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One of Nashville’s newest charter schools opened in early August with 88 students, all kindergarteners who are preparing– not for first grade– but for college. That’s the main objective at East End Preparatory.<\/p>\n

“Our mission is to get them college-ready,” says Jim Lekrone, director of the school. “If they hear it all the time, they\u2019re so exposed to it that when the idea of college becomes a reality and they realize what college is, they\u2019ll already have the foundation. It\u2019s not going to be a surprise. ”<\/p>\n

Parents like LaQuisha Owens couldn’t agree more. She didn’t attend college, but wants more for her 5-year-old son, Carlos.<\/p>\n

“I didn\u2019t even start thinking about college until I was like a junior in high school,” says Owens. “They didn\u2019t ever teach us younger that it\u2019s best to go to college. If [Carlos] knows early on that his goal is to go to college, then he\u2019s gonna\u2019 achieve that goal if he gets it in his mind now.”<\/p>\n

That kind of understanding and commitment from parents is key to the program at East End Prep. The school will have a longer school year and school day than other public schools; the homerooms are named after colleges with college pennants lining the hallways; students are called \u201cscholars\u201d and are constantly\"\" learning whether in the classroom, at play, or even enroute to the bathroom. Students who fall behind in school work are assigned to after-school tutoring.<\/p>\n

The expectations are also high for parents, who during summer orientations, were told that student attendance must be priority– even in the face of challenges related to transportation or work schedules. In turn, Lekrone and the school staff promise something unusual for a public school or even charter school: social services and support for the families, parenting classes, after-school tutoring, even a late-evening bus service to transport kids who stay after school for tutoring.<\/p>\n

The services are made possible through the Martha O’Bryan Center<\/a>, the operator of this charter school and one of Nashville’s oldest service organizations located near the city’s poorest public housing developments.<\/p>\n

“Having the benefit of Martha O’Bryan and having their services and their knowledge and know-how is just huge, and we’re thankful to be in that position,” says Lekrone. “There\u2019s not many schools that I know of that are modeled this way.<\/p>\n

“We want to eliminate every distraction and every obstacle, everything that’s getting in the way of our kids getting into college and doing what we’re expecting them to do.”<\/p>\n

That model could help East End Preparatory to succeed where many other charters fail, according to experts who study school choice.<\/p>\n

\u201cA school that can take into account both the out of school influences and in-school factors that we know lead to levels of achievement,\u201d says Claire Smrekar, a professor at Vanderbilt\u2019s Peabody College and a researcher for the National Center on School Choice.<\/p>\n

Smrekar says while charters are public schools with more freedom to try different approaches, they also have a tight timeline of 3 to 5 years to meet academic benchmarks. Many fail to do so.<\/p>\n

One study at Stanford University (Center for Research on Education Outcomes<\/a>) found academic gains in 17-percent of charter schools, gains that were worse than traditional public schools in 37-percent, and no change in 46-percent of charter schools. In Tennessee, a new law creates more opportunities for opening charter schools and allows more students to attend them. The result is an \u00a0increasing number of charter schools and applications as districts seek ways to raise student performance under No Child Left Behind.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you open a charter school it\u2019s like opening a small business. You are now responsible for transportation, meal service, facility management, a budget. Those are rather daunting tasks in addition to managing an instructional program.\u201d<\/p>\n

Knowing the challenges of starting a charter school, Lekrone and some of his staff did their homework, visiting charter schools around the country and studying the history of those that failed.<\/p>\n

\u201cBest trip professionally development for me to see the people that are doing it the best and what are they doing. I think there\u2019s just as much to be learned from the charter schools that failed as the ones that are great (like)managing your enrollment and managing your finances; the behind-the-scenes things.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lekrone says it\u2019s also important to have a staff and teachers with excellent credentials who are dedicated to a holistic approach to education.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe kids can\u2019t come to school and we sprinkle magic dust,\u201d says Lekrone. \u201cIt is very hard work. It requires parents, students, teachers, everybody to be on the same page.\u201d<\/p>\n

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