On this first day of class, a troubled charter school in Indio, once on the brink of closure, is trying to make a new start. What was known as Indio Charter School was shut down recently because of what the state called mismanagement. But tonight, the small alternative school has changed names. It's now called Eagle's Peak Charter and administrators say they've fixed past problems at school.

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Getting back to the business of learning on the first day of class at the old Indio Charter School. After a troubled past the school, now Eagles Peak Charter, is under new management and trying to start fresh.

‘The books are clean.”

Principal Curtis Ohl says Eagle’s Peak Charter District out of San Diego County took control of Indio Charter over the summer. And he says since then, his staff members have fixed financial problems that once plagued the school. The same problems that forced a Fresno school district to revoke the school's charter a few weeks ago.

Among other things, the district's report said the old Indio Charter failed to complete an audit of it's financial affairs and failed to fix recurring attendance problems. Problems the school says they've dealt with.

“The state came in and looked at our books and they said our books were clean. I don't anticipate any future financial problems.”

School administrators say there are about 500 students enrolled at Eagle's Peak this year. Most of them were students here when this was Indio charter. Their parents say they're happy the school is still open.

“I was scared, because I heard they might lose the school.”

Lupe Castro has kept her 2 kids enrolled at the school, even while the old Indio Charter faced closure. She says her kids had discipline problems in public school and so she brought them here.

“I'm happy. I tell people, if you have problems go there.”

And D'lena Lopez says she heard about the troubles at the old Indio Charter, but still enrolled her daughter in kindergarten here this year.

“The way they came in and took over, I think they'll get the job done.”

And the job now for parents, teachers and administrators is to look beyond past problems at the school and focus on educating these kids.