This source cluster normalizes the current repo evidence for Academica's Colorado charter-school footprint. The strongest direct layer is official Colorado Open Data / SOS-derived evidence showing Academica Colorado LLC as a good-standing Colorado limited liability company and as registered-agent organization for multiple Colorado charter-related nonprofit corporations and building corporations.
The second direct layer is first-party Academica website evidence. The captured Academica Nevada about page describes Academica Nevada as an educational management service provider and says it manages charter-school establishment and operations in Colorado. The same page lists Colorado-relevant current schools including CIVICA Colorado, Doral Academy of Colorado, Independence Classical Academy, John Adams Academy, and John Adams Academy - Douglas County.
The Brad Miller / Miller Farmer layer is narrower. The September 2023 Doral Academy of Colorado board packet includes Miller Farmer Carlson Law as one of two legal-counsel proposal options in an Academica/Doral context. That supports a firm-level legal-services proposal, not selection, later service, Brad Miller personal representation, or a broader MFC relationship with the Academica Colorado registered-agent cluster.
The John Adams Academy / CSI / Academica management layer remains reported until official CSI records are captured. The retained Colorado Times Recorder article says Academica appeared in JAA budget and CSI recommendation materials; the repo still needs those official records before hardening the relationship beyond attributed reporting.
The source cluster combines:
entityname contains Academica, current rows where agentorganizationname contains Academica Colorado, and transaction-history rows for the registered-agent entity set.raw/papers/.Academica Colorado LLC, entity ID 20151517404, appears in the Colorado Business Entities current-name screen as a good-standing Colorado DLLC.Academica Colorado or Academica Colorado LLC in the registered-agent organization field: John Adams Academy, John Adams Academy Foundation, Somerset Academy Colorado Inc., American Legacy Academy, American Legacy Academy Building Corporation, CIVICA Colorado, CIVICA Building Corporation, Doral Academy Building Corporation, and Independence Classical Academy.Academica's Colorado schools.2015-08-11: transaction-history row for forming Academica Colorado LLC.2017-03-02: transaction-history row for forming Doral Academy Building Corporation.2019-06-13: transaction-history row for forming CIVICA Colorado.2021-12-23: transaction-history row for forming American Legacy Academy.2022-01-24: transaction-history row for forming CIVICA Building Corporation.2023-09-07: Doral Academy of Colorado board packet includes new legal-counsel item with Miller Farmer Carlson Law and Charter School Law Group materials.2024-06-21: transaction-history row for forming Independence Classical Academy.2025-01-16: transaction-history row for forming John Adams Academy.2025-03-13: transaction-history row for forming John Adams Academy Foundation.2025-03-17: transaction-history row for forming Somerset Academy Colorado Inc.2026-04-15: transaction-history row for forming American Legacy Academy Building Corporation.2026-05-19: current source captures and source-summary normalization.| Source node | Target node | Mechanism | Flow | Evidence strength | Source basis | Next step |
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| Academica Colorado LLC | Colorado SOS business-entity system | LLC formation / current entity row | Legal identity | direct evidence | academica-name-current-rows.json; transaction-history slice |
Retrieve SOS filing images |
| Academica Colorado LLC | John Adams Academy, John Adams Academy Foundation, Somerset Academy Colorado Inc., American Legacy Academy, American Legacy Academy Building Corporation, CIVICA Colorado, CIVICA Building Corporation, Doral Academy Building Corporation, Independence Classical Academy | Registered-agent organization | Administrative representation; no operational or money flow proven | direct evidence | academica-colorado-agent-current-rows.json |
Retrieve filing images, contracts, audits, board packets, and financial disclosures |
| Academica Nevada | Colorado charter-school establishment and operations | First-party educational management service provider self-description | Operational-support claim by source; exact contract/legal counterparty unresolved | direct evidence | captured about.html |
Pair with school-specific agreements and authorizer records |
| Academica Nevada | CIVICA Colorado, Doral Academy of Colorado, Independence Classical Academy, John Adams Academy, John Adams Academy - Douglas County | Current-school list | Public listing / legitimacy; no contract terms | direct evidence | captured about.html |
Match each school to SOS, authorizer, board, and finance records |
| Doral Academy of Colorado board | Miller Farmer Carlson Law | Legal-counsel proposal in board packet | Legal-capacity proposal; actual service unresolved | direct evidence | Doral September 7, 2023 board packet | Retrieve Doral minutes, selected counsel record, engagement letter, and invoices |
| Miller Farmer Carlson Law | Academica's Colorado schools |
Firm proposal language | Prospective legal-service relationship; no selected-counsel flow proven | direct evidence | MFC letter inside Doral packet | Search Doral and other Academica-linked school records for MFC selection or invoices |
| Academica | John Adams Academy / CSI materials | Reported management / operational-support references | Reported financial / operational support | reported relationship | retained CTR JAA article | Capture official CSI recommendation, budget, application, minutes, and contract records |
| Brad Miller / MFC | Academica Colorado registered-agent cluster | Possible legal-services adjacency | No flow evidenced | unresolved | no supporting row in captured SOS slice; Doral packet supports MFC proposal only | Do not claim without contracts, invoices, counsel lists, or minutes |
| Draft claim or verification question | Verification source | Source type | Evidence strength | Result | Final treatment | QA route |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Academica Colorado LLC is a current Colorado legal entity in the captured source set. | academica-name-current-rows.json; transaction-history slice |
official dataset | n/a | verified | kept | |
| Academica Colorado appears as registered-agent organization for multiple Colorado charter-related nonprofit and building-corporation rows. | academica-colorado-agent-current-rows.json |
official dataset | direct evidence | verified | kept | |
| Academica Nevada describes itself as managing charter-school establishment and operations in Colorado. | captured about.html |
first-party website | direct evidence | verified with attribution | kept with source attribution | |
| The captured sources prove school-specific management contracts with Academica. | current source cluster | mixed | unresolved | source gap | removed from durable claims | qa/open_questions.md |
| The Doral packet proves MFC was selected as Doral counsel. | Doral September 7, 2023 packet | board packet | unresolved | source gap | revised to legal-services proposal only | qa/open_questions.md |
| The Doral packet proves Brad Miller personally represented Academica. | Doral September 7, 2023 packet | board packet | unresolved | source gap | removed; keep firm-level proposal only | qa/open_questions.md |
| Retained reporting supports a JAA / CSI / Academica management lead. | retained CTR article | journalism / retained reporting | reported relationship | verified with attribution | kept as reported relationship | qa/research_leads.md |
| Registered-agent rows prove control, coordination, money flow, facility control, or campaign-finance influence. | current source cluster | official dataset | unresolved | contradicted as overclaim by source limits | removed; source limits stated | qa/open_questions.md |
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