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For the ninth year, FCPCS received nominations in several categories, including charter school teachers, charter school leaders, charter school governing board members, charter school innovators, charter school pioneers and charter school preferred partners. Listed by category, winners of this year’s Charter School Champions of the Year Awards are: Charter School Champions of the Year – Teachers Kristine Wells, The Charter Schools of Excellence, Fort Lauderdale Janet Pence, Hope Charter School, Ocoee Michael Naffziger, Indian River Charter High School, Vero Beach Bobbi Burson, Treasure Village Montessori, Islamorada Shirley Campbell, Suncoast School for Innovative Studies, Sarasota Charter School Champions of the Year – School Leaders Ileana Melian, Mater Academy of International Studies K-5 and Mater International Preparatory 6-9, Miami Sheila Caleo, Mater Grove Academy, Miami Matthew Bieule, SLAM! Boca Raton, Boca Raton Donyale McGhee, Somerset Prep North Lauderdale, North Lauderdale John DeMasi, Mason Classical Academy, Naples Kim Mixson, Seaside Neighborhood School, Santa Rosa Beach Melissa Scott, Marco Island Academy, Marco Island Kate Harris, Magnolia Montessori Academy, Lakeland Charter School Champions of the Year – Board Members Scott Craver, Pinellas Preparatory Academy, Largo Susan Latvala, Academie da Vinci Charter School, Dunedin Charter School Champions of the Year -- Innovators Fernando Zulueta, Academica, Miami Julio Robaina, Academica, Miami Charter School Champions of the Year – Pioneers Dee Wolfe-Sullivan, Byrneville Elementary School, Century Debbie Tisdale, Imagine Schools, Sunrise Michael Satterfield, Oakland Avenue Charter School, Oakland, Florida Barb Flemming, Pikeville, Tennessee Frank Mandley, Pompano Beach Charter School Champions of the Year – Preferred Partners First Impressions Printing, Fort Lauderdale Educational Impact, Lansdale, Pennsylvania San Jose School Support, Jacksonville “The Florida Consortium of Public Charter Schools is proud to honor so many of our outstanding charter school teachers, leaders, pioneers, innovators, preferred partners and governing board members,” said Robert Haag, FCPCS President. “They represent the very best individuals who are working as part of the Florida charter school movement.” About the Florida Consortium of Public Charter Schools The Florida Consortium of Public Charter Schools (FCPCS) is the leading charter school membership association in the state, with a membership of nearly 75 percent of all operating charter schools. Since its inception in 1999, FCPCS has been dedicated to creating a national model of high quality, accredited public charter schools that are student-centered and performance-driven. FCPCS provides a wide array of technical support, mentoring, training, networking, and purchasing services to its membership, as well as serving as an advocate for all Florida public charter schools. ### MEDIA CONTACT: [email protected] for FCPCS |