Charter Schools Draw Record Turnout to Annual Recruitment Expo

The event offered parents and teachers a one-stop opportunity to meet with school leaders to learn about the 52 D.C. charter schools ahead of the enrollment period for the 2011-2012 school year. Teachers and others came seeking the many job opportunities available in charter schools. The expo is sponsored by the D.C. Public Charter School Board (PCSB), the D.C. Association of Chartered Public Schools and Friends of Choice in Urban Schools (FOCUS).

D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray stopped by the event and praised the charter school community for contributing to the high quality educational options in the District of Columbia. Gray challenged charter school leaders with two of his education priorities. He asked school leaders who now serve grades K-8 to consider serving pre-school and pre-kindergarten so that all of the District’s three and four-year-olds can have access to a quality early childhood education. He also urged charter schools to help address special education needs by serving more special education students in the schools instead of having them placed outside the District.

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