Edison Friendship PCS

Welcome to Friendship Public Charter School! As the nation's first multi-campus charter school, Friendship Public Charter School has been producing college ready students for over 15 years. From Preschool through 12th grade, Friendship invests in providing a rigorous academic curriculum that enables our children to excel as ethical, literate and well rounded leaders in a 21st century economy. We surpass our peers across the District in public education with a 91% graduation and college entrance rate. To this end, we also hold the quality, success, and development of our educational professionals with paramount importance. We provide a number of professional growth and development opportunities which have yielded both the 2010 and 2011 DC Teachers of the Year and three current Friendship principals who launched their careers in our classrooms. Friendship Public Charter School’s education professionals exceed expectations and take on a range of responsibilities in order to ensure every student achieves the academic skills, intellectual habits and character traits necessary to succeed in the nation’s top universities and beyond. With unwavering commitment, passion, and exceptional talent, our educational professionals lead our vision for quality and equitable education. Friendship professionals recognize the challenges faced in closing the achievement gap, but persist in leading our children to exceptional heights through outstanding leadership. Come find all you're looking for with Friendship Public Charter School! For more great information about Washington, DC, visit our Chamber of Commerce website by clicking the following link: http://admin.teachers-teachers.com/r?WashingtonDC-ChamberofCommerce

The mission of Friendship Public Charter School is to prepare students to become ethical, literate, well-rounded and self-sufficient citizens by providing a world-class education that motivates students to reach high academic standards, to enjoy learning, to achieve success, and to contribute actively to their communities.

FPCS’s policy is to provide equal employment opportunity to all qualified applicants and employees regardless of their race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, veteran status, status as a special disabled veteran, or any other protected criteria as established by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to recruitment and hiring, training, promotion, compensation, benefits, transfer, layoff, termination and all other terms and conditions of employment. Employment decisions at FPCS are based solely upon relevant criteria, including an individual’s capabilities, qualifications, training, experience and suitability.