Celerity Exa School principal Sara Garcia, left, talks to parents about the new school that will open on W. Peoria St. at the now-vacant Hodges Children's Center in Pasadena. (Raul Roa / Pasadena Sun Staff Photographer / July 18, 2012)
By Joe Piasecki
Pasadena Sun
Pasadena Sun
A charter school operator new to the city will open its doors in Northwest Pasadena next month, hoping to draw students from low-income families and those who are learning English.
Celerity Exa Charter School began recruiting kindergarten and elementary school students on Monday after reaching a verbal agreement to lease the Hodges Children's Center from the Pasadena Unified School District for one year, district spokesman Adam Wolfson said.
A formal lease awaits approval by the Pasadena Board of Education, which ratified Celerity Exa's charter petition in June.
Celerity Exa Charter School began recruiting kindergarten and elementary school students on Monday after reaching a verbal agreement to lease the Hodges Children's Center from the Pasadena Unified School District for one year, district spokesman Adam Wolfson said. A formal lease awaits approval by the Pasadena Board of Education, which ratified Celerity Exa's charter petition in June.
