Perspective: This charter school principal dresses for Wall Street, so his students know where to aim
Principal Max Lyttle poses for a portrait with students in his bowtie group-from left, Xavier, Timothy, Massi and Anthony. Lyttle hands out bowties to the boys each morning and helps mentor them throughout the year.
He met his first black teacher as a freshman at Virginia State University, an all-black college in Petersburg, Va. It was Leon Bey. His job is as much visual as it is verbal. “I am always in shirt and tie, trying to get them to ‘visualize yourself.’ When you see someone in shirt and bow tie, you see this person in a wonderful job.”Lyttle takes students to World Wrestling Entertainment matches, makes connections and builds trust, trying to get them to relax and enjoy themselves. He hosts lunches in the cafeteria, a chance to mentor or just listen.
“We have the resources in place so that doesn’t happen again,” said Karen Maria Alston, the school’s marketer and chief troubleshooter. “We want them to get the same shot as kids in Chevy Chase, Bethesda and McLean.”Alston and chief executive Joe Smith have Lyttle’s back. They assembled the $25 million budget, mostly taxpayer money, for the nonprofit school, and they run interference with District school officials.
Lyttle understands the challenges facing the students. A Maryland state champion in the 100-meter dash, he was a heavily recruited athlete. But he said he was unable to make use of his talent to attend a “prestige” school such as the University of North Carolina because he underestimated the importance of such things as standardized tests. He looks back with regret on his lack of savvy about going to college.
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