The charges include conspiracy and personal use of public money.
Eleven people have been indicted in an alleged scheme involving two virtual charter schools.
A3 Education and the businesses affiliated with McManus and Schrock together have invoiced at least $83.3 million from the 13 charter schools, according to the indictment. The Valiant schools — Valiant Academy of Southern California, authorized by the Dehesa School District in El Cajon, and Valiant Academy of Los Angeles, located in Acton and authorized by the Acton-Agua Dulce Unified School District — were also run by McManus and Schrock.
“Valiant takes these charges very seriously and is committed to reviewing and revising its policies and procedures as needed to address the types of concerns raised … to ensure that it continues to operate within the confines of the law,” Sikma saidAlso among the indicted is Steven Van Zant, a former Mountain Empire Unified superintendent who three years ago pleaded guilty to violating conflict-of-interest laws, after he brokered deals with charter schools to operate in other school districts.
At its school board’s May meeting, Dehesa School District staff recommended that its board deny Valiant Academy of Southern California’s petition to renew its charter. The alleged violations included Valiant Academy paying A3 about $3.6 million during the 2017-18 fiscal year. The invoices were approved for payment by McManus at A3 and another man, neither of whom were employees of the charter school, according to the district’s report.
The San Diego district attorney’s office has been investigating A3 Education since at least last year, when A3 Education learned of the investigation, according to the statement.
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