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READ: Learn how Excel Public Charter School is using kickball to teach computational thinking in this EdTech story edtechmagazine.com/k12/article/2018/09/k-12-schools-work-incorporate-computer-science-curriculums
The #Washington charter public school family is growing! Several schools launched this fall including Willow Public School, Walla Walla, Impact Public Schools and Rainier Valley Leadership Academy High School and more schools are in the process of applying to open. What’s fueling this growth? Here directly from parents about why THEY chose charters and why so many more families are excited about the growing number of Washington public school options!
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To stay on top of their game, the Seattle Sounders show up at practice EVERY DAY ready to work. School is the same. If a student misses even a couple of days each month, they could miss out on critical learning, making it hard for them to catch up. #SchoolEveryDay #AttendTodayAchieveTomorrow
“My goodness, she loves it.”
Check out this great story about Impact Public Schools in the Tukwila Reporter and read what a parent had to say about the school and learn about the school’s model, its community engagement work and its mission to close the opportunity gap. www.tukwilareporter.com/news/tukwilas-first-charter-school-is-now-open/
ICYMI: South King County may soon have a new public charter high school option!
#CascadePublicSchools is applying to open a new HS in the Midway/Woodmont region of Kent/Des Moines/Federal Way. Students and families will have the opportunity to codesign the school so that school culture, systems, curriculum, policies, staffing reflect the needs of the families the school serves. If approved the HS will open with 100 9th grade students in the Fall of 2020.
Learn more here: bit.ly/2MYYHTn
ICYMI: Excited about making a difference in education & possibly building a whole new company?
Join other educators, students, developers, designers, entrepreneurs and more at Startup Weekend EDU Seattle, powered by Grow with Google, Oct 5-7, at the Seattle Public Library!
In just 54 hours, you will experience the highs, lows, fun, and pressure that make up life at a startup. As you learn how to create a real company, you will meet the very best mentors, investors, cofounders, and sponsors who are ready to help you get started.
Learn more by visiting: go.startupweekend.org/sweduseattle
Hear what kids and families have to say about their #Washington public charter school experience.
ICYMI: Students and families in South King County may soon have a new public charter high school option! #CascadePublicSchools is applying to open a new HS in the Midway/Woodmont region of Kent/Des Moines/Federal Way.
The school will be co-designed with students and families in the region and, if approved, will open with 100 9th grade students in the Fall of 2020.
Learn more here: bit.ly/2MYYHTn
Chronic absence is easily hidden by school attendance statistics. Even in a school with 95% daily attendance, 30% of the student population could be chronically absent. 😲 Do your part to make sure students #SchoolEveryDay! #AttendTodayAchieveTomorrow
If you are excited about making a difference in education & possibly building a whole new company over the course of a weekend join other educators, students, developers, designers, entrepreneurs and more at Startup Weekend EDU Seattle, powered by Grow with Google, Oct 5-7, at the Seattle Public Library!
In just 54 hours, you will experience the highs, lows, fun, and pressure that make up life at a startup. As you learn how to create a real company, you will meet the very best mentors, investors, cofounders, and sponsors who are ready to help you get started.
Learn more by visiting: go.startupweekend.org/sweduseattle
Check out founding students at Impact Public Schools, hard at work on their laptops during week three! #backtoschool #charterschools #waedu
📣Exciting News!📣 Students and families in South King County may soon have a new public charter high school option! #CascadePublicSchools is applying to open its flagship school in the Midway/Woodmont region of Kent/Des Moines/Federal Way.
The school will be co-designed with students and families in the region so that school culture, systems, curriculum, policies, staffing reflect the needs of the families the school serves. If approved, the school will open with 100 9th grade students in the Fall of 2020.
Learn more here: bit.ly/2MYYHTn
What's it like to work and learn at a Washington charter public school? Watch teachers and students in action!
ICYMI: “The Rooted team has been building with their ears for years. Theirs is a fresh take on high school, with a commitment not just to academic success but to breaking the cycle of poverty by helping students build wealth in high-growth, high-wage careers—right out of high school if they choose.”
If you haven’t already, learn more about Rooted, a year-old charter school in #NOLA. The school beat the state school performance average in 2018 and 84% of its freshman class will be able to earn $20 an hour right out of school.
www.forbes.com/sites/mattcandler/2018/08/27/how-rooted-a-new-orleans-charter-high-school-is-gradu...
✏️ 📚 Welcome #backtoschool Rainier Valley Leadership Academy 7th graders! Enjoy your #firsdayofschool! #waedu #wacharters 🎒💻