PRIDE Prep Middle School and Innovation High
Spokane
Grades Served: 6-10 in 2018-19, expanding to 6-12
Focus: College preparatory, leadership development
Website: http://prideprepschool.org
Address: 811 E Sprague Ave, Spokane, WA 99202
FUN FACT: Last year, students at Rainier Valley Leadership Academy exceeded their projected academic growth in Reading and Math – exceeding math projections by 250% based on nationally normed tests!
FUN FACT: In 2018, SOAR Academy experienced gap-closing success for 100% of kindergarteners in Math and 87% in reading!
FUN FACT: 100% of seniors at Summit Public Schools - Washington Sierra campus are taking at least 3 AP classes. Nationally, only 30% of high school seniors take an AP class!
There is nothing like curling up with a good book! Check out these Impact Public Schools kindergarteners flexing their reading muscles! 📚💪🏽📚💪🏾📚💪🏼
Check out the Summit Olympus volleyball team vs. faculty! Some students were also celebrating senior night. They will be among the very first to graduate HS from a charter public school in Washington!
"What I’ll take with me from Rainier Prep is grit, one of our core school values. Our definition of grit is to not change your attitude based on the situation you’re in...Having grit will help me push through projects and will also help me push through any nervousness and meet new people. Grit will also help me get into a very competitive school. I’m so grateful for Rainier Prep, because it has taught me that I can set high goals for myself and achieve them."
Meet Frida, a founding student at Rainier Prep Public Charter School, and read the rest of her story: wacharters.org/meetfrida/
“The community demand has existed for a long time just to provide one more opportunity for middle school kids, high school kids that may not be fitting well within a traditional system and if we can build one more opportunity for parents and students to consider, as they explore their options, I think we’ll have a stronger educational system across the valley.”
Local teacher and school co-founder Rick Wray discusses why he and co-founder Sara Rolfs are opening a new charter public school, Columbia Prep, in Wenatchee. Watch news coverage of their first public forum!
www.ifiberone.com/columbia_basin/first-forum-on-proposed-charter-school-in-wenatchee-held-thursda...
Many thanks to all those who attended our first ever Game Changers Breakfast this morning! We appreciate your unwavering support. Your commitment ensures that families have free, innovative, public school options, and will impact the 3,400 students currently attending charter public schools and many more students and families into the future. Hear more from students about their experiences at wacharters.org/blog/
“I’ve had tremendous support in accomplishing my goals with help from my teachers, mentors and principal…At Summit Sierra, faculty believe in students even when students don’t believe in themselves.”
Spotlight Speaker Ashley Clark at the first annual Game Changers Breakfast. Ashley is a senior at Summit Public Schools - Washington Sierra campus. She will be one of the first charter public school graduates in Washington state.
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“All students deserve high-quality education that prepares them for college, career and life.”
Dr. Sullivan, founder of Ashé Preparatory Academy and Spotlight Speaker at the first annual Game Changers Breakfast.
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Attendees of the first annual Game Changers Breakfast heard from Chief Executive Officer Patrick D’Amelio and Chief Program Officer Rekha Bhatt about major achievements at each Washington charter public school and plans for the future of the sector.
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Welcomed by CEO Patrick D'Amelio, advocates, supporters, families, students and school staff celebrated the recent Washington State Supreme Court ruling in favor of charter public schools at the first annual Game Changers Breakfast!
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ICYMI: Learn more about Columbia Prep, a new charter public school set to open in Wenatchee in 2021.
In a KOHO 101 segment, co-founder Sara Rolfs discusses what makes Washington state charter public schools different from charter public schools in other states and how the community will have an active role in shaping Columbia Prep.
koho101.com/2018/11/wenatchee-areas-first-planned-charter-school-announces-board-public-forum-nov-8/
“At Atlas, I feel like my teachers help me help myself. Academically, I am challenged here, but I am also supported. I start an idea, then they help me put that idea into action …I’m really glad that I chose Summit Atlas because it’s helping me achieve the goals and future I want for myself and my family.”
Meet Abdul, a 9th grader at Summit Atlas and learn how his school is setting him up for success.
wacharters.org/meetabdul/
Let the games begin! Chess season has kicked off at Spokane International Academy where a whopping 72 students--25% of the student body--participates! ♘♟️♔♛