Welcome to the Sky Mountain Charter School web site! The SMCS charter has been approved by the Lucerne Valley Unified School District in Lucerne Valley, California. Sky Mountain Charter School is an independent study charter school that is managed by Innovative Education Management, a nonprofit public benefit education corporation who has managed a number of public charter schools in California since 1993. SMCS serves California students who reside in a six-county area including San Bernardino, Inyo, Kern, Los Angeles, Orange, and Riverside counties.