On January 5, 2020, the following article I authored on personalized learning appeared in the Riverside Press-Enterprise.

Happy New Year to you all! I hope you’re enjoying your Winter break, and we look forward to seeing your children back in school soon.

It was my great pleasure to participate in two ribbon-cutting ceremonies in November at our two newest Springs student centers, the Del Rio Student Center in Perris and the Renaissance Valley Academy (RVA) in San Jacinto. The Del Rio ribbon cutting was held in conjunction with its Harvest Festival; see the article below for details or click here to read more about the Del Rio Center.

I hope you all enjoyed a Happy Halloween yesterday, and, more importantly, that your children have settled into a successful school year.

On September 8, 2019, a commentary I wrote on the success of charter schools and the current political environment which threatens them appeared in the Riverside Press-Enterprise. It is reprinted below. I encourage all of you who support charter schools to follow the work of the California Charter Schools Association to learn more about charter schools, and to click on the “Get Involved” tab to see ways you can make your voice heard.

Welcome back to the new 2019-2020 school year! We’re delighted that you have chosen one of the Springs Charter Schools family of schools as your charter school of choice. We’ve begun our 20th year of operation with 9,126 students, including 6,656 at River Springs Charter School, the largest charter school in the country. We’ve been growing steadily, and this year alone we’ve hired more than 200 new employees. I attribute our success both to you, our Springs families, as well as Springs’ many fine teachers and support staff who work so hard to ensure that our students receive an outstanding education.

I hope you’re enjoying your summer. We’re busy at work here at Springs, preparing for the 2019-20 school year! We’ve hired new principals at three of our school sites, so I’d like to take this opportunity to introduce you to them.

I hope you are enjoying your summer break! As you go about your summer fun, please make time to join us for our 16^th annual Springs Charter Schools Parent Ignite! Conferencehappening at your choice of two locations on either August 20 or August 22. Our Ignite! Conference is designed to be an inspiring day of learning for parents before the school year begins; our theme for the new school year is There’s No Place Like Springs!

After 19 Years, Springs is Still Putting Students First!

The past few months have been tough for charter schools in California on two fronts.