Scheduled to open in Dublin, CA, Fall 2012, Tassajara Prep will provide a comprehensive college-prep environment that represents the highest academic and civic standards for all students, establishing a solid foundation for success in premier universities and beyond through rigorous curricula, innovative teaching practices, an expanded choice of Advanced Placement (AP) courses and extracurricular enrichment programs, and integration of the latest technology in the classroom.

Tassajara Prep’s Charter Committee submitted the petition to the Dublin Unified School District (DUSD) on Monday, January 11, 2010. Superintendent Stephen Hanke personally signed for the charter petition at exactly 11:25AM. The main body of the charter petition explains the founders’ vision for Tassajara Prep, what we promise our students, and objective measures for our success. The appendices of the charter petition include, among other important items, a draft course catalog of Tassajara Prep and a detailed fiscal plan with a five-year budget projection and a three-year cash flow projection.

DUSD will hold a public hearing to review Tassajara Prep’s petition and provide feedback to the Charter Committee within the next month. The Charter Committee requested to have the public hearing during the DUSD’s February 9, 2010 Board meeting. That meeting will be held in the DUSD Boardroom at 7471 Larkdale Avenue. All residents are encouraged to attend. DUSD Board meetings are televised on Comcast channel 28. Please check TV30′s website for the exact date and time.

Tassajara Prep will strive to produce healthy, successful, highly motivated citizens. Our vision of an excellent high school is one that maintains a culture of achievement through a program that stresses high standards and a commitment to assist all Tassajara Prep students toward success. Educators at Tassajara Prep will hold high expectations of their students. All students will follow a common set of rigorous academic standards and meet a strict code of conduct in a supportive atmosphere conducive to learning.

Below is a transcript of the televised speech that Rully Kusuma, president of Dublin Learning Corporation, gave at Dublin’s City Council Meeting, 7:37PM PDT on September 15, 2009.

Thank you for this opportunity to speak. My name is Rully Kusuma. I live in Dublin with my wife and baby daughter. I am also president of the Dublin Learning Corporation. I am here to announce that we are planning to open A NEW PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL IN DUBLIN. Scheduled to open in Fall 2012, Tassajara Prep will give Dublin parents a new choice in high schools.

Tassajara Prep will offer an exceptional college prep experience to all Dublin students, and will include:

• an expanded choice of Advanced Placement classes,
• a high level of parent participation and influence,
• state-of-the-art teaching and learning technologies, and
• a collaborative learning environment with a fully-credentialed faculty, performance-based pay and annual merit bonuses for teachers.

At first we may utilize one of the existing school district buildings, but our long term vision is to give families in east Dublin the sense of community that a neighborhood high school brings. Tassajara Prep will eventually eliminate the need for thousands of daily, cross-town car trips during peak hours, resulting in a huge reduction in traffic congestion, pollution, time & expense.

There will be information packets about Tassajara Prep at the door tonight for everyone to take with them. We encourage you to visit our website at tassajaraprep.org for additional information. We also invite everyone to visit our booth at Day on the Glen on Sept 19 and 20 to meet the school founders and to learn more about this exciting new era for Dublin’s public schools.

Over the next few months we will be holding city-wide town hall meetings to talk about plans for the school and to gather community input to make sure that Tassajara Prep is a school that every Dublin resident will be proud of.

We at Dublin Learning Corporation look forward to working with the city and the school district to achieve our common goal of an outstanding education for every student. Thank you.

“Tassajara Prep” Aims to Meet Highest Academic Standards for Diverse, Rapidly Growing Population, Emphasizing Parental Involvement, State-of-the-Art Technologies and a Preeminent Curriculum

Dublin Learning Corporation today announced plans to open Tassajara Preparatory High School (Tassajara Prep), an independently-operated, fully credentialed public educational institution to meet the needs of the increasingly diverse and rapidly expanding population in Dublin, California. Tassajara Prep will be designed to offer a unique, challenging educational program reflecting the highest academic and civic standards, providing students with the foundation for future success in top university programs.

Scheduled to open in August 2012, Tassajara Prep aims to offer all the advantages of a private education at a tuition-free public school. With the goal of delivering an ideal combination of rigorous curricula and innovative teaching practices from leading instructors, Tassajara Prep will emphasize parent and community involvement, a collaborative, student-focused learning environment, an expanded choice of Advanced Placement (AP) courses and extracurricular enrichment programs, and the integration of state-of-the-art teaching and learning technologies.

As the fastest growing city in the San Francisco Bay Area, with a population expected to expand more than 69 percent, adding 34,600 and reaching more than 81,000 residents in the next 25 years, the citizens and businesses of Dublin will benefit significantly from the addition of a second, high-caliber high school.

“Tassajara Prep was established to offer all Dublin parents a new choice,” said Rully Kusuma, president of Dublin Learning Corporation. “It will provide the best possible academic program to help all of our students prepare for life beyond high school. In addition, it will give our families in Dublin the cohesive sense of community that a neighborhood high school brings, while eliminating the need for thousands of daily cross-town car trips to the only high school currently available, which is on the west side of town. It’s a truly win-win-win situation for our students, parents and the city of Dublin.”

Tassajara Prep is expected to provide the following benefits to students, parents and the Dublin community:

• A leading-edge learning track system to prepare students for university studies
• A high level of parent participation and influence
• A fully-credentialed faculty, performance-based pay and annual merit bonuses for teachers
• An emphasis on social responsibility through partnerships with Tri-Valley charitable organizations
• Eco-friendly facilities that celebrate Dublin’s commitment to greener living and learning