The Montgomery County Board of Education announced on Thursday that it will hold a special public hearing on Monday, Jan. 29 at 5:30 p.m. regarding Freedom Preparatory Academy’s recent charter application.
During the January regular board meeting, Freedom Prep founder and CEO Roblin Webb presented board members with her school’s statistics, its overarching mission and other reasons why she believes her charter would be a good fit for Montgomery.
“Our new vision is to transform education across the South for children of color,” she said. “I know that you all have not had a great experiences with charter schools, and it surprises a lot of folks, but I’m not a charter school advocate. I am a good school advocate. I am a school choice and choice for parents advocate.”
Webb started Freedom Prep in Memphis, Tenn., during the fall of 2009. She had 100 sixth grade students and an “unapologetic” focus on college prep. She said the number one goal of her school is to prepare kids to excel in a higher education setting, and thus far, Freedom Prep reports five consecutive graduating classes with a 100% four-year college acceptance rate.