Treatment Abuse, Behavior Modification, Thought Reform > Hyde Schools
Charter school 'Character Virus' now in Florida
Anonymous:
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DannyB II:
WTF!!!! On and On it goes... :twofinger:
program:
CFLA BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Jody M. Litchford, Esq.
Attorney with a B.A. in Psychology and J.D., currently Deputy City Attorney for the City of Orlando, with many years of experience in working with youth related community groups, including experience volunteering with the Hyde Schools.
Hal K. Litchford, Esq.
Attorney with over 30 years of experience in complex commercial business and litigation as well as experience with the Hyde Schools.
Dean Maguire
Educator, with a BA in Education, an MA in Secondary Administration & Supervision and an MA in Elementary Administration & Supervision
Kathleen Russell
Director of the City of Orlando Office of Intergovernmental Relations, with a Masters Degree in Counseling and experience as a guidance counselor with an emphasis on juvenile rehabilitation, a juvenile justice planner and grant writer.
Clara Walters, Ed.D. - Solid credentials that will help youth be successful in their communities.
Retired OCPS Senior Director of Secondary Education, former Middle School and High School Principal and Educational Consultant with more than forty years of experience in education; first African American female secondary school principal and first permanent female high school principal in OCPS history.
Jéan E. Wilson, Esq.
Attorney with 25 years of experience in public finance; has served on the Board of Visitors of Florida A&M University School of Law, the Board of Directors of the YMCA Black Achievers Program, and the Valencia Community College Foundation
Ursus:
--- Quote from: "program" ---Solid credentials that will help youth be successful in their communities.
--- End quote ---
Mmm. Credentials in what? Volunteering at Hyde? "Working with youth related community groups?" Commercial business, litigation, and public finance experience? Walters and Russell would appear to have some more relevant experience, but, then again, this is the Board of Directors, who do not run the school from day to day, let alone in a hands-on fashion. Or do they?
Mostly, it appears that a number of BOD folk are directly or indirectly connected to Orlando's City Hall and, of course, Hyde School.
It also appears that the good citizens of Orlando are not being fully apprised of how their tax dollars are being spent, and of the fact that they are being spent on a modified version of a behavior modification system born in the midst of the Cold War, along with all of its obligatory tenets of propaganda and coercion.
Ursus:
From the above article by Mark Schlueb, "Orlando is out $200,000 for breaking lease, letting school in free":
Commissioner Patty Sheehan, whose district includes the charter-school property, said Litchford's ethics are beyond reproach.[/list]
City Commissioner Patty Sheehan also saw fit to send out an open letter, which someone saw fit to post on a website devoted to neighborhood homeowner issues:
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Colonialtown Homeowners Association
Posted in Orlando FL by eola on 02/13/2010
Open Letter From Commissioner Sheehan
There has been a lot of misinformation regarding the Florida Safety Council lease and a lease with a new public charter school, the Central Florida Leadership Academy. I prefer to deal with City Council business regarding my district in public and in the sunshine, but one of my colleagues has taken his version of this issue directly to the media. The result has misled the public and caused me a lot of personal distress. I am not going to retaliate. Instead, I prefer to respond to you with the facts.
Here is some background for you. The property was conveyed to the City with restrictions that the land must be used for public benefit. The land cannot be sold for commercial use to offset the City’s financial situation. 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.
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. There is a Skate Park, and a community center with a gymnasium, as well as volleyball and basketball courts in the vicinity of the property, which offer ideal facilities to support the school program.
As a charter school, the Central Florida Leadership Academy cannot receive State facility money until after 3 years in existence. Therefore, the City's lease with CFLA is "back-end" loaded, meaning CFLA's rental obligation will increase over time. In the first three years, CFLA will provide in-kind afterschool activities valued at $250,000.00 per year. The CFLA will reimburse all contractual costs associated with the Safety Council relocation, valued at $97,219.20. The CFLA will give the City half of the facility money it receives from the State, estimated at more than $113,000 per year beginning in year four and increasing thereafter.
There has been some concern about involvement of one of our City employees in this process. Jody Litchford is a volunteer with the Central Florida Leadership Academy. She was fully transparent about this during the entire process. She is passionate about the school because her son benefitted from a similar program. I wish more people would have a similar interest in helping at-risk youth.
The City has a long standing commitment to quality education, and supports charter schools, pre-K and other educational opportunities for its residents. In addition to the community benefits, however, the transaction will provide more rent than the previous use. Please be assured that I will continue to support sensible, fiscally prudent efforts to improve our community and the services our great city offers the residents of District 4.
Best Regards,
Patty Sheehan
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Patty Sheehan
Commissioner, District 4
City of Orlando
400 S Orange Avenue, 2nd Floor
Orlando, FL 32801
(407) 246-2004 - Phone
(407) 246-3010 - Fax
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