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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 data-based outcomes for its students as compared to their peers in traditional public schools and has … Read More
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, there is the need for financing to fund predevelopment, acquisition, and construction. As charter school operators grow and stabilize … Read More
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 address the hatred that leads to school shootings, as well as address the legal systems that … Read More
By Favian Martinez I am a proud founding student from Rainier Prep’s Class of 2019. I am currently a senior at O’Dea High School. My sights are set on Seattle University to study psychology and to play on their soccer team. As I look back at starting Rainier Prep, I had no idea the impact … Read More
Source: League of Education Voters Celebrating the Power of Student Voice!Students know best when it comes to reimagining our education system and they are not afraid of speaking up to address the many areas of inequity. LEV organized a virtual event for an online statewide convening to celebrate the brilliance and the advocacy efforts of … Read More
The history of public education in America is complicated and rife with institutional and systemic racism. For Indigenous people in particular, American public schooling in the 19th and 20th century was brutal, characterized by forced assimilation and overt efforts to erase culture, separation from family, physical harm and even death in boarding schools, and generational … Read More
By Haid Bloxham, Co-President, Finance and Operations Since stepping into the role of Co-President of WA Charters alongside Natalie and Rekha, I have been reflecting on why education has been a north star for me and my career. I grew up in Atlanta, the middle of three girls, and benefited from the love, resources, and … Read More
By Rekha Bhatt, Co-President, Innovative Schools Each fall, as a new school year kicks off, I reflect on my own experience with schooling and what drives me in this work. This year, I am entering my 16th year in education. I started my professional career in education with Teach for America serving as an English … Read More
What are some effective ways you’ve seen board members support charter schools? One of the most effective ways board members can support their charter schools is to clearly understand their roles and responsibilities and maintain a relationship with their CEO grounded in mutual trust and respect. Boards that do this well are actively engaged in … Read More
NCSRC regularly features interviews with CSP grantees in this newsletter to help grantees learn from each other’s work. This month, we hear from Jeannette Vaughn, CSP Project Director and School Implementation Coach at the Washington State Charter Schools Association (WA Charters), which has held a CSP SE grant since 2019. NCSRC spoke with Vaughn about WA Charters’ … Read More