charterschool

When the pandemic hit, schools had to pivot quickly to implement remote learning programs, train educators, walk parents through the process, and make sure students didn't fall behind. Charter schools were able to make the transition and many, like Somerset Silver Palms, took a giant leap forward in their response to the academic, social, and emotional needs of the families they serve.

In this episode, we speak with Kerri Ann O’Sullivan, Principal of Somerset Silver Palm - a k-12 public charter school in Miami-Dade County - and…her daughter, Maddi, a senior at that school. They talk about their experience with remote learning and returning to campus, and what it’s like to be a principal and a student during the pandemic.

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

On this episode of Providing Choice, we speak with educator, former public school principal and vice chair of the Senate Appropriation Subcommittee on Education, Senator Manny Diaz, Jr. The Senator talks about the upcoming 2021 legislative session, the 21-22 state budget, and why he supports education 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

Follow us on twitter at twitter.com/FLcharter

Follow/Like us on Facebook at Facebook.com/Choice.FCSA

Shemeka Michelle is an author, speaker, personal empowerment advocate, and member of the #WalkAway Movement.
We have legendary conversation about #MeToo, being cookout-legit, identity politics, education vs. parenthood, abortion, and trying the milk!

This week Garrett interviews Andrew Campanella, President of National School Choice Week about his new book The School Choice Roadmap: 7 Steps to Finding the Right School for Your Child. In this episode, Andrew tells us why he wrote the book, what he thinks about the school choice debates raging across the country, and his experiences helping students, parents, and teachers find the education environment in which they will thrive. If you think children’s futures shouldn’t be determined by their zip-code, then this is the episode for you! 

You can buy Andrew’s book on Amazon. 

You can follow Andrew’s work at National School Choice Week on: 

Instagram: @schoolchoiceweek

Twitter: @schoolchoiceweek

Facebook: /schoolchoiceweek/

Website: https://schoolchoiceweek.com/

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On this episode, we talk with Kevin Melvin an insurance risk consultant with EPIC Charter School Practice Group -- a property, casualty and employee benefits insurance brokerage and consulting firm. A Certified School Risk Manager, Kevin understands the complexity involved in protecting Educational Institutions, like charter schools, and gives us some great advice. For more information on EPIC visit our vendor page at flcharteralliance.org

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

We had a great discussion with Dave Fleegel the Medford Wisconsin School Board Chair. The Medford School District has over 2,000 students and their very own charter school that supports homeschooling and an online academy with over 700 students. Our conversation covered all these topics and the importance of a school board that is forward thinking in finding solutions to the myriad of challenges and opportunities education faces today. We also discussed being in local government and how that truly makes an impact in our communities.

Wimmer’s Wilderness is an informed look at Politics, Community, Government, Environment and Education from a local Our regions, states and countries are simply a collection of local communities working together. If we are able to make a positive change in our local communities then that will lead to better outcomes at the regional, state and national level.