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Friendship Missionary to open private school in August: Kindergarten to 2nd-grade classes will be offered in first year.

The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, NC )

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Byline: Steve Lyttle

Jan. 14--One of the community's best-known churches is planning to open a private school this August in northwest Charlotte. Friendship Missionary Baptist Church, a leader in the African American community since the church was founded in 1890, will operate the school at its former sanctuary on Beatties Ford Road. A retired Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools principal who has experience with school start-ups will direct the effort. "Our plan is to operate for kindergarten through second grade this year, then add a grade every year," said Frances Waller, chancellor of what will be called Friendship Academy. Waller retired in 1998 as principal…

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