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Highlights and TimelineHighlights of Charter School Development: September 2006 Luyen Chou agrees to Head the Board of Trustees www.brooklynprospect.org is launched--as of March 2008, over 15,000 visitors First grant pledged by Atlantic Philanthropies Academic Planning Team has first meeting Academic Planning Team decides to pursue International Baccalaureate (IB) accreditation Concept paper and financial proposal are reviewed by former charter school authorizers January 2007 Dewey & LeBoeuf agrees to represent Charter School Brooklyn's "friends of" organization Library pledged to Charter School Brooklyn by Random House CEO Peter Olson February 2007 Begin recruitment and creation of Charter School Brooklyn Board of Trustees Completion of the 6th grade curriculum outline LeBoeuf & Lamb file papers of incorporation on behalf of the New Millennium Charter Schools March 2007 Candice Olson, Pearl Kane, Anne Burns, James Bernard join the board Janice Savin Williams joins advisory board April 2007 Begin work with Downtown Brooklyn Partnership to find facility May 2007 Brooklyn Prospect receives grant from the New York Center for Charter School Excellence June 2007 400-page first draft of application completed and submitted to State University of New York Name finalized as Brooklyn Prospect Charter School July 2007 Articles profiling Brooklyn Prospect published in the Brooklyn Paper and the New York Sun. Over 500 names on the online petition August 2007 Brooklyn Prospect sets opening date for Sept 2009 Fall 2007 Complete second draft of application Complete development of board of trustees Spring 2008 State University of New York Charter School Institute approves Brooklyn Prospect's charter Begin capital campaign—Goal of $500,000 by September 2009 Fall 2008 Recruit and hire faculty and staff Finalize facility Spring 2009 Recruit current 5th grade families and conduct lottery Final preparations for opening school Brooklyn Prospect Charter School opens with first class of 88 sixth graders |
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