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September 3, 2019 - ISSAC charter school debuts in Costa Mesa

By PRISCELLA VEGA, The LA Times

There was a sense of excitement Tuesday morning as students, parents and teachers stepped into the International School for Science and Culture for the first day of classes at the new public charter school in Costa Mesa.

Parents took photos of their children holding signs in a makeshift photo booth while other parents filled out last-minute paperwork in the campus office. Some teachers mingled with students eating cereal at lunch tables.

The day marked a new chapter for everyone there...

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Sol-Ammen Garrido, 5, poses at a photo booth on the first day of school Tuesday at the new International School for Science and Culture charter school in Costa Mesa. (Scott Smeltzer / Staff Photographer)
The new International School for Science and Culture will occupy classrooms inside the Harper Assessment Center in Costa Mesa.(Don Leach / Staff Photographer)

August 28, 2019 - Disputed charter school ready to open in Newport-Mesa district

By LLILY NGUYEN, The LA Times

With less than a week until the first day of classes, summer has about come and gone for students in the Newport-Mesa Unified School District.

The same is true for students who will be attending the International School for Science and Culture, a public charter school that also will open Tuesday and operate on Newport-Mesa’s Harper Assessment Center site in Costa Mesa after getting approval for a charter facilities agreement from the district board of trustees in June.

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