Oakland teacher receives Charter School Champion of the Year Award

Larry Kimpel, a physical education teacher at Oakland Avenue Charter School, is one of nine Charter School Champions.

By Liz Ramos
| 7:54 a.m. June 19, 2025

The Oakland Town Commission proclaimed May 13, 2025, as Larry Kimpel Day in honor of his dedication to education. Kimpel, a physical education teacher at Oakland Avenue Charter School, received a Charter School Champion of the Year Award for 2025.

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Larry Kimpel, a physical education teacher at Oakland Avenue Charter School, received a Charter School Champion of the Year Award for 2025.

The award is from the Florida Consortium of Public Charter Schools.

Kimpel is one of nine teachers from public charter schools throughout Florida to be named Charter School Champions for the 2024-2025 school year.

The teachers are "exceptional teachers who inspire their students to reach high achievement levels at their charter schools," according to award nomination materials.

“Congratulations to Larry Kimpel and to all of the 2025 Charter School Champions of the Year, and congratulations to their schools and communities,” said Robert Haag, FCPCS president, in a news release. “Each of the winners helps to deliver quality education to Florida’s charter school students. They are important contributors to Florida’s hugely successful charter school movement.”

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Liz Ramos

Senior Editor Liz Ramos previously covered education and community for the East County Observer. Before moving to Florida, Liz was an education reporter for the Lynchburg News & Advance in Virginia for two years after graduating from the Missouri School of Journalism.