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COVID-19 Charter Sector News Round-Up
Summit Sierra students got a surprise 'zoom-in' from two Seahawks during virtual school.Impact Public Schools has launched weekly Impact At Home lesson plans and teachers are providing read-alouds.Willow Public Schools in Walla Walla has been busy...
Cascade Midway Academy Parent Statement: Leila, Jama’s mother
Jama is such a great helper for me. He’s so good at math he helps me manage our family budget and calculates every dollar we spend. He has so much to bring to the world. That’s why I’m really happy that we were able to enroll him at Cascade Midway...
Meet Jama: New Cascade | Midway Academy Student Entering 9th Grade
Jama I’m 13 and love soccer. I’m the middle-sibling of three, and our mom works so hard to make sure all of us are doing our very best. When she’s not working, she’s making sure we’re all doing our homework or teaching me how to cook family...
Seahawks Quandre Diggs and Michael Dickson zoom into virtual classes at Summit Sierra
April 11, 2020The Seattle Times | By Bob CondottaSurprise! Seahawks Quandre Diggs and Michael Dickson zoom into virtual classes at Seattle high school Like all of their counterparts throughout the state, the students at Summit Sierra High School in...
Surprise! Seahawks Quandre Diggs and Michael Dickson zoom into virtual classes at Seattle high school
Like all of their counterparts throughout the state, the students at Summit Sierra High School in Seattle have had to adjust to attending classes online since the middle of March. This week, though, when they logged onto their computers for...
Charter Sector Community Update: Crisis Meets Innovation
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought unprecedented challenges to our schools and communities. WA Charters is working alongside our members, our supporters, and our partners to ensure equitable, high-quality education for all students in the face of...
Meet Bridget Lester: First Grade Teacher at Catalyst Public Schools
Bridget and her son Jacob My first glimpse of Catalyst Public Schools was at Monica’s Café in the heart of Silverdale. There, I met with school leaders Tatiana and Amanda to learn about their brand-new public charter school. I was exploring...
Call for CSP Subgrant Reviewers
WA Charters seeks peer reviewers for CSP subgrant competition – summer 2020 WA Charters is seeking peer reviewers with experience in the charter public school sector to serve on an Application Review Team for the Charter School Program subgrant...
Statement on Governor’s Proclamation to close K-12 school buildings for the remainder of the school year
All charter public schools in Washington state are following the proclamation from the Governor to close all K-12 school buildings for the remainder of the 2019-20 school year. Charter public schools recognize closing school buildings for the rest...