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Charter school 'Character Virus' now in Florida

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Ursus:
Gee, who to believe as to the Florida Safety Council's motivations for moving? Commissioner Patty Sheehan, who allegedly wasn't even informed of the 200K it would cost the taxpayers? Or the Florida Safety Council itself?


• From the above carefully crafted Open Letter from City Commissioner Patty Sheehan:

The Safety Council was a tenant in the Primrose Building on this land. The Safety Council rent was $66,882.00 per year. The lease originated in 1975 and gave the City the option to continue or terminate during the term. In the past, the Safety Council was concerned about the recreational uses that surrounded them. They have now relocated to a facility that better serves their needs. When the lease ended, the Safety Council was reimbursed for recent improvements on the property that the City will retain, and other contractual obligations and relocation assistance. That totaled $200,000.00.

Recently, the City opted to lease the property to an organization which will be more compatible to the residential nature of the area. We felt a character based charter school would meet the needs of this area on a number of levels.[/size]
• From the above article by Mark Schlueb, "Orlando is out $200,000 for breaking lease, letting school in free," emphasis added:

Even so, commissioners — Sheehan included — were never briefed on how much it cost the city to break Florida Safety Council's lease. Some commissioners were left with the impression that the Safety Council had chosen to move on its own.

But the Safety Council, which pays about $67,000 a year in rent, had no plans to move. The 57-year-old organization teaches safe-driving and motorcycle classes to about 80,000 students a year, most of them at the Primrose building. When Safety Council board members received notice in May that the city was ending their lease, they at first hoped the decision wasn't final.

"We were pretty shocked," Safety Council spokesman Glenn Victor said. "We were quite surprised by the way it all transpired. It was kind of a weird deal."

The organization plans to move to another building on East Colonial Drive, where renovations are under way.

The city lease contained provisions requiring it pay the Safety Council to end the lease early. Records show it's costing the city $201,473, including $129,600 cash and $71,873 in waived rent and fees.

City staffers were discussing the cost of breaking the lease last spring, even as the council was discussing layoffs and deep budget cuts, records show. But those costs were never disclosed to council members.[/list][/size]

Ursus:

--- Quote from: "Mayor Buddy Dyer" ---We've been focused on at-risk kids. This Hyde School model fits perfectly what we're doing.
--- End quote ---

--- Quote from: "Commissioner Patty Sheehan" ---The Primrose building is located in an area that has a 60% school drop-out rate. The Central Florida Leadership Academy will bring a much needed stay-in-school, tuition-free, college preparatory academic program to this area.
--- End quote ---
Of course the "Hyde School model" fits perfectly. This area has, apparently, exactly the kind of profile that, incidentally, represents the only kind of demographics that Hyde School manages to grub a toe-hold in. Namely, a neighborhood so desperate that ANY alternative seems like an "improvement."

Communities not so desperate for the opportunity to have their children's psyches messed with under the guise of "education," e.g., Gardiner, ME, or Baltimore, MD, have roundly driven Hyde out.

Ursus:
In a February 2011 article from the Florida Bar Journal, "... And I Am Here to Help!," Orlando City Attorney Mayanne Downs extols the virtues of several of her Orlando City Hall colleagues, among them Central Florida Leadership Academy founder Jody Litchford. Here's the relevant excerpt; note the mention of "education can and should teach character":

Let me tell you about Jody Litchford. Jody graduated at the top of her class from the University of Virginia Law School, the daughter of a prominent local lawyer. Having practiced law for over 30 years, she can answer questions off the top of her head in about three dozen areas of law. Renowned for her integrity and legendary institutional knowledge at her workplace, she has a passion for doing the right thing. While raising three fine sons, Jody has been an ever-present volunteer in too many community organizations to mention. Oh, and in her spare time, she started a charter school, based on the notion that education can and should teach character as well as knowledge.[/list]

Xelebes:
I'm curious about a possible connection to Amway.  DeVos, owner of Amway also owns the Orlando Magic.  A new story has come out with the Detroit Red Wings having a new sponsorship agreement with Amway.  Link to article.

Looking up a few things, Amway and Nutriline have some very vague connections to Synanon (we might have to go to the 1920s or 1930s to find the link.)

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Judge Joe Brown:
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