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 <pvida@whc.net> To: 'James Wiegel' <jfwiegel@yahoo.com> Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2014 8:55 AM Subject: Charter school resource <!--#yiv6391651489 _filtered #yiv6391651489 {font-family:Calibri;panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;} _filtered #yiv6391651489 {font-family:Georgia;panose-1:2 4 5 2 5 4 5 2 3 3;}#yiv6391651489 #yiv6391651489 p.yiv6391651489MsoNormal, #yiv6391651489 li.yiv6391651489MsoNormal, #yiv6391651489 div.yiv6391651489MsoNormal {margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman", "serif";}#yiv6391651489 h1 {margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:24.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman", "serif";font-weight:bold;}#yiv6391651489 h2 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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 SchlesingerProject Vida3607 Rivera AvenueEl Paso, TX 79905(915) 533-7057 x 207(915) 503-1014 FAXpvida@whc.netwww.projectvidaelpaso.org