Mr. Brian Cuvo
7th Grade Teacher,  Language Arts,  History, Geography
Brian.Cuvo@pgcps.org

Imagine Foundations Students Pen Winning Essays 
Imagine Schools recently announced the award winners in its Sixth Annual Imagine Schools National Character Essay Contest. Students from 50 Imagine schools around the country participated, demonstrating their understanding of a quotation or maxim on virtue of their choosing and expressing in writing how that maxim applied to their lives and the world around them. A panel of ten judges read and scored the essays and awarded first, second, and third prize per grade level. Three students from Imagine Foundations were among the winners:

• Third Grade: 1st Place, Jasmyn Woodland
• Sixth Grade: 3rd Place, Jordan Henry
• Seventh Grade: 3rd Place, Ryan Oliver

Congratulations, scholars!

3 Cheers for Cheerleaders
April was a busy month for our cheerleaders. On April 14, the girls held a Zumba event to raise funds for one of our families who lost everything in a house fire. Two weeks later, on April 29, the team took first place at a cheerleading competition at Six Flags America. This is only our cheerleaders’ second competition and their second first-place win. Way to go, Eagles!

Counting Pennies for Cancer
On April 10, we once again participated in the annual “Pennies for Patients” fundraiser. We started this fundraiser three years ago, when Grade 2 teacher Jennifer Williams lost her sister to cancer. The goals for this event are to raise money to donate to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society and to teach the children about the importance of helping others, being good citizens, and caring. Last year, our goal was $3,000, and this year our students raised more than $3,500.

Rewarding Outstanding Students
We recently honored our outstanding students at two important events. On April 27, at our monthly character assembly, we recognized students who exhibited the character traits “perseverance” (for students in Kindergarten through Grade 5) and “citizenship” (for middle-schoolers) during the previous month. Then, on April 30, we held our third quarter honors breakfast for 71 Honor Roll Students and 32 Principal’s List students, along with their invited guests (up to two per student). Honor Roll students received a certificate to mark their achievements, and Principal’s List students received a certificate, bookmark, and a necklace. Congratulations!

Veal Is Teacher of the Year
Congratulations to Trendlyon Veal, a Grade 2 Language Arts teacher, who has been selected as the 2012 Imagine Foundations Teacher of the Year. The annual Teacher of the Year award, which recognizes individuals for their outstanding work and dedication to their school community, is one of the highest honors an Imagine school can bestow on a staff member. Veal is eligible to be considered for the Maryland Region Teacher of the Year award. The regional winner will then be nominated to enter the Imagine Schools Teacher of Year award, announced later this year.

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Edwar L. Green

President
Term expires: 2014
Member Type: Open Criteria 1
Tel: (301) 952-8707
Fax: (301) 952-8708
Address: TBD
Email: bom@imagineschools.com

Edwar L. Green, President

Edwar Green brings over 30 years’ experience in senior management and executive positions in the US Marine Corps and in the civilian business sector. His teaching experience includes Leadership Instructor and Leadership Department Head, US Naval Academy. Green’s present position is Adjunct Professor, NYACK College-DC Campus in the Master of Science, Organizational Leadership Program. His education includes a BS in Education from West Chester University and an MLA from Johns Hopkins University. Green also is an Executive Coach specializing in leadership development and organization improvement.

After graduating from West Chester University, he was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Marine Corps where he served for the next 21 years before retiring as a Lieutenant Colonel. Green’s Marine Corps service highlights included: command of an infantry battalion, special assistant to the Commandant of the Marine Corps, administrative assistant to the Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps and Director, General Purpose Forces Branch, Organization of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Upon retiring, he joined Eastern Airlines where he rose to Vice President of the Northeastern Region that included 21 stations from eastern Canada to Washington, DC.  When another company acquired Eastern Airlines, Green joined the aviation service industry, where he rose to the position of Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President of a subsidiary of Lufthansa Airlines.

Green comes from a family of educators. His wife, Tina, is an elementary school teacher, counselor and clinical social worker; his mother is a retired Philadelphia school teacher; and his son is an assistant superintendent of schools in Tennessee.  He has three children and nine grandchildren.

Corenne D. Labbé

1st Vice-President
Term expires: 2014
Member Type: Community  Criteria 3
Tel: (301) 952-8707
Fax: (301) 952-8708
Address: TBD
Email: bom@imagineschools.com

Corenne D. Labbé, 1st Vice-President

Corenne D. Labbé serves as the treasurer of the Board of Managers. She has over 20 years of experience in public administration, project management, human resources administration, and public relations. Currently, Labbé is employed with the Prince George’s County Department of Corrections where she is the Chief for its Support Services Division. She is responsible for the overall management of the department’s budget, facility maintenance, and contract administration.  Additionally, Labbé has extensive experience in grants management. During the ‘90’s, she also has served as the Grants Manager for the Prince George’s County Director of Public Safety.

Labbé has a Juris Doctor and Bachelor of Science degrees. She is a Consultant for the International Association Chief of Police where she teaches grant writing to smaller rural agencies. She is very active in her community.  In March 2008, she received the Gladys Noon Spellman award, the highest prestigious award for women in Prince George’s County due to her community service involvement.

Labbé enjoys teaching. Her past-time activities include being a spouse, mother, and Sunday school teacher.  She also enjoys reading, doing word puzzles and just relaxing!

Sheria Pope

2nd Vice-President
Term expires: 2014
Member Type: Community  Criteria 2
Tel: (301) 952-8707
Fax: (301) 952-8708
Address: TBD
Email: bom@imagineschools.com

Sheria Pope, 2nd Vice - President

Sheria Pope, a product of Prince Georges County Public Schools, is a parent, educational leader, chemical educator, community activist, and founding member of Imagine Foundations Public Charter School where she currently serves as Vice President of the Board of Managers.

Pope studied at Bowdoin College a nationally renowned school of liberal arts and science located in Brunswick, Maine, and received her BA in neuroscience. After graduating from the College of Notre Dame of Maryland, with her master’s degree in Educational Leadership, as well as graduate studies in chemistry from the University of Lincoln-Nebraska, Pope continued her quest to bring charter schools to Maryland, and was instrumental in the passage of the 2003 charter school legislation.

Pope’s commitment and high expectation for excellence in education has led her to numerous recognitions and awards. She has been featured in the Maryland Independent for bringing high school students to the community and showing senior citizens how to make home-made cosmetics. She was invited to participate in a summit for charter schools from the Executive Office of The President for national drug control policy and safe schools program. In addition, Pope received a grant from the Maryland State Department of Education and the Maryland Science Supervisors Association for her hands-on project proposal for science literacy in chemistry.

Imagine Foundations Public Charter School is a member of Imagine Schools, a full-service charter school management organization that operates more than 70 schools across the nation and helps nearly 80,000 parents and guardians educate their children.

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Imagine Foundations Public Charter School, in Upper Marlboro, Md., provides a challenging learning environment for students at the elementary and middle school levels. Our goal is to develop dynamic individuals through hard work, academic achievement, and character education.

We offer a high-quality, rigorous curriculum and moral development in a safe, nurturing learning environment. We set high expectations for every student and professional staff member alike, and we seek continuous improvement through parental and community involvement.

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“Determination and perseverance move the world; thinking that others will do it for you is a sure way to fail.”
– Marva Collins

“Imagine Foundations Public Charter School has a warm and inviting atmosphere. There is sense of community, where both the parents and staff alike are involved.”
– Donna Holland, Parent of a 6th Grader