Original Research by School Decision on T.i.m.e. Community District
T.I.M.E. Community District is a single high school charter serving grades nine through twelve in Montebello, California. The district opened in fall of 2021 as a state-authorized school after both the Montebello Unified School District and the Los Angeles County Office of Education declined to authorize its petition. The California State Board of Education approved it in summer of 2020 for a five-year term, with oversight delegated to the county office.
The school was built on a college-preparatory model combining STEM with visual and performing arts, aiming to prepare students for four-year universities and careers. It operates as a free public charter high school, adding a tuition-free option to the local secondary landscape.
The district remains very small, with enrollment in recent years reported as fewer than a hundred students. The school operates out of a single facility that required legal intervention to secure under California's Proposition 39, which mandates equitable facilities access for charter schools. Those facilities battles and associated legal costs have been a material operational concern.
Stability has become a pressing issue for any family considering enrollment. In April of 2023, the authorizer moved toward issuing a Notice of Revocation, putting the school's continued operation in question. The California Charter Schools Association publicly opposed the revocation notice at that time, citing the school's earlier compliance struggles with facilities as context. The school's original five-year authorization term runs through mid-2025. A parent interested in this school would need to verify its current renewal status and operational standing with the authorizer before committing to enrollment, as public records on the final outcome of the revocation proceedings are not fully clear.
Academic performance data, enrollment demographics, staff counts, and other program details were not available in the public record consulted. This is not unusual for a very small, newly established charter school, but it means a prospective family would want to reach the school directly to understand its academic trajectory, class size, staff experience, and course offerings. The school's website indicates a career-embedded curriculum focused on preparing students for both work and university pathways, though the specifics of those programs and their outcomes remain to be verified on site.
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