2018 & 2019 CHARTER SCHOOL LEADERSHIP AWARDS

The Charter School Leadership Awards honor African American charter school leaders and advocates who are spearheading the movement to give parents and students high-quality public school opportunities. The 2019 awardees were recognized at the 2nd Annual Charter School Leadership Awards and Reception during the week of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s Annual Legislative Congress.

2019

  • Jalen Rose, Jalen Rose Leadership Academy – Trailblazer Award
  • Michael A. Carter, Sr., Jalen Rose Leadership Academy
  • Dominique D. Lee, Brick Education Network
  • Tysie McDowell-Ray, Crossroads Charter Schools
  • Lagra Newman, Purpose Prepatory Academy
  • U.S. Rep. William Lacy Clay, Jr. (D-MO)
  • U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX)
  • U.S. Rep. Donald M. Payne, Jr. (D-NJ)

2018

  • Donald Hense, Friendship Charter Schools
  • Margaret Fortune, Fortune School
  • Tim King, Urban Prep Academies
  • Shantelle Wright, Achievement Prep
  • Charlene Reid, Exellence Community Schools
  • U.S. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO)
  • U.S. Rep. Dwight Evans (D-PA)
  • U.S. Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY)

Read about our 2018 awardees.

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Advocates Council

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Legacy Society

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