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October 2023 — People were chatting excitedly as they walk into the Grand Palm ballroom at the Caribe Royale Conference Center for the Opening Session of the 2023 Florida Charter School Conference + School Choice Summit. The estimated 800+ people strolling in were a diverse group — representing charter school teachers, administrators, governing board members,…

Guest column: Charter schools are good for our community

September 14, 2021

#charterschools, #parentalchoice, #Somerset, #SomersetAcademy, #TunjiWiliams

Written by Tunji Williams, principal at Somerset Academy in Jacksonville, this column appeared in the Florida Times-Union in response to Congresswoman Kathy Castor’s false narrative about charter schools and education choice. Mr. Williams is pictured above, surrounded by students and faculty. Guest Columnist – September 14, 2021 In a recent column, U.S. Rep. Kathy…

4 Somerset Prep North Lauderdale Seniors Graduate High School with a 2-Year College Degree

May 20, 2020

#chartergrad, #Somerset, Class of 2020, dual enrollment, McGhee

Broward County, FL — May 15, 2020 — American poet, social activist, novelist, and playwright Langston Hughes once said, “I have discovered in life that there are ways of getting almost anywhere you want to go if you really want to go.” Nowhere is that drive to go somewhere and do something great more present…

Switch, now, to online learning? This charter school org was ready

March 26, 2020

#Academica, #charterschools, #COVID19, #Pinecrest, #RedefinED, #Somerset, @EducationFL, Academica, FLDOE, Mater, Zulueta

RedefinED.org – Ron Matus – March 26, 2020 – About a decade ago, Fernando Zulueta was making a presentation to school district officials in Florida about why his charter school support company, Academica, needed to expand into online learning. For one thing, he told them, charter schools serviced by Academica must better serve students who…

Charter School Student named an Ambassador to the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Annual Legislative Conference

August 23, 2019

#Academica, #charterschools, #Somerset, 5000 Black Role Models, Black Caucus, Demetri, Donyale McGhee, Frederica Wilton, NAACP

August 23, 2019 – Somerset Prep North Lauderdale student Demetri Ellison has been invited to attend Educate, Enrich and Empower Experience in Washington D.C. as a guest of Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson, Founder of the ‪5000 Role Models of Excellence Project, a mentoring program that Demetri participates in. Taking place in Washington D.C. on September…

Geyler Herrera and the Contracts for Excellence: Raising student achievement one connection at a time

September 23, 2018

#Somerset, #SomersetAcademy, Academica, charter school graduation, contract boys, Geyler Herrera

September 2018 – 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…

Jefferson-Somerset spring review, Tallahassee Democrat

June 13, 2018

#charterschools, #Somerset, #somersetjefferson, academic progress, Academica, Cory Oliver, FLDOE, Jefferson County

June 13, 2018 – Just as the fall semester brought a new beginning to Jefferson County K-12 under the direction of Somerset Academy, Inc. and school principal Cory Oliver, spring continued to see students blossom and the school excel in meeting new challenges and cross-pollinating budding intellects with ideas of leadership, academics and entrepreneurship. In…

State Releases 3rd Grade Scores for 2017-18 school year

May 25, 2018

#schoolchoice, #Somerset, 3rd grade scores, academic achievement, academic performance, Aventura, BridgePrep, Charter Schools USA, Florida Depatment of Education, FSA, Lutz, Mater, Renaissance, Santa Fe, third grade, True North

Tallahassee, FL – May 25, 2018 – Data released today by the Florida Department of Education shows that 57% of 3rd-graders statewide earned a Level 3 score or better in the English Language Assessment – down from last year’s 58 percent but better than 2015’s 53%. The good news is that many charter schools across…

FCSA recognizes Schools, Students, Faculty during National Charter Schools week

May 2, 2017

#CharterSchoolsWeek, #Somerset, academic acheivement, Ben Gamla, BridgePrep, EdVentures, Florida Department of Education, Somerset Bay, student performance