New financing an important next step in the growth of the Academy’s innovative program serving the
Dr. Camille Mortimore, Executive Director of the Academy said “The reputation of our innovative program of experiential learning in a supportive, community-based setting has resulted in a student population of 275 this year. We have clearly outgrown our first building which we completed in 2003. Our charter with the City of
John Buck of Buck Financial Advisors LLC,
Members of the financing team also included AG Edwards & Sons, Inc., the underwriter for the bonds. New Market Tax Credits were provided by Community Development Funding, LLC. Members of the financing team also included the law firms of Quarles and Brady LLP, Gonzalez, Saggio & Harlan, and Kutak Rock LLP. Bathgate Capital Partners LLC advised the parties on the Tax Credit structuring.
The design of the three-school campus is by Eppstein Uhen Architects. The new facility is being built by Berghammer Construction Corporation.
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The Academy is a member of the national network of Expeditionary Learning Schools.