011, the LVJUSD student population was 6% Asian, 3% Filipino, 29% Hispanic/Latino, 2% African American, 52% White and 8% Multi/NA/Other. According to the most recent data, 3% of the students at LVCS and at the LVCP speak Spanish as their first language while over 10% of the LVJUSD student population speaks Spanish as their first language. The purported purpose of the Portola Academy Charter School is to "present an integrated curriculum designed to provide students with the

skills and tools necessary to meet the state academic standards. These programs are designed to support all students including those exceeding and those not meeting desired outcomes." Furthermore, petitioner states "By working closely with students at all ability levels, low -achieving and high risk students gain new knowledge and learn new strategies for solving problems." The Livermore Charter Schools have limited experience with Socio-economically disadvantaged, Special Education and Limited English Proficient Students. (Dataquest, CDE) Looking at the data, the Board should consider why the number and percentage of SED, SPED and LEP students have increased in our district schools while they have not significantly increased in the Livermore Charter School. The petitioners claim to have achieved a high level of success in narrowing the achievement gap on low achieving and high risk students whom they describe as "students of promise" rather than students at risk. When I examined the 2012 STAR results, I found the same lack of achievement in 2012 as I had found in 2010 and 2011. None of the English Learners or students who are socioeconomically disadvantaged scored at proficient or above at the Livermore Valley Charter School. It is difficult to track their Special Education population because the CDE doesn't report specific data in order to protect the privacy of the students. Based on this data, it appears the instructional strategies being used are not successful at providing low achieving and high risk students with new knowledge and new strategies for solving problems. The petitioners state "Portola Academy shall comply with all applicable State and Federal Laws in serving students with disabilities. These laws include, but are not limited to, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and the Individuals with Disabilities in Education Improvement Act." The Portola Academy, by its basic design, will prevent SPED students from being included in the least restrictive environment because they will not have access to general education students nor will they have the same range of services available to them. (GAO, Fiscal Report, 2012) The Portola Academy will result in de facto segregation of students. By design, the student population at Portola Academy consists solely of low achieving and high risk students. This is contrary to American values. The petition fails to establish the measurable benefit achieved nor its ability to achieve that benefit. The risk is to the students. The petition is not supported by members of the community-when the

petitioners made their presentation, not a single member of the area to be served by the Portola Charter School spoke in favor of establishing the school. The teachers who have signed the petition are not currently employed in the district nor have they been employed by the district in the recent past. Since there is no demand from the community to create this school, we are left to wonder why the TVLC continues to pretend they are acting in the best interests of the community.

Very truly yours,

_________________ alexandria malloy

From: cvtoda@aol.com [mailto:cvtoda@aol.com] Sent: Friday, November 09, 2012 9:33 AMTo: Tahitia DeanCc: kbowers@lvjusd.k12.ca.usSubject: k Portola Academy Charter Petition

Ms. Dean,I am writing in reference to the petition to grant a new charter school at the Portola site in Livermore. TVLC, the petitioners, have made many claims as to the programs that they will offer, especially to English Language Learners and socioeconomically disadvantaged students and families. First as Portola Elementary School, and now as Junction K-8 School, we have been serving the community for many years. During this time, we have made partnerships with parents and the community.

During the seven years that Livermore Charter School has existed they have serviced an extremely low rate of English Language Learners or socioeconomically disadvantaged students. More troublesome is that although the charter school is building a new facility near Costco, this targeted community will remain separate at the Portola site. The petitioners have not shown a real interest in serving this community. In addition, TVLC is not offering anything new or unique. The Livermore School District already has shown a track record of success.I respectfully request that you deny the petition for Portola Academy Charter School since they will not be offering any new services. Please share this with the Board members.Thank you.Matilda Toda
---------- Forwarded message ---------From: Sue Ackerman <jsa-mcack@comcast.net> To: Tahitia Dean <tdean@acoe.org> Cc: Date: Fri, 9 Nov 2012 10:37:10 -0800 Subject: Portola Academy Petition Public Hearing at ACOE next Tuesday, November 13, 2012 Dear Alameda County Office of Education President and Trustees, I must respectfully request that you once again deny the TriValley Learning Corporation (TVLC) its request to open the Portola Academy in Livermore, CA. The original petition was denied by LVJUSD and your own office as well as the State Board of Education already, but TVLC feels that they could make minor modifications and send a slightly revised charter petition without any of us being any the wiser. There were legitimate reasons to deny the petition then that still exist today (only one month later). It seem to me that this is disrespectful to all parties as it appears that they dont understand that they are wasting time with this gamesmanship, but there are even larger issues that

