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Dear Parents,

Welcome to Western Toledo Preparatory Academy—Home of the Huskies! Our newly opened Spring Meadows campus serves students from Early Kindergarten through 8th Grade with a well-rounded education including academics, PE, technology, and PBIS programs. Our Spring Meadows building features a playground, physical fitness area, tech lab, and smartboards in every classroom. We look forward to offering tours of this new location in the coming weeks.

Thank you for choosing Western Toledo Prep!

Sincerely,
Amy Printy
Regional Vice President

Kechan Johnson, Principal

Mr. Johnson, a Toledo native, is a previous professional athlete, experienced educator, and founder of the C2K Toledo Thunder AAU Girls & Boys Basketball club and college prep program. Mr. Johnson joined ACCEL Schools in 2018 and has worked at two public charter schools as Dean of Students, paraprofessional, and coach. While at Toledo Preparatory Academy, he coached the Middle School Boys Basketball Team to win the Ohio Community Athletic Conference (OCAC) championship in 2020. Prior to ACCEL Schools, Mr. Johnson worked for other schools in the Toledo area including the Toledo Autism Academy and Central Academy. Mr. Johnson holds an Associate’s degree from Florida Community College at Jacksonville and a Bachelor’s degree in PE and Health Education from the University of Missouri at St. Louis.

Amy Printy, Regional Vice President

Amy Printy joined ACCEL Schools in 2018 as a school principal with over 8 years of experience as a K-12 educator and principal. As Regional Vice President, she oversees leadership development, instructional programming, operations, and strategic planning for multiple schools in Northwest Ohio. Prior to working in Education, Ms. Printy spent 15 years working in the banking industry as Vice President managing overall operations of multiple branches. Ms. Printy holds a Bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education from Florida Gulf Coast University and a Master’s degree in Curriculum and Instruction from The University of West Florida.

Community School

Western Toledo Preparatory Academy is a public, community school. We are our own school district sponsored by the Ohio Council of Community Schools (OCCS), which provides oversight and enforces academic, fiscal, and legal accountability. We are managed by ACCEL Schools, a high performing network of over 50 charter schools located throughout the United States.

Community Schools (Charter Schools) offer families an alternative to the local public school. Community schools are tuition-free, open to all students in the county, and focused on meeting student needs for success. Community schools are among the top-performing schools in the nation. Read more about charter schools.

Founded in 2014, ACCEL Schools is a K-12 public charter school management organization (CMO) serving students across the United States in brick-and-mortar, virtual, and hybrid school settings. We focus on improving academic outcomes of students regardless of geographic location or socioeconomic factors. The leadership team at ACCEL Schools has a combined 1000+ years of experience as global school management operators with expertise in curriculum research and design, assessment, student support services, and education consulting. Our entire team fundamentally believes that all children deserve a great education and students should be supported as they pursue a wide variety of post-secondary options. Our robust technology increases engagement, access to resources, efficiencies, and academic results helping our students become productive global citizens.