 In practice, however, the charter school, although independent, is treated as simply the other public school by the school board members when it comes to funding such things as groundskeeping, building maintenance, furniture, technology, energy costs, a world language program, nursing, an after-school program, and all special education costs and services, as well as providing all school buildings at no cost (see Memorandum of Understanding between SMCSD and Willow Creek Academy, in Board Packet of 11/10/15, which was voted on and approved with no opportunity for public comment prior to this meeting, smcsd.org).The former superintendent, Steve Van Zant, instituted the following significant changes at Bayside MLK