The community of Bell Multicultural High School is committed to multicultural and multilingual academic and career education. Because of the various social, economic, educational, and linguistic backgrounds of the students, they realize the importance of addressing their social and economic needs as well as their individual learning styles. They view language development, in both first and second languages, as the cornerstone of a curriculum which develops necessary skills in communication, interpersonal relationships, career development, health, problem solving, mathematics, science, and technology.

The mission of the California Academy for Liberal Studies is to offer every enrolled student a dynamic learning environment within a small community committed to educational excellence and personal integrity. CALS will guide its students as they discover and cultivate their unique gifts and talents, challenging each individual to achieve his or her full potential. CALS will prepare its students to succeed in college preparatory programs and inspire them to a lifelong commitment of intellectual growth so that they will enrich and serve the communities in which they live. The school has a liberal arts focus and uses the arts to motivate students in their work.

The mission of Santa Fe South High School is to support their students to achieve post-secondary education through rigorous academic and social supports. The diverse needs of their student population have required the staff to take a highly personalized approach to students’ academic and social development. Santa Fe South High School staff have created and implemented a unique “advisory” time structured around getting to know their students’ current personal and academic struggles and designing interventions to address them. Advisory teachers, or team leaders, are grouped with the same students for all four years of high school. During this time, team leaders conduct home visits to meet with parents, assess the students’ academic progress, and often become a students’ chief adult advocate at the school.

The School of Arts and Enterprise (SAE) opened in the fall of 2003 with a 9th grade class, and currently serves 280 students in grades 9-11. Located in the city of Pomona, California, it is the 6th of 10 schools charted by the State Board of Education on appeal after a struggle with their local school district. Its mission is to educate an ethnic and demographic cross section of high school students through a rigorous, college-preparatory, project-based curriculum. Emphasis is on developing specific arts- related skills for self expression, creative team-work, and employability in arts, media, and design-based businesses. Students of the SAE learn entrepreneurial skills through internships and as a result, the school is an important stimulus to local economic development. The school draws local artists to contribute their work and mentorship to the school.

The YES College Preparatory School opened its southwest campus in Richmond, Texas in 2004 with 88 6th graders as a comprehensive educational charter facility. It currently serves 150, 6th and 7th graders. Fully operational, the school will serve students in grades 6-12. Its current student population is 83% Hispanic, 15% African American, and 2% Anglo where 33.2% are eligible for free and reduced lunch and the school reports a 12% mobility rate.