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Thursday, 02 October 2008 00:00 |
September Core Virtues: Respect and Responsibility During the month of September our IFPCS Core Virtues were Respect and Responsibility. Each month for character education we focus on a different Core Virtue. At the end of the month, we have an assembly with a guest speaker and awards are given to students at each grade level who demonstrated the Core Virtue (s) for the month. This month’s guest speaker was Ms. Loretta White who is the Coordinating Supervisor of Charter and Opportunity Zone Schools. She spoke to the students about what it means to be respectful and responsible. The following students were honored with a certificate and pizza party with Mr. Hill for demonstrating respect and responsibility. Grade Two Amir Gardner Talen Riley Aria Jackson Mikai Gillette Grade Three Jaia Gillette Donovan Murphy Emani Hogan Ryan Oliver Grade Four Tymere Lloyd Quiana Willett
Pair Break Barriers for Charter Schools Washington Post Staff Writer
Monday, May 12, 2008; Page B01 They won a legal battle to force Maryland to increase public funding for charter schools more than 60 percent. They opened two charter schools in Prince George's County and befriended the superintendent there even though the county had a reputation as hostile to the charter movement. They run one of the largest charter school networks in the country. Read more... Eileen and Dennis Bakke discuss a science lesson with second-graders at Imagine Foundations charter school in Upper Marlboro, one of the couple's 51 schools -- including four in the Washington area -- with 25,000 total students. Imagine Schools hopes to have 75 schools by the fall. (By Craig Herndon For The Washington Post)
Douglas Williams Jr., foreground, and Jordan Henry participate in the discussion at the Imagine Foundation school in Upper Marlboro. Eileen Bakke was a teacher early in her career. (Craig Herndon)
The Bakkes want to expand in the District and, even though they are considered charter-unfriendly states, Maryland and Virginia (By Craig Herndon For The Washington Post)
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