School Policies & Public Notices

Charter schools are not allowed to discourage a pupil from enrolling or seeking to enroll in the charter school because the pupil exhibits any characteristics such as students with disabilities, academically low-achieving, English learners, neglected or delinquent, homeless, socially economically disadvantaged, foster youth, or based on nationality, race, ethnicity, or sexual orientation. Charter schools are not allowed to request a pupil's records before enrollment or encourage a child who is enrolled in a charter school to disenroll or transfer to another school. A parent, guardian, or pupil (18 years or older) may file a Charter School Complaint Form to the authorizing entity if they suspect the charter school is in violation of California Education Code Section 47605(e)(4)(A) through (E).

Charter School Complaint Notice and Form

“The Education Protection Account (EPA) provides local educational agencies (LEAs) with general-purpose state aid funding pursuant to Proposition 30, The Schools and Local Public Safety Protection Act of 2012, approved by the voters on November 6, 2012. The EPA funding is a component of an LEA’s total revenue limit or charter school general purpose entitlement.” (Retrieved from the California Department of Education website.)

Altus Schools North County EPA FY 26-27 (pdf)

Altus Schools North County EPA FY 25-26 (pdf)

Audeo III EPA FY 24-25 (pdf)

Audeo III EPA FY 23-24 (pdf)

Audeo III EPA FY 22-23 (pdf)

Audeo III EPA FY 21-22 (pdf)

Audeo III EPA FY 20-21 (pdf)

Audeo III EPA FY 19-20 (pdf)

Audeo III EPA FY 18-19 (pdf)

Audeo 3 ESSER III Plan

The Learning Continuity and Attendance Plan (LCP) is a key part of the overall budget package for K-12 that seeks to address funding stability for schools while providing information at the local educational agency (LEA) level for how student learning continuity will be addressed during the COVID-19 crisis in the 2020–21 school year. The provisions for the plan were approved by the Governor and Legislature in June in SB 98 and can be found in EC Section 43509.

Audeo 3 LCP (2020-2021)

ASNC LREBG 22-23 and 23-24

Important information regarding confidential student data

There is ongoing litigation between the California Department of Education and the Concerned Parent Association. A notice issued by State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson states, “The lawsuit accuses CDE of widespread, systemic non-compliance by local educational agencies with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and Section 504. The CDE denies these allegations and is actively defending the litigation.”

The court has ordered CDE to release student and parent information to provide personally identifiable information (PII) – an act that can only be taken as an exception to the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). As a result, we are providing notice of the court order and directions to anyone wishing to object.

Please be advised that CDE will notify parents or students of whom are required to disclose information and those individuals may object directly to the court regarding this disclosure using the PDF links below:

Objection to Disclosure of Student Information and Records (PDF)

Objeción a la Publicación de Información y Registros Estudiantiles (PDF)

You are guaranteed enrollment in school by the federal McKinney-Vento Act and California state law, even if you have uncertain housing, a temporary address, or no permanent physical address.

Notice of Rights for Families Experiencing Homelessness - English

Notice of Rights for Families Experiencing Homelessness - Spanish

Ana Maria Rojas, Student Access and Support Services Administrator, is the designated Liaison for Homeless Students for Altus Schools Coastal. You may contact her by phone at 858-678-4818 or by email arojas@altusschools.net.

California families have important rights related to immigration enforcement at TK–12 schools. The California Attorney General has created a family-friendly guide explaining these rights and what students and families can expect if immigration enforcement actions occur at or near a school.

The guide is available directly from the California Office of the Attorney General in the following languages:

 English, Spanish, Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, and Tagalog.

Dangers of Synthetic Drugs 

The illicit use and abuse of synthetic drugs represents an emerging and ongoing public health threat in California. The fentanyl crisis specifically has impacted communities across the state, leading to a sharp increase in fentanyl poisonings and deaths in recent years. This notice aims to address the crisis with a preventative approach ensuring students and families are educated on the deadly consequences of recreational drug use. 

A synthetic drug is a drug with properties and effects similar to a known hallucinogen or narcotic but having a slightly altered chemical structure, especially such a drug created in order to evade existing restrictions against illegal substances. Synthetic drugs include but are not limited to synthetic cannabinoids (“synthetic marijuana,” “Spice,” “K2”), methamphetamines, bath salts, and fentanyl.   

The California Department of Public Health (“CDPH”) has expounded on the extreme danger of drugs laced with fentanyl. Illicit fentanyl can be added to other drugs to make them cheaper, more powerful, and more addictive. Illicit fentanyl has been found in many drugs, including heroin, methamphetamine, counterfeit pills, and cocaine. Fentanyl mixed with any drug increases the likelihood of a fatal overdose. Furthermore, it is nearly impossible to tell if drugs have been laced with fentanyl without additional testing, because fentanyl cannot be seen, smelled, or tasted when used as a lacing agent. Social media platforms may be used as a way to market and sell synthetic drugs, such as fentanyl. 

The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration has directly connected social media drug sales to overdose deaths. Social media drug trafficking impacts all age groups, but adolescents and young adults are particularly susceptible given their high rates of social media use. 

