Prior to his active Fiction & Non-Fiction work, Tom had been on the forefront of the Charter School Movement in Pennsylvania. Over a ten-year period, he created four arts-based charter schools in the Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania. All still operating they include: a high school in Bethlehem, a middle school in Salisbury, & two elementary schools located in Allentown & Easton. All four are successfully operating to this day. In total over 2,000 students, combined, attend these four schools. In addition, they employ over 200 professionals. Tom published two works outlining his involvement in the charter school projects.
This book provides a detailed view of the seven years that it took to create the "Lehigh Valley Charter School for the Performing Arts". It describes the challenges that caused its creation to take a full seven years. It is aimed to guide parents through the charter school landscape.
This book provides a very careful & focused view on the efforts to create the "Lehigh Valley Charter School for the Performing Arts" from a dream to a reality. It contains photographs & articles that detail the work of the author in creating an award-winning school. Charter Arts is still one of the highest rated schools of its kind in both the state & the nation.
