Entrepreneurship Preparatory School

News Update For:
"The Friends of E Prep Schools"

The Friends of E Prep Schools is a separate nonprofit corporation whose mission is to raise awareness and funds for E Prep and future Cleveland Charter Schools like E Prep. The Friends group is co-chaired by Jeanette Grasselli Brown and Joe Roman. In existence less than two years, the Friends group has already achieved excellent results on both fronts. The July/August Update is below, detailing their progress to date.

Entrepreneurship Preparatory School co founders Marshall Emerson III and John Zitzner are grateful to this group of high-achieving community leaders and thank the Friends for their support!

For more information Contact Michael Wolff at

Friends of E Prep Schools

3635 Perkins Ave. Suite 5 NE

Cleveland, OH 44114

216-373-7803

Michael.Wolff@eprepschool.org

January/February, 2008

RESULTS

Last year we celebrated incredible, unprecedented results. Our founding faculty led our founding class of 2017 from 7% proficient in reading to 75%. From 12% proficient in math to 62%.

The staff and students at E Prep are off to a great start this year as well, with monthly assessments showing a great deal of progress since our new students set foot inside of the school in August.

Extended school day, extended school year, structure, discipline, high expectations and no excuses. These are the ingredients in the recipe for high-achieving schools all over the country, and they are being constantly attended to by an extremely dedicated team of teachers and administrators every day at E Prep School. The results speak for themselves.

LOOK WHO’S HELPING

The Weatherhead School of Management action learning team is comprised of graduate students who have been volunteering on a major project for E Prep. Marshall Emerson, Head of School, asked the team to study faculty and student recruitment and retention. In late November the team presented their findings to our board. In February, the governing body of the school will spend a Saturday reviewing and discussing recommendations during a work session facilitated by McKinsey & Co. More on the outcome of these discussions later.

EXPAND THE CIRCLE

The Cleveland community has been generous. Since its inception, Friends of E Prep Schools has received a total of 288 separate financial gifts. We are deeply grateful for the outpouring of help. Unfortunately, we are not yet a “household word.” As a matter of fact, if you ask 100 people on the street: “Have you heard of E Prep School?” you’ll be lucky to have one or two people say “I think so.” That won’t do the trick. What can you do? Simply get the word out. The message of hope and the promise that ALL urban children, if provided the type of education we provide, can and will go to college. That is the good news. Please invite a new friend to one of the events listed on the left side of this page. Call Mike Wolff to get an official invitation sent to your friends. Michael Wolff is at 216-373-7803.

GREAT NEWS!

Dr. Eugene Sanders, CEO of the Cleveland Metropolitan School District, has formally recognized Entrepreneurship Preparatory School as a CMSD “School of Choice!” This means that students/families within CMSD will know that the district has officially endorsed E Prep, and in fact encourages families to explore it as an option for their sons or daughters. Thank you Dr. Sanders!