Today, we are excited to share the story of the extraordinary artist and leader Dr. Allison Roberts, CEO and Superintendent of Arkansas Arts Academy A lifelong multimedia artist, Dr. Allison Roberts rarely limits herself to a single medium. She says painting, clay, fiber arts, mixed media, and textiles all find their way into her pieces.
Today, we are honored to profile Patricia Brantley, CEO of Friendship Public Charter School in Washington, DC. Pat Brantley grew up in a Newark, New Jersey household where public service wasn’t just something you did, but who you were. It was the family business. Her mother started working as a teacher before becoming a lawyer and, eventually, a judge. Her stepfather, Ramon Rivera, was the inaugural executive director of La Casa de Don
We are thrilled to introduce you to the extraordinary Executive Director of BELIEVE Middle College Tanesia Simmons. On the wall of Tanesia Simmons’ office hangs an unusual collection of credentials. Alongside her bachelor’s degree from DePaul University and her master’s degree in Educational Administration and Supervision from the University of Houston, she holds a cosmetology license. For Tanesia,
Today, we are honored to profile the extraordinary Deborah Brown, Middle School Director, The Exploris School in Raleigh, North Carolina. Students at The Exploris School gather each morning for a meeting built around one simple idea. “We are all crew, not passengers,” said Deborah Brown, Director of Exploris’ Middle School campus. At Exploris, “crew” refers to small groups of students who meet with their teacher each day to explore the school’s core values of Innovation, Relationships,
Today, we are honored to profile the extraordinary Dr. Natalie Smith, Founder and CEO, Global Citizens Public Charter School in Washington, D.C. On any given day at Global Citizens Public Charter School in Washington, D.C., a four-year-old might greet you in Mandarin, a kindergartner might switch effortlessly into Spanish, and a parent might text their school’s founder to share that their
Today, we are honored to profile the extraordinary Vanessa Garza, Executive Director, Girls Athletic Leadership School Los Angeles. Before math class even begins at Girls Athletic Leadership School Los Angeles (GALS LA), students are already moving. Some stretch into yoga poses, while others run laps or join a Zumba session. The activity isn’t a break
Today, we are honored to profile Maureen Israel, Executive Director, Bullis Charter School in Los Altos, California. Maureen Israel grew up in Michigan and experienced what she describes as a “very sheltered” Midwestern upbringing that also planted the seeds for what would become a lifelong conviction: Where a child goes to school matters, and parents should have a major say in that decision. Maureen is the Executive
Today, we are honored to profile Dr. Zachary McComsey, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, The Legacy Institute in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The Colorado League of Charter Schools recently honored Zach McComsey with a Lifetime Achievement Award, not just for founding a single high-performing school or launching a successful non-profit, but for more than two decades spent expanding opportunities for families.
Today, we are proud to profile the extraordinary charter leader, Sean Stalling, Executive Director, DeLaSalle High School in Kansas City, MO. Sean Stalling says he is going to write a book about baseball. Not just about the game, which he loves, but also about the mechanics of baseball and how they mirror teaching. In the
Today, we are honored to profile Valissia Allen, the extraordinary founder and current Chief of Strategy & Innovation at Leadership Preparatory Charter School in Memphis, Tennessee Valissia Allen is currently the Chief of Strategy & Innovation at Leadership Preparatory Charter School, the Memphis school she founded more than a decade ago. Before that, Valissia spent several formative years working as a public defender in Charlotte, watching the