Posts by Lynn Norman-Teck

#CharterClassof2016#StateCollegeofFloridaCollegiate

Sofia Sirocchi was named the Outstanding Graduate Award winner at State College of Florida Collegiate (SCF), a public charter school in Manatee County. This is the third year the school has held commencement ceremonies, in which students receive their high school diplomas in the morning and receive their Associate in Arts degrees from SCF the…

Outstanding Charter Schools, Principals Honored

June 1, 2016

#CharterSchoolWeek, #FLCharter, #LutzPrep

June 1 ,2016 – The Florida Charter School Alliance held a Florida Honor Roll “A+” event on May 24 to recognize top-performing public charter schools in the greater Tampa area. The event was held at Kid’s Community College Charter School, located in Riverview. Part of a series of Florida Honor Roll events held throughout the State,…

G-Star Student Accepted into Prestigious Music Program in New York City

May 31, 2016

#G star school #palm beach public schools

Palm Beach, FL — G-Star School of the Arts Sophomore Tyler Grow was accepted into the NYU ASCAP film scoring workshop by the NYU Steinhardt Department of Music and Performing Arts Scoring for Film and Multimedia Program. This is Tyler’s second year in a row composing and performing in this prestigious music program and is…

Mater Lakes Academy Student Wins Miami-Dade Silver Knight Award

May 19, 2016

#SilverKnights, Mater Academy, Mater Lakes

Class President’s grades, charity work rewarded with Silver Knight win Miami, Florida – At a lavish awards ceremony held on Wednesday, May 18, 2016 at the James L. Knight Center in downtown Miami, Mater Lakes senior Sabrina Gonzalez took home the Silver Knights Award in the Vocational Technical category. The Miami Herald Silver Knight Awards is one…

Florida Honor Roll event in St. Lucie honors top principals, schools

May 11, 2016

Charter Schools in the News, Press releases, Videos

#charteraccountability, #CharterSchoolWeek, #FloridaHonorRoll, #SomersetAcademy, CSUSA

From May 1-7, 2016, FCSA celebrated National Charter Schools Week with visits to schools around the state. Our goal was to highlight charter schools’ academic successes and acknowledge the incredible work charter school leaders and teachers do every day to help students make academic gains. On Wednesday, May 4, the FCSA Florida Honor Roll event…

Homestead Principal Named FCSA Dynamic Leader of the Year

May 6, 2016

Charter Schools in the News, Press releases

#CharterSchoolsWeek, Dan Walke, Mavericks in Education

Mavericks in Education principal Dan Walke was named ‪ Dynamic Leader of the Year by the Florida Charter School Alliance (FCSA), a non-profit statewide charter school support organization. Mr. Walke was recognized for transforming the Mavericks in Education Homestead campus — raising academic results, implementing an educational program tailored to the needs of individual students,…

Improving Authorizing to Advance District-Charter Collaboration

May 5, 2016

authorizer relationship, charter district relationship, Government Relations, Ralph Arza

Research & Publications

From the Center on Reinventing Public Education (CRPE) – written by Alex Medler Thursday, May 5, 2016 – District-charter collaboration can be a valuable tool for both sides, not to mention for students and families. Collaboration can result in important work on issues like whether charter schools can use district buildings, how to create effective…

Top Schools in Orange, Osceola Honored at #CharterSchoolsWeek event

May 3, 2016

Charter Schools in the News, Press releases

#canoeCreekCharter, #StCloudPrep, Academica, CSUSA

On Tuesday, May 3, 2016, the Florida Charter School Alliance held a #FloridaHonorRoll event at Cornerstone Charter Academy in Orlando, FL. Part of National #CharterSchoolsWeek, the event recognized top performing schools and their principals. “We wanted to highlight great schools and their leaders..recognize the top performing charter schools in the state and also spotlight schools that…

A Letter From a Proud Charter School Mom

May 2, 2016

#Charterschoolparent, #parentpower, Academica, Dina Miller, SomersetDavie

Ladies and Gentlemen of the Broward County School Board: In 2003 my son, Sean-Austin Pierre, was a child whose spirit had been completely destroyed by the Miami-Dade County Public School System. He was a child who hated any and everything that school had to offer, like overcrowded classrooms and poor retention of teachers, which…

Florida Charter Schools Among the Best in the U.S.

April 20, 2016

#FLCharter, Academica, Archimedean Upper Conservatory Charter School, Brooks DeBartolo, CSUSA, Doral Academy, International Studies Charter High School, Mater Academy