Additional information regarding fentanyl from the CDPH’s Substance and Addiction Prevention Branch can be found here: https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CCDPHP/sapb/Pages/default.aspx  

Proposition 28: Arts and Music in Schools Funding Annual Report

As an independent study program, Altus Schools North County enrolls students throughout the year.  The school works to accommodate all students who wish to enroll.  In the instance that more students wish to enroll than availability allows, the school will use a public random drawing.

Applications will be accepted during a publicly advertised open application period each year for enrollment in the following school year. Following the open enrollment period each year, applications will be counted to determine whether any grade level has received more applications than availability. In the event that this happens, Altus Schools North County shall hold a public random drawing to determine enrollment for the impacted grade level, with the exception of existing students, who are guaranteed enrollment in the following school year.

Admission preferences in the case of a public random drawing shall be as follows:

1. Students currently attending Altus Schools North County
2. Escondido Union High School students
3. Siblings of existing students of Altus Schools North County
4. All other students

At the conclusion of the public random drawing, all students who were not granted admission due to capacity shall be given the option to put their name on a waiting list according to their draw in the lottery. This waiting list shall allow students the option of enrollment if an opening occurs during the current school year at their grade level. In no circumstance shall a waiting list carry over to the following school year.  Public random drawing rules, deadlines, dates and times shall be communicated in the application form and on the Altus Schools North County website.

Restraint and Seclusion Data reported to the CDE can be found here.

The executive summary of the School Accountability Report Card is intended to provide parents and community members with a quick snapshot of information related to individual public schools.

Hard copies of the school’s SARC report are available upon request.

2024-2025 ASNC SARC

2023-2024 Altus Schools North County SARC

2022-2023 Audeo III SARC

2021-2022 Audeo III SARC

2020-2021 Audeo III SARC

2026-27 School Safety Plan

Click here to view the School Plan for Student Achievement (SPSA).

ASSC Board Policy #3120

1740 Access to Public Records Policy 

Approved: October 21, 2020 / Amended: March 1, 2023; February 28, 2024; June 24, 2025; June 24, 2026 

The Board of Directors of Altus Schools Southern California, a California nonprofit public benefit corporation operating Altus Schools Coastal, Altus Schools East County, Altus Schools Mirus, Altus Schools North County, Altus Schools Riverside County, and Altus Schools South Bay hereafter collectively referred to as “Charter School” or “School”, hereby adopts this Access to Public Records Policy.  Charter School adopts this policy regarding public records requests pursuant to the Public Records Act (Government Code Section 6250) to ensure compliance. This policy may be updated from time to time as required, to be in compliance with state law, regulation, or administrative directive. 

Requests for public records shall be made to the office of the Chief of Staff and Compliance Officer (“COSCO”). The COSCO or designee may then determine the most appropriate employee of the Charter School to assist in assembling any public records for production.  

Any person may request a copy of any public record open to the public and not exempt from disclosure. Public access shall not be given to records listed as exempt from public disclosure in the California Public Records Act or other applicable statutes. While a request need not be in writing, if the request is verbal, the requestor will be asked to reduce the request to writing so there is a written record of the records being requested. If the requestor chooses not to reduce the request to writing, the COSCO or designee shall reduce the request to writing and confirm the request with the requestor. The request for public records must clearly identify the records requested, along with the name and mailing address of the requestor.  

Provisions of the California Public Records Act (Government Code Section 6250 et seq.) shall not be construed so as to delay access for purposes of inspecting or receiving copies of records open to the public. Any notification denying a request for public records shall state the name and title of each person responsible for the denial. 

Charter School may charge for copies of public records or other materials requested by individuals or groups. The charge, based on the direct cost of duplication, has been set by the Board of Directors at .10 cents per page. The direct cost of duplication includes the pro rata expense of the copying equipment used and the pro rata expense in terms of staff time required to produce the copy. It does not include the cost of locating, retrieving, or inspecting records.  

Requests to waive associated fees related to the direct cost of duplication shall be submitted to the COSCO’s Office. 

In response to a request for public records sent or received on an employee’s personal devices or accounts, Charter School shall disclose all public records that can be located with reasonable effort and that are otherwise subject to disclosure under the California Public Records Act. Charter School’s search for such public records shall be reasonably calculated to locate responsive documents. To fulfill such a request for public records, employees of the Charter School may be asked to search for and disclose all responsive disclosable public records maintained on the employee’s personal devices or accounts.  

Within ten (10) days of receiving any request for a copy of records, the COSCO or designee shall determine whether the request seeks copies of disclosable public records in the possession of the Charter School, shall promptly inform the person making the request of the Charter School’s intent to comply with the request, and shall indicate the date that the disclosable public records shall be made available.  

