About Us

Ocean Grove Charter School (OGCS) is a WASC accredited charter school managed by Innovative Education Management (IEM). The school is part of the IEM family of parent choice charter schools that thousands of families have chosen for their children in grades K through 12 since 1993. IEM-managed charter schools have graduated over 13,000 students. OGCS was approved as an independent study charter by the California Department of Education in 2005. The school serves students in Santa Cruz, Monterey, San Benito, Santa Clara, & San Mateo counties.

Parent’s work with a California credentialed teacher to develop individualized learning opportunities by: choosing home-based or community based instruction, select individualized curriculum based on learning style and functioning grade level, providing materials, resources and supportive instruction, promoting real-life context-based learning.  Our  Educational Specialist are highly trained, No Child Left Behind certified credentialed professionals available to you as needed in home based and independent study learning environments.

Learn more about our school by looking through our charter, our school policies and other documents or call Parent Support at 1-800-979-4436. For more information about IEM and the Parent Choice philosophy visit www.ieminc.org.