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Haley, tell me about your vision.

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Yes.

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OK.

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So happy to be here.

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Thank you for having me.

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So the vision really started with my son,

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who will be six in November and set to go into kindergarten.

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So this is going to be a long answer because it's all about,

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ever since having him, I've been a very intentional parent.

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Our world is not the same one that I grew up

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with in 80s, 90s.

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And so there are a lot of things that I feel that I need to shield him from.

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And I did not have the opportunity, I don't have the opportunity,

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to be a homeschooler.

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And so I was just kind of grasping on, like, what can I do to protect him

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and keep him out of traditional schooling?

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And there's a lot to unpack just in that one statement.

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But really, I would say that I found an opportunity with Apogee Strong, which

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was founded by Tim Kennedy and Matt Baudreau.

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And they made a call for affiliates.

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So Tim Kennedy founded a school in Cedar Park.

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And what they do perfectly aligns with my vision for my son.

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And throughout all these things that are happening,

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I kept asking myself, gosh, what can I do?

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What can I do outside of vote?

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And who knows if that's really effective anymore these days.

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So I kept asking myself.

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And when this opportunity arose, I thought, man, this is what I can do,

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not only for my son, but for my community and for other children.

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To provide a better way to educate them.