IDEA Public Charter School challenges, motivates, and strengthens the intellect of all of students, whether they are pursuing paths to college, the workforce, or the military. IDEA is located in a state-of-the-art educational facility in the historic Deanwood community. In addition to rigorous core academics, IDEA offers the Academy of Construction and Design to teach skilled trades, early childhood education classes, and US Army Junior ROTC. To honor the extraordinary commitment of our teachers IDEA provides compensation matching DC Public Schools’ exceptional pay scale and benefits.