Concord International High School Explained

Concord International High School
Established:1973
Closed:2012
Type:Independent
Head Name:Second Master
Head Name2:Assistant Headmaster
Grades Label:Grades
Grades:9-12
City:Santa Monica
State:California
Country:United States
Accreditation:WASC
Free Label:Emblem

Concord International High School (CIHS) was a private college preparatory high school founded in 1973. It was accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges.

The school filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in November 2010 [1] closed in 2011[2] and lost its 501(c)(3) Internal Revenue Service status in 2012.[3] Susan Packer Davis, director for nearly thirty years, resigned in 2010 and was named in a civil lawsuit filed by the new board of directors.;[2] [4] In 2012 she "agreed to pay parents and other creditors $200,000 as part of a settlement."[2] [5] Some teachers and parents from CIHS founded a school called Concord Prep and located it in temporary quarters.[2]

Notes and References

  1. News: Bankrupt Santa Monica school's ex-director accused of misusing $1 million - latimes.com. Rivera. Carlos. 10 April 2011. Los Angeles Times. 10 April 2011.
  2. Web site: Settlement reached in Concord High bankruptcy . Santa Monica Daily Express . Nov 29, 2011 . May 18, 2014 .
  3. Web site: Announcement 2012-37 . IRS . Nov 5, 2012 . Unknown author.
  4. WASC Accreditation records, 1982-2010
  5. 2012 Settlement Agreement, Concord International High School v. Susan Packer Davis/Hille et al, Federal Bankruptcy Court records