render this petition worthy of dismissal. LVJUSD has strong programs in existence that support the same English Language Learners that the charter school petition claims are underserved. Through these programs, we have seen the test scores rise for this specifically targeted population. What is being proposed in not a unique offering as we have two high performing schools in both Marylin and Junction Avenue that had dedicated teacher, staff and community support that those students are proud to be associated with in our community. No one is clamoring for another school as this will only serve to decimate the successful schools in the area. The goal of TVLC is to have a separate, but equal approach to education in this area in order to reach the diversity goals that they have not achieved since their opening seven years ago. TVLC has not come close to meeting the demographics of the Livermore area as required particularly in the socioeconomically disadvantaged student and families that are served by LVJUSD; this is partially because of the donation that they request of each family to attend their school. It is my opinion that TVLC is now starting to put profit over people in that they need to serve their business model better so they need different people to round out their diversity numbers on paper. Without the aforementioned donation, this charter school would be at an even greater fiscal disadvantage; their plans to open at a different facility near Costco was delayed over management and financial issues. It does not seem that they are ready to take on another location and it is doubtful that they would be getting the same level of donations from this new community that they hope to house in the old Portola school location. Please consider the fact that this is more of the same and should not continue to be tolerated on a regular basis as the TVLC does not see to respect your time or our decisions. It is very important that this message be sent to them once and for all to focus on their current student population in order to finally meet the requirements that they agreed to when they opened their charter school. Perhaps they could also focus on moving to the school facility that they have promised their current student population rather than look toward adding an additional site before they

complete this move. Thank you for time and attention to this matter. Sue Ackerman Concerned LVJUSD Parent/ Mother of Mendenhall student ---------- Forwarded message ---------From: Debbie Campbell <indyxena@mac.com> To: Tahitia Dean <tdean@acoe.org> Cc: Date: Fri, 9 Nov 2012 10:28:52 -0800 Subject: Regarding Portola Academy Petition November 9, 2012 Alameda County Board of Education Tahitia Dean, Administrative Secretary to the Board of Trustees 313 West Winton Ave. Hayward, CA 94544 Dear Alameda County Board Trustees, I am contacting you as a parent of two Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District students. My son went through this public school system from kindergarten through high school, graduating in 2011 with numerous honors and scholarships thanks to Livermore High. My daughter also has been a student of LVJUSD starting with kindergarten and is currently a freshman at Livermore High School. Both have been highly successful in their educational endeavors in this district because of the wide variety of educational opportunities provided. My son has made the dean's list every semester while attending a California State University, along with being in their honors program and a member of two collegiate national honor societies. I have no doubt that his thriving in college today was due in part to the great educational experiences he had as a LVJUSD student. The purpose of my letter is simple, I'm requesting that you deny the Portola Academy Petition which is on the agenda for your November 13th meeting for the following reasons: 1. Tri-Valley Learning Corporation has not made the necessary or significant revisions to their prior petition, which was already denied a few months ago.

