How were the Charlottesville Dreamers chosen?
“I Have a Dream” projects begin with an entire grade level in a single elementary school. Sponsors Chris Poe and Jeff Gaffney chose Clark Elementary School as the site for the Charlottesville project in consultation with local school officials and community-based organizations. The entire kindergarten was “adopted” into the program, because “I Have a Dream” projects offer the opportunity to every child in the selected grade level. Students who transferred into the Dreamers’ grade level at Clark were also offered the chance to become Dreamers; however, no additional students were admitted after the Dreamers moved on from Clark at the end of fourth grade.
