Dear Charter Supporter,
It is with great pleasure that I write to you announcing the 2012 inductees into the Charter Schools Hall of Fame. The awards will be handed out at this year’s National Charter Schools Conference, held from June 19-22 in Minnesota.
The National Charter Schools Hall of Fame was established to recognize individuals and organizations for their contributions in the following areas:
• Pioneering efforts in the development and growth of charter schools
• Commitment and contributions to charter schools and education
• Innovative ideas and successful implementation of those ideas
• Inspiration to others in the charter school movement
Without question, these individuals and organizations have fulfilled these requirements. Please join me at the National Charter Schools Conference in honoring their accomplishments.
This year the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools is honoring Jim Griffin, president of the Colorado League of Charter Schools. His work across the nation has led the conversation around public facilities access and funding equity for public charter schools in policy making, and his pioneering work on the Colorado Growth Model has led to many states’ adoptions of meaningful student assessments.
We’re now celebrating 20 years since the first charter school opened, and it is this year’s inductees who made sure that the Minnesota story became an example for the rest of the nation to follow. Among other things, Jon Schroeder drafted and helped enact the Federal Charter School Program, City Academy High School was the first public charter school to open its doors and Eric Mahmoud has been a continuous beacon of what performance management should look like in schools.
Please come join me in welcoming these new inductees into the Charter Schools Hall of Fame this June in Minneapolis.
Sincerely,
Ursula Wright
National Alliance for Public Charter Schools