2. There is still no documented need for this type of school in our district. We have several campuses that currently exceed the needs of our ethnically diverse and special needs population. Just look at Junction Avenue's K-8 dual immersion program, their extra curricular Talpalli and Los Vaqueros de Junction, and Livermore High's highly acclaimed Shooting Stars as a few key examples. Our current district programs are amazing, ever expanding and all inclusive. There has been no request in mass by the public for this new charter school to be built. The LVJUSD faculty and programs continually exceed expectations. 3. The management of the Livermore charter schools has not demonstrated fiscal stability or responsibility. They habitually do not pay their bills to the Livermore School District in a timely fashion. This directly impacts LVJUSD public students and their programs. 4. The most compelling reason to deny this and any future requests by TriValley Learning Corporation for a Portola Academy is this, its nothing short of blatant segregation. Up to now these charter schools have had limited enrollment of minority, low income and special need students. For example their current enrollment of hispanic/latino students is no more than 11% of their entire student body. While in the LVJUSD campuses it makes up over double of that, at 27% of our student body and climbing. I'd hazard an educated guess that their inclusion of special needs and low income students is far lower as well. However this organization is mandated by state law to make their campus more inclusive in these areas to be in compliance as a charter school. They've had 7 years to do so and haven't. The only way they plan on becoming compliant is by opening Portola Academy where they will segregate the necessary ethnic and special needs students to this separate campus. What's even more deplorable is that Tri-Valley Learning Corporation will be using the revenue generated by opening Portola Academy to build a new campus for their current student body. These ethnic and special needs student won't be included at that new charter campus. In any day and age, I find this type of blatant segregation deplorable! I'm proud to say that none of our Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District campuses has ever considered farming our ethnic students to an isolated campus. Each one of our schools reflects our city's diverse population and celebrates that diversity on a daily basis. Unlike the charter school, none of our students is treated like a second class citizen, they all have an equal opportunity to attend any LVJUSD campus they'd prefer. Segregation isn't the message or life lesson we want any of our Livermore students exposed to. In the LVJUSD

no child is made to feel less desirable or better than any other. As a nation we have always been a melting pot of diversity and made stronger because we embrace our differences. To be honest I'm deeply disappointed that our California state school system would give any consideration to a proposition as obviously segregational as this one. Racial or ethnic segregation was out lawed in the United States for a reason. I am not opposed to Charter schools in general and agree that every parent has a right to choose the best school to suit their child's needs. However, the reasoning behind the Portola Academy is ethically flawed and won't provide every Livermore student with equal educational opportunities. Both of my children have become empathetic fantastic young adults because they attended LVJUSD schools, where ethnic diversity is viewed as an asset, students with special needs are in inclusionary curriculum, a family's income doesn't limit any child's potential and as part of a community where Livermore students achieve greatness by working together - not through isolated elitism. I thank you in advance for your time and attention in considering my letter when making your upcoming decision. Very Sincerely, Debbie Campbell 5867 Ida Court Livermore, CA 94550 925-454-2754

---------- Forwarded message ---------From: David Hill <dhill@lvjusd.k12.ca.us> To: Tahitia Dean <tdean@acoe.org> Cc: Date: Fri, 9 Nov 2012 10:12:35 -0800 Subject: Portola Academy Petition Public Comment

November 8, 2012

Joaqun J. Rivera, Trustee Alameda County Board of Education 313 West Winton Avenue Hayward, CA 94544 Dear Mr. Rivera, I am writing to ask you to deny the Portola Academy Petition, which is on your agenda for the November 13th meeting, for the following reasons: 1) Tri-Valley Learning Corp (TVLC) has made little or no effort to integrate their existing campus (Livermore Valley Charter School). Since inception, LVCSs student population doesnt come anywhere near to representing the demographics of the City of Livermore. I am including a demographic document from LVCSs own charter renewal petition which shows that Hispanic/Latino students only make up 11% of the charter school population,versus 27% in our unified school district. To further exacerbate that situation, TVLC is opening a new campus for its existing LVCS students which is located approximately 4 miles away from the current campus and requires students to cross a freeway to access that facility. It seems clear to me that this move is not made for the ease of access or convenience of lower-income students, whos only means of transportation is by foot. I believe that the proposed Portola Academy is a way for TVLC to segregate a population of ELLs in a separate campus. I can only conclude this because TVLC has not made any effort to increase its diversity at its existing LVCS campus in the 5 years of its existence.

