Sankofa Freedom Academy Charter School

We Did It—Renewed for 5 More Years!!

Family, we did it! On Friday, April 27, 2012, Sankofa Freedom Academy Charter School received the 5 year renewal of its charter. We could not have done it without the hard work of staff and the hundreds of letters from students, teachers, and parents. We owe a special debt to Mama Emma Knox (mother of Khadijah, Subour and Emma) and Mama Katherine Chappelle (mother of Ian) for waiting for hours to testify before the School Reform Committee.

We also want to thank our elected political officials who always advocate for us, Councilmama Maria Quinones Sanchez and State Rep. Bro. Tony Payton. Because, our entire village pulled together, we now have five more years to serve our children and our community.

In the next five years, we are hoping to provide an even safer more caring environment for our children. We look forward to assisting our children in improving their performance on standardized test measures. However, it is important that you know that while the state and School District measure our success by PSSA scores, we have other ways of measuring our success. We will measure our success by the increase in the books read by our students. We want to see our children become lovers of books and stories. We will measure our success by how children learn to treat one another, respect their elders, and want to care for their communities.

We will measure our success by the improved quality of our children’s writing and oratory. We will measure our success by whether our children deepen their respect for the earth, their acceptance for difference and their devotion for justice and equality. We will measure our success by the numbers of our students who learn how to live responsibly, peacefully, and purposefully. We thank you for believing in our vision of an education designed to transform ourselves, our families, our communities and our world.