What is the year Democracy Prep Public Schools was founded?
100
half plus one
What is required to make quorum for a board meeting?
100
Bill Cooke, Katie Duffy, Lisa Friscia, Emmanual George
Who are the four campus leaders?
100
No creaming
ALL students can and will learn
Operated on Public Funds
What are three qualities that separate Democracy Prep from other high performing charter schools?
100
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman
Nixon Peabody
Kirkland & Ellis
Schulte Roth and Zabel
DLA Piper
What are three of the five pro-bono law firms that keep Democracy Prep out of the newspapers for bad reasons?
200
To educate responsible citizen scholars for success in the college of their choice and a life of active citizenship.
What is the mission of Democracy Prep Public Schools?
200
Academics; Finance; Development; Governance; Family, staff, and community relations
What are the standing committees?
200
Dennis Walcott
Who is the current chancellor of New York City Department of Education?
200
ACT
What is the name of our SPED team?
200
Certification
What do states require of teachers? Hint: 5 or 30% of any given charter school's teachers do not need this.
300
State University of New York (SUNY)
What is the original authorizer of Democracy Prep Public Schools?
300
13,527
What is the per pupil payment allocation for charter schools?
300
Roland Fryer
Who is the genius studied Democracy Prep and found we were the best he'd ever studied in ELA?
300
Book, Flag, Mortar Board
What are the symbolic elements of the DPPS Crest?
300
NCLB (NO CHild Left Behind)
What is the Federal law under which schools recieve Title I funding? (Josh M. and Christina G. have to abstain from this question!)
400
Democracy Builders
What is the Democracy Prep Public Schools advocacy partner that works to engage families?
400
English Language Learners
What does ELL stand for?
400
Complete this statement:
Some say we'll never fix schools until we solve poverty, we believe. . ."
We will never solve poverty until we fix schools
400
Founder of "Students First" and former DC Chancellor
Who Is Michelle Rhee?
400
ACE
What is the DOE middle school that Democracy Prep used to share space with, which was ranked as the worst school in New York City while Democracy Prep was ranked the best?
500
More time to learn, rigorous academics, data driven decision making, structured and supportive school culture, exemplary talent
What are the five elements of no-excuses schools?
500
Milan Jilka
Who is the founding art teacher and still teaching at DPCS?
500
Leader U
Ex: Cooke
Marrer
What is the fellowship created by Democracy Prep Public Schools to create new school leaders?
500
Teachers
What are the most important members of the DREAM team?
500
Revolution Foods
What is the organization Democracy Prep is piloting at Harlem Prep in order to serve its scholars healthy meals?