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2615 26th Street West, Bradenton, FL 34205 | Phone: (941) 739-6100 | Fax: (941) 752-3250

Faculty

Richard Donnelly, J.D.

Principal

In 1981 Mr. Donnelly graduated from Boca Ciega High School in Saint Petersburg, Florida. While there he was a member of the Interact Club and participated in the honors literary program. After high school, he attended Bard College in New York State, and received his BA in Political studies (1985). In 1994 he received his Juris Doctor degree from the District of Columbia School of Law in Washington, D.C., and in 1997, he moved to Florida with his wife Britta Rohrer.

In 2003, Richard Donnelly moved to Bradenton where he has operated the school as principal since 2000. The parent of a little girl, Mr. Donnelly loves to work with children and strives to give them an environment which is personal, supportive, and educationally enriching.

Mr. Donnelly enjoys reading books from a wide variety of topics, but especially loves history and historically based novels. When asked to describe himself, he states that he is "too willing to make snap decisions" and needs to "look before leaping."

As a child, Mr. Donnelly lived in Europe until age fourteen, and was exposed to people from diverse cultures. To this day, he loves to travel and experience what he calls "the joys of living."

Britta Rohrer, M.ed.

Assistant Principal

Ms. Britta has been a member of the faculty since the school was founded in 2000. She was born in New York City and enjoys hiking, World Cup Soccer and movies like Monty Python's "Life of Brian." She enjoys reading books from a wide variety of topics and has lived in and visited many places. Like her husband, she loves to travel and meet people from different cultures.

In 1986 Ms. Britta graduated from the Bahrain School in the Kingdom of Bahrain. While there she was a Key Club member, worked on the School Senate, played volleyball and was a National Honor Society student.

After high school, Ms. Britta attended Bard College in New York State, and received her BA in History (1990). In 2000, she received her Master’s degree in education (M.Ed.) from Loyola College.

Teaching Staff

The Bradenton Charter School is one of Manatee County's most stable school's. For 2010, the average number of years the teaching staff has remained with the school is 5.5 years. The school's teachers ranged from Mr. Koci, with the least number of years, he began his 5th year with the school, to Ms. Boom, our most senior, who recently ended her 10th year teaching at the school.

The school looks forward to retaining its staff for the indefinite future and believes that students benefit from both consistency and stability.

DBoom@BradentonCharterSchool.com

GGermanio@BradentonCharterSchool.com
JPascuzzi@BradentonCharterSchool.com
KBauer@BradentonCharterSchool.com

SKoci@BradentonCharterSchool.com