Learning Gate Community School Oral History Project

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Interviewer

Annette O'Malley

Publication Date

4-10-2026

Date

12-27-2024

Abstract

This oral history presents the perspective of Stanley (Stan) Kroh, a long-serving board member and former parent at Learning Gate Community School. Kroh reflects on the school’s founding, governance, and evolution over its first twenty-five years including the school’s environmental mission, academic outcomes, leadership transitions, financial and operational challenges of charter governance, and the role of parent engagement in shaping institutional culture and sustainability.

Keywords

Environmental education, Charter schools, Boards of directors, Adoption, Online learning, Education--Parent participation

Extent

00:44:02; 18 page transcript

Subject: geographic

Hillsborough County (Fla.); Lutz (Fla.)

Language

English

Digital Date

2026

Type

Oral History

Media Type

Oral histories

Format

Digital only

Notes

Transcripts were provided by Learning Gate Community School Oral History Project volunteers from the USF College of Education.

Identifier

lgcs_ohp_1005

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