By Richard Bammer

After airing some sharply divided opinions, Vacaville Unified School District leaders on Thursday agreed to permit a new K-8 charter school, Kairos Public School Vacaville Academy, to be housed at Elm School, a 65-year-old campus that will need significant renovations.

Trustees approved the agreement on a 5-to-2 vote, with board members Whit Whitman and Jerry Eaton dissenting.

Reading from a prepared statement before casting his vote, Whitman said the school, at 129 Elm St., will require an estimated $2 million to refurbish, in part to comply with the Americans With Disabilities Act and school funding requirements under Proposition 39.

via Kairos’ lease divides Vacaville Unified trustees – The Reporter.