Last week, the Long Beach Unified School Distrct issued a “Notice to Cure” for New City (NCPS), asking the school to remedy some ongoing academic and financial deficiencies. An update from New City is expected by June 8. Given the district issued the charter, they have the authority and right to revoke it, an option that is highly likely if New City’s inept performance continues.

Given the district is responsible for monitoring the school, they regularly and carefully examine both student achievement data and financial data to ensure that the school is operated in accordance with their charter and various laws designed to make sure students are making satisfactory progress.

During the district’s last routine review of the charter school, they noticed and made New City administration aware of the fact that the school’s students perform at levels that are far lower than any of the school district’s elementary and K-8 schools. This sentiment has been expressed repeatedly via monthly visits, beginning last year with a threat to revoke the school’s charter via the state.

Furthermore — and even more detrimental to the school’s reputation — the district was recently notified that NCPS has not made the monthly $40,000 payments on a $5.4 million loan since December 2011. The company that loaned NCPS these monies has issued NCPS a Notice of Default, the first step toward foreclosure on the loan, raising concerns about New City’s ability to meet its financial obligations.

Sabrina Bow, the executive director of New City, has yet to return the Post‘s correspondences for comment.