Dear Friends: Yes, we will celebrate a second ribbon cutting in as many weeks. This time, we are in Gary, Indiana for the opening of our third location. We opened 21st Century Charter School in 2005 and now serve more than 950 students in grades K-12 and regularly graduate high school students complete with Associate […]
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GEO Academies Leadership in Baton Rouge Cuts Third Red Ribbon in only 4th Year of Operation
Aug 06, 2018
Above: Baton Rouge Mayor Bloome joins in the ribbon cutting with GEO Prep Academies Board Members Dr. Linda Fontenot, Levar Anderson, Deputy Chief Robert McGarner, Chair Linda Johnson, Lead Principal Sandra Douglas and Principal Shirlon Clay. Dear Friends: Hard to believe we are in only our 4th year of operation in Baton Rouge and […]
Dear Friends: When friends ask me how things are going, I usually say, “Unfortunately, pretty good. If we weren’t needed, we wouldn’t be in business.” And yes, we are in demand! GEO Academies will serve more than 2500 students in five different schools this August and we plan to open at least one new school […]
State Superintendent John White and News Schools Baton Rouge CEO Chris Meyer visiting with GEO Prep’s leadership. July 10, 2018 Dear Friends: The Louisiana Department of Education released state test results for the 2017-18 school year this morning and the results show GEO Prep of Greater Baton Rouge to be the top performing charter school […]
GARY — U.S. Department of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos put Gary on the map in a big way Friday when she visited local charter schools, complimenting the students’ education and the ability of parents to make a choice in their children’s education. DeVos visited Gary Middle College and 21st Century Charter School as part of […]
The past few weeks have been filled with terrific school pride events that often don’t get talked about in the media so I thought I would share these five pictures with you directly. In Baton Rouge, our January board meeting featured performances from our cheerleaders and dance team. Our Baton Rouge school serves grades K-4 […]
Our nation’s capital is full of countless tales of humble servants who began their terms on an improbable journey to impactful American leadership. The confirmation hearings of Betsy DeVos for U.S. education secretary and the emotional responses of participants and observers demonstrate that education is a cornerstone issue of American leadership. The constant mention of […]
Excellence in Governance Award Linda Johnson! Ms. Linda Johnson, Former State Board of Education Chair, is the GEO Prep Academy School Board President. GEO Prep Academy is a free, public, high quality Kindergarten through fourth grade charter school in East Baton Rouge. She is a native of Baton Rouge, and a Southern University graduate, with […]
Top 3 Reasons College is a Must and Not a Myth: Tuition Free Degrees Now By Kevin Teasley, CEO/President of the GEO Foundation Politicians talk about free college as it if it does not already exist, but it does. In Gary, Indiana, a public charter school offers free college to its students, and students are […]
“A Black Cop Confronts the Crisis of Police Shootings and Racial Conflict: ‘We All Bleed the Same.’” Black cop Robert McGarner has grown used to race entering the conversation as he works his beat in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. “You hear it all the time,” he says, just after a black teen he questions outside a […]