In this episode of the LFCS Talks podcast Troy sits down with two of LFCS's great teachers and discusses the very complicated topic of "What Do Kids Really Need". In this episode the team digs deep into the nuanced details of the topic. They di...

In this episode of LFCS Talks Troy has the opportunity to chat with two of LFCS team leads. Leslie Haas is our 4th grade team lead and Meagan Parnell is our 3rd grade team lead. Join the conversation to hear what 3rd and 4th grade is like at LF...

In this episode of the LFCS talks podcast Troy brings in John Luzzi (Vice Principal LCHS) and Jon Abbas (PE teacher, LC Teacher, and lots more) to talk about many things LCHS. The stories of both these men and their stories at LCHS...

In this episode of the LFCS talk podcast, Troy interviews two of LFCS's bright starts, Kim Pepin and Allie Senterfitt, about the daily activities of an LFCS classroom. There are so many details and deliberate processes that go in to educating, ...

Welcome Debbie Bailey to the podcast. Debbie is the President of the Parent Team Leadership Council (PTLC). In this episode we dig into the details of all things PTLC, what PTLC does, what events do they put on, how to volunteer with PTLC, and ...

This episode of LFCS Talks is blazing a new path for the podcast. In this episode Debbie Beyer and Steve Robinson dive into the deep end of Charter School fundamentals. If you've ever wondered what it takes to start and run a charter, this is t...

In this episode we talk with Kim Pepin, the newest member of the LFCS Admin Team. She has held roles at LFCS ranging from Kindergarten Teacher to P.E. Teacher to 5th Grade Lead Teacher and more. This is another don't miss episode where Kim ...

In this episode Troy sits down with Dr. Stacey Harrell and talks about her 23 years of experience with LFCS as a founding LFCS staff member. Dr. Harrell has served students at LFCS since the very beginning. She has taught 2nd grade, run our cou...

Welcome back to the first episode of season two of the LFCS Talks podcast. In this episode Troy Beyer interviews our Freedom Academy Administrator, Amanda Icenhower. Amanda has been with LFCS for 13 years and has done everything from teach in a...

Welcome to the long anticipated Part 2 of the Jerry Keough interview!!! Jerry Keough is one of our leading founders of Literacy First. Jerry is responsible for building the foundation that we still stand on. He taught 3rd grade in his first yea...

Welcome to the long anticipated Jerry Keough interview!!! Jerry Keough is one of our leading founders of Literacy First. Jerry is responsible for building the foundation that we still stand on. He taught 3rd grade in his first year, was the Chi...

In this episode of the LFCS Talks podcast Troy sits down for an incredibly powerful interview with Thaiera Slim. Thaiera has been with LFCS since its inception and has the stories to prove it. Thaiera gets into some of the story of how she pick...

In this episode Troy talks about all the big events that are coming the week of May 8th through 12th, there is a lot going one around LFCS. The majority of the podcast includes an interview with 15 year veteran Victor Kempsey. Vict...

Yet another fantastic interview with another long time LFCS Assistant Principal. Jamie Robinson has been at LFCS for 21 years and has the stories to prove it. We dig into Jamie's history with LFCS and the many, MANY roles she has filled here.&n...

Today's episode includes John Luzzi, our Vice Principal at Literacy First's Liberty Charter High School. John shares an insight to his long history with LFCS and what drove him to being a teacher then Administrator at LCHS. John al...

Today's podcast includes a great interview with one of the two Assistant Principals of Liberty Charter High School. Danny Also talks in detail about his many other roles. Danny has been a key part of one of the most successful athletic teams LC...

This week's podcast includes an interview with Justin Stinson. Justin has been with LFCS for 15 years and has taught at almost every campus in grades ranging from 2nd up to 8th grade. Justin is one of the LFCS magic makers. He has brought a dyn...

Linn Dunton is the Athletic director for Literacy First Charter Schools. Her role includes responsibilities for students Kindergarten through 12th grade, however most organized sports are 4th grade and above. Listen to Linn describe how she has...

Welcome to the LFCS podcast, LFCS Talks. Today's episode includes updates on events happening this week such as the 8th grade Washington DC field trip, High School Open House, and more.  The majority of today's episode is an intervi...

Welcome to the LFCS podcast, LFCS Talks. This podcast will serve a means of consistent communication with our local LFCS family and potentially the outside world. We will be releasing weekly or every other week podcasts that will include update...

Welcome to the LFCS podcast, LFCS Talks. This podcast will serve a means of consistent communication with our local LFCS family and potentially the outside world. We will be releasing weekly or every other week podcasts that will include update...

Welcome to the first ever LFCS podcast. This podcast will serve a means of consistent communication with our local LFCS family and potentially the outside world. We will be releasing weekly or every other week podcasts that will include updates...