School overview
Feather River Charter School
How Feather River Charter School is paid for, who runs it and what is underway
How Feather River Charter School is paid for and who decides
Feather River Charter School is a free public charter school for transitional kindergarten through 12th grade. It is based in Meridian (Sutter County) and serves families in Sacramento, Yolo, Yuba, Sutter, Colusa and Placer counties. Most students learn at home with a credentialed homeschool teacher and a parent who acts as their educational coach. About 2,985 students were enrolled in 2025-26. Nearly all of its money comes from the state's Local Control Funding Formula, which pays per student, so its budget rises and falls with enrollment. It is run by a nonprofit board that appoints its own members, not by an elected school board. The Winship-Robbins Elementary School District oversees it as its authorizer. Sequoia Grove Charter Alliance provides shared services under contract.
State formula money
$39.6 million of the $48.0 million projected for 2026-27 comes from the Local Control Funding Formula. That includes $2.7 million in extra funding for low-income students, English learners and foster youth.
Appointed board
Board members are nominated and approved by the board itself for two-year terms: President Kristy Ivey, Treasurer Juina Carter, Secretary Marwa Swelam and member Jennifer Steele. One seat is vacant.
Charter renewal
The current charter ends June 30, 2027. In July 2026 the board voted to submit a renewal petition to its authorizer.
Shared management
Sequoia Grove Charter Alliance, which also supports Clarksville and Lake View charter schools, provides administrative services under an agreement the board renewed for 2026-27.
The 2024-25 audit was clean and reserves grew, and the school's Dashboard results improved in 2025. The board packets with contracts and budget details are not posted publicly, so this page relies on agendas, minutes and the state-required plans.
Where the district stands
Up from about 2,731 in the 2025-26 LCAP.
Context: $48,003,764 divided by about 2,985 students (2025-26 count). It covers all revenue, including services Sequoia Grove provides.
Major projects
Charter renewal
petition submittedThe school's charter expires June 30, 2027. The board approved submitting a renewal petition to the Winship-Robbins Elementary School District, and staff gave updates in December 2025 and September 2026.
- Charter renewal presentation
- Board approves submitting renewal petition
- Renewal update and authorizer oversight report
- Current charter expires
Funding
None (authorizer review)
2026-27 LCAP: English learners and college readiness
adoptedThe plan targets the two Orange Dashboard areas: English learner progress and college/career readiness (50.4% prepared). New AB 2555 reclassification rules for English learners came before the board in October 2026.
- Mid-year LCAP progress report
- LCAP and budget adopted
- AB 2555 reclassification resolution on agenda
Funding
LCFF, including $4.5 million planned for high-needs students
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Explore resources →Built from the school board's agendas and minutes on its public BoardOnTrack portal (November 2025 to the October 19, 2026 agenda), English Learner Advisory Committee records, the school's AI policy, and the LCAP, budget overview, audit, Education Protection Account, Proposition 28, SARC and safety plan documents linked from featherrivercharter.org.
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