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had any summer work for her. So, we are having her go through the books in our library and rate <br />them as to grade appropriate level for reading. <br />And—and, that's again, that's just one story. We've got 90 of them. What we're asking today is <br />because we use a blended learning model, we never have all of our students on campus, and but, <br />we want to ensure that we are meeting all the appropriate permit requirements because more <br />would like to come. We often times have to prevent that so we don't exceed numbers, but, and <br />that's the reason for this request. We have so many kids who want to go to our school. So many <br />who are just thriving at our school in a campus where they're supported. They feel safe. We <br />were the first school in the nation as a first-year school to offer completely free meals to all of <br />our students. And, we feed a lot of their families who come in the morning to drop the kids off <br />`cause, I mean, we pay for that out of our pocket. <br />But, so it's really been, for all the frustrations we feel as educators and as administrators <br />especially, all we gotta do is walk out on campus and watch the kids come up to us, and that's <br />what we get. Thanks. <br />HENKEL: Thank you, both. Are there any questions from the Commission? <br />RAFFIPIY: I do have a question. <br />HENKEL: Yes, Tom. <br />RAFFIPIY: I read this thing. I couldn't, couldn't grasp it, but can you just the request is to <br />increase the student population to 100? Okay, so 100 students and eight to ten staff <br />IACUZZO: Can Ican I address that real quick? It's not to increase the student population <br />because we have about that many enrolled, and there's a distinction between enrollment and the <br />number of students actually on campus, because we use what's called "blended learning." That <br />means that they don't have to be on campus, but five hours a week. And, to accommodate that <br />last year, because we had more kids who wanted to be on campus, we had an afterschool <br />program for three hours a day. <br />RAFFIPIY: Thank you very much. <br />HENKEL: Any other questions? I just have a comment. I'm a great supporter of charter <br />schools because they have the flexibility to, you know, address individual student needs and to <br />change the programs around, you know, to suit the community, so, you know <br />TYDLACKA: —Thank you <br />HENKEL: I wish you all the best. <br />TYDLACKA: Thank you. <br />EXHIBIT D <br />4 <br />