At Somerset Academy Central Miramar, Vice Principal Geyler Herrera has taken unconventional steps to make sure at risk youths stay in school and graduate. She won't stand for average - and pushes her students for excellence - learn how she uses contracts to motivate her students to high academic achievement, and how she and her students inspire each other.Florida Charter School Alliance Director Lynn Norman-Teck talks to Principal Herrera on this very special episode of Providing Choice.
Providing Choice is a Florida Charter School Alliance podcast. Episodes highlight charter school leaders, educators, governing board members, stakeholders, prospective founders, students and parents, to provide a better understanding of the Charter School movement in Florida.
The Florida Alliance is a non-profit charter school support and advocacy organization. Our mission is to increase student achievement and meet the demand for parental choice by assisting high quality public charter schools in Florida. Visit our website at flcharteralliance.org
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In celebration of National School Choice Week 2018, we spoke with three seniors at Mater Academy Charter School who were recently accepted to Wellesley College, a prestigious private university in Massachusetts. Thanks to school choice, their parents were able to choose a middle/high school that best fit their child’s needs. At Mater Academy, these young ladies were encouraged to reach for the stars -- their challenging curriculum, supportive faculty, and vibrant college-bound culture prepared them for Wellesley and beyond.
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Providing Choice is a Florida Charter School Alliance podcast. Episodes highlight charter school leaders, educators, governing board members, stakeholders, prospective founders, students and parents, to provide a better understanding of the Charter School movement in Florida.
The Florida Alliance is a non-profit charter school support and advocacy organization. Our mission is to increase student achievement and meet the demand for parental choice by assisting high quality public charter schools in Florida. Visit our website at flcharteralliance.org
Follow us on twitter at twitter.com/FLcharter
Follow/Like us on Facebook at Facebook.com/Choice.FCSA