Where do you go after Beacon?

For me… I’m going back to Philadelphia with an opportunity to do something truly amazing.

I’m going to be the founding principal of the new Science Leadership Academy. This is going to be a small magnet school built in partnership with The Franklin Institute. It really is a dream come true. For people who don’t know it, the Franklin Institute is one of the most well-known, well-respected and beloved cultural institutions in Philadelphia. It is a science and technology museum / exploratorium that has been around for a couple hundred years. I can’t imagine a better partner institution to work with to start a school.

As for the school itself, it will be two blocks from the institute. It’s going to be small — between 400-500 students — and we’ll start with a ninth grade in 2006.

So I get to go home, work with one of my favorite places in the world and start a school that hopefully can make a difference in my city.

Yep. I’m excited.