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NOVA Academy OC

Santa Ana, CA · Orange County · 6-12

District (geographic): Orange County Department of Education

TraditionalElementary-High CombinationDirectly funded
Status
pre_opening
NCES ID
069102414794
Opened
2026-08-10
Closed
Latest enrollment
Address
500 West Santa Ana Boulevard, Santa Ana
Charter number
2172

Contact

Phone
(714) 569-0948
Principal / Lead
Kimberly Beckstrom

Charter history

No charter actions on file for this school yet.

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Enrollment trend

Year-over-year enrollment from NCES CCD and state DOE data — not yet on file for this school.

Organization & finances

Operating nonprofit
NOVA ACADEMY
IRS EIN
320079174
501(c)(3) since
2006
Fiscal yearRevenueExpensesAssets (EOY)Exec comp
2023$13M$11M$34M$442K
2022$11M$11M$12M$443K
2021$11M$10M$11M$228K

"Exec comp" is aggregate compensation for all current officers, directors, and trustees from the org's most-recent Form 990. Per-officer breakdowns are in the linked 990 PDFs. Source: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer (IRS Form 990 data).

Top-paid leadership (FY 2024)

NameTitleHours/wkTotal comp
RENEE LANCASTERCHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER40$250K
JOHN BOWENDIRECTOR, HR & OPERATIONS40$183K
LISA HERNANDEZPRINCIPAL40$153K
MELISSA MIERHEAD OF SCHOOL40$152K
ALICIA LEWISBUSINESS SERVICES MANAGER40$146K

Total compensation = base + bonus from this nonprofit + comp from related orgs + estimated other (retirement, benefits, deferred). Source: IRS Form 990 Part VII Section A.

Board of directors

  • RICK WEIRBOARD MEMBER (TERM END 08/03/2023)
  • NORM LESTERBOARD SECRETARY
  • DR SUSAN GARRETTBOARD VICE CHAIR
  • SANFORD OTSUJIBOARD CHAIR
  • KAREN LESTERBOARD TREASURER
  • OLGA DUARTEBOARD MEMBER

Sources & references

Complaints

Formal complaint records, where public, will appear here.