Haley, tell me about your vision.
Yes.
OK.
So happy to be here.
Thank you for having me.
So the vision really started with my son,
who will be six in November and set to go into kindergarten.
So this is going to be a long answer because it's all about,
ever since having him, I've been a very intentional parent.
Our world is not the same one that I grew up
with in 80s, 90s.
And so there are a lot of things that I feel that I need to shield him from.
And I did not have the opportunity, I don't have the opportunity,
to be a homeschooler.
And so I was just kind of grasping on, like, what can I do to protect him
and keep him out of traditional schooling?
And there's a lot to unpack just in that one statement.
But really, I would say that I found an opportunity with Apogee Strong, which
was founded by Tim Kennedy and Matt Baudreau.
And they made a call for affiliates.
So Tim Kennedy founded a school in Cedar Park.
And what they do perfectly aligns with my vision for my son.
And throughout all these things that are happening,
I kept asking myself, gosh, what can I do?
What can I do outside of vote?
And who knows if that's really effective anymore these days.
So I kept asking myself.
And when this opportunity arose, I thought, man, this is what I can do,
not only for my son, but for my community and for other children.
To provide a better way to educate them.