Proposed Dublin Charter School Petition Resubmitted

The group that  from the state Department of Education in April for a charter school in Dublin has resubmitted its application.

The Tri-Valley Learning Corporation, which runs the newly established Livermore Valley Charter Preparatory High School, is behind the proposal. 

The first petition for the proposed charter school was denied by both the and the Alameda County Office of Education (see attached PDF for the report) last year. Tri-Valley Learning Corporation was in the process of appealing those decisions to the state when it withdrew the application in April.

Dublin Superintendent Stephen Hanke confirmed that the district received a new petition Monday morning.

Hanke said the district will do an appropriate review of the petition and will hold a public hearing within 30 days. He added that the district will make a decision on the proposal within 60 days.

Tassajara Prep would serve grades 9 through 12 and enroll 864 students at capacity.

Opponents have concerns about the impact a charter school could have on district resources. In a press release issued by Dublin school officials in April, it was noted that nearly 1,800 community members signed a petition against the proposed charter school.

The founders of Tassajara Prep are Rully Kusuma, Tim Hall, Jimmy Huang and John Zukoski. 

Board members include President Len Di Gioanni of Pleasanton, co-founder and COO of Boresha International Inc.; treasurer Neil Cowles, CEO of Tolven Inc.; Rick Swiers; Tim Hall; and Dave Vopnford.

Zukoksi's father, also named John, is also a member of the Tri-Valley Learning Corporation board of directors.

Click here to read Tassajara Prep's updated petition. 

Bill Batchelor, chief operating officer of the corporation, has agreed to speak with Dublin Patch on Tuesday morning regarding changes to the petition.