It's the school, then, which binds families into neighborhood. The new school, miles away and where 70 percent of the children will be bused, loosens this tie. Just as the school helps hold the neighborhood together, the neighborhood is part of the education of the school children. We believe it is true that it takes a whole village to raise a child. Charter schools focus teachers, students, parents, and the wider community on students' needs.
Teachers work in curriculum development, as professionals.
Charter schools foster student choice. As voters and volunteers, we have always supported public education, the school board, and the schools. Some of us, but not all, are parents with children in the district. Some of us, but not all, have children at the age where they might attend the school when it opens. Some of us, but not all, have been classroom teachers in the district.