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Beyond Land Acknowledgments: Supportive Action for Indigenous Youth
Saturday, May 6, 2023 was WA Charters Sixth Annual Conference! Click below to listen to our event's land acknowledgement video shared by Representative Debra Lekanoff. We are honored to learn from Rep. Lekanoff AND we must go beyond learning and acknowledgements. We...
Our Statement on Nashville school shooting
Our hearts break for and with the families of the three children and three adults killed yesterday in Nashville, and all families and communities that have experienced loss and trauma due to gun violence. The relentless tragedy of school shootings is gut-wrenching. As...
Natalie’s Story
By Natalie Hester, Co-President, External Affairs When I think about my “education story” it is impossible for me to think just about my own K-12 and higher education years. As a mother raising two brilliant daughters in South Seattle – a joyful, culturally rich...
Catalyst Bremerton Families: Why We Love Our School
Catalyst Public Schools | Bremerton is a K-8 charter public school, founded and launched by Amanda Gardner and Tatiana Epanchin. The Bremerton community expressed demand and need for an additional public school option for families, and the school co-founders brought...
Anessa Rodriguez (Lumen High School): Charter school students deserve equal funding
Source: The Spokesman Review, Spokane WA “We should be heard. We should be seen. We deserve better.” — Anessa Rodriguez, Charter public school student at Lumen High School By Anessa Rodriguez From the day they’re born, as they grow and learn, every parent imagines...
Why Not You Academy Highlight: Build 2 Lead hosts successful Melanin in Medicine Event!
Source: Build 2 Lead Build 2 Lead hosts successful Melanin in Medicine Event! Build 2 Lead, in partnership with Virginia Mason Franciscan Health (VMFH), the Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM) and Why Not You Academy (WNYA), hosted the first annual Melanin in Medicine...
Fundraising Learning Series: Donor Newsletter Tips from Charter Public Schools Communications Specialists
See their bios here. What are your school’s communications strategies to cultivate and steward donors? Rowena (Impact Public Schools): E-news is one part of our donor cultivation strategy. We include donors in our e-newsletters where we highlight scholar...
Our Statement on Impact PSE Charter Renewal
Yesterday, Impact Puget Sound Elementary (Impact | PSE) received a two-year renewal of its charter from the State Charter School Commission. Impact | PSE serves students ranging from transitional kindergarten (TK) to 5th grade and has recently shown favorable...
Fundraising Learning Series: Q&A with James Heugas, Washington State Charter School Development
Facility Financing 101 Facility Financing Charter school operators require access to different forms of project funding over the course of facilities development. Beyond typical fundraising, which generally acts as a leave-behind equity contribution from the school,...
Our Statement on Ingraham High School shooting
Our hearts are with the family of the student killed yesterday at Ingraham High School in Seattle, and the entire Ingraham and Seattle Public Schools community, following yesterday’s school shooting. As a nation, we must urgently, deeply, and continuously...