With more than 8,700 students and demand rising, Visions In Education is laying the groundwork for its next chapter of growth. Through a new partnership, Charter Impact will support the school's finance, payroll, and business operations, helping its leaders plan ahead, manage growing complexity, and stay focused on students and families.
After 27 years and record demand, one of Northern California's largest public charter schools is modernizing its business operations, ensuring growth never comes at the expense of families and staff.
LOS ANGELES and GOLD RIVER, Calif., Nov. 12, 2026 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Visions In Education, a free public charter school that has served families in the greater Sacramento region since 1999, today announced a new partnership with Charter Impact, a back-office partner built for charter schools. Charter Impact will support Visions' finance, payroll, and business operations as the school prepares to serve more students across California.
Visions has grown steadily for years. It currently serves more than 8,700 students across nine Northern California counties through its home school, independent study, online middle school, and university prep early college programs. Demand has risen sharply as more families look for public school options that fit the way their children learn.
That kind of growth puts pressure on the systems behind the virtual classroom. Budgeting, compliance, and reporting all get harder as a school adds students and staff. Rather than wait until those systems were stretched, Visions' leadership chose to rebuild them now.
"Families have been telling us for years what they want: options that fit their child's lives, with great teachers and real accountability," said Dr. Steve Olmos, Superintendent of Visions In Education. "Demand for that has grown faster than anyone expected. We owe it to those families to make sure everything behind the scenes can keep up. So we're doing that work now, while we're strong, instead of waiting until we're stretched."
Visions spent months evaluating what it would take to grow without losing what makes the school work. A key factor was finding a partner that already understood nonclassroom-based schools, which run very differently from traditional campuses.
"We didn't want a partner we'd have to teach," said Tom Tafoya, Chief Strategy Officer at Visions In Education. "Charter Impact already works with more than 30 independent study and home school programs, and they understand the key details and all the nuances that matter to our staff and families. They felt like people we could build with for the long haul."
Charter Impact supports more than 200 schools serving over 150,000 students and manages more than $2 billion in school revenue. School leaders get one connected view of their operations, from cash and enrollment to compliance deadlines, backed by a team that knows what the numbers mean and what to do next. The idea behind it is simple: when the business side of a school runs smoothly, leaders can spend their time on students.
"Visions didn't come to us with a problem to fix. They came with a plan," said Adam Kaeli, Co-CEO of Charter Impact. "They're one of the most respected programs of their kind in California, and they're thinking years ahead about how to serve more families well. Our job is to keep the numbers clear and the operations steady, so their leaders can stay focused on students and families."
The two organizations have already begun working together, with the transition taking place over the coming year.
About Visions In Education
Visions In Education is a free, WASC-accredited non-classroom based public charter school currently serving TK through 12th grade students in Amador, Contra Costa, El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, San Joaquin, Solano, Sutter, and Yolo counties. Founded in 1999 and authorized by San Juan Unified School District, Visions offers home school, independent study, online middle school, and university prep early college programs. Its vision is to prepare every student to succeed in a rapidly changing world. Learn more at viedu.org.
About Charter Impact
Charter Impact strengthens the organizations shaping the future of education. Its back-office partnership brings together accounting and finance, grant compliance, payroll and retirement, student data, audit support, and strategic planning, along with ImpactOS, a platform purpose-built for charter schools that gives leaders real-time visibility into their operations. Charter Impact supports more than 200 schools serving over 150,000 students and manages more than $2 billion in revenue, helping mission-driven leaders protect resources and expand opportunity. Learn more at charterimpact.com.
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