Synergy Charter Academy, Los Angeles, CA. Started by teachers, this school increased its Academic Performance Index (API) by 104 points, from 709 to 813, making it the highest performing school in all of South Los Angeles.
Ted Fujimoto is an experienced entrepreneur and consultant in organizational performance, development, scaling, and business planning. He has helped develop business strategies for many education organizations including Bay Area Coalition for Essential Schools, Big Picture Learning, New Technology Foundation, Alliance for College-Ready Public Schools, Partnerships for Uplifting Communities, Linking Education & Economic Development, California Charter Schools Association, and the New York Charter Schools Association - representing more than $150 million in funding.
Ted designed and founded the highly regarded Napa New Technology High School model that currently has 41 schools around the country. He has also managed the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and Carnegie Foundation grants for education reform initiatives in the Sacramento region. In Converge Magazine’s "1999 Year in Review", Ted was named one of "Education’s Dreamers, Leaders and Innovators."
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