The NUSD Governing Board believes that all students who reside in NUSD, including those attending charter schools, should have access to adequate school facilities that are safe and support student learning. NUSD shares its school facilities with charter schools as required by Proposition 39. Proposition 39 requires “[e]ach school district [to] make available, to each charter school operating in the school district, facilities sufficient for the charter school to accommodate all of the charter school’s in-district students in conditions reasonably equivalent to those in which the students would be accommodated if they were attending other public schools of the district.” (Ed Code, section 47614(b).)
The following is paraphrased from an EdSource article that further explains the process and obligation of a school district to provide facilities to charter schools pursuant to Proposition 39.
"What’s the process in California for giving charter schools buildings and land to operate?
Charter schools use various approaches for securing facilities. Under Proposition 39, an initiative approved by voters in 2000, school districts are required to share unused space with charter schools. This can mean that a charter school and a district-run school can operate out of the same building — with the schools dividing floors or hallways...
Charter schools may also lease or build their own facilities, though those charters must then meet local zoning laws... Charter schools can also get financial support for facilities through other state and federal programs."
Other Resources:
https://natomasunified.org/content/uploads/2013/09/71601.pdf
https://natomasunified.org/about-us/nusd-traditional-and-charter-schools/
Charter Schools
View all Non-Charter School facility master plans on a separate page.