In unusual circumstances, the COSCO may extend the 10-day time period for an additional 14 days by providing written notice to the requestor and setting forth the reasons for the extension and the date on which a determination is expected to be made. Unusual circumstances include, but only to the extent reasonably necessary to properly process the request, the following:  

1. The need to search for and collect the requested records from field facilities or other locations that are separate from the office processing the request; 

2. The need to search for, collect, and appropriately examine a voluminous amount of separate and distinct records that are demanded in a single request; 

3. The need for consultation, which shall be conducted with all practicable speed, with another agency having a substantial interest in the determination of the request, or among two or more components of the Charter School having substantial subject matter interest therein; 

4. The need to compile data, to write programming language or a computer program, or to construct a computer report to extract data.  

If an inspection is requested, any person shall have reasonable access, during normal business hours, to the public records of the Charter School within the requirements of state law. However, if records are not readily available, or if portions of the records to be inspected must be redacted to protect exempt material, then Charter School must be given a reasonable period of time to perform these functions prior to inspection. Such records shall be examined in the presence of the staff member regularly responsible for their maintenance.  

Elizabeth Orona has been designated as the Public Records Act Coordinator for Altus Schools.  You may contact her at any time by calling 858-678-2020 or by email at eorona@altusschools.net.

ASSC Board Policy #3192

Discrimination, harassment, intimidation, and bullying are all disruptive behaviors, which interfere with students’ ability to learn, negatively affect student engagement, diminish school safety, and contribute to a hostile school environment. As such, Altus Schools prohibits any acts of discrimination, harassment, intimidation, and bullying altogether. 

ASSC Board Policy #3177

Additional resources and support are available on the Student & Family Resources page and on the Mental Health & Wellness Hub. 

Notice of Student Non-Discrimination

Altus Schools is committed to equal opportunity for all individuals in education. Altus Schools shall promote programs which ensure that discriminatory practices are eliminated in all school activities and will take steps to assure that the lack of English will not be a barrier to admission and participation in school programs.

No student may discriminate, injure, intimidate, interfere with, oppress, or threaten any student or anyone from the School because of race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, physical and mental disability, gender or sexual orientation. Any student who engages in such activities may be subject to disciplinary action up to and including expulsion and the police may be contacted to take further action.

Any employee who permits or engages in discrimination may be subject to disciplinary action up to and including dismissal.

Any student or parent who feels that discrimination has occurred should immediately contact a teacher or the Administrator of Instructional Services at (858) 678-2020 for resolution. If not resolved, contact: the Chief of Staff & Compliance Officer, 10170 Huennekens Street San Diego, CA 92121: 858-678-2020.

Student Sexual Harassment Policy

Altus Schools is committed to making the schools free from sexual harassment.  This means that Altus Schools prohibits harassment made by someone from or in the educational setting.  Sexual harassment can be such actions as: unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, verbal, visual, or physical conduct of a sexual nature made by someone from or in the educational setting.

Altus Schools prohibits conduct that has the purpose or effect of having a negative impact on the student’s academic performance, or of creating an intimidating, hostile, or offensive educational environment.

Altus Schools further prohibits sexual harassment in which a student’s grades, benefits, services, honors, program or activities are dependent on submission to such conduct.

Students should report any sexual harassment to their teacher or school principal.  Students who violate this policy shall be disciplined appropriately.  This includes suspension or possible expulsion.  Employees who violate this policy shall disciplined according to personnel procedures.

Altus Schools believes that it can resolve harassment issues at the school site. if not, please contact your Learning Lead or Administrator of Instructional Services at (858) 678-2020 for resolution. 

To File a Discrimination or Sexual Harassment Complaint

1. Filing a complaint: Obtain a copy of the Uniform Complaint form and procedure from the school.  Remedies available outside of Altus Schools are listed in this procedure.
2. Investigation: Altus Schools will immediately undertake an effective, thorough, and objective investigation of the harassment allegations and provide a written report within 60 days of when the complaint is filed.
3. Action: If Altus Schools determines that its policies prohibiting sexual harassment have been violated, disciplinary action, up to and including expulsion, will be taken.

The person filing the complaint may also pursue action in civil court.

Complaints will be kept confidential.

Altus Schools prohibits retaliation against any participant in the complaint process.  Each complaint shall be investigated promptly and in a way that respects the privacy of all parties concerned.

If you have an unresolved discrimination or sexual harassment complaint, contact:

504 Coordinator

Administrator of Special Education

10170 Huennekens Street, San Diego, CA 92121

619-393-2270

Title II, Title IX

Chief of Staff & Compliance Officer

10170 Huennekens Street, San Diego, CA 92121

858-678-4811

Title 5 Coordinator

Chief Business Officer & CFO

10170 Huennekens Street, San Diego, CA 92121

858-678-2048

Civil Rights Coordinator

Chief Business Officer & CFO

10170 Huennekens Street, San Diego, CA 92121

858-678-2048

ASSC Board Policy #3180

ASSC Board Policy #1710

Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 protects individuals from discrimination based on sex in any educational program or activity operated by recipients of federal financial assistance.

Altus Schools is committed to providing an environment free from discrimination based on sex and provides a number of resources and services to assist students, faculty, and staff in addressing issues involving sex discrimination.

Elizabeth Orona has been designated as the Title IX Coordinator for Altus Schools.  You may contact her at any time by calling (858) 678-4811 or email at eorona@altusschools.net.