Dear Community,

I am pleased to be sharing with you a document that celebrates the best of the Benjamin Franklin Classical Charter Public School.  As a charter school we embrace our responsibility to not only innovate, constantly striving to improve the ways in which we deliver on our unique mission, but also to disseminate our best practices for others to take what might be useful to them, as teachers, school administrators, and parents.

All of the practices and initiatives described in the following pages are built on the unique mission of school. That mission is to assist parents in their role as primary educators of their children by providing the children with a classical academic education coupled with sound character development and community service. All of our best practices stem from the combined daily efforts of our faculty, staff, Board of Trustees, parents, and community to implement this mission successfully.

I would be remiss if I did not thank Susan Davis as the facilitator of the FIT team that made this document a reality. Her leadership on this project is a wonderful example of what the Faculty Input Team can be and how a school can benefit from teacher leaders. The FIT team is one of our best practices you’ll read about inside and one of the things that I think makes BFCCPS a unique place.

We have a very special school here. Our hard work each day innovating, applying, and adjusting our best practices is motivated by our shared understanding that what we do is all about children. I invite you to take some time and review some of the practices that our staff has identified as what we do best. As we strive for continued success, I hope to continue to learn from you and other members of the community as well.

Yours in education,

Dr. Kevin O’Malley Head of School