About LRPA

Our History

Little Rock Preparatory Academy was founded through the Building Excellent Schools Fellowship Program. Latoya Goree, the lead founder and Head of School, joined the fellowship in September 2007 to establish this school for students and families of Little Rock, AR. “The Fellowship - an aggregation of lessons learned in the movement - raises the quality of urban charter schools in the United States by helping entrepreneurial individuals design, build and maintain excellent schools in underserved communities while building partnerships and networks of support. The Fellowship guides participants to apply the beliefs, structural and cultural elements, and organizational practices that have led the nation's highest-performing urban charter schools to success. A school that opens its doors grounded in these core beliefs, practices, and know-how can more efficiently navigate the day-to-day challenges of running a school, and focus attention on increased student achievement (www.buildingexcellentschools.org)."

The Founding Board of Little Rock Prep transitioned into the Board of Trustees upon charter approval by the Arkansas State Board of Education on November 4, 2008. The Board of Trustees is a diverse, passionate group of committed citizens who have dedicated their experience and credibility to this project.

Board of Trustees

• Sarah Argue
  Trustee
  Director of Develpment, EAST Initiative
• Darrell F. Brown Jr., Esq.
  Vice Chair
  Attorney, The Ronald Davis Law Firm
• Latoya M. Goree
  Executive Director, CEO-ex oficio
  Founder
• Leslie Heizman
  Trustee
  Former Senior Vice President-Sale & Marketing, Cranford, Johnson, Robinson, Woods
• Nathaniel Noble
  Trustee
  Organic Chemist, Arkansas Department of Health
• Shelby Smith
  Trustee
  Urban Strategies Pastor, Fellowship Bible Church
• Charles Stewart
  Chair
  Retired Executive Vice President and Business Development Executive, Regions Bank
• Shelia Cole Washington
  Treasurer
  Project Manager, Verizon
• Angela Webster, PhD.
  Secretary
  Assistant Professor-Department of Leadership Studies, University of Central Arkansas
• Jan Zelnick
  Trustee
  Retired Executive Director, LifeQuest

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