2) There is nothing unique being offered at the proposed Portola Academy that students cant already get at district schools, specifically at Junction Avenue K-8 School, which serves the exact same neighborhood as the proposed Academy. Junction Avenue K-8 is an existing dual-emersion district school that has been doing a wonderful job educating the ethnically diverse population in its residence area, and one could argue that Portola Academys model is the same as Junctions. It appears to me that TVLC just wants to copy that model under their leadership to improve their overall demographic numbers. 3) The management of Portola Academy is the same management as the LVCS and that group has not been paying their bills to the district in a timely and responsible fashion. I can only speculate about the reason for this action as one of the following: a. Either they dont have the money to pay the bills and therefore do not have adequate funds to open another charter school. b. They have the money, but make a choice to withhold those funds for their own students, at the expense of district students. I would like to make it very clear that I am not against all Charter Schools. However, this petition is particularly upsetting because Portola Academy doesnt offer anything that doesnt already exist

within our district. Portola Academy would only detract from the opportunities available to existing LVJUSD students and serve to further segregate LVCSs students into two different facilities, and I am sure that this is not the intent of Charter School law. To use public school money to create segregated facilities is sickening to me. This charter school petition is only serving to help a school (LVCS), which is skimming high performing studentsaway from the school district, to further attract parents who wish to shield their students from the populations at large. As members of the Alameda County Board of Education, I feel strongly that it is your roll to represent ALL students, not just the elite and privileged students. I implore you to deny the petition for Portola Academy and encourage you to contact me if you have any furtherquestions.

Sincerely Dave Hill 937 S. I St. Livermore, CA 94550 925-216-4543

From: jcemrich@aol.com [mailto:jcemrich@aol.com] Sent: Friday, November 09, 2012 8:37 AMTo: Tahitia DeanSubject: Alameda County School Board of Trustees

Ms. Dean, As a resident of Livermore with children attending LVJUSD schools I want to express my opinion that the charter petition being presented yet again by the Tri-Valley Learning Corporation (TVLC) should be denied. Several points are listed below showing valid reasons for denial. * The initial petition was denied by LVJUSD and the Alameda County Office of Education. It ultimately was denied by the State Board of Education (SBE vote 6-4) on July 19, 2012 stating that "the petitioners are unlikely to successfully implement the program set forth in the petition." SBE's review of the petition stated that some of the areas of the petition didn't meet State Law. A mere month later, the TVLC resubmitted a "repackaged" charter petition without much change to the overall content.* LVJUSD has strong programs already serving the charter petition's targeted population of English Learners.* There is nothing unique or specialized about what the new charter school is promising or offering - LVJUSD has a track record of success.* The corporation is pushing for this charter in order to expand for business and facilities purposes; it is not rising from an unmet need or educational goal expressed by teachers, staff, community, and students.* TVLC has had seven years to recruit and serve a diversified population that is representative of our community, but has never come close to matching or demographics, particularly socioeconomically disadvantaged s students and families. Thank you for your consideration. Regards, Julia C.Emrich Livermore, CA -----Original Message----From: Casey Crane [mailto:caseycrane31@yahoo.com] Sent: Friday, November 09, 2012 6:56 AM To: Tahitia Dean

Subject: TVLC Charter School Vote I am a parent of a 1st grader at Sunset Elementary and want to have my perspective be known: The initial petition was denied by LVJUSD and the Alameda County Office of Education. It ultimately was denied by the State Board of Education (SBE vote 6-4) on July 19, 2012 stating that "the petitioners are unlikely to successfully implement the program set forth in the petition." SBE's review of the petition stated that some of the areas of the petition didn't meet State Law. A mere month later, the TVLC resubmitted a "repackaged" charter petition without much change to the overall content. * LVJUSD has strong programs already serving the charter petition's targeted population of English Learners. * There is nothing unique or specialized about what the new charter school is promising or offering - LVJUSD has a track record of success. * The corporation is pushing for this charter in order to expand for business and facilities purposes; it is not rising from an unmet need or educational goal expressed by teachers, staff, community, and students. * TVLC has had seven years to recruit and serve a diversified population that is representative of our community, but has never come close to matching or demographics, particularly socioeconomically disadvantaged students and families. * If passed, TVLC is not planning to move this school to its new facility near Costco. It plans to keep this targeted community separate. Sent from my iPhone Casey Crane