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Our Statement on Green Dot Destiny and Excel Public Charter School Closure Announcement
For Immediate Release | June 7, 2019 The Green Dot Public Schools Washington’s Board of Directors voted to close two of its schools at the end of the current school year: Destiny Middle School in Tacoma and Excel Public Charter School in Kent. Both...
State Commission Authorizes Four New Charter Public Schools
For Immediate Release | May 30, 2019 Contact: Maggie Meyers at maggie@wacharters.wpenginepowered.com or 724.263.9826 New Free, Public Options for King, Kitsap, and Whatcom Communities Seattle, WA—Today, the Washington State Charter School...
WA Charters Launches Aspiring Leaders Program
For Immediate Release | May 28, 2019 Contact | Maggie Meyers at maggie@wacharters.wpenginepowered.com or 724.263.9826 WA Charters Invests in Diverse Leadership for the Future Seattle, WA—This month, the Washington State Charter Schools Association...
Meet Dawit, Rainier Prep ’18 Alum
I graduated from Rainier Prep in 2018 after attending Rainier Prep for its first three years. I now attend Phillips Exeter in New Hampshire. Rainier Prep has a very friendly environment where student voices are heard. One way of this happening is...
Meet Chris.
Before I came to Summit Olympus, I didn’t really care about school. I was just doing the bare minimum to get by. My 8th grade year, I transferred from one district to another because I was getting into trouble. Then my mom’s friend told her about...
Meet George.
I’m a founding student and eighth grader at Rainier Prep. I live in Burien with my brother and our parents, who immigrated from Vietnam. My parents are constantly pushing me to be something better, to become the independent man they believe I can...
Meet Shauna.
Shauna Edwards, Founder, Lumen High School "We need to shift away from the expectation of failure to seeing teen parents as the amazing hard-working, strong adults that they are capable of becoming." As a 22-year old, I mentored a teen parent, and...
Meet Chastity.
Chastity Catchings, Founding Operations Director, Green Dot Rainier Valley Leadership Academy My role makes it possible for my school to serve the whole student, the whole family. As Director of Operations, my role covers everything outside of...
Ashé Prep Leader Receives Prestigious International Scholarship
For Immediate Release | April 9, 2019 Contact: Maggie Meyers at maggie@wacharters.wpenginepowered.com Monique Harrison Manuel One of Eight Women Honored Worldwide by Delta Kappa Gamma Society International “It’s a surreal honor to be recognized...