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Somerset Academy Chapel Trail Student Accepted to Harvard

Lynn Norman-Teck
Charter Schools in the News
#30DaysofGrad, #Somerset, Academica
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Pembroke Pines, FL – “I plan on majoring in environmental policy and one day working in veterinary medicine and public health,” says Somerset Academy Chapel Trail senior Anthony O’Neil. The Gates Millennium Scholar will be attending Harvard University in the fall. A first-generation college student from a low-income, mixed-Latino family, Anthony started at Somerset in the…
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State College of Florida Collegiate Graduates Benefit from Dual-Enrollment

Lynn Norman-Teck
Charter Schools in the News
#CharterClassof2016#StateCollegeofFloridaCollegiate
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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…
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Outstanding Charter Schools, Principals Honored

Lynn Norman-Teck
Charter Schools in the News
#CharterSchoolWeek, #FLCharter, #LutzPrep
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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,…
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G-Star Student Accepted into Prestigious Music Program in New York City

Lynn Norman-Teck
Charter Schools in the News
#G star school #palm beach public schools
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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…
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Mater Lakes Academy Student Wins Miami-Dade Silver Knight Award

Lynn Norman-Teck
Charter Schools in the News
#SilverKnights, Mater Academy, Mater Lakes
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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…
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Florida Honor Roll event in St. Lucie honors top principals, schools

Lynn Norman-Teck
Charter Schools in the News, Press releases, Videos
#charteraccountability, #CharterSchoolWeek, #FloridaHonorRoll, #SomersetAcademy, CSUSA
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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…
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Homestead Principal Named FCSA Dynamic Leader of the Year

Lynn Norman-Teck
Charter Schools in the News, Press releases
#CharterSchoolsWeek, Dan Walke, Mavericks in Education
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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,…
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Top Schools in Orange, Osceola Honored at #CharterSchoolsWeek event

Lynn Norman-Teck
Charter Schools in the News, Press releases
#canoeCreekCharter, #StCloudPrep, Academica, CSUSA
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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…
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A Letter From a Proud Charter School Mom

Lynn Norman-Teck
Charter Schools in the News
#Charterschoolparent, #parentpower, Academica, Dina Miller, SomersetDavie
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  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…
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