WA Public Charter Schools Initiative Now State Law
Dear I-1240 supporters: The Washington Public Charter Schools Initiative (I-1240) became state law today after the November 2012 election was officially certified. We’d like to…
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Save the Date! Join us May 30 for a public forum for New Horizons, a prospective new charter school in South King County.
Calling all charter parents! Join us Friday and Saturday at our annual conference! Parent rate is $25, or free with scholarships! Questions? Email conference@wacharters.org.
This week in Seattle, students selected the name for Green Dot's newest school, opening Fall 2017 in Othello. Congratulations Rainier Valley Leadership Academy on reaching this exciting and important milestone!
Congrats Willow School of Walla Walla and Impact Public Schools for Invent 2017 cohort, and being the first WA charters to receive the NewSchools Venture Fund award for innovative new schools!
Join us for the New Horizons Academy community forum on May 30, 2017 from 6:00 - 7:30 p.m. All are welcome to learn about the prospective school model, looking to serve families in South Puget Sound!
Where: Renton Technical College, Banquet rooms H103-105, 3000 NE 4th St. Renton, WA 98056
Today is the first day of Charter Schools Week! We're kicking it off by officially welcoming our new CEO Patrick D'Amelio!
We're thrilled to have such an experienced leader as we grow our network of high-quality charter public schools!
Great article about district-charter collaboration. Did you know 132 schools are participating in the Summit Public Schools Learning program, 70 percent of which are district schools?
This week, Excel Public Charter School hosted an amazing Computational Thinking Day, with exciting activities including launching a balloon into space and tracking its travel! The Kent Reporter was there to capture key highlights of the day.
Top three high schools nationally are charters, per the US News latest rankings! Shout out to Roosevelt High School (Seattle) and Aviation High School - named among the top high schools in WA state!
Excited for CT Day! Join us at Excel Public Charter School this afternoon for an open house to see Computational Thinking Day in action!
Join us next Tuesday at the Rainier Beach Public Library for a Charter 101! Families and community members can meet parents and founders and learn more about schools in your area!
Washington State Charter Schools Association added an event.
ALERT! Today is the last day to book your conference hotel room at a special rate. Register and book today!
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