The Legacy Difference

Our Mission

Our mission is to educate and empower our scholars to embrace their identity, lead lives of choice and opportunity, and impact their communities as the next generation of socially-conscious leaders.

Our Vision

We envision an exceptional educational experience in our scholars’ lives that readies them to establish their legacy, prepared and inspired to create a life full of opportunity, choice, connection and meaning.

Why Choose Legacy?

01

We prioritize equity.

We analyze the root causes and consequences of educational inequity, and we work to dismantle systems of oppression. We create new, equitable systems for our students, their families and our staff. Equity is the lens through which we view our responsibilities.

02

We are the first of our kind.

Legacy Prep is the first public charter school in Birmingham, Alabama. We are a grassroots, community-focused school that is relentless in our pursuit to provide a high quality education to the students who need us most. We are promise-keepers, and we will do whatever is takes to achieve our vision.

03

We are original in our approach.

We are doing school in new and different ways. We will utilize both extended day and extended year models, as well as multiple daily enhancements. We will align our personnel to the needs of our students and actively connect our classrooms with the community. We are reimagining the educational experience, while exceeding standards and norms.

Why

choose

Legacy?

01

We prioritize equity.

We analyze the root causes and consequences of educational inequity, and we work to dismantle systems of oppression. We create new, equitable systems for our students, their families and our staff. Equity is the lens through which we view our responsibilities.

02

We are the first of our kind.

Legacy Prep is the first public charter school in Birmingham, Alabama. We are a grassroots, community-focused school that is relentless in our pursuit to provide a high quality education to the students who need us most. We are promise-keepers, and we will do whatever is takes to achieve our vision.

03

We are original in our approach.

We are doing school in new and different ways. We will utilize both extended day and extended year models, as well as multiple daily enhancements. We will align our personnel to the needs of our students and actively connect our classrooms with the community. We are reimagining the educational experience, while exceeding standards and norms.

Our Drivers of Impact

  • Unapologetically believing in the brilliance of all children by placing them at the center of our model and every decision we make
  • Diversity, Equity and Inclusiveness guide and inform our thinking on every aspect of our school
  • Culturally Responsive Pedagogy ensures we honor our children and community for who they are
  • Aspiring to be a community catalyst through social justice and service
  • Recognizing that literacy is a revolutionary idea for many of our children and that we will settle for nothing less
  • Employing quality teachers who drive exceptional results
  • Building our school culture on love, joy, support, and excellence
  • Using data to guide and inform the most impactful instructional decisions we make
  • Using innovation as a means to reimagine the student learning experience
  • Developing and expecting a growth mindset in our community

OUR VALUES

Love

We believe “I am not my brother’s/sister’s keeper. I am my brother/sister.”

Excellence

We approach new situations with excitement, effort, and energy and do them well.

Bold

We are the right people for the right time.

Perseverance

Courage is not the absence of fear, but the ability to persevere in the face of fear.

Wonder

We believe that loving learning, asking questions, and thinking critically make ourselves and the world better.

Have questions?

    Legacy Prep admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs.

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