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BREAKING NEWS: Revocation of NVMI Charter Is “In Process”

As the North Valley Military Institute attempts another Hail Mary pass at an LACCD meeting, LACOE starts the process of pulling the plug.

Carl J. Petersen
EduCreate
Published in
7 min readJul 6, 2023

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“Like passengers on a bus that’s low on gas with failing brakes on a downhill trajectory, the students recently removed from NVMI and those still aboard deserve truthful alerts and all the help they can get, without delay.”

– Cheryl Ortega

NVMI’s Mark Ryan addresses the LACCD Board of Trustees

A well-functioning organization led by strong leadership would have never purposefully put itself into a position where it did not have the facilities it needed to operate. Yet, that is precisely where the North Valley Military Institute (NVMI) finds itself now.

As early as January, NVMI complained publicly that they could not afford the space that the LAUSD was offering in response to the school’s demand for space using PROP-39. Instead of immediately finding a workable solution, “Superintendent” Mark Ryan spent months chasing the possibility of moving the charter school to

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Carl J. Petersen
EduCreate

Parent, special education advocate and former LAUSD School Board candidate. Still fighting for the children. www.ChangeTheLAUSD.com