Amethod Public Schools
In 2004 Jorge Lopez took control of the school. At the time its Academic Performance Index (API) was 650. Lopez received guidance from Ben Chavis, head of the American Indian Model Schools, and established a system similar to the system of American Indian Public Charter School at Oakland Charter Academy. In late September 2007 the Oakland Charter Academy became the second public school in Oakland to win the National Blue Ribbon award. Oakland Charter High School opened in 2007.
Cheryl Pruitt
Cheryl Pruitt (born March 17, 1963) is an American educator who currently serves as the CEO of the nonprofit Chicago Virtual Charter School in Chicago, Illinois. She is also known as the final superintendent of the Gary Community School Corporation before it became the first school district in Indiana involved in a state takeover.