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BRPD donates toys to students at Geo Prep Academy

Dec 19, 2018

http://www.wafb.com/2018/12/18/brpd-donates-toys-students-geo-prep-academy/ All 627 students got a new toy Robbie Reynold BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) – The Baton Rouge Police Department held a massive toy giveaway on Tuesday at Geo Prep Academy. The elementary school has 627 students and all of them got a new toy. “I think it’s really important because it’s something that they […]

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Onward!

Dec 19, 2018

When I read what my friend Purdue President Mitch Daniels is doing at the high ed level, I get fired up to do similar things at the K12 level. For years, we (the country) have been complacent and willing to accept students spending 13 years in school (K-12) and ending up with a high school […]

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21C Closes Achievement Gap

Dec 10, 2018

Friends, Which school has the best College and Career Readiness rating in Gary, Indiana? Yep. GEO’s 21C! Check these stats (the higher the number, the better). 21C—80.5 Roosevelt—65.2 Thea Bowman—57 Gary Westside—39.5 Steel City—31.7 Gary Lighthouse—29.5 Wow! And just to put a bigger smile on your face, Carmel, one of the richest districts in the […]

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21C students persist in college at nearly 3Xs state average

Dec 06, 2018

  Great to see 65% of @21stCharterGary Class of 2015 students persist to a second year in college compared to 23% of similar IN students statewide. We still have lots of work to do but we are on the right path.

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Gary’s 21st Century Charter High School Students On Track to Earn 20 College Credits Each by May 2019

Nov 29, 2018

Dear Friends: Today, I’m giving thanks for what our families in Gary, Indiana are proving can be done when you put your mind (literally, your mind) to it. I just received a report from our wonderful high school counselor and we counted up the number of college credits each senior is on track to earn […]

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GEO Students Are Inspiring!

Nov 21, 2018

Dear Friends: As we take a moment to pause for Thanksgiving, I thought I would share a few inspiring reflections from the past few months at GEO Academy schools. The ladies above are high school cheerleaders at 21st Century Charter School in Gary, Indiana. All of them are also currently taking college level courses at […]

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Posted in 21st Century Charter at Gary, Blog, GEO Prep Academy - Greater Baton Rouge, GEO Prep Mid-City, Latest News, Uncategorized




Both GEO Baton Rouge Schools Shine in State Accountability Grades

Nov 12, 2018

Dear Friends: Louisiana released school accountability grades yesterday and both GEO schools in Baton Rouge earned “Top Gains” honors from the state. They are among only five K-8 charter schools in Baton Rouge to receive this honor. Statewide, only 36% of all schools received this honor. Louisiana does something very unique, too. They grade K-8 schools […]

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Sister 2 Sister – 2018 National Conference

Oct 30, 2018

On Friday, October 19th, 2018, seven members of the Gary Middle College East/West chapter of Sister 2 Sister traveled to Indianapolis for the annual Student African American Sisterhood (SAAS)/ Sister 2 Sister (S2S) National Conference. The conference was held at the Sheraton Hotel at Keystone at the Crossing. For many of the current members, this […]

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A New Normal Exists in Gary and Its Headed to Baton Rouge

Oct 15, 2018

Friends, when we started talking about high school students in Gary, Indiana graduating with college credits and even Associate Degrees back in 2009, everyone thought we were crazy. But then we had our first student earn his Associate degree while in our high school in 2012. He inspired many others to follow in his foot […]

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“I Can Get By With A Little Help From My Friends!” New Schools Baton Rouge Provides Key Friendship

Oct 01, 2018

Dear Friends: The lyrics from the Beatles song ring true when I think of the folks at New Schools Baton Rouge. This incubator of quality schools and creator of quality educational ecosystems is doing a terrific job supporting and recruiting high quality schools to Baton Rouge. This became abundantly clear this past week during our […]

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