Our Brave Solidarity Journey
If you’re part of the Impact Public Schools community, you know about our core value of Brave Solidarity. As a founding member of the Impact team, I’ve been immersed in …
If you’re part of the Impact Public Schools community, you know about our core value of Brave Solidarity. As a founding member of the Impact team, I’ve been immersed in …
Although the United States has always had a diverse population, public school curricula are overwhelmingly built around a white, male perspective. Students are learning a whitewashed version of history, literature, science, and …
A Fully Inclusive Curriculum that Affirms all Identities Read More »
At Impact Public Schools, we’re always thinking beyond our own schools. A key part of our mission is sharing what we’ve learned with educators from public schools of all kinds—district …
We’re Making Our Professional Development Series Free and Open to All Educators Read More »
A journey that started with the community continues onward in togetherness with the community towards an audacious vision of closing the opportunity gap for Tacoma students. The culmination of many …
Grit, Tenacity, Tacoma: Introducing Impact | Commencement Bay Elementary Read More »
I chose to join Impact because I believe that setting high expectations, coupled with joyful rigor, will ultimately ensure students are reaching their greatest potential. I am currently a Lead …
Everyone Grows – one of Impact’s core values that shapes so much of what we do and who we are. The same amount of effort that goes into students growing goes …
I first learned about Impact as a school option for my daughter, Liyat. It was a new public charter school in my area and initially, I was skeptical. I didn’t …
From Volunteer to Teacher Fellow: My Experience at Impact Read More »
My name is Caitlin Dietz, and I am proud to be a teacher at Impact | Puget Sound Elementary. I’ve worked in many different school systems not only in Washington …
Growing up in the public school system, I have always witnessed a huge disconnect between families and the school. I remember recognizing it when I was as young as 6th …
Summer of 2019. My second year of teaching in South Korea quickly came to an end and before I knew it, I was on a plane to Seattle ready to continue …
The Power of Teacher-Parent Connections: Home Visits Read More »