Dear Parents,
Congratulations to our entire school community! We have secured a location for our school within the greater Los Feliz area. We are now embarking on the next step of our exciting journey—creating the best independent charter school in California. With this crucial step behind us and the security of knowing that we will have a suitable site for our school in the years to come, we can have confidence in our continued success.

Throughout this exhausting process of finding and securing a location for our school, I have observed a small dedicated group of people make this happen through the sheer force of their energy. It is impossible for me to paint a clear enough picture of the personal sacrifices in time and effort these folks have made, but I want to tell you that in all of my professional experience, I have never seen this complex a situation resolved by volunteer efforts.

I want to personally thank George Abrams, President of our Board, for his energy, enthusiasm, and for the untold hours he has donated toward finding and securing this location. Without his dedication, determination, and drive we would not be in this position.

Additionally, I want to express my admiration and gratitude to Marta Alcumbrac and Kevin Mulcahy, who have tirelessly assisted George and taken the lead in shepherding this project through the obstacle course required by law. Kevin, our lead architect, has guided the process through all of the planning offices at the City level, gaining the necessary approval at each step of the process. Marta has worked closely with Kevin and serves as a liaison with City officials, maneuvering the City’s complex political structure.

Several other people deserving of special thanks are Wayne and Soo Choi, and Sanjiv Bajaj. Wayne’s commercial real estate expertise was so necessary throughout this process and Soo did an amazing job as our liaison to the New Hope Chapel. Sanjiv is also an architect working with the Site Committee and will assist with the actual construction of our portables.

Again, I can not overstate the gratitude I feel toward these amazing individuals and their dedication to education. We all owe them a huge thank you!!

Karin