Today I spent some time at Community Roots Charter School in Brooklyn, NY. I spoke with co-director Allie Keil. This K - 5 school has 300 students and was fairly unassuming at first. The school is housed on the 3rd floor of Public School 67. I walked in and saw all the characteristics of a traditional NYC public school. I gave my drivers licensee to the school based police officer and walked past the PS 67's graphs and posters showing their standardized test scores. After trekking up 3 flights of stairs I walked into a totally different school.
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There was so much to learn. This was a totally different type of charter school. From the top down the whole school exemplifies cooperation and inclusion. The school has co-directors; every classroom has 2 teachers. They reason this place is special is because everyone who works there lives the mission and the core values. I let them tell you about it.
I learned that "alternative" models of charter schools can be successful. Community Roots is a shining example.
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- Joy
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