Building HEROES

Celebrating 2 Years Since Closing Day: Building and Running a School in a Pandemic

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I’ve always struggled to remember anniversaries. I celebrated 10 years of HEROES for at least two years; now, we’re celebrating 15 years of HEROES, we’re opening registration for our 10th academic year as HEROES Academy, we’re taking registrations for our 3rd academic year in our new home, and today, we’re celebrating two years since closing …

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The HEROES Family Grows

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I dreamt of building this school for over half my life — and that dream has finally come true. A little red brick school house with a modern rustic vibe, this school is everything I imagined and more. Just over a year ago, we welcomed our students into this new school. While it hasn’t been …

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Construction Update: More Electric, Site Work, and Stucco

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They finished the “rough-in” for the electric. The electrical inspector told us that we need to put poles outside to protect the electrical meter. I had a little laugh at the signs the electrician left saying “Dear Mr. Electrical Inspector…” My uncle, Robert Schmidt, brought me a new-to-me lawn tractor that makes mowing SO much …

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Updates from HEROES: Construction and Fall Plans

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I hope you are all enjoying your summer. We’ve now completed our first week of summer homework. All of your students’ submissions from this past week have been graded, and your child has access to this week’s homework. Any comments on your child’s homework submission can be viewed in the e-mail associated with your child’s …

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Building HEROES: Tracking Progress Part I

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Introduction Wow! The school year has officially come to a conclusion. Back in September, when the school year had just begun, I certainly couldn’t have predicted even a fraction of this year’s adventures. Back in September, I couldn’t even guarantee that HEROES would still be around the following year. I needed to find a new …

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Building HEROES: Tracking Progress Part II

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Negotiations I snapped back to reality and set to work. We put an offer in. I think the listing agent and the sellers were a bit shocked too. Their attorney didn’t even know he was still representing them on the matter! We negotiated the LOI pretty quickly, and I got nearly everything I asked …

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Building HEROES: Tracking Progress – Part III

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COVID-19 I’m ready to move forward with construction full-steam ahead, and then my whole world changed. It’s only been a week since we closed on the property. Now, a few schools in the area have closed for sanitation due to COVID-19. No long term closures yet, but it’s coming. Day to day, I’m not sure …

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Building HEROES: Construction, Dead Deer, and Coronavirus

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What a week! It’s been exactly two weeks since I closed on 3059 Englishtown Road, the new location for HEROES Academy. So much has happened during that time. On Monday, Victory Junk Removal came to remove all the “junk” from the property. They made three trips with a large moving van to remove all the …

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Building HEROES: Week 1

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We closed exactly 7 days ago. We’ve made a lot of progress since then. Landscaping: I was quoted $3,500 to clear the brush from the property. I’d rather spend that money on library books. That’s a lot of books. Ms. Voit very graciously agreed to help me tackle this project. I bought my very first …

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Building HEROES: Closing Day

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I jingle the keys in my hand. My keys. My school. It’s finally happening. I sign the papers, and it’s mine. HEROES has a new home. I have a new home — not to live in per se, but HEROES is– and always will be — my home. It’s been a long journey to get …

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