The document explores school choice options for a local community in light of proposed state budget cuts. It discusses the governor's proposal to cut per-student funding by 10.66% and OCPS's vision to be the top producer of students nationally versus a global vision. Choice A is to maintain the status quo while Choices B and C explore merging small schools or opening a K-8 charter school, respectively. The charter school could focus on programs like IB, exchanges, creativity/innovation, assessing multiple intelligences beyond testing, and personalized learning models. It would address middle school declines and partner with the district as a learning lab. Next steps may include a feasibility study on a K-8 charter school.