The Loudoun Education Alliance of Parents (LEAP) concludes its meeting schedule for the 2009-2010 school year with a doubleheader May 12 starting at 7:30 p.m. at the School Administration Building in Ashburn.

The meeting, which begins at 7:30 p.m. at the School Administrative Offices in Ashburn, will feature LEAP’s Annual Town Meeting and a “film for thought.”

The meeting will begin with the election of LEAP officers for 2010-2011 and a review of the LEAP program suggestions for next school year.

As the delegates individually prioritize the proposed program topics, LEAP will host an abbreviated version of its second annual Movie Night, postponed by snow in February. The program will feature excerpts from the documentary “Making Schools Work with Hedrick Smith” followed by a discussion of the film led by Park View High School Principal Dr. Virginia Minshew. In the documentary, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Hedrick Smith travels from the inner city to rural towns to observe how some districts and reform models are making a difference. The video also spotlights important district-wide reforms in New York City, San Diego, and Charlotte, N.C. After the film, Minshew will highlight the steps taken at Park View that led to the school’s recognition as a “Breakthrough School” and compare strategies with those described in the documentary.

The Loudoun Education Alliance of Parents (LEAP) is a non-partisan network that promotes interaction between parents, teachers, School Board members and members of Loudoun County Public Schools administrative team.

Each two-hour program features a panel discussion on topics of interest to parents and members of the community at-large and an update from LCPS Superintendent Edgar B. Hatrick III. Each LCPS school elects a delegate from its PTA or PTO to attend LEAP meetings. However, members of the public are always welcome to attend.