East Hills Academy is a D11-approved classical charter school application tied directly to Legacy Institute / Legacy Fellowship through founder Daniel Ajamian and through application support described in the D11 packet.
2026-46 and Contract Modification 2 for approximately 12,830 square feet at Mann through June 30, 2031. By August 5, an official D11 meeting discussion described Mann as housing East Hills and the charter using instructional space. East Hills also documented a service project at its new campus and published Mann-specific arrival/dismissal operations. Physical implementation for launch is supported; post-opening attendance and executed Attachment 8 terms remain unresolved.D11's June 4, 2025 minutes record the East Hills application action item, identify Daniel Ajamian as East Hills executive director, and show the board approving Resolution 2025-40 by a 7-0 vote.
The May 6, 2026 board packet later frames East Hills co-occupancy as a Capacity Committee / portfolio-model facility use decision. The packet says Horace Mann Middle School had 484 available seats and that the Capacity Committee recommended expanded co-habitation opportunities for charter schools and innovation-school opportunities at schools with 250 or more available seats.
The May 6 generated transcript adds meeting-discussion evidence. Staff described Legacy Institute as involved because principals who brought East Hills and Spruce charter proposals had participated in a cohort and helped develop the applications, while also distinguishing that from direct district affiliation. This strengthens the application-support source lead but does not prove Legacy funding, D11 payment, control, or vote influence.
Later records resolve the co-occupancy beyond authorization alone. Final minutes
record the 5-2 action, the signed resolution states a July 1 commencement, and
the August 5 official meeting record describes Mann as housing East Hills and
the charter using instructional space. East Hills' own launch pages document
physical campus use and site-specific school-day logistics. Those records do
not independently establish student attendance after August 10 or execution of
the publicly posted modification and incorporated Facility Use Agreement.
| source node | target node | tie type | time range | mechanism | possible flow type | observable effect | evidence strength | claim limit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legacy Institute | East Hills Academy / Daniel Ajamian | fellowship / advisory role / charter administrative support | 2024-2026 | Two-year fellowship, school visits, expert consultation, charter-application support | Expertise, people, legitimacy, application capacity | East Hills application approved by D11 on June 4, 2025 | direct evidence | No D11-Legacy contract or payment record captured |
| D11 board | East Hills Academy | charter oversight role / new charter approval | 2025-06-04 | Resolution 2025-40 | Public authorizer authority, future per-pupil funding flow if school opens | Approved 7-0 | direct evidence | Approval alone does not prove adverse intent or implementation success |
| D11 board / Capacity Committee | East Hills Academy | co-occupancy authorization and physical implementation | 2026-05-06 through 2026-08 | Resolution 2026-46, Contract Modification 2, Attachment 8 reference, later campus use | Facility access, cost-of-operations obligations, charter operating capacity | Final minutes record 5-2 approval; later D11 and East Hills records support physical implementation at Mann for launch | direct evidence | Executed modification/Attachment 8, post-opening attendance, Mann-specific payments, and outcomes remain unresolved |
| East Hills Academy | Parents Challenge | community partnership / founding-board tie | 2025 application | Board member affiliation and parent empowerment sessions | Parent outreach, legitimacy, program services | Partnership described in D11 application | direct for application claim | Does not prove Parents Challenge funding, sponsorship, or D11 board coordination |