Story of starting schools

PDF · 28 Jan 2026

Interview transcript with Amber Raskin (founder & CEO, iLEAD Schools) and Dawn Evensen (co-founder & CEO, iLEAD California) describing motivations and origins of iLEAD. They recount frustrations with test-focused schooling, their educational philosophy (I-LEAD five pillars: International Leadership, Entrepreneurial Development, Arts & Design Thinking), personal stories motivating the charter launch, the charter startup process, hiring a founding principal, and early enrollment growth.

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2008

About 75 on the first day; ended with 135

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