Our Mission

The mission of Deep Roots Charter School is to teach disciplined learners and to empower them to grow and serve in their community, in college, and beyond.

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Our Vision

Deep Roots is an actively anti-racist and inclusive organization. We serve all students, support all families, and advocate for our communities. Our learners and team will discover their purpose, potential and actively work to dismantle barriers within and beyond our walls.

Our Core Values

Practice

Each and every individual in our school community, from student to leadership, will engage in deliberate practice, and value this as the path to excellence.

Service

Our service-learning model will be discipline based; it will require students to have a presence in the community, and reflect on their experiences regularly.

Purpose

We want to empower our students to uncover their unique gifts and talents, and apply them towards an outward purpose about which they are passionate.

School Leadership

Lucilla Perry-Edwards
Lucilla Perry-EdwardsChief Executive Officer
Katie Hollenbach Derr
Katie Hollenbach DerrSenior Director of Operations
Mishel Williams
Mishel WilliamsAssistant Principal of Specialized Services
Victoria DeLeo
Victoria DeLeoAssistant Principal of Instruction
Nicole Shirk
Nicole ShirkAssistant Principal of Instruction
Charmaine Bailey
Charmaine BaileyDirector of Culture
Marchelle Roberts
Marchelle RobertsOperations Manager

Board Information

Board of Trustees

Gwen Bailey, Board Chair
Kim Griffith, Secretary
Eric White, Treasurer
Victoria Sipes
Valerie Joell
Soledad Alfaro
Debi Durso

Board Meetings

All meetings will take place at Deep Roots Charter School, located at 3556 Frankford Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19134. To register for public comment at a Deep Roots Charter School board meeting, please call (267) 399-3727 no later than 3:00 p.m. one day prior to the scheduled meeting. For more information, email info@deeprootscs.org or submit an inquiry at https://deeprootscs.org/contact-us/.

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