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<font size="3"><font size="3">Bill - your idea is an interesting one.<br>
I know it takes a lot of commitment to succeed, having facilitated planning sessions for a group that wanted to create the "Real World charter school" and has since quit planning. </font>Wayne Jennings in the Twin Cities area, has had a lot of success developing charter schools.<br>
You may want to contact him at wayne@designlearn.net<br>
Cheryl Kartes, Mpls<br>
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From: James Wiegel
Sent: ?Saturday?, ?November? ?22?, ?2014 ?12?:?55? ?PM
To: Bill Schlesinger
Cc: Karen Snyder, K. Elise Packard, Timothy Dove, Oliveann Slotta, Marilyn
RCrocker, Lynda Lieberman Baker, Donna Campbell, Eric Brooks, Glenda and Dane
Adkinson, Steve Har, Loren Weybright, Tatwa Timsina, Mary Kurian D'Souza, Robyn
& John Hutchinson, Pam Santesteban, John Oyler, Raul Jorquera, OE Serve,
Colleague Dialogue
See email below. I got this from a long time colleague working in local
community in El Paso. Get back to me or Bill if you can help / have wisdom or
resources.
Jim Wiegel
Never trust atoms. They make up everything. a billboard
From: Bill Schlesinger <<a href="mailto:pvida@whc.net">pvida@whc.net</a>>
To: 'James Wiegel' <<a href="mailto:jfwiegel@yahoo.com">jfwiegel@yahoo.com</a>>
Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2014 8:55 AM
Subject: Charter school resource
Jim
We're looking at the possibility of opening a charter school in the neighborhood
we serve; the school district is considering (again) closing the neighborhood
school of about 300 students because they want all schools to house 600-800
students and the building is 85 years old.
We?re thinking of a Pre-K or K-8 program based on the Kahn Academy resources,
and using TOP and IE methods in the classroom. We?ll need a lead staff person
to work with us to develop and lead the grant planning process with stakeholders
and community residents. It?s probably a 9-12 month process with the
possibility of remaining with the school if it?s funded.
Would you let folk in your networks know of the project and, if they?re
interested, have them contact me? Again ? this is very much in the exploration
stage at this point.
Thanks,
Bill Schlesinger
Project Vida
3607 Rivera Avenue
El Paso, TX 79905
(915) 533-7057 x 207
(915) 503-1014 FAX
<a href="mailto:pvida@whc.net">pvida@whc.net</a>
<a href="http://www.projectvidaelpaso.org" target="_blank">www.projectvidaelpaso.org</a></tt></pre></blockquote></div>
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