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Lighthouse Academies First CMO to be granted charter in Milwaukee
Partnership with Teach for America
Teach For America and Lighthouse Academies are dedicated to ensuring educational equity for all children. This means staffing schools with outstanding teachers and school leaders who are dedicated to academic excellence. Recently, Teach For America launched a new initiative with the goal of increasing the number of qualified alumni pursuing pathways to school leadership. With a base of nearly 17,000 alumni, 60% of whom are involved in K-12 education, Teach For America is able to meet Lighthouse Academies’ growing demand for exceptional principals and other school leadership positions in its expanding network of schools.
Through the School Leadership Initiative, Teach For America seeks to accelerate the path to the principalship for qualified TFA alumni through a structured program with Lighthouse Academies. This partnership offers ready access to Teacher Leader Fellow, school administration, and professional development opportunities at Lighthouse Academies for alumni looking to build school leadership skills and serve as school leaders.
- 42 Teach For America alumni and 26 corps members are teaching and leading in Lighthouse Academies.
- 50% of Lighthouse Academies Principals are Teach For America alumni.
- 53% of Lighthouse Academies Directors of Instruction are Teach For America alumni.
- 58% of Lighthouse Academies National and Regional Leaders are Teach For America alumni.
- 50% of 2009 Top Performing Teachers in Lighthouse Academies schools were Teach For America corps members and alumni.
Meanwhile, also in Milwaukee:
Honored Teacher Added to MPS Casualty List
Seventeen days ago, Jessica Deibel stood in front of the Milwaukee School Board, accepting praise for her accomplishments. Superintendent William Andrekopoulos gave her a plaque. Each board member shook her hand.
Deibel and only seven other teachers in Milwaukee Public Schools were recognized for receiving in the past year national board certification, a prestigious credential for teachers.
Congratulations, Ms. Deibel. And now you're going to be bounced out of your job.
The school you love - where you send your own children - is taking it on the chin as the financial picture of MPS takes major steps into deeper financial distress. The staff will shrink at this little school where student achievement exceeds city averages by wide margins. Class size will go up sharply. Time with music, art and gym teachers will be reduced or eliminated. . . .
Deibel, in her eighth year, has the least seniority.
And more: On March 4, 2010, Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle sent out a nasty press release, indicating that because Wisconsin hadn't placed as a finalist for the first round in Arne Duncan's wonderful Race to the Top:
Milwaukee could be headed to 30 students in
elementary schools and 50 students in high schools. Projections also indicate teacher layoffs, principal layoffs. . . .
Governor Doyle, an early backer of Barack Obama, blames Wisconsin's failure to place among the finalists on the bad attitudes of educators in Milwaukee.
So bring in Teach for America.
Press Release
Lighthouse Academies First CMO to be granted charter in Milwaukee
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, April 5, 2010 – On Thursday, March 25, 2010, Milwaukee Public Schools granted a five year charter to Lighthouse Academies of Wisconsin to open the North Point Lighthouse Charter School (NPLCS). It is the first time the Board of Directors of Milwaukee Public Schools has approved a charter proposal from a national Charter Management Organization (CMO) to operate a school in the Milwaukee school district.
NPLCS will open in 2011 for grades K-4, 235 students. One grade will be added each year until the school reaches a full K-12 enrollment, approximately 644 students. The school will be located on the north side of Milwaukee. NPLCS will be a part of the Lighthouse Academies national network, which currently includes 11 schools and more than 4,300 students nationwide.
Lighthouse Academies, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that develops and supports the operations of public charter schools in underserved communities throughout the United States. Our mission is to prepare our students for college through a rigorous arts-infused program. Our vision is that all students will be taught by a highly effective teacher in a nurturing environment and will achieve at high levels. Each student will develop the knowledge, skills and values necessary for responsible citizenship and lifelong learning. The impact of our collective efforts will fundamentally change public education. For more information, please visit our website at www.lighthouse-academies.org or call 800.901.6943.
— Press Release
e-school news
2010-04-06
http://www.eschoolnews.com/2010/04/06/lighthouse-academies-first-cmo-to-be-granted-charter-in-milwaukee/
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