As the first installment in the series, this article provides an introduction to the school and an overview of its students, staff, and instructional program.

This second installment focuses on the origins of the school's mission and instructional philosophy, the process used in designing the school during its early development, and the success of the school's founder in negotiating the approval of the charter.

This third installment focuses on the strategies used by the school to find a facility for the school, develop a budget, and establish a board of directors.

The fourth installment examines why many of the students and teachers came to LHS, including the strategies used by the school to recruit, as well as reasons students and staff themselves cite for coming.

The fifth and final installment summarizes some of the major lessons LHS has to offer other prospective school developers before starting their own schools. It also offers insights for other charter school operators in establishing practices that can help benefit a school in its early years.